US Patent: 840,418
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Carpenters' Plane
Plane Frog
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Patentee:
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| William F. Arnold (exact or similar names) - Oakland, CA |
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Patent Dates:
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Sep. 12, 1906 |
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Jan. 01, 1907 |
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Steve Reynolds
Plane Talk article regarding Arnold Plane
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Description: |
| A basic failing of "transitional" planes is that the wearing away of the sole, which was inevitible when working something as soft as wood, would open the throat of the plane. A number of inventors, including, most notably, John Pontius Gage of the Gage Tool Company of Vineland, New Jersey, applied themselves to the development of retractable frog assembly mechanisms, which could be retracted to compensate for even the most minor wear of the sole. Gage was not the first to tackle this problem, although he was most likely the most successful. The last to try was probably William Arnold of Oakland, California. Less than a dozen examples of this rare plane are known to exist. (Courtesy and (C) Martin J. Donnely www.mjdtools.com) |
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