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1. 
   KiddervilleAcres | Feb 27, 2008 11:42pm | #1

   Google is your friend: http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUS240&q=Snipe+Bill+planes

   Regards, 

    

   Bob @ Kidderville Acres

   A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!

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   Steinmetz | Feb 28, 2008 04:08am | #2

   These 'Snipe Bill' planes are older wood planes
   which run the gamut of beading/molding/rebating etc etc

   The term Snipe Bill refers to the peculiar shape of the wedge that secures the plane iron in place. A snipe is a sea bird which has a similar long, narrow 'Bill'.
   Steinmetz.

   
   

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   Edited 2/27/2008 8:37 pm ET by Steinmetz

3. 
   lwilliams | Feb 28, 2008 05:23am | #3

   here's a photo of snipes bill planes:

   http://www.handplane.com/Planemaker-Gallery/details.php?image_id=71

   they're not side rabbet planes and should never drift to the side when cutting but should "sink" their profile or just the initial portion of their profile

   there's more information on the use of these in Don McConnell's  DVD:

   http://www.lie-nielsen.com/catalog.php?grp=1320