Edward Preston Bullnose Plane 2509 Review By: I.Ball
Category: Old Bullnose Planes
Manufacturer: Edward Preston
Plane Type: Bullnose
Model No: 2509
The Edward Preston plane 2509 is a 10cm long adjustable
bullnose plane made in the early years of the 20th century.
The plane is made from cast iron and finished with a nickel plating.
This plating is prone to coming off through years of use, as such these
planes are often found today with partial plating cover or even no
plating cover.
The body cast is made up of two pieces; the main body and a detachable
front nose piece. The front nose piece is secured/removed using a screw.
The purpose of the detachable nose is to offer a chisel plane function
which is particualrly useful for planing right into a corner.
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 plane has curved, domed top securing cap and front nose offering added
comfort and control.
The Edward Preston 2509 bull-nose plane is equipped with a blade adjusting
mechanism. The blade adjuster control is located at the rear of the plane in
the form of a knurled nut. The adjuster is used to control the depth at which
the blade will cut.
The plane is fitted with a shouldered cast steel Edward Preston plane blade.
The cutting edge is 1 1/8" (2.9cm) wide with a bevel edge;
the width of the blade spans the full width of the plane. The top of the blade
has a slot to allow the blade adjuster to locate with the blade. The blade sits
in the plane with the bevel edge side facing upwards.
The blade is held firmly in place with the use of the securing cap / lever cap.
The cap locks the blade in place by locating the securing cap into the two notches
in the plane body and then turning until tight the knurled securing wheel located
on the underside of the securing cap.
Edward Preston produced a very similar plane which didn't have a detachable nose.
The plane was the
Edward Preston 1355 bullnose plane.
This model of plane was reproduced in a slightly new form by Record (C & J
Hampton Ltd); the
Record 077A plane,
in the 1930's to 1990's.
Body: cast iron
Lever cap: cast iron
Plane finish: nickel plating
Edward Preston 2509 Plane Blade / Cutter
Material: best steel
Width (bottom): 29mm (1 1/8 inch)
Top Of Blade Shape: Squared, with open window slot
Blade Markings: 'Preston, EP, Birm, Eng'
Edward Preston 2509 Plane Markings
"No 2509" - found on one of the plane sides towards the bottom.
"Preston England" - found on the lever cap face with a two cherries
symbol. Originally this had a red back ground however it is quite common to find
these with a partial red background or no background colour.
? - 1934
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