Description:
A rabbet plane cuts a rabbet, which is an L-shaped recess cut into the edge or surface of a board, typically intended to receive another member. For example, one half of a shiplap joint, that will receive an adjoining piece of shiplap. The plane body is square-bottomed, the plane iron is as wide as the stock, and the side exit hole allows wood shavings to be cast off the bench. See: Graham Blackburn, “Traditional Woodworking Handtools: A Manual for the Woodworker, a Guide for the Enthusiast” (New York: The Lyons Press, 1988), 166-171.
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.
Notes in the file do not include plane iron manufacturing information.
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