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19 January 2014 at 11:49 pm #26244
I have completed the assembly of two planes. The radius bottom plane is from hard maple and the block plane is from red oak. The radius bottom plane needs some final shaping and sanding but is all but done. The block plane has a ways to go. I’m going to add a hard maple insert to the block plane to close up the mouth and provide a little more durability to that high wear area.
The blade for the radius bottom plane is shaped but not yet bevelled. The block plane blade is shaped and bevelled. Both are awaiting heat treatment. I actually sharpened the block plane blade and took some shavings with it. It worked just fine and it was very satisfying to see the shaving curl out.
Thanks for looking.Attachments:
You must be logged in to view attached files.20 January 2014 at 12:31 am #26254Dave its about 1.75″ after shaping. It feels really good in my hand. When I built my stool I used my rough and ready radius plane. I found it a lot easier to pull the plane rather than push it. Hence the hook shape on the front.
21 January 2014 at 12:34 am #26288For those of you who are building planes and will be making your own blade from raw stock, get yourself a double cut bastard file. I picked up a Nickolson one from Home Depot over the weekend. It’s coarser, but much faster at removing material. Finished up the shaping with my single cut file with just a few strokes. Well worth the $9.00.
21 January 2014 at 2:21 am #26293Dave, I saw your post on the plane that you made. It looks fine. Is there a functional problem? Or is it ergonomic?
21 January 2014 at 4:53 pm #26315Thanks for posting Greg,good work.I have amaple for the plaine too, is it difficult for shaping?
21 January 2014 at 8:41 pm #26337Greg the planes look fantastic What is the main use of the block plane will the blade be flat. Is it a low angle bevel up?
21 January 2014 at 9:03 pm #26339Thanks guys.
Serhiy, the hard maple was much tougher than the red oak but still responded well to sharp tools.
David, the block plane is pretty generic. Flat blade and 45deg bedding angle. I am going to leave it long for now. I will mostly use it for breaking and rounding edges. I want to see how it performs over time. With comparatively little money I could make a block, smoother and jack plane for my son and nephew.
So far these are very fun and satisfying to build. That may change after I try heat treating for the first time though. 😉25 January 2014 at 11:47 pm #26534I jumped into unknown territory today. Searching around Ebay I noticed that there were several old user built rabbet/rebate planes. So, armed with my knowledge from Paul’s series, I thought I would have a go. The long narrow mortice was the hardest part. I would like to say that the addition of the cocabola toe section was a design element. It was not. I had a slight error in the bed angle of the mortise. After cutting the block to match, I had a large mouth opening. So I cut the toe section off and glued in the cocabola block to close the mouth up.
Tomorrow I will make the blade and fit the wedge. I think I will end up with very functional plane when all is said and done.Attachments:
You must be logged in to view attached files.26 January 2014 at 12:03 am #26536Looks great Greg 😉
Would look nice with a Cocabola wedge as well as the toe.
Let us know how it performs.26 January 2014 at 12:22 am #26537Thanks Mark. Thats a good idea about the wedge. I hope to be able to start taking shaving sometime tomorrow. I’ll keep you posted.
26 January 2014 at 1:07 am #26539Thanks for that Sandy. I must admit, I have no idea what I’m doing. I did a bunch of research online and just went for it. I’m hoping that blind luck will be on my side with this one. I’ve become quite attached to this plane. I keep telling myself that it’s just a jig to hold a blade. But it’s not making me any less anxiousness with this one.
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