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I always though it would be fun to make a wooden plane. I was right. This is my first one, curly maple and walnut. I kinda cheated on the blade/wedge slot. The iron is from another plane (it’s backwards, I am making my own 3/4” radius iron too). I will try something harder next time, I was just experimenting. I will post pictures if I come up with something cool.
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11 comments so far
oscorner
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posted 774 days ago
It’s a beautiful looking tool. Does it work as good as it looks?
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Thos. Angle
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posted 773 days ago
That’s some real pretty wood. And it looks like it will work well too. Hurry up and do another one. They are fun to build and to use.
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YorkshireStewart
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posted 773 days ago
Very beautiful. I find your so-called ‘cheat’ really attractive. I must find the time to tackle a plane.
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Damian Penney
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posted 773 days ago
Neat looking plane Daren, all these great wooden LumberJock planes have most definitely given me the bug….
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johnjoiner
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posted 773 days ago
Nice looking plane, Daren.
Did you work off a plan, or use a particular book as a guide?
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Daren Nelson
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posted 773 days ago
johnjoiner. I had an old beat Ohio Tool Company plane I just copied. Believe or not as ratty as it looks it still worked.
Damian, it must be catching…I saw some here too that made me want to give it a try.
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WayneC
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posted 773 days ago
Really nice plane. Did you make the blade?
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Daren Nelson
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posted 773 days ago
WayneC I have yet to make a blade (easy, I was a metal worker long before I fell in love with wood) I have good steel and run a sharpening shop. I sharpen planer knives for a living. The body is sound/straight, the iron is my specialty. Irregardless of my ability, or lack there of, to make a nice looking plane it will cut once I am done. With any luck in the right hands it will last 100 years, not on the shelf…in hard use.
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WayneC
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posted 773 days ago
It is a shame for tools to sit on the shelf un used. Hopefully yours will be lucky.
-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov
Tony Ennis
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posted 10 days ago
“I kinda cheated on the blade/wedge slot.”
Does the plane work, or not?
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I think it looks great.
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Making a ‘side exit’ plane the traditional way requires specialized tools such as a “float” – a type of rasp. Many modern plane-makers take advantage of modern glues and laminate the body – much easier.
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a1Jim
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posted 10 days ago
Looks fantastic for an experiment
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