Help identifying an old rebate plane

[Sawdust=manglitter]

I recently won a lot at an auction which included this old rebate plane. When i get time i will be restoring it for use, but I have no idea what brand or age it is, could someone please help?

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[Trafalgar]

Yep, happy to confirm that it's an old rebate plane.... :wink:

 

[Sawdust=manglitter]

I'm interested as it came as part of a lot which also included a nice record no. 4 1/2 and 5 planes and a nice stanley bailey no. 4, so just wondered if its just an old cheap-o rebate plane (which i suspect) or is it anything more valuable?

 

[AndyT]

It's not the usual Record or Stanley and I think the Woden /WS version was more permanently branded. I'm guessing here, but as the only clue is EW (which I don't recognise) I think it might be an anonymous model which once had a retailer's name on.

Unusually, the thick part of the casting where you would expect to see a threaded hole for a fence rod is blank - so possibly this was a budget option with no fence or depth stop. The iron looks thick with plenty of length left, so it could be a good basic user.

I'd just get the paint spots off and lightly clean it with some thinned boiled linseed oil where the paint used to be.

 

[Sawdust=manglitter]

Thanks Andy! It's pretty much what I thought, but thought I'd ask on the off chance that someone recognises it. It's not got many imperfections and once cleaned up and sharpened will be handy to have anyways.

 

[ED65]

I can't quite make it out in the photos, are the raised letters EW?

The casting looks old obviously but actually I think the extremely thick iron might be the best pointer to its age.

Whatever it is it sure looks to be a solid lump that will work well. Please post pics of it when you've cleaned it up!

 

[toolsntat]

Personally I think it is a rough patternmakers copy of an older model Stanley :?:

Cheers Andy

 

[bugbear]

Personally I think it is a rough patternmakers copy of an older model Stanley :?:

Cheers Andy

Better photos would help.

BugBear

 

[AndyT]

Personally I think it is a rough patternmakers copy of an older model Stanley :?:

Cheers Andy

That would fit with the absence of fiddly extras such as the fence, depth stop and adjuster.

 

[Sawdust=manglitter]

Personally I think it is a rough patternmakers copy of an older model Stanley :?:

Cheers Andy

Better photos would help.

BugBear

Some better photos...

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[bugbear]

I don't think its recast - it's too different to a factory 78 for that, even in the body details. The handle is very different indeed, obviously.

So (by elimination) I guess its made from its own pattern, and cast, quite roughly.

I don't think a patternmaker made it for his own use - it's not "fine" enough.

BugBear