L: 24.0cm W: 3.4cm H: 13.0cm
a- L: 24.0cm W: 3.4cm H: 8.6cm
b- L: 15.7cm W: 2.6cm H: 0.8cm
c- L: 18.0cm W: 0.9cm H: 0.2cm
A wooden grooving handplane consisting of 3 parts.
a- The body is rectangular and made of brown hardwood. A metal plate is attached to the front with 5 slotted screws. Another metal plate is attached to the inner edge of the sole with 4 slotted screws. The sole is flat. Stamps on the toe read: "H. DAVIDSON/WARRANTED"; "I BLOWER"; "100". A stamp on the heel reads "I BLOWER".
b- The wedge is made of a light hardwood. It tapers to a point on one end and is rounded on the other. Inscription on the back side reads "37". Pencil marks are visible around all edges on the front side.
c- The iron is a narrow metal strip. The width is consistent throughout. The bottom of the iron tapers to a chisel edge. The width of the cut is 3/8".
Grooving planes are used to cut straight grooves, or rabbets, into a working piece. They are traditionally used for drawer bottoms or rear walls. They can be used in conjunction with tonguing planes, which create two parallel slits in a piece of wood. The grooving plane can then dig out the excess material and create a clean groove. Other names include dado planes, ploughing planes and matching planes when combined with a tonguing plane.
