Radius Bottom Plane
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The sides of this plane are oak, the main body is some old pine and the blade is from an old block plane that I don’t use.
I shaped the plane for the most part with a rasp and sanded a little bit, but didn’t go too far.
I shaped the blade with a bench grinder and then sharpened it on the diamond stones.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.I gave the little plane a coat of stain. I had thought of keeping the two-tone and think maybe I should have. However, I’m not going to get hung up on the color.
The intent for the radius bottom plane is to use it on a stool or such like thing.
It has proven useful already though on another project which is putting some wood on a curved wall. In the photo, you can see the curved shaped which can’t be planed with another tool, maybe just a spokeshave.
I’m pretty happy with the new tool. Nice to have one I made myself.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.6 June 2015 at 2:48 am #127549Nice, Jude. Great idea using an old block plane iron. I’ve been wanting to make one of those curved-sole planes for a long time. I hope to find the time soon.
Sorry I didn’t see your post. I don’t check in here so often anymore.
I copied the design for my plane from Paul’s video and more so from Greg Merritt’s drawing.
I think I copied the dimensions at 2″ wide by 2″ tall by 5″ long.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.Thanks, and sorry to be slow responding. I have finished my beta-version radius plane – poplar, with a 36mm replacement blade part # 07P1011 from LV. This size works well when using nominal 2″ thick stock – which is 1 1/2″ or 38mm from the lumberyard. width at centre 1 13/16″, overall length 6″, max height 1 3/4″. long radius approx 7″, short radius approx 3″. bed angle 45 degrees.
The LV blade was low-cost, easy to flatten & sharpen, and has done well in use so far.
I made it from an offcut. Intended use was for saddling a windsor chair seat after the scorp. I had a lovely old plane with a repurposed 2″ blade, but it didn’t have a tight enough radius either fore – aft or port – starboard.
What worked:
– larger size – I started with about 7 ” long stock. It fits the hand pretty well.
– rounding fore & aft, with a slightly narrower stern – coffin – again for hand comfort
– using dowels in the blank to keep parts aligned in glue-up <– top tipBetter next time:
– precision in marking / sawing / filing ledges for each side of wedge.
– bolder, bigger throat opening to start. The round blade scoops up shavings that jam easily in a narrow throat.
– better attantion to marking pieces and hand-planing the inside faces for a better glueline
– maybe a wider radius across – 4″ maybe.Attachments:
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