Strange plane

[Lasse Hilbrandt]

This plane has its blade very forward to the sole. Can anyone figure out what the purpose of this is ?

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[Kees Heiden]

Maybe just to get enough space for that large handle? Old English handled planes usually have the mouth at 1/3 from the front. German ones have the mouth further back. In this case it is more like 1/4 from the front. It'll probably work allright.

[george wilson]

The blade has to clear that HUGE,UGLY handle! Why is it that many manufacturers have NO ONE in their design department that has any sense of DESIGN and aesthetics?

[Jim Koepke]

The blade has to clear that HUGE,UGLY handle! Why is it that many manufacturers have NO ONE in their design department that has any sense of DESIGN and aesthetics?

Maybe they figured people would buy ugly tools so they wouldn't have to worry about people stealing them.

jtk

[Gene Davis]

What does the blade tell you about its manufacture? Looks Austrian or German. Nice beechwood body.

[Lasse Hilbrandt]

What does the blade tell you about its manufacture? Looks Austrian or German. Nice beechwood body.

The blade is E.A. Berg from Sweden. But I think this plane is a Danish design (do I dare say that after the smothering from George Wilson? ;-) The guy who sold it to me got it from a Danish tool company when they shut down. He thinks its a prototype that never came into production...perhaps because of the poor design ;-)

[mark kosse]

The blade has to clear that HUGE,UGLY handle! Why is it that many manufacturers have NO ONE in their design department that has any sense of DESIGN and aesthetics?

perhaps the design comes from the idea that the manufacturer has no idea of what kind of knucklehead might be using the tool and they don't want it back a week later because it broke. look at Stanley, the lower the line, the thicker the handle.

[Stewie Simpson]

Lasse. if you compare the general construction and quality of the 2 smaller planes you received; you could rightly conclude that the larger plane was made by a different plane maker. imo

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Stewie;

[Lasse Hilbrandt]

That might be the case, but what was it doing at the plane factory then ?

[Thomas Laursen]

It looks like it was a jointer plane that was just shortened. Maybe the photo is misleading, but that uneven surface on the front look like cut marks to me.
Longer versions of this plane are not uncommon in Denmark. I've got two, allthough from other makers, that are around 52-55cm long.
I think the plane is from Langeskov like the two others. Of all the Danish planemakers, Langeskov was the only one who didn't stamp their logo into the wood, but used a sticker or decal.

I agree with others, not the best looking plane out there, allthough I believe it's a user mod and not a design flaw.

[Lasse Hilbrandt]

It looks like it was a jointer plane that was just shortened. Maybe the photo is misleading, but that uneven surface on the front look like cut marks to me.
Longer versions of this plane are not uncommon in Denmark. I've got two, allthough from other makers, that are around 52-55cm long.
I think the plane is from Langeskov like the two others. Of all the Danish planemakers, Langeskov was the only one who didn't stamp their logo into the wood, but used a sticker or decal.

I agree with others, not the best looking plane out there, allthough I believe it's a user mod and not a design flaw.

I will find out tomorrow, as Im going to visit the previous owner of the factory, I expect him to tell me all sorts of interesting info about the production.

[Tomi Rosso]

I think it is not shortened. I have seen in here several planes with same dimensions.

I have even one at myself, which mouth is as front as it's in yours. E.A Bergs iron too, but no makers mark in body.

-TR