Today's arrival was the exception, it cost a couple of pennies and it is a beautiful plow made by Edmond Carter Troy, N.Y.. Not a clue when but I my best guess is near the turn of the Century, and it came with what I expect were the 8 original cutters made by W. Butcher, Sheffield in a tool roll no less. All I did to the plow was put it together and sharpen one of the irons. It worked perfectly. What a joy a good wood plow is to use.
Not the best photo because of the backlight.
From the front.
And the bottom line, how good is the groove.
This one may replace my beloved Sandusky as my goto plow, at first use it is that good.
ken
That is a nice plane. Were these wooden plows made in left and right hand versions?
ReplyDeleteI have a W Butcher chisel from about the same era and the steel is amazing, probably the best of any tool I own.
Andy,
ReplyDeleteThanks, It is one of the prettiest I've seen. I've never come across a left handed version but it wouldn't surprise me if there were a few in the wild. Someday I'll come across a Butcher chisel that is in good enough shape to buy but so far no joy.
ken