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Hi Jenny - if you want exact info, try the Tools and Trade History guys - there is a TATHS website - though I do agree with Crispin - it looks like an ordinary rebate plane to my untutored eyes
Christine
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>Hello everyone,
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>Apologies for cross-posting.
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>I'm looking for some help to identify this woodworking plane (see attached). It's
>original catalogue record from the sixties calls it a moulding plane, however, this
>doesn't seem quite right as it doesn't have a shaped blade/iron. We're doing a
>collections review in this area, so it would be great to know what this is, and of
>the existence of any others (or not, as the case may be!).
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>It's stamped "W. HASELDEN" and "TURNER" on one end. The stock is comprised
>of several pieces, possibly a repair or modification? The sole is flat but not
>smooth, the cutting iron slightly skewed and protrudes slightly more on the
>forward edge (not sure if this is intentional). It's 24 cm at its highest point, 13cm
>wide and 4.5 cm thick.
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>Any thoughts or suggestions welcome!
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>Jenny
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