Object number
56/194
Description
This is a rounder plane, also known as a 'pole shave'. It is a woodworking tool used for rounding components such as ladder rungs. It was used by a carpenter in Enstone, Oxfordshire and was also previously found in a workshop in Cleveley, Oxfordshire
Physical description
1 rounder plane: wood; metal; good condition
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – ‘… // DATE ACQUIRED: // GROUP: // NEGATIVE: // PERIOD: // PLACE OF ORIGIN: // NUMBER: // DESCRIPTION: …‘This pole shave was found in the Lower Cheveley [sic] workshop of Messrs Allen, and was used for making the ends of ladder rungs. It measures 9.5 inches wide and the blade is 3.5 inches wide.
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_1701.tif - High resolution image
