It is used to cut a uniformly deep groove in a piece of wood. The flat bottom sits on your piece of wood and the blade projects below the plane into the groove. The knob on the top allows you to adjust the depth in small increments. Then you just push forward on the handles.
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| You can see the blade sticking down. |
I had trouble finding one, but eventually found this one on ebay and got it for a reasonable price. I bought it while hanging out at Theresa and Melissa's house. I found a great website that catalogs the changes in this model router plane over the years. It helped me date mine to between 1916 and 1924. It is in great shape for being that old and works beautifully.
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