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269227 Kirk Eppler 2019‑09‑20 Re: Modern-Looking Woodie Plane Iron Stamped “CIAIO WOLFRAMIO”
Maybe this one from our European correspondent Wolfgang?

https://www.holzwerken.de/museum/hersteller/engels.phtml


On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 8:39 PM John Ruth  wrote:

> Galooterati,
>
> Today’s Flea Market find is an unmarked modern-looking, vaguely European
> wooden plane with a heavy double iron marked “CIAIO WOLFRAMIO”
>
> I’m familiar with Wolfram being used in Swedish carbide tools, but this
> plane iron is clearly steel, not carbide.
>
> Photos will have to wait, but the plane looks like it might be made of
> Olive wood.  It does seem to be Beech or European Elm. In profile, it kind
> of looks like a “Horn Plane,” but there’s no sign of there ever having been
> a horn knob on the front.
>
> The sole has a Formica surface. This looks “factory;” the fit is perfect.
>
> It has a wedge and also a threaded depth adjuster that requires the use of
> a tommy bar in the holes in the head of the adjuster.
>
> I must have seen a thousand wooden planes in my life, but never have I
> seen this type of adjuster.
>
> It does not adjust laterally except by hammering.
>
> Can anyone shed any light on the meaning of “CIAIO WOLFRAMIO?”  ( A bit
> faint. It might be “WOLFRAMO” )
>
> I gave $5, missing the wooden wedge.
>
> John Ruth
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Sent from my iPad, apologies for the Auto Correct errors. Kirk

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