The Flip Side of Woodworking...

Pretty cool fixture. Nice looking jointing plane also!

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Makes great coleslaws too.

-- Thuan

A pretty nifty idea, simple and to the point.

Concerning your photography, the perspective of the first picture made me step back and say, “Wow, that’s some plane, it’s a big as his table saw!” Thankfully, the rest of the pictures put things in a more realistic perspective.

-- If at first you don't succeed, try again. Then quit. No use being a darn fool about it.

Pretty cool, jcees!

I agree, at first I thought it was a huge hand plane – it IS big. And a handy tip, too!

-- Al Navas, St Joseph, MO, http://sandal-woodsblog.com

Hi,

Looks really useful, I take it, it is stable. I would hate for my best plane to slip and take a chunk out of my finger. Their not fussy about what I feed them :(

-- Keep your tools sharp, your mind sharper and the coffee hot

Interesting idea. I have a #7 that is just sitting in the cabinet. I may try this out.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

A man after my own heart. A simple tool jig that appears to work well. No kind of protection for the fingers which means the woodworker must be careful. I’m past 71 and still have all ten digits after a lifetime of working around sharp tools. Careful beats any kind of gaurd that dosn’t always protect. you have a great day and God Bless.

-- Merlin the Magician, Wisconsin

Great jig Jcees. Nice & simple does the trick.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Genius!

-- Dust collectors suck.

Great jig. Seems like barrel makers(coopers) used a stationary plane to work staves.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

Thanks all.

Yettiman, it is VERY STABLE as the jig ”fits” this plane and gravity does the rest. You’ll notice that I also have it clamped down. When I use it at the bench, I just push it against a benchstop. As to your fingers, well be careful, razor sharp tools are to be respected. In the past, I have made up a small push block when the work piece was too small to effectively push over the blade.

Scott, by all means get that #7 tuned up and put it to work, it will fundamentally change how you view woodworking. Good luck. Let me know if you need any pointers on how to proceed.

always,
J.C.

-- "Imagination is more important than knowledge" -- Albert Einstein

This is pretty creative. I’m very much into jigs, but I think I haven’t come by something quite like this yet. I would have to get my planes better tuned for this. Well done.

-- Jeff, South Carolina

Very nice Jig. This would be perfect for truing up the soles of wooden planes. The photos fooled me as well, I thought it was a #8.

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