Older Queries
This section contains all the queries posted on the old website up to May 2020. There is a vast store of information here so please browse and make use of the search facility to find out more.
Ted Cole has written to ask advice on a plane in his possession that is not mentioned in the (2nd) edition of BPM. .
Joanne Griffin found this object burried in her allotment. I think it is a moletrap but I would wecome confirmation
Bob Evans
Ted Cole is looking for information on this SAM COX plane that's in his collection. He thinks it is an early plane maker from Bristol.
Dru Muskovin writes from Crab Tree Farm in Lake Bluff, Illinois, U.S.A to ask for our help.
Eveline van Breemen from the North Lincolnshire Museum Service Would like to confirm (or deny) that the item in the attached photographs is a floor board cramp. She is concerned that it may have been misclassified.
John Morrison recently bought this moulding plane. But it is not what it seems...
Bob Evans would be grateful if anyone could identify this wood found as part of the restoration work on the Newport Transporter Bridge.
Harry Dodd would very much appreciate any insights into the purpose and mode of operation of this tool. At first sight, it appears to be for shaving or trimming narrow strips of something flexible but, as you will see, close examination raises more questions than answers.