Wooden plane on Ebay

[Sheffield Tony]

So this is an ended listing now in EBay, but I can't work out what the heck I'm looking at and it is bugging me. Anyone figure it out ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-PLANE ... true&rt=nc

You'll need to scroll a bit for the photos.

 

[NazNomad]

Isn't it just a moulding plane?

 

[Sheffield Tony]

Well yes, the top bit looks like a shallow hollow with a missing cutter, but what's it standing on or attached to ? It appears to be presented as part of the item, but is it a bit of something else ?

 

[AndyT]

It's a large side bead. One of the three pictures is in focus and the wedge is the wrong way round, so not too bad going...

It's on a bench, with a strip of something white - rag, paper, packaging material? Plane looks ok, but as so often, it's the less useful extreme sizes that survive in the best nick, while the more useful small ones get worn out.

 

[Sheffield Tony]

I don't think you're seeing the same plane as me Andy; the out of focus side bead is listed in a "more chances to get what you want" list.

I'm seeing this: (if it works)

 

[AndyT]

Ah yes, I was looking at entirely the wrong thing.

That does look like two items, an ordinary rebate plane, and a sash moulding template. I wonder if they got screwed together for some special job, and the seller thinks they belong together permanently.

(Re templates - I posted some pictures in this old thread: sash-templates-t50658.html)

The rebate plane bit seems to lack an iron. Very odd!

EDIT: Looking again on a bigger screen, I think you are right - it is a hollow, not a straight rebate. And reading more closely, I see you spotted the lack of an iron.