Jack Plane

Object/Artifact

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Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Jack Plane

Entry/Object ID

1976.071.486 a-b

Description

Wooden plane of unknown hardwood (stock and wedge). Cutting iron of cast steel (double cutting iron). Open handle on stock. Known as a "Jack" or "Fore" plane, "used before you come to work either with the smooth plane or with the Joynter"..."one of the commonest of all Bench Planes, it is the first to be used for the comparatively rough work of preliminary preparation of the surface before truing up with the Trying Plane." p. 332 Dictionary of Tools. R.A. SALAMN.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Sellars, George Mrs.

Notes

Accession Date: 01-Jan-76

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Plane

Nomenclature Class

Woodworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

jack plane

Created By

MacRae, Alisdair

Create Date

February 10, 1996

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

May 16, 2025