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Moving Fillister (Rabbeting) Plane by E.C. Emmerich |
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E.C. Emmerich wooden planes are steeped in the Continental European woodworking tradition. These wooden planes work wood in the time honored way that no machine can approach. The E.C.E. Moving Fillister is of classic Continental European design and is a plane designed for cutting rabbets both with and across the grain. This plane features a steamed beech body with a hornbeam sole and incorporates the following features:
- Full length fence made out of steel to regulate the width of the cut. The fence is secured to the sole of the plane and can be adjusted to accommodate a rabbet width between 0" and 1 1/4".
- Full length fence made out of steel to regulate the depth of the cut. The fence is secured to the side of the plane body and can be adjusted to accommodate a rabbet depth between 0" and 3/4". Also, by removing the depth fence a total depth of 7/8" can be achieved.
- An adjustable nicker (or spur) in front of the plane iron to score the grain when cutting cross grain rabbets. To ensure clean and crisp cross grain cuts you may want to consider letting the first few strokes be pure and gentle scoring strokes employing the nicker only without any cutting action from the plane iron. Introduce the cutting iron only after you have a crisp scoring line.
- A 1 5/16" wide and 1/8" thick iron make for a chatter free performance. The iron has been hardened and tempered to Rc 61 and is bedded at 45 degrees in the plane body.
Overall length and width of the plane body is 9 1/2" and 2 3/8", respectively. Expertly crafted in Germany by E.C. Emmerich. View Traditional Woodworker's Entire Selection of Planes, Spokeshaves & Scrapers.
E.C. Emmerich
This famous tool company traces it's roots back to 1852 when master craftsman, Friedrich-Wilhelm Emmerich, founded E.C.E. in Remscheid Germany. Back in those days, most cabinet makers made their own tools. Friedrich made such fine planes that his colleagues offered to buy them for their own use. Soon the founder and his son Max, had to leave their small workroom and build a plant to meet the demand for their planes. Today, E.C.E. is still owned and run by the Emmerich family of craftsmen in the same town.
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