Blackwood Smoothing Plane with Brass Sole

A work of art! Nice job and a cut above!

-- spanky46 -- Never enough clamps...Never enough tools...Never enough time.

That’s one mighty fine piece of usable artwork!! All the lines in this plane are complimentary to each other. The finish is second to none! Keep them coming! Thanks for sharing!

-- " All Things At First Appear Difficult"

Awesome work Philip, well done!!!

-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)

Phillip, that is a gorgeous plane. It is almost too pretty to use. I know that, if it were mine, the first scratch would be just like getting a scratch on a new car. Great finish as well. And I really like the dovetailed joint as well. It is not only a nice joint between the two material but it also adds a nice detail to the plane’s appearance.

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

Not only it takes fine shavings, its does look very fine indeed.
Great wok!

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Absolutely awesome. That is a beautiful tool. Anyone would be lucky to have that in their collection.

Keep up the good work, and keep showing the pictures.

-- -- Rob Hix, King George, VA

thats almost too nice to use! Great looking plane!

-- David, South Windsor, CT "I love the smell of sawdust in the morning"

Awesome job! How do you dovetail the sole like that?

-- Just remember,it was a lone amatuer that built the ark, and a team of experts built the Titanic.

Thank you all for the kind comments!
Mranum, I mill the dovetail on a metalwork mill – no other way, I’m sorry to say.
Best regards
Phil

Just beautiful.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Great job Phillip brillant work !!

-- If at first you don't succeed...Buy another tool !!

That’s a beauty and I liked your ‘Maloof’ chair too

-- Phil in British Columbia

Brilliant, Phil! True art.

-- There's no tool like an old tool...

Phil! It’s so beautiful I had set the firtst pic as my desktop wall paper. Nice work!

Thanks Phil.

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

Phillip,

You are truly a talented and gifted artist. Thank you for sharing. It is a beautiful plane.

Mart

As planes go that is a Maserati. Beautiful and sleek. Great job, Phillip.

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

Incredible! Beautiful craftsmanship!!! Thanks for posting.

-- Dennis Zongker

Outstanding work of art.

Jim

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Phillip. You work is outstanding. I’d love to see the sole of this plane.

-- I love the smell of sawdust in the morning....

Man you are right down my alley!!!! I love what you have done. With 5000mi away I won’t be able to visit, at least not now. The dove tail connection is fantastic. I would like to know where you got the brass knobs. I made an inlay plane & couldn’t find a brass knob. Please help!!

ED

-- ED NOCK

Phil: Another beautiful plane. A great job on this one.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Excellent looking job!

-- I never started a project I couldn't screw up.

As we say in Scotland, ” A Stoatir”

Excellent job. I’ve been mulling about the idea of trying to make a few roundover planes and posts like this just keep pushing me closer to the edge of what I’m sure is a very deep chasm.

-- Use the fence Luke

Thanks again – I’m blown away by your responses! :)

Ed – I make the brass knobs on my metal lathe. In fact, the complete plane was made from scratch, including the iron. If you are interested in a brass knob drop me an email!

Cheers

Phil

Do you have anything currently in the pipeline? It would be nice if you could show us some photos of a plane like this in progress.

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

I agree, some progress photos would be great. MAN this is incredible.

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quite the beauty Philly! Fantastic!

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

That`s one fine looking hand tool.
It leans toward the art side of woodworking.
Thanks for sharing it with us.

-- ''Carry on my wayward son''

Makes me want to go out and buy a big hunk of brass! haha

Phil, that’s gorgeous. Your site is awesome too. Keep up the good work.

I love that thing.

-- Matt - My Websites - http://www.bestinwood.com - Hand Tools :: http://www.workshopgarage.com - Small Shops

Very nice.

-- ~ Inspiring those who inspire me ~

Thanks again, Gents!
I’ve just returned from a woodworking show and Folks response to the Blackwood plane was the same as yours – especially as they got to make shavings with it!
I’ll be making another one soon – I’ll post some pics of its construction as it comes together.
Best regards
Phil

exquisite work!
May I ask Philip, do you make your own adjusters or do you find them somewhere?

-- Francisco Luna, San Francisco Bay Area.

I’m curious about what type of steel you typically use for your plane bodies. Also, any good links to how-to’s on making floats? Too many projects, so little time!

-- Matt - My Websites - http://www.bestinwood.com - Hand Tools :: http://www.workshopgarage.com - Small Shops

I wasn’t aware that Rolls Royce was making hand planes ! Absolutely beautiful Craftsmanship : )

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

Almost unbelievable but the picture is for real, right? So glad to behold people are making tool jewelry like this!
I know that much effort is in the finishing of such dense hardwood, sanding can be relentless but the results are out of this world like your planes!

-- $tudie

Freakin’ awesome work, mon ami. I take the summer months off of woodworking because of the heat/humidity here in Central FL so I’ve been out of the loop. Again, that’s a pretty pretty plane.

Did you make the Norris adjuster or purchase it?

always,
J.C.

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

i’d love to see this bad boy in action?

-- Ike, Big Daddies Woodshop,www.icombadaniels@yahoo.com

Thanks Guys! Yes, the plane IS for real! I’m going to borrow a camcorder off a friend and make a little video of it for you.
JC – I make the norris adjuster from scratch. In fact, the whole plane including the iron is made from scratch. Have a look over at my website for more details….

http://www.phillyplanes.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22&Itemid=23

Cheers
Phil