Tom

Can you get an image of the relevant original entries? Not to doubt
your reading of the entries, but it might help to pinpoint what was
referred to.

There are two molding planes listed so I am inclined to say the Casing
plane is not a simple molding plane. I do lean towards it's being a
Canadian style window casement plane as has been suggested although
there are two window planes already listed. Those two might be a pair of
sash planes? Casement planes were made in pairs which makes me wonder
why only one is listed unless the other was lost.

The question may lie in what was a Casing in mid 19th Century BC
building construction? Something to do with door construction or other
parts of windows? Unfortunately I don't' have any Canada specific
architectural books on hand to check.

The rubber plane is one that I wonder about on the spelling. There are 3
plough keys listed which don't fit any name I can think of in the tool
lexicon unless that refers to a European style plough plane of some sort
and the adjustment mechanism.

I wonder if a leather working tool crept into the woodworking list and
this is a piece of tanners equipment for prepping hides?

Gary ............................... Gary Roberts http://toolemera.com

"I'ld rather read a good book, than write a poor one."
Christopher Morley

On Aug 9, 2012, at 2:43 PM, Tom Holloway  wrote:

> GGs, I've found some tool inventories of the carpenter shop of
> Hudson's Bay Company's Fort Vancouver, [
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Vancouver> for the historical
> context, <http://www.nps.gov/fova/index.htm> for the modern National
> Park Service reconstruction,] for 1845, that I hope someone can help
> identify. Among the various types of planes that I CAN figure out (see
> full inventory below). are listed "1 case plane" and 1 rubber plane."
> I've tried searching both via Google and in the OT message archive,
> but the various uses and alternative meanings of the two separate
> words in each case yields only frustration. Can anyone here describe
> for me, and/or point me to web resources on, mid-19th century
> woodworking tools known as "case plane" and "rubber plane"? TIA, Tom
> Holloway <http://furfortfunfacts.blogspot.com/>
>> Here is the complete inventory for 1845 [with a few notes by me in
>> square brackets], which might help in figuring out what case planes
>> and rubber planes are NOT:> 6 adzes
> 4 large square head axes 12 grooving axes 8 screw augers [probably
> large =93T=94 augers, for boring holes in beams] 6 shell augers 1
> brace [and] 36 bits> 1 hand saw file 1 pair compasses 1 screw driver 4
> gouges 1 small square, 6 inch 3 assorted gimlets 4 spike gimlets 1
> jointer plane 3 trying planes 4 jack planes 1 hand plane [probably a
> small smoothing plane] 2 pair grooving planes 11-1/8 [number meaning
> unclear] 3 bead planes 2 molding planes 1 hand saw 3 tenon saws 2
> window planes 1 case plane =09 1 rubber plane 1 half round file 12
> inches 3 bastard files 1 pit saw file 1 cross cut saw file 2 rat tail
> files 3 flat bastard files 3 plough keys 1 oil stone 6 shingling axes
> 2 key hole saws 1 pair pincers 10 assorted chisels 9 socket chisels 3
> kent hammers 3 foot rules
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