Although I usually work with power tools, sometimes hand tools can be very useful. That is why I made this router plane, here in Holland called a "horletoet, oudewijven tand or grondschaaf". I don't know if horletoet is a corruption of an english word. I have never met anyone who can tell me the origin of horletoet. Could it be related to horror tooth? The literal translation of "oudewijven tand" is old wives tooth. The original name grondschaaf means bottom plane. I made it out of Beech. It is treated with BLO. The knive is made out of an allen key. It is made after an idea of Stumpie Nubs from which you can find more at https://stumpynubs.com/
P.A.F. van Veen en N. van der Sijs (1997), Etymologisch woordenboek: de herkomst van onze woorden, 2e druk, Van Dale Lexicografie, Utrecht/Antwerpen
horletoet* [grondschaaf] {1859} van horrelen, iteratief van het klanknabootsende horren [snorren] + toet [(gewestelijk) varken]; de grondschaaf heet ook wel varken; vgl. ook vloervarken [schuier].
And for all us non Dutch PAF van Veen and N. van der Sijs (1997), Etymological dictionary: the origin of our words , 2nd edition, Van Dale Lexicography, Utrecht/Antwerp
horletoet * [ground scraper] {1859} from horrelen , iterative of the onomatopoeic horren [to purr] + toot [(regional) pig]; the ground plane is also called pig ; cf. also floor pig [slider].
Nice little plane. I would like to give one a try to build some day, just have to figure out a good adjustment for the height, with what I have. Well done.
P.A.F. van Veen en N. van der Sijs (1997), Etymologisch woordenboek: de herkomst van onze woorden, 2e druk, Van Dale Lexicografie, Utrecht/Antwerpen horletoet* [grondschaaf] {1859} van horrelen, iteratief van het klanknabootsende horren [snorren] + toet [(gewestelijk) varken]; de grondschaaf heet ook wel varken; vgl. ook vloervarken [schuier].
Dankjewel! Thanks a lot. I always wondered where that strange word came from. And you gave the answer.
