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What was or is the use of this plane? Could I use it with a shooting board ? 1000001799.jpg1000001800.jpg1000001801.jpg1000001802.jpg
 
Precisely the opposite to something suitable for use on a shooting board, unless you needed to adjust it, that is.
Handy to have some sorta rebating or shoulder plane for that.

All the best
Tom
 
What you have there is a rebate plane. A plane to use on a shooting board mustn't have the iron going the full width of the body, or it will just continue to cut into the board. It needs the "safe edge" formed by the side of the casting where there isn't any cutting.

So what is your plane for? It's not a familiar, standardised English pattern. It's extra long, low and handled. The handle is tilted over, presumably to give space for your hand and protect the knuckles.

I'd guess it was for boat building, where long rebates sometimes need to be made when fitting planking. There's a little-documented world of specialist tools in boatsheds, often made by their users, as this probably was.
 
AndyT said:
What you have there is a rebate plane. A plane to use on a shooting board mustn't have the iron going the full width of the body, or it will just continue to cut into the board. It needs the "safe edge" formed by the side of the casting where there isn't any cutting.

So what is your plane for? It's not a familiar, standardised English pattern. It's extra long, low and handled. The handle is tilted over, presumably to give space for your hand and protect the knuckles.

I'd guess it was for boat building, where long rebates sometimes need to be made when fitting planking. There's a little-documented world of specialist tools in boatsheds, often made by their users, as this probably was.
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I was at my local flee market and couldn't resist buying it. 20 bill cdn. Start of a tool acquisition disorder, no, it will be used.
 
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