Millers Falls No. 24 Jointer Plane
as illustrated in the Millers Falls catalog No. 42 (January 1938).
Millers Falls No. 24 Jointer Plane
as illustrated in the 1961 Millers Falls catalog.
Jointer Planes
Smooth 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.
Jointer Planes are used for finishing, more generally fore dressing edges to a light tight fit that are to be glued or joined together. (1938 description)
Bottom and sides milled and polished. Red enameled frogs and black enameled bottoms. Tropical hardwood handles and knobs. Nickeled and buffed lever cap. Sensitive, easily operated depth and side adjustments. High carbon, tool steel cutters. (1961 description)
Note: The above information has been reproduced from original catalog listings.
Specifications:
| Plane Type: | Jointer Plane |
| Features: | Adjustable, with screw adjustment for cutter |
| Manufactured: | From 1929 to 1961 |
| Length: | 24 inches |
| Cutter Width: | 2⅝ inches |
| Weight: | 9¾ lbs. |
| Construction: | Cast iron body, Rosewood or Hardwood handle & knob |
| Finish: | Japanned. Polished Trimmings |
| Price (1938): | $9.70 |
| 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.
