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Another argument to switch to a wooden plane. 🙂
This is one of the reasons i chose pine for the box i made. ( best strength to weight ratio ) And made it smaller than the plans here.
For me, it all ends in vanity. I could stuff my tools in a durable dewalt cloth bag that’s probably a quarter of the weigth and twice as ergonomic. But as you know, beauty matters. And pride. And it gives everybody something to chat about, and that’s not to look down upon.
To csomerlot: i’ve learned to relax when i pack the tools i think i need. 2 chisels are enough, even if i dont know what im up against. And if you’re hauling one of those old juggernaughts, remember they were built to accomodate a storehouse of moulding planes, hammers and saws.
In my country, sweden, carpenters sometimes lived for a few days in a house while finishing a door, a window, or what was needed before moving on. Hence the big chest.
#1. I put the nail there to make sure i held the stock square to the fence. Since the stock was so short, it became wobbly for me without a guide. Was i even more careful than i had to be, i would nail or tape a small temporary board in place.
#2. I made a fence with a Tapered 45 degree edge for the plane to run over. Took me no time with a saw and two guidelines.
Thank you, Matt. That’s nice of you to say. So rails are where the shelves are attached to the legs? Then what are shoulders?
I’ll try to explain myself clearer with a picture. And they are actually called tapered sliding dovetails, for anyone googling. Like this:
The best person i found for explaining tapered sliding dovetails is Frank in this youtube video:
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You must be logged in to view attached files.I made something similar with a 45 grade angle along the grain on two sides of a piece. The piece was 5 inches long. I used the shooting board and added a small triangular support all along the step-down of the shooting board.
Like this:
Then i put a bit of tape on the blade of my plane so it didnt eat away on the triangular support.
When first making the triangular support (60 degrees in your case ) i just sawed it carefully.
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