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276092 | Tony Blanks <dynnyrne@i...> | 2022‑08‑08 | Odd plane question |
Friends, To clarify the subject line, it is the plane which seems odd to me rather than the question. The images are on the website of an Aus set-price dealer so the asking price is what it is. https://www.toolexchange.com.au/product/vintage-plane-double-handle-3-8-groove- in-good-condition/ Can anyone recognise this device, identify it and tell me how it is meant to be used? I have been puzzling for a couple of days now, and am beginning to wonder if all the parts (the blade for instance) are present or it has been wrongly assembled. I understand the uses for a 3/8" groove but it seems there are easier ways to do the job. It has me bluffed! Regards to all, Tony Blanks in sunny Hobart, Tasmania |
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276093 | Kevin Foley <kevin.foley.135@g...> | 2022‑08‑08 | Re: Odd plane question |
Tony, It looks like a Grasshopper plow plane. Sandusky made them. I don’t know about others. Use? I don’t know. Kevin |
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276094 | Richard Wilson <yorkshireman@y...> | 2022‑08‑08 | Re: Odd plane question |
Odd indeed, I can’t see any images - tried safari, opera, and Tor must be like the Emperor’s clothes - only those in the clutches of the collecting gods can see the tools. Richard Wilson > On 8 Aug 2022, at 05:15, Tony Blanks |
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276095 | the_tinker <tinker@z...> | 2022‑08‑08 | Re: Odd plane question |
It's a weatherstripping plane. Check Blood and Gore for Paddy waxing poetic on that subject. Does look like handles are on backwards. |
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276096 | Claudio DeLorenzi <claudio@d...> | 2022‑08‑08 | Re: Odd plane question |
Yup a weatherstrip grooving plane that was introduced when weatherstripping became a thing. It's supposed to be pulled, not pushed as far as I know which is why this particular one looks wrong. Cheers from Waterloo Claudio On Mon., Aug. 8, 2022, 7:17 a.m. the_tinker, |
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276097 | Michael Dawson <misterschmoo@g...> | 2022‑08‑08 | Re: Odd plane question |
>It's a weatherstripping plane. Check Blood and Gore for Paddy waxing >poetic on that subject. Does look like handles are on backwards. Oh, I'm glad I wasn't going mad, I'm looking at it trying to figure out how it would work and thinking something wasn't right. Michael NZ |
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276101 | Kirk Eppler | 2022‑08‑08 | Re: Odd plane question |
I would classify that as a coach makers router, in my head. Looks like it cuts 2 parallel grooves, not a single large one. And I agree with pulled, but this version disagrees on that, but agrees on grasshopper and Sandusky. So what do I know? https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/uncommon-sandusky-grasshopper- double-3826921483 And once you go down that rabbit hole, we are all wrong on pulled vs pushed. https://www.google.com/search?q=sandusky+grasshopper+plane&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS977US 977&oq=sandusky+grasshopper+plane&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i60l3.3975j0j1&sourceid=ch rome&ie=UTF-8 And Stuart is a member here, so you might get a separate response. Kirk in Half Moon Bay, CA, a little garage time over the weekend got some messes cleaned up. On Sun, Aug 7, 2022 at 9:15 PM Tony Blanks |
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