Anyone have book on wooden planemakers?

Re: Anyone have book on wooden planemakers?

Jorge Casta�eda ~ East Penobscot Bay

>J.M. Taber, John Marshal, 1796 1873, active planemaker 1820-72 in New Bedford MA.

Very Common

source: Pollack 3rd edition

Correction

Jorge Casta�eda ~ East Penobscot Bay

>Pollack gives it ne star, mening between 250 and 500 known examples.

John Taber Planes

Jim Crammond in Monroe, Mi.

>John,

According to the 4th edition of American Wooden Planes, John Marshall Taber was a member of a planemaking family working out of New Bedford, Ma. His father was Nicholas Taber and his brother was Allen, both known planemakers and there were several other Tabers that were planemakers whose relationship with John is unknown. There were 6 known variations of stamps used by this maker, most either J M Taber or John M Taber, with or without New Bedford on them. All seem to be one star as far as rarity is concerned.

Hope this is the sort of info you were looking for.

Jim Crammond

Thanks!

John K in Hastings, MN

>That's what I was looking for. With that level of rarity (I have about 6% of the known examples with 12) I doubt if I'll be able to fill out the set with other John Taber planes.

John