I was given a couple of old wooden moulding planes recently and today I have been playing with them. I have never used tools like this before and I would like to confirm that I am going about it the right way.
The planes have a hollowed sole to produce a convex round work piece. One is marked as a number 8. I cannot find a size mark on the other but it produces a smaller round.
As a moulding plane has no fence, am I correct to assume I should first create a rebate on the work piece to run the plane against? Or how does one guide the plane to work in a straight line?
Any tips on using these planes would be gratefully received.
In case anyone is interested , both of the planes are stamped with the name L Hales which I think is a previous owner. The number 8 is marked W Greenslade Bristol, which I believe is the manufacturer. That plane also has 3 lines of text that is difficult to decipher but I think this reads
Exhibition (something unreadable)
London Dublin
Paris Melbourne
The other plane has no maker's identification that I can find. It looks like it could be from the same stable as the number 8 but it is not quite the same size so that may be misleading.
The planes have a hollowed sole to produce a convex round work piece. One is marked as a number 8. I cannot find a size mark on the other but it produces a smaller round.
As a moulding plane has no fence, am I correct to assume I should first create a rebate on the work piece to run the plane against? Or how does one guide the plane to work in a straight line?
Any tips on using these planes would be gratefully received.
In case anyone is interested , both of the planes are stamped with the name L Hales which I think is a previous owner. The number 8 is marked W Greenslade Bristol, which I believe is the manufacturer. That plane also has 3 lines of text that is difficult to decipher but I think this reads
Exhibition (something unreadable)
London Dublin
Paris Melbourne
The other plane has no maker's identification that I can find. It looks like it could be from the same stable as the number 8 but it is not quite the same size so that may be misleading.