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Scanned photos of 2016-418 (NC-725) from Englund files.

Scanned survey sheet for 2016-418 (NC-725) from Englund files.

Plow Plane, Yankee (NC-725)

Dateca. 1739-1763

Maker John Nicholson

OriginAmerica, Massachusetts, Wrentham

MediumWood, iron, and steel

DimensionsLength: 10 1/4" Height: 3 11/16" Thickness of stock: 1 3/16"

Credit LineBequest of David V. Englund

Object number2016-418

DescriptionPlow plane of standard rectangular shape with an adjustable fence the length of the body. The lower edge of the discharge side is rabbeted for the iron skate and it is secured to the body with four iron rivets; far side bottom edge is rabbeted to receive the fence. Two square arms protrude down to the fence and sit in dados secured with riveted pins that have square washers on the top. The arms run through mortises in the plane body adjusted with wooden thumbscrews threaded through the top. A decorative cove molding is on the underside of the fence and the inner top edge is rabbeted to receive the plane body. An adjustable tomb-stone depth stop in the forestock is controlled by a wooden thumbscrew threaded through the side of the body. The top and side edges of the body have narrow flat chamfers that terminate with lamb’s tongue cuts on the far side and stop at the cove molding above the skate on the discharge side. Fitted with an iron blade and wedge with an elliptical finial and simple single curve notch.
MarkingsI*NICHOLSON