A Roman Plane - my 21st century re-creation #2: Finishing the plane body

Ivory proved difficult to source <g>, so I chose a piece of sycamore that was to hand. I thought the colour wasn’t too different & it’s quite nice to work. Again deviating from the Roman approach I resawed and cut out the throat block, forming the quite steep 65° ramp.

The sycamore infill ready to try in its soleplate.

Removing the waste for the finger-holds.

And smoothing with shop-made sanding sticks.

Here the body is beginning to be shaped.

Modified coach-bolts are utilised as the body-to-soleplate securing rivets.

-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business.