General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

Jack or fore plane

Patents

N/A

General Description

wood

Dimensions

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

Length

40.5 cm

Width

7.0 cm

Height

17.5 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

Monty

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Roxton Pond

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Presumably used c. late 1890s- late 1940s.

Canada

Part of a collection of hand tools belonging to James Anthony (1883-1966), an English born and trained carpenter who came to Canada c. 1910 and worked in and around Ottawa, ON. Following the 1916 fire which destroyed the Parliament buildings and damaged the Library, Mr. Anthony was hired as a foreman with the restoration crews. Until 1920, he was involved in the rebuilding of the Peace Tower and the installation of new windows at the Library of Parliament. He later worked with various builders in the Ottawa area, retiring in the late1940s. After his death in 1966 the tools were given to his son Jack, who in turn donated them to CSTMC. [Ref. 1] Arthur Monty operated a plane factory in Roxton Pond, PQ 1896 -1899; in 1899, he sold his property and business to Adélard Monty who continued to manufacture planes and use the 3-star imprint. Adélard died in 1927; the business ceased to operate in 1930. [Refs. 5 & 6.] For over a century (early 1800s-c. late 1920s), Roxton Pond craftsmen were producing large quantities of quality hand tools. [Ref. 5]

Function

Used for rough preparation of surface by removing the irregularities left by a saw.

Technical

One of the most common of all bench planes, the Jack plane is often the first plane to be used in preparing a surface. The cutting edge of the iron is slightly rounded in order to remove large shavings without the edges scoring the wood. Sometimes called a Fore plane, particularly by joiners, because it is used 'before' other planes or finishing tools. [Ref. 4]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"A. MONTY/ [3 stars imprint]/ ROXTON POND, PQ" stamped into end (toe face]; "C.F." crudely incised, below. "2 1/4", "18" and "2" stamped into opposite end (heel face).

Missing

None.

Finish

Medium-brown wood body, handle & edge.

Decoration

Contrasting dark brown round 'button' recessed on top of body .