Description:
A beading plane is a type of moulding plane used to cut a decorative bead. A side beading plane has an asymmetrical appearance with one side of the sole lower than the other. The lower side acts as a fence when run along the edge of a board, allowing the placement of the bead along the board’s edge. Beading planes with centered irons and no fence, called center beading planes, are used to cut beads in the open face of a board. See: Graham Blackburn, “Traditional Woodworking Handtools: A Manual for the Woodworker, a Guide for the Enthusiast” (New York: The Lyons Press, 1988), 234, 236-242.
The plane was manufactured by J. Kellogg, and features the manufacturer imprint B. James Kellogg of Amherst, MA made planes from 1835-1867, when he retired, his son William continued to make planes using “J. Kellogg” imprints until 1886. In 1839, Kellogg constructed two factories, one wood and one brick. Production ceased at the company in 1886 when the mill dam collapsed. See: Emil and Martyl Pollak, “A Guide to the Makers of American Wooden Planes (New Jersey: Astragal Press, 2001), 229.
The plane stock and wedge are beech, and both boxing strips are boxwood. The plane iron was manufactured by Humphreysville Manufacturing Company of Massachusetts.
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