Early Wooden Moulding Plane (Beech) mortice A more unusual old wooden

A more unusual old wooden round plane by Bewley of Leeds

Thos Ibbotson

Condition:  slight paint loss

This old swan neck mortice chisel has the partial makers mark 'ORBY' which would have originally been one of the old Sorby makers (looks quite an old Sorby mark)

Early Wooden Moulding Plane (Beech) mortice A more unusual old woodenA nice old wooden moulding plane with a sole which looks like a slightly simpler version of a lambs tongue mould. Has a cross like mark (possibly a makers mark) on front nose. This tactile plane has many of the characteristics of a plane which dates in the 1700's. Plane width: 44mm Blade width: 27mm Condition: all parts move freely, good clean cutting face, please see photos for condition.