![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-GfagSyBRQGo/TI0YP9ThesI/AAAAAAAACrE/xlK0N5gBk-o/s400/img_0794.jpg)
My antique moving fillister plane, showing a corner I've rabbeted with it, and the shavings it produces. It can be used with the grain like a rabbet plane, or with the nicker down, across the grain.
A reader in the UK saw my moving fillister plane in use while I was building a Portable Toolbox (the post also includes details of preparing the iron and nicker). He was interested in more detailed photos to help him answer some questions he has restoring a sash fillister plane. So here in excruciating detail is a photo study of the plane.
According to John Whelan's The Wooden Plane: Its History, Form and Function
I've uploaded slightly higher resolution photos than usual. Click on any photo to see that larger image.
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-aRivVQdBC68/TmVBp9Zfb4I/AAAAAAAADa8/FsusvnnqdJ8/s400/img_1989.jpg)
Right side view. The wooden folding rule is 12" long, and the metal square is 4".
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-2NWCIyocZ4s/TmVBpW8dvRI/AAAAAAAADa4/5lkEMugl9UI/s400/img_1987.jpg)
Left side view.
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-TYiZAENYES8/TmVBpMXyNOI/AAAAAAAADa0/ZAMBZLRiGBM/s400/img_1985.jpg)
Bottom view.
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-IJja4STbwdo/TmVBqet5UnI/AAAAAAAADbA/YBkM_gFcnmA/s400/img_1990.jpg)
Another view of the bottom with the loose boxing removed.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-2vhVtF3AXz4/TmVBqlGKtUI/AAAAAAAADbE/Fi7mng-C4MI/s400/img_1992.jpg)
Detail of one of the screws that hold the fence, with square brass washer and wear plate.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-t2t-Ba5bA7w/TmVBrJJIM0I/AAAAAAAADbI/HaCi-T_pNFM/s400/img_1995.jpg)
The plane disassembled, except for the depth stop adjuster.
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-j5ENO6Z9rNk/TmVBre-hB-I/AAAAAAAADbM/tvr5JhaEjJc/s400/img_1996.jpg)
Closeup of the depth stop assembly.
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-SHOHq0rAya0/TmVBr5UowJI/AAAAAAAADbQ/nNLvKDQl-7M/s400/img_1997.jpg)
With the depth stop adjuster removed. Note the hole in the bottom of the mortise; it accepts the end of the adjustment screw.
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-A14aM5rpPDI/TmVBsCJfcUI/AAAAAAAADbU/vydpJEZvNuM/s400/img_1998.jpg)
The depth stop adjuster assembly. The unthreaded end of the screw fits in the hole noted above. The screw has a garter underneath the plate; a pin secures the garter through the screw.
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Zr_FEOlQmUQ/TmVBsaVOnVI/AAAAAAAADbY/H_Phcbb17qU/s400/img_1999.jpg)
Right angle view of the adjuster.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zPKh6oeLnig/TmVBsmyb8hI/AAAAAAAADbc/GAboZIukR3k/s400/img_2000.jpg)
Another view.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Q4xdEqN0Jss/TmVBtBBxwqI/AAAAAAAADbg/H4FbnGaiZ2I/s400/img_2002.jpg)
The adjuster with the depth stop attached. The flat back of the stop rides up and down the adjustment slot as the nut travels along the screw.
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-cIildVcI2qM/TmVBtf49cSI/AAAAAAAADbk/DRSL6XgHLKY/s400/img_2004.jpg)
Right side of the bare body.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ET43xUn_l7Y/TmVBtifGwpI/AAAAAAAADbo/k_A6Hh4YQp4/s400/img_2005.jpg)
Top view of the body.
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ZELDkKWORN0/TmVBuM4Wd8I/AAAAAAAADbs/MMfVuDuaWz0/s400/img_2007.jpg)
Bottom view with the boxing removed.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Fokljpo_5A4/TmVBufmbL9I/AAAAAAAADbw/sFUfiQoQ9BY/s400/img_2008.jpg)
Detail showing how the boxing fits.
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-DA0dZErwXcg/TmVBulAFpPI/AAAAAAAADb0/JtfWYKfW0Vo/s400/img_2009.jpg)
Another view from the top.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-1Z3Pta65euc/TmVBvCw4x9I/AAAAAAAADb4/8M_lL-SXnTw/s400/img_2010.jpg)
Detail view of the body cuts for the iron, nicker, and depth stop.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--is57ok-YeY/TmVBvX2Ig4I/AAAAAAAADb8/f2TthYD8N5w/s400/img_2015.jpg)
View of the cuts from the top. Note that the iron is bedded at a skew.
Some of the photo angles can be a little misleading, so if you have questions about specific angles or dimensions, let me know and I'll add them to the post. It would be great to see someone build a reproduction. I know there are people out with the machining skills to make the depth stop assembly. The rest is largely just a typical moulding plane, plus the fence.
(Continue to part 2)
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