Razee-Dazzle Fore Plane

Very nice!

That Tom, is a real plane! Excellent!

I love the contrasting woods!

Gary

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

Looks great Tom,
Nothing quite like the sound of woodworking with handtools.

-- Dave Idaho

A work of Art with a purpose.This is a future heirloom. Nice!

-- " If I can make it,so can you" Andy in Oregon

Damn! This is a beautiful piece! Real nice workTom. And it really works!

Echoing Andy’s comment. This is indeed a future heirloom.

-- Bob

great looking plane

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

Great plane and great Craftsmanship…..

-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT

Wow….beautiful. Looks like a pleasure to use.

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

Tom,

Great work! That’s nice that you can “create” your own tools. Even better to begin to use them to make other projects.

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

Beautiful

-- Marge, Colorado

Tom I think you out did yourself on this one. That is a sharp piece of work and is too purdy to use. Excellent!

Great craftsmanship and useful also!

-- Spread love with our work

I think it certainly deserves signing. It’s an original Angle Infill. That is one sweet plane.

Did you cut a plough for the tote and infill against the back or did you drop in into a mortise? You decided to go with the cross-dowels in wood (especially bearing against the wedge), is that working well? Inquiring minds want to know…

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

Beautiful piece of work, Tom!

Doug, did you ever work for “60 Minutes”? lol!

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

They already had a portly, irascible, goofy old white man. Have to pull my schtick here for free. ROTFL.

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

Hi Douglas, I dug out a mortise for the tote which has a 1” x1” base. I think the cross dowel holding the wedge is working fine. It might be better if it was brass.(next one). I just came in from the shop. I just had to try it on the face of a board. I can’t believe how slick it is with the wax on the Jarrah sole. I’m also amazed at how light it really is. It weighs less than my #7. It slicked a piece of Alder down smooth so quick I didn’t believe it. The dowels do not go all the way across. They are more to register the sides while glueing. I’m sure they add to the strength. That came from Ron Hock. I think on the next one I’ll do it like Phil does which is more complicated but I think better. There is a learning curve on the hammer adjustment.

-- Thos. Angle

Wonderful plane Tom. It is really pretty. I’m itching to get into the shop and try my hand at it. One more week of business travel and then hopefully I will get my shop cleaned out and in working shape.

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

I have made a few planes myself. There is not much better than a pile of shavings at ones feet. The feel of the curl coming out of the plane. Nice job.

-- bobdurnell, Santa Ana California.

Tom, you did that in less than four hours? Unreal. I’ve got to try making a plane. If I could do it in a week, I’d be satisfied. Good work.

-- Jim

No Jim, It took quite a bit more than 4 hours. The first one took about 3 hours but was very simple. I have no idea how much time is in this one. Over 8 hours at least. I learned a lot doing it . Maybe the next one will be faster. You could start with one of Ron Hock’s kits. They make a plane and they really work well. A good place to start.
Tom

-- Thos. Angle

Tom A great looking plane and a nice worker.

No room on a shelf for a working plane.

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

Wonderful, Tom. I’m inspired. Can’t wait to see the next one.

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

I wonder what is next. Perhaps a smoother?

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

Tom; You did a fine job of it my friend. I’ll bet that puppy sang, as the wood sings it’s way through the throught of the plane.

Very nive and practical product.

One of these days I’ll post the lead filled dead blow malletsI used to make a lot of. They’re fun easy, handsome, and work quite well, inassition to practiging many skills while biulding it.

Damn, i have a lot to do.

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

Ride ‘em Cowboy – you did an outstanding job on your plane. I’ve seen some pretty planes while fighting the urge to get into them – but I can’t recall seeing one that looked any better than yours. I think you are onto something there Tom. You are truly a man of many talents.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

Tom. I’d like to see you market some of these. They are truly nice. The lamb’s tongues are a very nice touch. Are they mostly an additional elegance or do they serve a function (as opposed to just pushing the bevel all the way to the sole or even leaving it square)? The more I look at the shape with the mass in front and the lines cutting back to the stern the better I like this beauty.

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

Sorry Tom. No offense intended. I was just amazed at the workmanship and didn’t catch the humor. I’ve seen David Marks’ show about making planes and I figure if I can ever make one like you or him in less than forty hours in the shop, I’m already reaping the eternal rewards.

Say, you wouldn’t already have a short tutorial on plane making posted somewhere would you?

-- Jim

Have you seen the Hock Video Jim?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLNRkyCTlT4

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

WOW! What a nice plane, Tom. If you would sell em, like Doug sugested, you can count me in! I would love to have one of those! I am almost fantasizing about thin shavings falling all around my workshop! LOL!

No, really, I love using wooden planes. I have a turn of the century (early 1900’s) Satnley wooden jointer that I just love to use.

Fantastic example of American craftsmanship! I am glad you and others are keeping that tradition alive!

God Bless,
Hawg

-- Saving barnwood from the scrapyards

Sweet!

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hilsbiblechurch.org/

What we have here is nothing short of a wooden plane revival…I’m sensing a movement here!

Tom – what a great plane – beautiful work!

Aren’t you gonna show us the shavings? Or that flat alder board?

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

what a gorgeous piece of wood art !!

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Thanks every body. Douglas, no faster than I built this one, they would cost more than a Lie-Nielsen. For the money I’d rather have the L-N. The chamfer on the edge is traditional. I saw it on Phil’s planes and on many old ones as well. I think it stops just because it looks better. It also stops edge deterioration in use. I do think every one should experience the feel of a wooden plane sliceing through wood.

-- Thos. Angle

I second your thinking on the experience. What is next?

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

Just awesome, Tom. Really a piece of art!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Wayne,
Next. Finish Carleen’s kitchen before I get shot!!! Then I need to do some saddle repair, like rebuild one completely and build at least two more and get things ready for Christmas and….... oh you meant plane wise? I’ve got another chunk of oak to make a baby smoother. I think I’ll build it like Phil and all the old ones are built. if I have time I’ll order hock blades today. Probably make it with a York pitch. I tried to use this plane to skin down some cabinet doors today but it is just too big. I went to one of my#4’s and it was slick but not as slick as the Jarrah. Maybe I need to wax that sucker.

-- Thos. Angle

I’ve been ordering from Craftsman Studio lately. They discount Hock stuff and seem to have it in stock. I’ve got all of the plan’s blades and a kit sitting on my workbench waiting for some time off.

http://www.craftsmanstudio.com/html_p/hockblades.htm

I’ve seen a couple of plans for wax or oil blocks that you set on your bench and then rub the sole of the plane on them. Basically the oil blocks have a cloth insert that have been soaked in oil. The others have blocks of wax set in a wooden base. I might have to make something like this for my bench.

Today, I keep a tin of renassance wax on my bench for that.

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

There is a name for those but at the moment it escapes me. someone had a plan to build on in one of the recent magazines. How’s that for vague? Craftsman was where I was going to order a couple irons and chipper breakers. I’ll see if I can find the article and let you know where it is.

-- Thos. Angle

Thanks Wayne for the Craftman Studio tip -

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

True Craftsmanship!! Very few people have talent to this degree!

-- Bob "life is one big school & we are the students"

Gosh, Bob, thanks for the compliment but I think there are a lot of people on this web site who could out do me. I just got lucky.
Tom

-- Thos. Angle