Plow plane with beaver damage?

[Jason Buresh]

It never ceases to amaze me what you can find on the internet. Now, I'm no expert on beavers, but I don't think 19th century plow planes are part of their diet, and if they were, this one would probably have to have been found in a swamp. Or maybe the craftsman of the day had a pet beaver? Does beaver damage add to the value?

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In all seriousness this looks like maybe someone's dog decided to use it as a chew stick. Or one of the wooden screws broke of the end and they hacked away at it so they could still unscrew the knob. Maybe I'm wrong, but I highly doubt it's beaver damage.
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[Dave Anderson NH]

Beaver damage, got to admit it is creative BS. The person listing obviously believes in "A fool and his money is soon parted."

[Jim Koepke]

Does beaver damage add to the value?

Certainly not as much as that seller would lead others to believe.

jtk

[Jason Buresh]

I at least got a laugh out of it, but I hope no one is fool enough to buy it

[Lee Schierer]

More likely is is mouse and/or rat damage. The plane was probably stored someplace where it was blocking a path to some plave rats or mice wanted to go. A beaver would have taken much bigger bites.

[Dale Stansbery]

Another possibility is groundhog if it were in an accessible building. I've had them chew through flooring, completely through a 4x4" support post, and they especially like the little black plastic vent caps on 5 gallon gas cans.