Object Record
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Title |
Hollow Plane |
Object Name |
Plane, Hollow |
Object ID |
1970.1.11 |
Description |
A rectangular wooden block, known as the stock, forms the basic shape of this woodworking plane. The back end or heel has a rounded top edge, while the front end or toe is completely flat. A mortise, cut through the stock at a 45 degree angle to the bottom or sole, beds a 1/2" cutting iron or blade. A wooden wedge holds the blade in place. The wedge finial and blade handle protrude from the top of the stock. The right side of the plane is flat, except for two side notches near the top and a beveled edge at the bottom. The left side has a 90 degree cut nearly half way down from the top. Below that is a slot, known as the escapement, from which wood shavings are ejected. The sole of the plane has a concave surface. This tool cuts a simple convex shape on the edge of a board, thus forming a single element of a molding profile. [Note: The left and right sides of the plane are determined as one looks from the toe to the heel of the object]. The front of the plane is stamped with the name of the manufacturer, "GREENFIELD TOOL CO / GREENFIELD MASS." This indicates that it was made between 1852 and 1886. 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. |