Metal Cooper's Plane

[G S Haydon]

Evening, though you might be interested in seeing a metal cooper's plane. I've seen quite a few wooden ones but not one like this. Very robust construction.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

There was one posted by a Canadian (iirc) a while ago, I believe from the same maker?

Used by coopers to make .............. barrels. Negative excrement, Sherlock!

 

[whatknot]

My g.g.g.grandfather was a cooper circa 1790 - 1850 in Yorkshire

I doubt he would have had such a beast of a plane but who knows

 

[custard]

I wonder why that plane has a centred iron and Bailey planes don't?

 

[bugbear]

I wonder why that plane has a centred iron and Bailey planes don't?

Well, a Bailey is a LOT shorter, and bought to the workpiece, so that's two massive differences, either of which might justify the difference.

IIRC I posted a metal cooper's jointer, a long time ago. Image is probably photobucket though.

BugBear

 

[bourbon]

specifically for 'shooting' staves for casks. A barrel is a size of cask.

 

[AndyT]

Here's the other one, as remembered by Phil topic107813.html

The iron is central so the whole stave can be held above it and the angle maintained as it is pushed down below it.

That museum needs a proof reader for its labels!

 

[Phil Pascoe]

specifically for 'shooting' staves for casks. A barrel is a size of cask.

Certainly, but it has become a generic - if you said something was used for shooting the staves of pins or kilderkins few people would have a clue what you meant.