Object number
51/196
Collection
Description
Scratch beading plane used for beading patterns. Tapered and smoothed block of wood with a toothed blade fixed in position by a wooden peg.
This scratch beading plane is a woodworking tool used for creating beading patterns on wood. It consists of tapered and smoothed block of wood with a toothed blade fixed in position by a wooden peg, and has a strip of wood nailed to the bottom. Its origins are unknown
Physical description
1 plane: [moulding]; wood and iron; good condition
Archival history
MERL list / description [Massingham Collection, October 1989] – 'ACC. NO.: 51/196 // NAME: SCRATCH BEADING PLANE // NEG NO.: 35/186 // STORAGE: ', MERL ‘Conservation Record’ form - 'Date 1.4.77 // Part: iron blade. treatment: electrolytic reduction with deoxidine. method: immersion. // Part: wood. treatment: washed with Lisapol Rentokil Q.D. method: brushed. // part: wood wedge. repair: New oak wedge made to replace the worm eaten and broken one. // part: iron blade. finish: 2 coats Kemsynth and Santocel. method: brushed. // part: wood. finish: Micro Crystalline Wax Polish. method: brushed.’
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_186.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_13205.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_13206.tif - High resolution image
