This antique cast iron tool is apparently for carpenters and incorporates a router section with an adjustable fence. What is it called and who made it?
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1Picture not coming/bad link.– crip659Commented Jul 30, 2022 at 22:34
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3looks like you added the picture and then deleted the link to the picture, so the picture isn't added after all. edit and try again, and don't delete the gobbledegook it puts at the bottom of the edit box...– EcnerwalCommented Jul 30, 2022 at 22:58
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2Not sure who did a -1 on a new user with a good question and some technical issues, but welcome aboard and likely a +1 from me and many others once you get the picture figured out.– statueuphemismCommented Jul 31, 2022 at 0:12
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2Also, once you fix the photo problem, click "reopen". A few other people should follow along and this will reopen the question.– DoxyLoverCommented Jul 31, 2022 at 5:19
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@DoxyLover I don't see "reopen" anywhere.– Hot LicksCommented Aug 1, 2022 at 2:37
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2 Answers
This is a Combination Plane, probably from the 19th century.
It combines all or some of the tool functions offered by "a skewed cutter plow, dado, filletster and match plane".
If it's a Stanley brand, the brand would be readable on the side. If not, it could be one of many imitations. Perhaps it's number "45", types 1 to 4. Later models have more adjustment screws.
The “combination plane” was developed to create a woodworking tool that would perform multiple functions and free a workman from having to own a large number of individual planes. Over a 50-year time span in the second half of the 19th century numerous inventors patented and produced a broad array of combination planes.
Ref: eaiainfo.org
There are several patents of this tool.
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@billd. depends on the features (how many adjustments possible) and the accessories not depicted, if any. On ebay these vintage tools are around $80-$200. If it doesn't function because the screws have seized then its only ornamental, so less value. Where did you find it?– P2000Commented Aug 2, 2022 at 14:19
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1Got it at a local garage sale in Des Moines. Thanks again!– bill d.Commented Aug 13, 2022 at 22:21
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@billd. ok well have fun with it. Glad this was useful. Remember to mark off the answer you liked best. That's a separate action in addition to any upvotes.– P2000Commented Aug 13, 2022 at 23:45
This looks like a rebate (or rabbet) plane. A quick search shows brand new ones which look very similar in design. The further away part is a basic manual plane and the nearest part an adjustable fence to guide where the planing happens. I have no idea who made this specific one however.
