Violin Maker's Smoothing Plane

Country of origin
Czechia
Material
Iron
Condition
Good
Reference
#680-344A-D1

U-shaped steel body with 2 mm wall thickness. Side walls open at the top and rounded over a length of 5–60 mm. Cross pin Ø 4 mm acts as support for the lever cap. Lever cap 30 × 18 × 0–5 mm, rounded upwards, with 5 mm thread and 17 mm screw with knurled head Ø 18 mm. A slanted 20 mm wide U-section is riveted into the body as the blade bed. Sole flat for 60 mm at the front; behind this, with the inner webs removed, the body is bent upwards into a 3 cm diameter roll forming the handle. Mouth 4.5 × 20 mm.

Iron: 19.5 mm; cutting angle ∠ 45°.

Thought to be from Prague.


Weight in Grammes. Measurement in millimeters. Figures approximate.
Weight Length Width Height
105 80 23 30
Weight: 0.23 lbs, 3.7 oz
Length 3.15 in Width 0.91 in Height 1.18 in

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