Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
2008.004.135 |
Object Name |
Plane, Rabbet |
Lexicon category |
4: T&E For Materials |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Description |
Thin rabbet plane. One hole in the end for hanging it up on a nail. The plane still has its wooden wedge and cutting iron. |
Provenance |
Unknown. It was found in Southern Ontario. It was last owned by Orme and Dorene Kilburn, of Stratford, Ontario, who collected vintage farm items. |
Collection |
Woodworking Tools and Equipment |
Material |
Wood/Metal |
Found |
Ontario |
Function |
Rabbet planes are used to rabbet out a cut in the side of a board so that they may be overlapped and joined. This was the popular way of joining before milled tongue-and-groove. |