Sheffield Tony
Ghost of the disenchanted
I bought this partly out of curiosity, and partly with the thought it might be useful for lighter jobs in confined spaces where a 10" sweep brace would be too cumbersome.
There it is, alongside a full sized one for comparison. It has a sweep of just 5". What do I have ? A small brace for small jobs ? Or from a child's toolbox ?
There is no maker's mark to be found, but looking at the red stain on beech handles, it looks very like that on an early (pre Stanley) Acorn #4 plane made by Chapman, who are a likely candidate for maker of a brace.
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There it is, alongside a full sized one for comparison. It has a sweep of just 5". What do I have ? A small brace for small jobs ? Or from a child's toolbox ?
There is no maker's mark to be found, but looking at the red stain on beech handles, it looks very like that on an early (pre Stanley) Acorn #4 plane made by Chapman, who are a likely candidate for maker of a brace.