Plane
n.d.
9 1/2 in. x 3 1/2 in.
Unidentified,
Object Type:
Tool
Medium and Support:
wood
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum
Accession Number:
X1972.70
A wooden banding plane with two iron blades. A brass thumb screw in the top of the plane controls a movable iron bar in the sole of the plane. This bar is an adjustable depth stop. A banding plane was used to cut a single band or groove into a piece of wood. It is inscribed to Thomas L. Appleton, Boston."