ovalo molding plane

TOOLS - PLANES - MOLDING
Chelor, Cesar
USA, MA, Wrentham
circa 1750
metal; wood
Overall: 6 1/4 x 9 7/8 x 1 in.

Ovalo molding plane, made by Cesar Chelor (1711 - 1784), the first documented African-American toolmaker in North America, Wrentham, MA; plane made of yellow birch (Pearson, 2019), stamped at toe end "C E CHELOR/ WRENTHAM"; nail driven into heel end.

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