This splendid tool has depth and lateral adjusters. It is stamped: W.E. Hill & Sons (a well known London violin dealer). The iron is stamped: L. Bailey's Patent, Aug.6.67, Aug.31.58.EXD. Presumably this is Leonard Bailey the famous plane designer.
NazNomad":3v7sx5ir said:I'm pretty sure a tuning peg hole is a standard sized taper. The hole in the tool is tapered and I'm guessing the tool is just to resize the pegs, maintaining the taper?
* Not sure if I made that understandable? :-D
It's obviously a block plane blade, so the blade should be around 1 1/2" wide.NazNomad":389plwy7 said:Also what's not so clear, is how small and delicate that tool is (unless they are 1'' squares on that mat, in which case it's obvious.)
JohnCee":27n8kmjo said:Looks like a right load of old rubbish. I'd get shot if I were you. I'll take it off your hands if you twist my arm.
=D>AJB Temple":2vdp8dr0 said:I've never seen a peg plane in use (but I am no expert and have only been to a handful of violin workshops), so this tool is fascinating.
bugbear":2mlyczei said:=D>AJB Temple":2mlyczei said:I've never seen a peg plane in use (but I am no expert and have only been to a handful of violin workshops), so this tool is fascinating.
You win today's "Modest British Understatement" award.
AJB Temple":2cid1b4d said:The violin makers then use a kind of pencil sharpener tool to get the taper to match the holes they have made.
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