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23 June 2020 at 12:19 am #666674
Hi Larry,
Thank you for your response, it was certainly interesting and I’ve learnt about makers I’ve never heard of.
I have cleaned up the plane and haven’t been able to find any makers Mark’s.
As for something rusting/breaking off in the handle area, I dont think that has happened as the plane seems in very good condition and only had a slight amount of surface rust.
I did notice in the frog area that the bed plate for the iron is not central. I thought this may be due to the plane being bent but after measuring the sides are only very slightly out of square to the base of the plane.
There is also a discrepancy at the base of the frog area where they are different sizes. At first I thought this was due to a piece breaking off but it looks to be as it was made. I’m starting to think that this may have been a bad casting or was this typical for very early planes?
The hazard Knowles plane, you mentioned a wooden wedge. There is nothing for a wedge to go against, and again no sign of any damage to that area.
The only other difference I noticed was on the plane iron. There are two small notches taken out the side or the iron. Was this typical of any manufacturer?
I have attached some more images as you requested.
Thank you for any other information you might have,
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