Smoothing Plane
notes: label: Description
content: This is a smoothing plane with a wooden body and a steel blade, with 'ITS' engraved on it to refer to the owner.
label: Description
content: A smoothing plane is a type of woodworking tool used to create a smooth, even surface on wood. It is typically the last plane used on a wood surface, designed to remove small imperfections and leave a fine finish. Smoothing planes have a shorter sole length and a narrower blade, allowing them to take very thin shavings off the workpiece.
label: Description
content: It was owned and used by Isaac Truman Stevens. He was born in Waterville, Maine, on March 25th 1805 and lived there all his life, until his death on March 31st 1874. This donation completes a previous donation made by Stevens’ grandson Lawrence in his memory in 1972.
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content: Work and Industry: Hand Tools
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Linda Christensen Stevens
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2000.0112.06
label: accession number
content: 2000.0112
label: catalog number
content: 2000.0112.06
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Plane
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 24 cm x 5.5 cm x 15.5 cm; 9 7/16 in x 2 3/16 in x 6 1/8 in