tool
Board cutter
The board cutter (1) is a hand tool for cutting softboard plates. The shape
is reminiscent of a plane, but it is not one. In most models, a guide is
provided in the center, in which a blade can be attached at an angle. A
hollow space is provided for this purpose. The whole is fastened with
lateral screws. Board was a popular building material in the 1950s and
1960s and consists of sheets of pressed fibres, used, among other things,
as ceiling panels. With a board cutter one could cut plates to size and cut
a bevel to obtain a V-shape between two connected plates. [MOT] (1) The
proper name in English is yet unknown.