L: 61.0cm W: 8.5cm H: 21.7cm
a- L: 61.0cm W: 8.5cm H: 21.7cm
b- L: 11.7cm W: 6.6cm H: 1.2cm
c- L: 2.6cm Diam: 2.0cm
d- L: 8.4cm W: 6.5cm H: 1.1cm
A wood and metal jointer plane consisting of 4 parts.
a- The body is a rectangular prism made of a light brown hardwood. A wide throat cuts diagonally through the body. The throat is framed by a metal plate that house a circular knob handle at the front and a curved wooden handle at the back. A metal lever behind the throat adjusts the angle and pressure on the cutting iron. The sole of the plane is flat. There is a fixed wooden fence at the back of the sole. Stamps on the toe read: "I BLOWER/MADE IN/WESTON"; "I BLOWER/TORONTO" (x3). Stamps on the heel read: "I BLOWER/MADE IN/WESTON"; "I BLOWER/TORONTO".
b- The wedge is made of iron with a black coating. It is roughly square with a short handle extending upward. The handle has a threaded hole to accommodate the screw (c). The wedge tapers to a chisel edge at the bottom.
c- The screw is made of coated brass. The head is recessed. The sides of the head have a cross-hatch texture.
d- The cutting iron consists of a primary and secondary iron secured together by a slotted screw. Both pieces are rectangular with chamfered top corners. The bottom edges are sharpened. A stamp on the primary iron reads "UNION MFG CO./NEW BRITAIN, C(T)/U.S.A.". The width of the cut is 2 5/8".
The jointer plane, also known as the try plane or trying plane, is a type of hand plane used in woodworking to straighten the edges of boards in the process known as jointing, and to flatten the faces of larger boards. Its long length is designed to 'ride over' the undulations of an uneven surface, skimming off the peaks, gradually creating a flatter surface. In thicknessing or preparing rough stock, the jointer plane is usually preceded by the fore plane or jack plane and followed by the smoothing plane. The use of the name jointer plane dates back to at least the 17th century, referring to the process of readying the edges of boards for jointing. The terms try plane, trying plane, and trueing plane have been in use since at least the 19th century. As with other hand planes, jointer planes were originally made with wooden bodies. But, since the development of the metal-bodied hand plane at the end of the 19th century, wooden-bodied jointers have been largely superseded. Metal-bodied planes are heavier, which is particularly noticeable for planes as large as jointers. This can make metal-bodied jointers more tiring to use for extended periods of time.
