Norris 27 Review By: I.Ball
Category: Old Infill Planes
Extra Info: What is a Bullnose Plane? What is an Infill Plane?
Manufacturer: Norris
Plane Type: Infill, Bullnose
Model No: 27
The Norris gunmetal bullnose plane model number 27.
It is easily assumed this is a brass Norris bullnose plane. At a glance
it is easy to see why this could be mistaken for being a plane made
of brass however it is made from a type of bronze called gunmetal.
Gunmetal is sometimes referred to as red metal in certain countries /
regions of the world.
The small Norris 27 plane has a one-piece body made from gunmetal,
a steel sole, an ebony wedge and a shouldered Norris plane blade.
If the wedge is made from an alternative wood to ebony then it may well
be that the wedge has since been replaced.
If the wedge is made from
rosewood there is a good chance it is original as manufacturers of that
time were quite often open to making custom adjustments should a customer
request it and rosewood was a wood they used in the making of many of
their tools and plane wedges.
If the wedge happens to be a different shape then this
also is a good inidication the wedge has been replaced.
The cutting area of the plane blade spans the full width of the plane
with the bevelled side face upwards.
The plane blade shown in the photos is a replacement blade, the original
Norris 27 plane blade has a snecked end; the top of the blade gets
narrower and then has a bulbous top which is wider than the rest of
the blades stem.
The wedge slides into the plane until it firmly secures the blade in
position.
The plane can be used left or right handed and can be laid perfectly
flat and used on either of its sides to trim rebates, shoulder lines
and tenons.
The Norris 27 was available in three different widths: 1 inch (25mm),
1 1/8 inch (28mm) and 1 1/4 inch (32mm).
There were two very similar models to the Norris 27 bull-nose plane,
both of which were made to the same shape and in the same sizes, these
were the
Norris 25 bull-nose plane
and the Norris 26 bull-nose plane.
The Norris 25 was made from malleable iron and the Norris 26 was made
from gunmetal but with a gunmetal sole.
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