L: 66.3cm W: 8.0cm H: 16.7cm
a- L: 66.3cm W: 8.0cm H: 16.7cm
b- L: 15.4cm W: 6.5cm H: 2.1cm
c- L: 15.0cm W: 6.2cm H: 1.6cm
A large wooden jointer plane consisting of 3 parts.
a- The body is a rectangular prism made of a brown hardwood. A large throat cuts diagonally through the body ahead of the centre. A large closed-grip wooden handle sits on top of the body behind the throat. The sole is flat. Stamps on the toe read: "V. A. EMOND"; "Z D" (x2). A stamp on the heel reads "26".
b- The wedge is made of the same hardwood as the body. It is wide-set and tapers slightly toward the top and bottom. The top is flat and the bottom splits into two prongs with a gap between them.
c- The iron is made of 2 wide-set strips of ferrous metal. They are secured together by a slotted screw. The top corners of each are chamfered. The bottom edge is flat. The width of the cut is 2 1/2".
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 As with other hand planes, jointer planes were originally made with wooden bodies.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the development of the metal-bodied hand plane at the end of the 19th century, wooden-bodied jointers have been largely superseded.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.
