Wood plane

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A wood plane. The plane has a wooden body and it is missing its blade and wedge. The cheek and eye have been carved out of the center of the body. The sides of the plane are slightly rounded, as is the heel. There is a large, drilled hole on the heel side of the plane. The toe of the plane is squared. The bottom of the plane has a narrow rectangular cutout for the missing blade. The plane is held together with four (4) thick metal nails.

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