Can you identify this shooting plane?

Re: Hey, I've tried... :~)

paul womack

>(embarrassingly for BB) here.

Yep - but that's a different tool; one used for evening up the height of fresh cast type, the other used for cutting and trimming "leading".

I actually emailed a moveable type museum to see if they any info/pictures for got no reply.

BugBear

Thanks again Alf!

Dave Thompson

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It's great that works for you Dave.

HC Sakman @ Victoria, BC

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Re: I highly doubt it Dave

paul womack

>Tight mouth rule applies to end grain as well.

As far as I understand matters, a tight mouth is primarily aimed at reducing tear out. Since I can't see any way for split propagation to cause tear out in end grain, I don't see why a tight mouth would be beneficial.

BugBear

Re: I highly doubt it Dave

Paul M. in San Diego

>A tight mouth would be helpful on end-grain if this is a hand-held block plane. This could prevent the last large "bite" as the mouth exits the board.

But on a shooting board where the nose of the plane is fully supported by the planing stop, the mouth size should not matter. The jig itself will prevent this exit bite.

-- Paul M.

I don't understand it either.

HC Sakman @ Victoria, BC

>To me, tight mouth allows me to take thinner shavings. Simple as that. Of course, this often applies to the situation where shooting board is not in the scene, nevertheless, it works for me. If you guys insist that you can plane fine shavings off an end grain with wide open mouth, so be it. I'll take your word for it. Do I need to say more?

Chico...

Re: I don't understand it either.

Pam Niedermayer - Austin, TX

>Chico, taking thinner shavings isn't necessarily the same as getting tear out free shavings, which is Greg's point.

Pam

Re: I highly doubt it Dave

Dave Thompson

>A tight mouth would be helpful on end-grain if this is a hand-held block plane. This could prevent the last large "bite" as the mouth exits the board.

Hi Paul, I don't see this happening. As the blade is passing over the wood, on long grain, the grain wants to go up the mouth and follow the front of the blade causing tearout. A small mouth minimizes that. On endgrain, it wants to go away from the blade which the front of the mouth is not going to be in the way to prevent.

I would want to have a backer board (or some object) supporting those far end edge fibers.

Re: Can you identify this shooting plane?

Gentleman Jim

>I have had couple of these marked USMC which I believe was the United Shoe Machinery Company. Mine all had a very thick iron, about 3/8". Used either for planing leather soles or soft metal I believe. One other possible use is to plane lead blocks for old type printing machines.

Luck

Re: Can you identify this shooting plane?

Dave Thompson

>Interesting. I would not have imagined a chute plane for leather.

Thanks for the post Jim.

Re: Can you identify this shooting plane?

ydb1md

>Kind of like this one . . .

Re: Can you identify this shooting plane?

Dave Thompson

>I assume it's wood, but my eyes can't rule out brass/bronze. So what's the story? I see it has blade width that looks more typical of a wood plane. Looks like a low angle too.

Details please.....?

Thanks for posting. Looks like a nice shooter....