Length 24.0cm x Width 7.4cm x Height 15.3cm
a- Length 24.0cm x Width 7.4cm x Height 8.7cm
b- Length 14.9cm x Width 2.7cm x Height 1.0cm
c- Length 19.9cm x Width 3.4cm x Height 0.4cm
d- Length 12.5cm x Width 2.7cm x Height 0.9cm
e- Length 19.9cm x Width 3.4cm x Height 0.3cm
A nosing molding plane comprised of five parts, a wooden rectangular body with two angled cutouts through the middle and a 180 degree cutout on the sole to form a nosing profile (a), a wooden wedge that tapers to a point at the bottom and is rounded at the top (b), an iron with a curved sole to match the nosing profile on the plane (c), another wedge that is also tapered at the bottom and rounded at the top (d), and another iron with a curved blade (e). Both sets of wedges and irons fit into the two cutouts in the plane, and the wedges hold the irons in place as the plane runs across the wood below. Stamped on the toe of the plane is "A. MONTY.", three star symbols, and then "ROXTON POND. P. Q". Also, "I BLOWER" is stamped on the toe. Stamped on the heel is "I BLOWER", "2", "227", "1/2", and "R. WESTLEY". There is also a red label with the numbers "983" printed on it on the heel of the plane, as well as a small green circular sticker stuck above the red label.
Nosing planes were primarily used to round the front edge of a stair tread, although they were used for other rounding tasks as well. Most of the later nosing planes had two irons. The difference between a Hollow and a Nosing Plane is the that the Hollow is a very shallow cut while the Nosing Plane cuts almost a full 180 degrees.
