The Rapier No.3, 3 blade Plough Plane is fitted with Adjustable
Depth Gauge, Double Arm adjustable Bridged Fence and 1 pair of Fence Arms
and will cut 1/2" deep up to 4" from edge of boards.
Made by the Anglo Scottish Tool Co. of Gateshead in the 1950s & '60s, the plane
is 5-1/2" long
and came with 3 blade sizes, 1/8th",
3/16ths" and
1/4".
Often known as a "Drawer Bottom Plane" as it was frequently used to cut
the trenches in the sides of drawers to take
either panelled or ply bottoms.
Here you see all the component parts, sliding fence, arms and depth stop.
See Record No.043 for more information.