Handplane Restoration #22: Sliding down the slippery slope Philly style

Great Blog, Wayne. You got it here quick. We were just talking about it this morning. I got on Philsville tonight and then went to the shop and started a plane. I gotta try this. I am impressed with Phil’s work. Great tecnique and very functional.I think maybe we lost something when we started to buy our tools instead of making them. The guys like Phil are teaching us the difference. Thanks for the photos,Wayne.
Tom

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

Thanks Tom. I agree about losing something by not making our own tools. I’ve got the stuff to make a couple of Krenov style smoothing planes. I’m going to give it a try before long.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Very decent looking plane .
You should really enjoy working with that.
I have plans for a brass infil and a box plane for this winter I hope if I ever get the darn brass stock.

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

Thanks Bob. Phil does great work.

Have you tried looking on eBay for the brass stock? That is where I have been finding metal stock lately.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Nice looking plane Wayne. I’ve got an old one I’m gonna take a pic of, and see if you can figure out what it is. I have no idea. mike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

Looking forward to seeing it Mike. Perhaps we can get you to put if back into use.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Beautiful Wayne (and Phil!) -

Is the wood Osage Orange? Or???

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

Phil did a great Job. The wood is Goncalo Alves.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Great looking Plane Phil and Wayne.

I wish you many fine shavings with it.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Thanks Karson. Phil provided the skill and all of the work….. I’m just the happy new owner.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Wayne
Glad you like your plane – she looks great! Well, I would say that ;)
Good looking shooting board you have there, too. And I did notice the other gloats in the pic – HNT Gordon hammer and L-N brush? Very nice :)
Best regards
Phil

ww.phillyplanes.co.uk

But no shavings. Wayne we wanna see the curls, up close, full width and trans-illuminated!
BTW I’m liking that shooting board as well. The ramp providing a shearing action is an improvement over the plans I have seen. Have you blogged that one?

I keep telling myself that after the Christmas gift making frenzy this will be the Year of the Plane for me, when I learn how to effective use these tools and make a few.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

I think the plane is a gloat. The brush has been living on the bench for quite a while. I could not quite get myself to use a MDF shooting board with your plane…

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

I’ll post some action shots down the road. The shooting board is a self-reward for some hard work. I’ve been working long hours and weekends pretty much over the entire summer. I’ve got two weeks of vacation starting this weekend and expect to get the shop back in order and some work done. Perhaps I will even get it tour ready.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Wayne, Debbie and I would love to do an inspection!

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Ooooooooooo…pretty awesome!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Looks like Christopher Schwarz likes them as well….

http://blogs.popularwoodworking.com/editorsblog/Tool+Test+Wooden+Miter+Plane+From+Philly+Planes.aspx

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov