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3 January 2015 at 10:35 am #122987
[quote quote=122926]Good looking planes. I didn’t know beech would be good plane stock. They look really nice though!
[/quote][quote quote=122926]Good looking planes. I didn’t know beech would be good plane stock. They look really nice though!
[/quote]Nearly all wooden planes in Uk made of beech it’s a very close grain wood very easy To work.
Beech also used for upholstery frames as the wood could take tacks being put in close together without splitting.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.3 January 2015 at 10:40 am #122989Your jointer looks like a beast Dave, I suspect it will be very eyecatching when you’ve finished it off.
With a larger plane I would be tempted to leave it quite a while in its glued-but-not-finished state to let it get any last movement out of its system. Maybe rough shape it if there’s a lot to take off the top. But then, I’m no expert on making planes. What is your plan from this point?
Matt
3 January 2015 at 2:30 pm #122993[quote quote=122989]Your jointer looks like a beast Dave, I suspect it will be very eyecatching when you’ve finished it off.
With a larger plane I would be tempted to leave it quite a while in its glued-but-not-finished state to let it get any last movement out of its system. Maybe rough shape it if there’s a lot to take off the top. But then, I’m no expert on making planes. What is your plan from this point?
Matt
[/quote][quote quote=122989]Your jointer looks like a beast Dave, I suspect it will be very eyecatching when you’ve finished it off.
With a larger plane I would be tempted to leave it quite a while in its glued-but-not-finished state to let it get any last movement out of its system. Maybe rough shape it if there’s a lot to take off the top. But then, I’m no expert on making planes. What is your plan from this point?
Matt
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Matt Dave has not made his jointer yet. The one in his picture is a smoother.
I am looking forward to seeing his jointer.
Acclimation is important even so you can always true a wooden plane up.3 January 2015 at 5:07 pm #122998Well at this stage it looks good, keep the mouth tight untill you have been useing it some then open it very slow. One of the tightes I have is a 18″ with a mouth like a smoother, it workes great.
Frankj4 January 2015 at 12:52 am #123016@nobby1967, you may not have to wait as long as you think, check the bottom of page 1.
Matt
Jointer is all done :). sharpened the blade up, and finished shaping the body to suit my hands. I may have to open the throat a wee bit but I’ll do that in a month to give it some usage before deciding. Right now it takes very fine shavings.
Matthew, the wood is quite stable hasn’t moved in a few weeks. If it does move I’ll just lap the bottom. I have a piece of glass 30 inches long and use some 120 grit sandpaper.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.4 January 2015 at 2:22 am #123021Thank Matt 😉
Dave fantastic job they look very comfortable to use.
I love it when you get a wooden plane set up. All those little taps on the iron to get just right where you want it. A real sense of accomplishment.@juryaan – making these planes is quite simple and can be done using hand tools only. The only power tool I used was my little bench top drill press for drilling the alignment dowels and crosspin holes for the wedge. These holes need to be dead on square to the plane iron bed. Everything else was done using hand tools. Ripping the beech body to dimension to resawing the cheeks etc. The crucial part is getting the bed that supports the iron dead true and flat which done using a very sharp plane.
4 January 2015 at 2:11 pm #123035Two attractive planes, but the jointer is really stunning, you look to have acheived a graceful form and professional level of finish.
Would it be rude to ask for a couple more photos? I’d like to see it more from the front, and see the throat and bed without the wedge and blade in place.
Thanks,
Matt
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