What is this tool

[James Harrison]

My daughter bought this at an antique mall today. I think it is a home made rabbit plane. Part of the handle is broken off ,or looks like it, and there is no blade. It looks well made and seems to be very old.
I tried to repost from another thread but couldn't because I don't know how and cannot delete it sorry.

[David Christopher]

James, we cant see it

[Bill Huber]

Here is a link to the other thread.

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=117961

That is a neat looking plan.

[george wilson]

Yes,a plough plane,with the handle half broken off. You need to get a piece of beechwood to fix that. It is not home made,either.

[James Harrison]

Where could I find blades to fit. There are no markings on the tool and I don't know anything about these tools.

[Billy Chambless]

Supposedly, plow plane irons were made to be pretty much interchangeable. I don't have first-hand experience with that, except to say that the plow I have has irons from two different makers other than the maker of the plane, and they work well.

Most of the vintage tool vendors who deal in wooden planes tend to have sets of plow irons now and then.

The Best Things has a set right now:

http://www.thebestthings.com/misctool.htm

Sandy Moss (http://www.sydnassloot.com/tools.htm#WOOD) and Jim Bode (http:/www.jimbodetools.com) would be worth checking with, as would Tom Bruce (http://www.workingtools.biz/). Be advised that Tom is incredibly busy with his day job these days, and pretty slow to answer emails.

Ebay, of course, is another option. Search for (plow,plough) as both spellings are used.

In case you find yourself looking at individual irons, here's a table of the standard sizes:
#1 1/8"
#2 3/16"
#3 1/4"
#4 5/16"
#5 3/8"
#6 7/16"
#7 1/2"
#8 5/8"

btw, this really belongs in the "Neanderthal" forum to get the most response; hopefully a mod will move it.