Roman plane replica

Stewart:

A great reconstruction of a past woodworking tool.

It’s very interesting to see this come to completion.

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Facinating; was it used for rounding spokes or such? The groove is so pronounced it makes you wonder.

Oops! Sorry—I should’ve read your post first about its function.

-- Now, where did I put those bandaids?

thanks stewart, If I ever get around to making a set of hollow and round planes I think I might use this as a styling idea.

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BOFO! Nicely done.

always,
J.C.

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

That is totally wicked!

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awesome….just awesome.

-- Brian, Ontario Canada,

unusual design and wonderful recreation

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Very nice Yorkie! Great job!

I really like that scale in the first picture. Where did you get it?

-- Gary - Never pass up the opportunity to make a mistake look like you planned it that way - Tyler, TX

Great project. You did a superb job with it.

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Thanks everyone.

Gary said: ”Very nice Yorkie! Great job!

I really like that scale in the first picture. Where did you get it?”

A friend brought it back from New Zealand some years ago; all of the timber samples are named on the back. It also says: ” AOTEAROA Land of the Long White Cloud – Timber Arts”

Perhaps a member from ‘down under’ can come up with a source.

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Very nice. I read your blog. This is a great project. Thanks for posting!

-- Dennis Zongker

Very nice! And thanks for a bit of woodworking history education.

-- Scott - Katy, Texas

Great piece of history Stewart.

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I love it. Great job!!!!!!!!!!!!

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That is beautiful work. It strikes me as somewhat nautical. The triangles on the sides look like water and the lashings on top look like a new world kayak’s lashings to store equipment. Also the prows are remicent of the bifurcated bows of those bidarkas. Or viking or egyptian or phoenician bows and sterns. Any way I think you know what I’m saying. It probably was made by a ship builder. What do you think? When was the original dated to? Again beautiful work.

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