Instrument Maker’s Plane

Body recessed on both sides: 0.8 cm deep and 0.2 cm wide. At the front an 0.8 cm square, behind it the shaving slot with rounded side walls. Wooden wedge with a 0.9 cm rhombus-shaped notch. Sides flat; on the left a small 5.5 cm long strip (0.7 × 0.3 cm) nailed on, reinforced on the fence side with 0.2 cm light wood. A 1 mm bronze plate approx. 34 × 17 mm is fitted as the fence.

Iron: 17 mm, ground at 15° skew.
Cutting angle: approx. 50°.