General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD STOCK (PROBABLY BEECH)/ METAL (STEEL?) CUTTING IRON

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

23.6 cm

Width

2.6 cm

Height

13.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Tools-Hand

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Dryburgh

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Brighton

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

MOULDING PLANE USED TO PRODUCE A SUNK SIDE BEAD WITH A SINGLE OBLIQUE BOX. USED TO MAKE DECORATIVE MOULDING FOR CORNICE STRIPS, BASEBOARDS, WINDOW & DOOR FRAMES, PANELS IN CABINETS, PICTURE FRAMES, ETC.

Technical

THE FORM OF MOULDING PLANES HAS BEEN EST'D SINCE APPX.1770, WITH A STOCK 9.5 IN. LONG, 0.625-1.25 IN. WIDE AT THE TOP, & 3.5 IN. HIGH, & A STEP HALFWAY DOWN THE STOCK. THE SOLE HAS A SMALL FENCE ON ONE SIDE & A REBATED STEP ON THE OTHER FORMING A DEPTH STOP. BEECH BEAD PLANES HAVE SOLES REINFORCED BY STRIPS OF BOXWOOD. IRONS ARE BEDDED AT 55-60 DEGREES (2). THE USE OF PLANES TO SHAPE MOULDINGS WAS COMMON JOINERY PRACTICE IN ENGLAND IN THE 17TH-18TH C., & N. AMERICA. LATE IN THE 18TH C. THERE WAS A CHANGE FROM ROMAN CLASSICAL DESIGNS, WHICH WERE BASED ON SEGMENTS OF A CIRCLE OR CONTINUOUS CURVATURES COMBINED WITH RECTILINEAR FILLETS, TO GRECIAN DESIGNS WITH MORE ABRUPT PROFILES WITH MARKED TURNING POINTS, QUIRKS & BEVELS (1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

IMPRINTED LETTERING READING 'J. DRYBURGH, BRIGHT, ONT' & '3/16'

Missing

PART OF BOXWOOD STRIP

Finish

UNFINISHED

Decoration

N/A