18thC Planes with Ridged Heels
Ridged Heels with "Standard" Toes
Ridged Heels and Rounded Toes
S Dean
N Martin
Benjamin Waterman
Tho. Weeks
S Doggett (Sr.)
H Healy
Tho. Weeks
Several named 18thC New England molding planes have been recorded with heels that were made with a pronounced ridge at the juncture of the rear body chamfer and the upper heel end chamfer. These planes typically have standard non-rounded toes ... but several (notedly S Doggett (Sr.)) also appear to have been made with a rounded toe. For many if not most of these named craftsmen, their planes are typically found with standard non-ridged heels ... and only a sub-set were made with the ridged heels. This entry on the subject of ridged heels is meant to be a gathering place for study ... a work in progress.
B mark S*Dean, 10", ridged heel with standard toe. Multiple planes reviewed with ridged and standard heels observed.
Benjamin Waterman, ridged heel with standard toe
S Doggett (Sr.), ridged heel with rounded toe. (Multiple examples reviewed with most having standard toes and heels.
The subset with a ridged heel also have the heavily rounded toe.) See the entry for Samuel Sr. in the Gallery Section for additional examples.
H Healy, ridged heel with rounded toe. (Multiple examples reviewed .... most having a standard toe.
