Carpentry Tools
Title:
Rabbet planes
Catalog Number:
0011.11.9
Notes:
Believed to have been originally used by father of John Beck.
Description:
Set of two rabbet planes.
Date:
ca 1890
Size:
H-5.8 L-9.5 inches
People:
Beck, John
KID TALK:
A rabbet plane cut a groove into the side of a board that would overlap the next board and join them together. Can you imagine using a rabbet plane to plane enough boards to cover the floor of a house all by hand?
Subjects:
Carpentry
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Set of Two Rabbet PlanesSet of Two Rabbet Planes