Baldwin box plane

1991.98.2

Plane consists of a wood block with a mortise cut across the center of the body to hold cutting blade. Cutting blade is held in place with a wood wedge. The long length of a jointer plane is designed for straightening the edges of boards. It is possible this tool was used in the building of the F. J. DeKelvers Exchange Hotel in the village of Pike.

H-7 W-3 L-26 inches

Baldwin Tool Co. Warranted; Made From Butchers Cast Steel

Baldwin Tool Company, Middleton, Connecticut

DeKelver, Frank

The jointer plane was the longest. Its length helped smooth the edge of a piece of board without gouging. Edges finished with a jointer plane could be glued together to make wider boards. Why do you think it was called a jointer plane?

Hand planes
Wood working

DeKelvers Exchange Hotel