Millers Falls No. 14C Jack Plane
as illustrated in the Millers Falls catalog No. 42 (January 1938).
Millers Falls No. 14C Jack Plane
as illustrated in the 1961 Millers Falls catalog.
Jack Planes
Corrugated Bottom
End and side adjustment of cutters. Cutters one solid piece of fine, high carbon steel well ground and polished. Bottoms and sides nicely polished. Inside of bottoms finished in glossy black enamel, frogs in red enamel. Lever cap polished, nickeled and buffed. Selected rosewood knobs and handles.
Jack Planes are used on the edges of boards for rough, heavy cuts and also the final truing up preparatory to jointing. (1938 description)
Gray iron bottoms and frogs. Handles and knobs of tropical hardwood. Three-point bearing lever cap nickel plated. End and side adjustment of cutters. (1961 description)
Note: The above information has been reproduced from original catalog listings.
Specifications:
| Plane Type: | Jack Plane |
| Features: | Adjustable, with screw adjustment for cutter. Corrugated bottom |
| Manufactured: | From 1929 to 1969 |
| Length: | 14 inches |
| Cutter Width: | 2 inches |
| Weight: | 4¾ lbs. |
| Construction: | Cast iron body, Rosewood or Hardwood handle & knob |
| Finish: | Japanned. Polished Trimmings |
| Price (1938): | $5.00 |
| Uses: | General purpose bench plane |
Please check the Value Guide For Millers Falls Planes page for relative prices.
Additional Notes:
On early models the number was cast into the body around the front knob and the knobs were made from rosewood (cocobolo). Later models came with a tropical hardwood knob. The manufacturer’s name and model number was stamped on the left cheek.
