In 1997, at De Meern near Utrecht in The Netherlands, a sunken Roman barge was excavated. It’s believed to date from the second half of the 1st century AD. It’s amazing to think we’re using just about the same style that was around just after Jesus Christ. The barge held a large variety of objects including four woodworking planes. They were all reasonably similar in style and my reconstruction is based on the one that was most complete. Overall dimensions are 340mm x 55mm wide x 45mm high, and the pitch is 42 deg. and it’s made of ash.
