Forum topic by miguelradio | posted 08-16-2012 08:56 AM | 1281 views | 0 times favorited | 6 replies | ![]() |
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08-16-2012 08:56 AM |
Anyone have any idea what this would have been used for? |
6 replies so far
#1 posted 08-16-2012 11:36 AM |
Now I am by no means a plane guy/guru but it would look to me like it might taper the side of a barrel/keg staves. Just my guess. -- See pictures on Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/44216106@N07/ And visit my Facebook page - facebook.com/MTEnterprises |
#2 posted 08-16-2012 01:07 PM |
Some type of rounding or trapping plane? |
#3 posted 08-16-2012 02:07 PM |
The ovoid metal plate suggests it was made to follow an inside curve, which leads me to boatbuilding. After that, I’m stumped but eagerly awaiting further insights and theories. Kindly, Lee -- "...in his brain, which is as dry as the remainder biscuit after a voyage, he hath strange places cramm'd with observation, the which he vents in mangled forms." --Shakespeare, "As You Like It" |
#4 posted 08-16-2012 02:22 PM |
If anyone of you go to France, do not miss this museum. http://www.maison-de-l-outil.com/index.php?page=accueil_anglais Take bath-towels with you to clean all your drooling. -- Bert |
#5 posted 08-16-2012 04:08 PM |
I like the boat building suggestion! |
#6 posted 08-16-2012 06:59 PM |
Carving a pushmi-pullyu? -- More tools, fewer machines. |
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