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I had the opportunity to make a plane iron and brand/punch both of which with my initials on them(I work in a machine shop). So naturally I had to put them to use and a plane was born. The blade is made from 1/4'' thick by 1-1/2'' wide 01 tool steel. The body of the plane is 7'' long and finished with pure tung oil.The tung oil did darken the end grain a little bit more than I would have liked but oh well. Sole and crosspin are made from Purpleheart. Body and wedge made from a Sapele scrap that I found in a dumpster next to a door/window manufacturer. The iron is bedded at 55 degrees.

The plane is a basic laminated Krenov style with crosspin but with a small change. Instead of cutting away both sides of the blank to laminate again later, I cut away only one side of the blank and routed out the bed from the side. This leaves one side of the plane to be solid-continuous wood.

Thanks for looking!

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Very nice looking plane. Good chunk of steel for the blade is always a plus, I think.
 

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Hand made tools are the best and you sure put your mark on it. Very well Done.!
 

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That looks very well made. Such a thick blade will be nice, and I love the punch brand. Did you heat the blade then punch in your brand while red hot?
 

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Nice looking plane, doesn't look like 55 degrees. Different way of making it but what ever works!
 

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That looks very well made. Such a thick blade will be nice, and I love the punch brand. Did you heat the blade then punch in your brand while red hot?

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Thanks! There was no heat needed for stamping the end grain. I do heat it up if i'm putting it in a spot that runs with the grain. Stamping it in a spot without heat that runs with the grain doesn't leave the lettering as clean/defined
 
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