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While looking at old woodworking stuff, I found this medieval hand plane that is etimated 500-600AD from a museum in Europe. What I find most interesting about these is they took the time to put a bronze sole on the bottom. I can't imagine that was a simple or small task back in the day, especially since planes as old as 200-300 years ago primarily were wooden soles. It also has a pretty comfortable looking grip, and appears it may be more comfortable than something like a coffin smoother. There is a link below, and it shows some other ancient tools as well. Interesting stuff.
https://thomasguild.blogspot.com/201...rking.html?m=1