tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4996432166551690323.post3803848991818982934..comments2024-03-25T22:03:50.066+01:00Comments on St. Thomas guild - medieval woodworking, furniture and other crafts: The medieval toolchest: the plane (part 1)Marijnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05839707199186597043noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4996432166551690323.post-52479382182633185182023-10-22T12:22:24.438+02:002023-10-22T12:22:24.438+02:00I use it mostly on the push, but sometimes on the ...I use it mostly on the push, but sometimes on the pull. I have not planed on an incline - my workbench is just horizontal, but I guess that would not be a problem.<br />These type of planes were still in use (and for sale) in the early 20th century (I have a picture of a sales catalogue with these 'Venetian planes'). They probably can still be found at Italian flea markets.Marijnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05839707199186597043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4996432166551690323.post-66821154797169861442023-10-22T12:22:05.290+02:002023-10-22T12:22:05.290+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.Marijnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05839707199186597043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4996432166551690323.post-91322631892464158762023-10-07T02:23:31.389+02:002023-10-07T02:23:31.389+02:00I know it's been 12 years(!) since this was po...I know it's been 12 years(!) since this was posted, but I'm curious about the pull/push aspect of your replica Italian type smoothing/jackplane. I was reading a piece in the Tool and Trades History Society journal from 1999 about this exact style of plane. The author said they were still being used in the town of Asolo, Italy, and implied they were pulled. However, as you mention, there's the issue of being able to apply the correct pressure when pulling. If you use it on an incline, like shown in Bassano's painting of Noah building the Ark, could it be pulled? Or is that still impossible?abrahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16816701505190480542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4996432166551690323.post-10007709417118175032013-02-05T21:28:17.388+01:002013-02-05T21:28:17.388+01:00It will likely depend on the plane. My Italian pla...It will likely depend on the plane. My Italian plane with side handles (see other post) is used by two persons and is used by both push and pull.<br />My single handed Italian plane is definitely one for pushing, pulling will not give enough pressure of the plane on the board.<br />The fresco da campo, the bedford hours and the mosaic of the San Marco show a clear pushing action in my opinion. The painting by Jacopo da Ponte is ambiguous. It can depict a pulling action, but also the end of a pushing stroke.<br />Marijnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05839707199186597043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4996432166551690323.post-80877726600134107552013-01-27T01:04:54.148+01:002013-01-27T01:04:54.148+01:00It appears to me that the easiet way to use the sm...It appears to me that the easiet way to use the small italian plane is to pull it rather than push. The 13th century illumination seems to depict this.<br /><br />Your thoughts?<br /><br />Japanese planes are all thought to be pulled but until relatively recently there was a tradition of planes that were pushed in the northern islands.<br /><br />Is it possible that there was dual tradition in europe?Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11499442996013666735noreply@blogger.com