Interesting plane

[Steve Maskery]

At our local car-boot today I saw this.







So one plane that cut a tongue and a matching groove depending on which side you use. The lady wanted 100€ for the box, but that plane was the only item of interest and I didn't fancy paying that much just for that.

I thought it was interesting, I've never seen one before (but then hand toolery is not exactly my forté).
S

 

[AndyT]

I'm sure I've seen one or two of them recently...

Post in thread 'Un Rabot de Menuisier'

Friday at 4:22 PM

From a different débarras we found on the way to Roscoff for the ferry home. I hasten to add that I didn't buy this one but I thought I'd get a couple of photos anyway. I'm sure @AndyT has a pristine example of the same type of (tongue-and-groove) plane!

• Dr.Al

 

[Steve Maskery]

LOL!
As I said, not really my bag. Oops.
Must be a French thing.
S

 

[Woodbloke]

How does it go?....you wait hours n' bloody hours for a bus and then two come along at once - Rob

 

[Andy Kev.]

I've seen a couple of these on tool websites recently. I suppose that if you get one which is well made and set up, it might end up being a go to tool for T & G. What would be interesting to know is how it sits in the hand. The one that Andy has pictured looks quite wide. I wonder if that could lead to difficulty in keeping it laterally balanced ie the sole co-planar to the surface of the edge to be cut.

 

[AndyP]

Those planes remind me of a pushmi-pullyu.