B62-543. SMOOTHING PLANE. Louis Rodier. Very uncommon Type 1, with the vertically mounted coil spring adjustment. (PTAMPIA I, Figure 225). Rodier's 1879, patent was for his adjustment mechanism, intended to simultaneously regulate the set of the cutter and the width of the mouth, but his planes, manufactured by Laflin Manufacturing, are best known for their corrugated sides and the serpentine grooves cast into the sole. 9" sole, with a 2-1/8" Buck Bros. cutter. The lever cap has "L.C. Rodier's Pat" with the patent date cast in a circle around a star, which is found on only a handful of these very rare planes. (PTAMPIA II, Figure 197a). Wood near perfect, metal has surface rust but no pitting or damage. From the collection of Cliff Sapienza. Fine 1000-2000