. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 26.—1818: The jack plane, used first by the carpenter for rapid surfacing, is distinguished pri- marily by the bezeled and slightly convex edge of its cutting iron. .As with the plow and the rabbet, its shape is ubiquitous. Dated and marked A. Klock, this .American follows precisely those detailed in Sheffield pattern books. (Smithso- nian photo 49794-C.) .*^* :%%: this is not a reliable guide, however, since similar moldings are retained throughout the century. Fi- nally, the plane is equipped with a fence controlled by slid
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 26.—1818: The jack plane, used first by the carpenter for rapid surfacing, is distinguished pri- marily by the bezeled and slightly convex edge of its cutting iron. .As with the plow and the rabbet, its shape is ubiquitous. Dated and marked A. Klock, this .American follows precisely those detailed in Sheffield pattern books. (Smithso- nian photo 49794-C.) .*^* :%%: this is not a reliable guide, however, since similar moldings are retained throughout the century. Fi- nally, the plane is equipped with a fence controlled by slide-arms, fixed with wedges and not by adjustable screw arms. After 1830, tools of high quality, such as Wiiite's, invariably have the screw arms. The rabbet plane, made by Carpenter, is traceable via another route, the Patent Office records. Carpenter, self-designated "toolmaker of Lancaster," submitted patents for the improvement of wood planes between 1831 and 1849. Examples of Carpenter's work, always stamped as shown in figure 27, survive, both dated and undated. There are several of his planes in the collections of the Bucks County Historical Society, and dated pieces are known in private collections. Iniicrent in the bench planes is a feeling of motion, particularly in the plow and the rabbet where basic design alone conveys the idea that they were meant to move over surfaces. Of the three examples, only the brass tippings and setscrew of the plow plane suggest any enrichment, and of course these were not intended for decoration; in later years, however, box- wood, fruitwood, and even ivory tips were added to the more expensive factory models. Also uninten- tional, but pleasing, is the distinctive throat of the rabbet plane—a design that developed to permit easy <^MBr. Figure 27.—-1830-1840: Detail of the rabbet plane (fig. 25) showing the characteristic stamp of E. W. Carpenter. (Smithsonian photo 49794-D.) discharge of shavings, and one tha
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