hand plane
Jim
>I recently acquired some old hand tools, which I know very little about. But one caught my interest and I'd like to know more about it. It's a hand plane that appears to be very old. It's about 7" long and all metal. Instead of the normal wooden ball at the back there is a handle grip like a hand saw. The only markings that I noticed were "made in USA". Instead of the blade sticking out a slot in the bottom it runs the full width of the bottom. On the side there is a small gadget that moves up and down in a grove, is flat on the bottom and is held in place with a thumbscrew. I assume this is some sort of depth adjustment. Does anyone know what this is used for or a web site with pictures of old planes? I'd like to find out more about it. See I told you I know very little about hand tools!
Thanks
