Block plane. Yup but I didn't think she'd need one in an apartment. I have several. Every time we have to replace the backyard screen door, I end up having to trim the wood door to fit. Does a good job and much faster than any other method in the end.
Blockplanes last forever if you can remove and sharpen the blade. One of mine came from a yardsale.
I'd call it a bench plane. Block plane would usually refer to the smaller 1-handed unit.
Yes, much of the innards of ships then were wood, bolted to steel. My Dad was a radioman in WWII (and translator as his parents were Germans fleeing the Kaiser, born just as they set foot on American soil from Ellis Island).
I'm retired Navy, ITCS RET. Don is a retired Machinst Mate from the Navy. Charlottle is a CS2 (new name cooks, Culinary Specialist).
Hey Snag, didn't the Officers have wooden ones? I think you are right on the enlisted but it depended on class of ship. It was a time of transition.
I was commissioning crew of USS John C Stennis (CVN74) then did 7 years straight Amphib FDNF (Sasebo) on 2 ships (a medium and a big deck).
The adjustments are for depth of the blade. First time you use it, adjust to a paper-thin curl until you have a feel for it. They come in many sizes. This one appears to be a large one. I have a smaller set of 3 sizes, used for smaller pieces like fixing a sticking wooden drawer when a bar of ivory soap doesn't cut it.
Nifty! Could have used that when fixing some puppy chewed chair legs.
Yes, with nothing left in the group.
I wouldn't worry about it. The ones I have were sold as blockplanes and all are 2 handed.
.. well at least it wasn't sold as a bicycle. :-)
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