L: 55.3cm W: 7.8cm H: 19.3cm
a- L: 55.3cm W: 7.8cm H: 19.3cm
b- L: 15.2cm W: 6.3cm H: 1.6cm
c- L: 18.0cm W: 6.4cm H: 1.9cm
A wooden jointer plane consisting of 3 parts.
a- The body is a rectangular prism made of light brown hardwood. A wide throat cuts diagonally through the body just ahead of centre. A large curved handle sits behind the throat, and a small spherical handle sits ahead of it. The sole is flat.
b- The wedge is wide-set and made of the same hardwood as the body. The top corners are slightly chamfered. It tapers toward the bottom, then splits into two prongs with a gap to accommodate the iron (c).
c- The iron is composed of two wide strips of dark grey metal, secured by a slotted screw. The top corners of each are slightly chamfered. The bottom edges are flat and sharp. A stamp on the primary iron reads "ATKIN & SONS/CAST STEEL/WARRANTED". A stamp on the secondary iron reads "WARRAN(TED)/ALL STE(EL)".
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 As with other hand planes, jointer planes were originally made with wooden bodies.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the development of the metal-bodied hand plane at the end of the 19th century, wooden-bodied jointers have been largely superseded.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.
