Chariot Plane

Country of origin
USA
Material
Bronze, Wood
Condition
Good
Reference
#706-544B-E1

Small smoothing plane. Bronze body with 3 mm wall thickness. Front front-wedge for the shaving throat, 12 mm high, rounded to 16 mm at the top. Behind it a lighter bronze insert in the sole, 16×38×4 mm, with a 2.5×31 mm mouth. Wedge support 12×32×6 mm, rounded, held by a 3 mm steel rod pivoting in the sidewalls. At the rear, a wooden backing plate 6.5×3.1×0.1 cm with a rounded shoulder, screwed to the sides. Between the rounded-topped wooden wedge and the iron are two 1 mm wooden shims.

Iron: 30 mm, bevel up     Cutting angle: 17°

Mark: UNION M.F.G. CO. NEW BRITAIN, CT., U.S.A.




Weight in Grammes. Measurement in millimeters. Figures approximate.
Weight Length Width Height
265 100 38 39
Weight: 0.58 lbs, 9.35 oz
Length 3.94 in Width 1.5 in Height 1.54 in

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