It's a curious thing, a plane made of Lignum vitae.
And of course you are correct, it would be a curious thing & I haven't got one...........
The smaller one is Oak I think with a different sole, the larger one I don't know........
The above is what fooled me into thinking the smaller one was Lignum, when I picked them up they were very dirty, looking at the sole I thought Lignum Vitae...... After cleaning & inspecting it looks as though they have both had some kind of thin plastic or micarta bonded on the soles by a previous owner, the smaller one already has a different wood for the sole before this was added! Oh well, never mind they are still nice planes............
French have The coolest touch-marks,i'm totally envious...
...Those croissants are great!
(my very favorite is the two upraised fingers,benedictorial-like,Opinel mark unto today...).
Thanks Ernest for that info on those.
I couldn't agree more, & I thought exactly the same thing about the Opinel hand mark being very similar.
Below is the mark on the chisel I handled a few posts ago & a big adjustable wrench. I have more Peugeot tools, will dig them out.
And below that..... how do I even start to identify the larger plane's iron when "Marca de Fabrica" more or less translates to "Trademark"!!!
I love the hammer though.
Great thread. It is wonderful to see participation on this forum from somewhere besides the USA.
Thank you very much!
I realise sometimes my content strays quite a long way from Axes & hatchets & thank everyone for their tolerance.....
To make up for it here's some sexy axe content, I'm messing about etching a large old wrought iron wrap axe head, I shouldn't really as it's pretty old but sometimes I can't resist! This is how it comes out of vinegar (ferric in the past) & the black wipes off easily, it's still wet in the image. The very black bit I've painted to save it being eaten away as the higher carbon bit is etched at a much faster rate to the wrought so this protects it somewhat.
The other side is no where near as interesting. Time will tell how it turns out as its a very slow process.