General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD STOCK/ METAL (STEEL OR IRON) CUTTING IRON

Dimensions

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

Length

23.7 cm

Width

3.7 cm

Height

14.7 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

Cockbain

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Carlisle

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

USED TO PRODUCE A TONGUE ON THE EDGE OF A BOARD TO FIT A GROOVE IN A BOARD OF THE SAME THICKNESS IN ORDER TO JOIN THEM TOGETHER TO FORM PARTITIONS, TABLE TOPS, FLOORS, ETC.

Technical

MATCH (OR TONGUE & GROOVE) PLANES WERE SETS TO TWO PLANES RESPECTIVELY USED FOR FORMING A MATCHING TONGUE & GROOVE ON THE EDGES OF TWO BOARDS. MATCHEDSETS WERE AVAILABLE FOR BOARDS OF SIZES.375 INCHES TO 1 INCH THICKNESS. BOARD MATCH PLANES WITHOUT HANDLES WERE MADE THE SAME SIZE AS CONVENTIONAL MOULDING PLANES. THE BETTER GRADES WERE REINFORCED WITH A THIN STRIP OF IRON ON THE SOLE TO PREVENT WEAR (ROBERTS, P.94, FIG. 40)/ THIS SPECIMEN IS A HANDLELESS TONGUING PLANE, WITH AN ALL WOOD STOCK/ SEE ALSO LISTER OF FILLET MOULDING PLANES FOR FORMING A RAISED FILLET (SALAMAN, P.340).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

IMPRINTED LETTERING READING 'W.R. FORSTER', 'JNO COCKBAIN, CARLISLE', '6'/ INCISED SAWTOOTH EDGE CIRCLE

Missing

N/A

Finish

BROWN STAINED? WOOD

Decoration

N/A