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C Brett

GAWP5 presented Calvin Brett, a blacksmith from Bridgewater, MA as the craftsman behind the reported  9 3/4" long birch sash plane. An alternative craftsman is presented here:

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Calvin Brett

b 1763 - 1847, Easton, Bristol Co., MA.

​cabinet maker

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C Brett

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GAWP5 presented Calvin Brett, blacksmith in Bridgewater, MA as the craftsman believed to have made the known 9 3/4" long sash plane. A search using FamilySearch's Full-Text tool yielded another candidate, Calvin Brett, from Easton, MA.

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Calvin Brett

b 11-28-1763 Freetown, Bristol Co., MA - 11-28-1847 Easton, Bristol Co., MA.

​1797 and 1810 deeds, cabinet maker

Calvin is listed as a mechanic in his Easton death record from 1848

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parents Silas Brett and Thankful Howard

m Mary Guild 1791

ch Lucy 1792, Silas 1794, Samuel 1797, Susan 1799, John 1807, Mary 1810, Martin, Martha ?

Calvin Brett, 1797 Easton deed, cabinetmaker.

Calvin Brett, d 1847, Easton, MA.

Calvin Brett sash plane, 9 3/4" long, birch. (auction photo)

(The presentation of visually based elements (scale imprints, scale drawings, etc.) is a challenge, especially when moving from the printed page to the realm of an electronic medium. For reference, the original GAWP 5, CAWP, BARS and SOJ publications had pages which were 8-1/2" in width.)

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