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HI Folks
Thought I'd share a plane I've made a few of recently - the Moving Fillister.
It is a plane for making rebates - it has an adjustable fence to allow you to cut various width rebates and an adjustable brass depth stop to vary the depth of the rebate. And here's the cool thing - the plane has a skewed iron and a nicker iron to allow rebates to be cut across the grain as well as along it.
The plane is made from quartersawn English Beech and has the corner reinforced with boxwood to prevent wear. The thick 3/16 iron and brass hardware make the plane quite hefty - useful when making wide cuts.
Hope you like,
best regards
Phil

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Looks great! That is some excellent workmanship.

What kind of boxwood is the corner made from?
 

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Sharp, I really like it.
 

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Like it? Love it! That boxwood corner join looks super…

Curious what the bottom looks like…what kind of hardware did you use for the adjustable fence?

Does that knurled knob on top have any thing to do with the fence? Or, does that stop the depth adjustment? Tell me more!
 

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Absolutely beautifully done Philip. Here's an old one for comparison.
 

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Very nice hand plane. May I ask where did you get the hardware for the plane? What a great job you did. I really like the english beech. What a great hand plane to have in the shop. WOW!!!! GREAT JOB!!!!!
 

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It's a thing of beauty, Phillip.
 

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I love planes… that one looks terrific, very fascinating! GREAT POST!!

-Steve
 

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Thanks for posting this Phil. Good to see one of your more recent items.
 

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Thanks for the positive comments, Gents!
Gary - the Boxing is done with English Boxwood (my private stash!).
Dorje, the brass knob adjusts the depth stop height. Underside of the plane looks like this…

That's a good price for your vintage example, Stewart!!
Dave, I made all the hardware (and the irons) from scratch.
And thanks to Wayne for prodding me to post some more projects ;)
Cheers
Phil
 

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Phil - does the depth stop height get locked in place somehow? How much backlash is there in the depth stop adjustment? (I'm not asking for anything too technical here - just a description!) Is it firm enough to hold things in place on it's own with out vibration causing it to change?
 

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No, no locking mechanism (although some planes were offered with a locking screw on the side). I found making a well fitting mechanism with minimal backlash meant a locking nut was unnecessary. When making rebates by hand you need to mark out the rebate with a marking gauge so you can see how the work is progressing - have you seen Don McConnells DVD "Traditional Molding Techniques"? He shows the correct use of these tools - well worth getting hold of!
Hope this helps
Phil
 

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Phil,

Beautiful plane, inspires me to try my hand at them again.
 

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Very nice. Once I get some other projects out of the way, some hand-made tools are next on the list!
 

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Phil - I haven't seen the McConnell video, though do know about it…

I'll have to look into it! Thanks for the tip…
 

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Nice looking Plane. Homemade yet. very cool. mike
 

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It is perfect. I love it. I hve a sash fillister plane but i have to make yours too. ¿where do you get the depth stop?. Thanks for sharing.
 
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