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Nov 13, 2015 Rating chisel plane by: Anonymous I believe it is a chisel plane. used for trimming the tops of dowels(end grain)from joints.

Dec 12, 2014 Rating Tool Identification by: Rex This is an early wood hand router plane that could be used for: Dadoes: Grooves across the wood grain for holding shelves in a book case. Hinge Recess: For installing hinges on cabinet cases. Finished dado to uniform depth. With narrower iron, it could be used to make grooves for inlaying narrow strips of contrasting.

Jul 16, 2014 Rating Threadmaker. by: Kit the chippy I think this is for cutting wooden threads!

Dec 23, 2013 Rating homemade plane by: Anonymous This is a plough plane [homemade I think] used to route out groves or dados in boards.

Dec 09, 2013 Rating It's a router plane by: John H. It's a router plane used route grooves, make stopped dadoes and to smooth inset surfaces.

Jul 18, 2013 Rating Granny's Tooth by: Don Knibbs My own research has identified that this type of plane is called either a Granny's or Old Woman's Tooth which were old fashioned wooden Router Planes. They were used to clean up the bottoms of housing or dado joints.

May 04, 2013 Rating hmmm by: Anonymous it appears to be a craftsman made "old woman's tooth" or a poor mans version of a stanley 70, 70 1/2 It looks really new though! Eric

May 02, 2012 Rating mmmmmm could be by: Anonymous looks like a router plane

Feb 01, 2012 Rating Router plane by: Michael That looks to be a router plane. More specifically, it's a style sometimes called an "old-woman's-tooth" router, because the iron protrudes down from the sole of the plane like a single tooth. A plane like this would have been used to create a surface at a specific distance below the surrounding surface, on which the plane's sole would rest. The depth would be determined by how far the blade protrudes below the sole. The hole in the front is just to provide a place for the shavings to go. It seems quite plausible that this tool was made by the user, rather than manufactured. Wooden-bodied tools like this could be fairly easily made by a cabinetmaker, and could provide a good way to reuse an old blade.

Jan 18, 2012 Rating Answer: by: Don Knibbs I think I found the answer myself. It's called an "Old Womans Tooth" or "Grannie's Tooth" plane and is a forerunner to the router.

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