Shelton No. 4

Finishing Plane

Country of origin
USA
Material
Iron, Wood Grips
Condition
Average
Reference
#171-518A-A2

Fine plane. Cast iron box with 4 mm wall thickness. From the front: Knob Ø 2/4 cm, height 6 cm, with a 50 mm long screw in a cam with thread, fastened in the cast iron. After 50 mm, a crosspiece 5x54x14 mm, followed by a mouth 6x54 mm with 18 mm, 46° bevels as iron stops. Both sidewalls are rounded at the iron, flat on the sides. Inside is a special iron cap, 0 to 10 mm thick, heavily curved against the iron at the bottom. At 25 mm height, a groove serves as a support, with a side-through iron bolt Ø 5 mm. Above it, a 6 mm thread for a 22 mm long clamping screw, head Ø 16 mm, knurled. 20 mm above and at the top of the 105 mm long cap, there is a projecting cast piece with a 4 mm bore at the bottom and 7 mm at the top. Cap width: 49 mm at the bottom, 25 mm at the top. Between the two cast pieces is a 35 mm high, 12 mm wide cutout. A 60 mm long bronze screw with left-hand thread runs in the two cast pieces, riveted at the bottom. On this, a setting lever, 40x4/13x12/6 mm with thread in the middle and 6 mm square at the bottom, runs. This sits in the plane iron. Turning clockwise lowers the iron. Lateral pressure on the small lever adjusts the iron. At the back is an open wooden handle, 8.5/3.5x2.4x10 cm, screwed onto threaded cast cams with a long screw. At the front bottom, embedded in wood, is a cast cam.

Iron: 51 mm, 2 mm thick, 6.5 cm square hole at the top, Cutting angle: 46°

Condition: Right. (The adjustment mechanism is somewhat weak)

SHELTON No 4, US PAT No 914609, MADE IN USA


Weight in Grammes. Measurement in millimeters. Figures approximate.
Weight Length Width Height
1055 238 61 105
Weight: 2.33 lbs, 37.21 oz
Length 9.37 in Width 2.4 in Height 4.13 in

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