Wood Wedges? What are these?
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Hello woodworking family,
I have been searching a website where people sell antiques and art. I found lots of old woodworking tools, etc. You should check it out, http://www.etsy.com, its a great resource as there is no bidding. Anyway, I came across the below listing for “Vintage Wood Plane Wedges”? Does anyone have an idea what these ‘wood’ be used for? (pun intended)
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If you have interest in making your own hand planes, I can recommend David Finck’s book “Making and Mastering Wooden Planes”. He was a student of James Krenov before he authored his plane making book. He shows how to make laminated planes using a bandsaw a block plane and a drill press. The laminated planes are constructed quite differently (probably a lot easier) than the more traditional plane in Ken’s picture. Those traditional planes are usually constructed in one piece by creating the center void like a mortice, and shaping that mortice using special tools called plane maker floats. Floats are sort of like a combination of a file and a saw in one tool.
You can see a plane making float being sharpened in the following video:
-Scott
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You do not have to have a bandsaw or drill press to make a laminated plane. You could easily resaw the stock by hand, saw the mouth out of the center section by hand, and drill the cross pin with a brace and a simple jig to improve accuracy. Using a mitred shooting board like the one in Paul’s video should correct any inaccuracies in the cut.
Now you got me going. I’m going to have to try to build one…
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