massive & nice moving filletster wood plane w/ Butcher Sheffield 3-1/16\" iron For Sale

You are offerding on one massive moving filletster wood plane as pictured.

I can\'t find any markings on the body.

The iron is marked \"W BUTCHER SHEFFIELD\" with his usual arrow logo.

The body is about a 32nd under 15\" in length, and about 3-7/8\" in width NOT including the fence or the depth stop.

The iron is about 3-1/16\" in width measured straight across near the lower end, and about 8-3/4\" in length to the longest point. It is a tapered iron, about .205\" thick at the thickest point near the sharp end, and about .095\" thick near the upper end.

The plane features:

--- the skewed iron as described above.

--- the full length fence, which has steel escutcheons around the two screws.

--- the full length depth stop, which also has steel escutcheons around the screws.

--- and the open style rear handle.

It weighs 5 pounds 13.8 ounces on my postal scale.

Condition of the plane is mostly very good, reasonably clean with good color, and most of the issues are with the fence and depth stop.

The right edge of the fence has a split at each escutcheon, probably from the escutcheon pushing through the thin wood there. The left hand end of each escutcheon has a crack that shows on the bottom facing surface of the fence. All four escutcheons have some rust. The rear screw on the depth stop is a replacement, and the other 3 screws are quite worn in the screwdriver slots. There is an empty screw hole on the back end of the fence.

Condition of the body itself is very good, with a variety of minor scratches and dings in the wood, some stains on the left side, and a couple of tiny holes that might be worm holes.The rear handle is unbroken, but has some tiny chips around the upper perimeter. And it seems well attached to the body. Both of the little \"wings\" that hold the wedge have tiny cracks, while the wedge is in very good condition with only a few small dings on the upper end.

The iron has some scattered areas of patina (color) and rust and pitting and casting roughness, with more on the back side than on the front. It is lightly peened over on the upper end.

The iron and wedge both appear to be original to the plane.

SHIPPING: 8 pounds when boxed, way too big for a Flat Rate box, insurance is included. No International shipping.

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