Name/Title
plough planeEntry/Object ID
1976.071.485 aDescription
Wood (hardwood--beech?) with brass binding, inlay and screw. Blade made of unkown metal--appears cast. A Plough Plane is described thoroughly of Dictionary of Tools R.A. Salamn, "A Grooving Plan with a stock 7-8 inches long, about 2.5 inches in deep and 1.5 inches wide, rebated along the bottom to take a steel plate (skate) which serves as a bed to the cutting iron and as a sole to the plane. The plate is parted where the iron emerges and is often curved upwards at the front. A slot is cut in the inner side of the fence to make room for an adjustable metal or wooden depth stop, set by a thumbscrew or wedge at the top of the stock. The wedge is cut short to avoid obstructing the escape of shavings. The iron is bedded at 50 degrees, and thickened back-to-front at the lower end where there is a V-groove on the underside to engage with a knife-edge on the side plate, thus keeping the iron rigid. They are made in sets of eight different sizes from 1/8 to 9/16 in wide and snecked at the top for easy removal. The fence is riveted loosely to two stems, D-shaped in section and often tipped with brass "keys" to distinguish them from the wedge holding the iron.... The Plough Plane was used where a fully adjustable tool is required for grooving all kinds of work to take panels, or for making joints."Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Sellars, George Mrs.Notes
Accession Date: 1976-01-01Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PlaneNomenclature Class
Woodworking T&ENomenclature Category
Category 04: Tools & Equipment for MaterialsCreated By
MacRae, AlisdairCreate Date
February 10, 1996Update Date
May 15, 2025