What Plane is this?

[Knurl]

I bought this old plane at the 2007 Sydney WWW Show and am mystified by the position of the iron and the cutting angle. What I thought was a small shoulder plane seems not to be a shoulder plane. The T-shaped blade's bevel seems angled more for scraping rather than cutting. I'd say the cutting edge is at almost 90 degrees to the wood. What advice can you give me?

[Claw Hama]

Don't know, havn't come across that profile. To state the obvious, a scaping plane for some type of moulding where you had to get under something. Sorry I can't be of any help. I have my great, great, grandfathers cabinetmakers tool chest with around 30 planes in it but that one isn't amongst them.

[Scribbly Gum]

I bought this old plane at the 2007 Sydney WWW Show and am mystified by the position of the iron and the cutting angle. What I thought was a small shoulder plane seems not to be a shoulder plane. The T-shaped blade's bevel seems angled more for scraping rather than cutting. I'd say the cutting edge is at almost 90 degrees to the wood. What advice can you give me?

Take the blade out and turn it over so it is bevel down.
It will cut rather than scrape, and the mouth will close up considerably - giving support to the front of the shaving.
Happy Rebating.
SG

[eddie the eagle]

Carriagemaker's rebate plane, by the look of it, Knurl.

Turn the blade over and it will look the way it's meant to.

CHeers,

eddie

edit: still a steep blade angle, however.

[Knurl]

Scribbly and Eddie - you guys were right and now it works beautifully and cuts a nice thin shaving through the narrow mouth. Greenies on the way.