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Metadata
Title |
Fillister Plane |
Object Name |
Plane, Fillister |
Object ID |
1970.1.5 |
Description |
A rectangular wooden block, known as the stock, comprises the main body of this woodworking plane. Attached to its back end or heel is a wooden handle. The front end or toe has a central portion rounded off into a bullnose; while the sides have a beveled edge that tapers into what has been described as a lark's tongue. The top portion of the stock has a 90 degree beveled edge cut into both its right and left sides. A mortise, cut through the stock at a 45 degree angle to the bottom or sole, beds a cutting iron. A wooden wedge, which protrudes from the top of the mortise near the handle, holds the cutting iron in place. Next to the wedge finial, and closer to the front end or toe of the stock, is the metal depth stop adjuster. The right side of the stock displays the following components: the metal depth stop, which determines the precise depth at which a rabbet is cut; the metal nicker, in front of the blade, which helps produce a cleaner cut when working across the grain; a slot, called the escapement, from which wood shavings are ejected; and the boxing, a strip of harder wood inserted into the sole of the stock to prolong its wear. Attached to the sole is an adjustable guide called the fence. This regulates the width at which a rabbet is cut. [Note: The left and right sides of the plane are determined as one looks from the toe to the heel of the object]. Father Damien De Veuster, and other Sacred Hearts priests and lay brothers, used this hand tool to build churches and other structures for the Catholic Mission in the Hawaiian Islands. |
Material |
Wood/Metal |
People |
De Veuster, Damien |
Subjects |
Carpentry |
Notes |
Fr. Joseph Bukoski III stated in 2012 that this carpentry tool was found in the attic of the former monastery of the Sacred Hearts Brothers at Kaneohe, Oahu. It was retrieved in 1970 after the Brothers had relocated to Our Lady of Bethany Seminary on the opposite ridge, and before demolition of the old monastery. At the time, Fr. Gaston Diels identified it as one of the tools used by Fr. Damien De Veuster and the Sacred Hearts Brothers for construction of churches and buildings throughout Hawaii. |
Legal Status |
All rights of reproduction and photography reside with Congregation of the Sacred Hearts United States Province. |