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Plane841/9

Tool made of a rectangular block of wood with a metal blade set into it. Wood is lacquered on all surfaces but the bottom. The sharp edge of the blade rests just below the bottom surface while the blunt end protrudes slightly above top surface. A stamped character is on the visible surface of the blade.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, ink and metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Plane841/13

Tool made of a rectangular block of wood with a two piece blade set into it. Wood is lacquered on all surfaces but the bottom and the bottom has a lengthwise groove that takes up almost entire width. The sharp edge of the blade rests just below the surface of the groove while the blunt end protrudes quite far above top surface.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, metal and lacquer
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Plane841/10

Rectangular block of wood with a t-shaped hole near one end into which is set a flat piece of metal. The metal is set at an angle and has a sharp blade edge that sits just above surface of the block and a domed blunt edge that is above surface of the block. Three characters are engraved into flat surface of the blade.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, metal and lacquer
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Low-angle Block Plane1779/21

Low-angle block plane is a light touchup plane. It consists of a base and a handle with a blade that is adjusted by a knob located below the handle. The blade is set at an angle of approximately 12 degrees. A set screw on top of the handle holds the blade in place. A lever is located on top of the handle, above the set screw. A screw is located at the front of the plane, in front of the blade. An inscription is molded into the steel at the top front. The top of the base and the handle are painted.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
steel metal and paint
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Plane841/12

Wooden tool with rounded bottom edge and flat top edge. A metal blade is set at an angle into a t-shaped hole from top to bottom; blade edge sits just below bottom surface and blunt, rounded edge rises above top surface.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, lacquer and metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Plane841/11

Arch-shaped tool with flat bottom and groove along centre of top, A metal blade is set into a hole in the tool from the bottom with blade edge ending just above the surface inside top groove.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, metal and lacquer
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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