Object number
51/344
Collection
Description
This moulding plane was originally a 'sash tool' used for the moulding of window frames at R. Middleton & Sons' wheelwrigths workshop in Eddington, Hungerford. It was then adapted by adding a narrow strip of box wood along the sole of the plane to change the shape of the moulding.
Physical description
1 plane: beech wood; steel blade
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'This moulding plane was originally a ‘sash tool’ used for the moulding of window frames at the Middletons’ wheelwrights shop at Hungerford. But the craftsman, by adding a narrow strip of box wood along the sole of the plane, has adapted the tool for his won requirements. The moulding produced is therefore an unusual one and does not fall into any group of orthodox mouldings, although it is rather similar to an ‘ogee’. It has a stock 9.6 inches long, 2.9 inches high and 2 inches wide at the sole. The blade is 1.4 inches wide. The extra strip of wood, running along the length of the sole is 0.9 inches wide and is fixed onto the plane by 4 screws. The main body of the tool is beech. The blade is this shape: [sketch] // Blade // [sketch] Sole before alteration // [sketch] Sole after alteration by craftsman. See 51/36.'
Production date
1825-01-01 - 1874-12-31
Production period
Mid-nineteenth century
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_434.tif - High resolution image
