Home made gouge? or rabbitting tool? or??

[skipskip]

auction find, but I cant ID  it.

3/8 brass plate, no company name just owners initials.

ideas?


aug 337 by skipskip, on Flickr


more pics here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/skipskip/sets/72157627441968401/

[Papaw]

Skip, that is a hand router.

[jimwrench]

 Old woman's tooth router plane. Brass casting and unusual cutter adjustment method. Interesting router.

[Branson]

Hand router.  This one looks to be a home-made copy of the Stanley 71 1/2.  Ebay has one, item 190571243842
I have one, and have used it for years now.  Good tool.  I think the knobs on the Stanley are more useful than
the handles on the one you found, and the raising and lowering feature makes things easier than the set screw
adjustment on yours.

I only use "old woman's tooth" for the wood stocked routers, often made from sections of stair rail.  I've seen wood
stocked examples that follow the general pattern of the Stanley version.

[scottg]

Homemade brass router!!  Way nice!!
I would make new handles and clean it up if I's you.  Would be brilliant!!

 A slab of solid brass like that?? I'd even be tempted to send it to Catherine and get it engraved.
 yours Scott

[skipskip]

Catherine?

either way it's up  on ebay now

370539545391

Skip