L: 23.7cm W: 3.2cm H: 13.7cm
a- L: 23.7cm W: 3.2cm H: 8.4cm
b- L: 14.4cm W: 2.6cm H: 0.8cm
c- L: 16.8cm W: 0.4cm H: 0.6cm
A wood and metal grooving handplane consisting of 3 parts.
a- The body is made of a brown hardwood. The top half of the body protrudes forward while the bottom half protrudes back. A dark metal fence sits lengthwise across the front of the body and is secured by 5 slotted screws. There is a narrow opening in the fence to let the cutting iron through. The sole of the plane is flat with a wooden fence extending down across the back edge. Stamps on the toe read: "WALLACE/MONTREAL"; "I BLOWER". Stamps on the heel read: "I BLOWER"; "7/8"; "9".
b- The wedge is made of a hardwood similar to the body. It tapers to a chamfered point on one end and is rounded in an elliptical form on the other. A shallow cut-out below the head allows for easy handling.
c- The iron is a narrow strip of grey metal. It gets progressively thicker near the cutting edge, then abruptly tapers to a chisel edge. The width is consistent throughout. The width of the cut is 3/16".
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 a corresponding tonguing plane, which creates two parallel slits in a piece of wood. These create two pieces that fit together perfectly for joining work. Other names include dado planes, ploughing planes and matching planes when combined with a tonguing plane.
