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Harold

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I have seen so many of the incredible planes and tools you all have, I thought I would risk your wrath and just share a couple of mine, The planes are pretty typical, I think the only unusual thing may be the corian throats I have put in a couple, other than that, just nice comfortable little planes. The pull saws are just some extra long handles I put on a set of Bear blades my wife gave me as a gift, gotta love that woman. The third is a shoulder plane I made up out of an old teflon frying pan. The blade was salvaged from an old plastic handled stanley chisel, I kow it looks the worse for wear, but it really does work well.

-- If knowledge is not shared, it is forgotten.


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Karson

12736 posts in 851 days


posted 291 days ago

Great looking planes. The saws are also very nice. better than my plastic handled ones.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

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manilaboy

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posted 291 days ago

Hehehe. Looks like my wife’s teflon frying pan is in need of replacement.

Nice planes!

-- "Real jocks do it on a bench"

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Muzhik

106 posts in 589 days


posted 291 days ago

You’ll find no wrath here, Harold. This is the nicest internet community I’ve ever come across! Your shopmade tools are beautiful. I wish I had access to some of the woods you use. Right now, living in Germany, my selection of “exotics” is very limited. I had to order some purpleheart from the states a few months back. It blows the Germans’ minds to see wood that is naturally purple. They’ve never heard of it! I dare not mention koa.

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Bob #2

1822 posts in 472 days


posted 291 days ago

Gash! I wish I could do some of those!
They are very nice indeed.
Want are you using for a blade?
I noticed in the last pic that your shoulder plane has adjustment for the frog or am I seeing things?

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

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Dorje

1738 posts in 448 days


posted 291 days ago

Great shop made tools there! What types of woods did you use?

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

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Thos. Angle

3244 posts in 413 days


posted 290 days ago

Harold, Those are some good looking planes. Mr. Krenov would be proud. That is some awfuly pretty wood on all these. Oh and the shoulder plane really looks like it will work well.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

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MsDebbieP

11646 posts in 611 days


posted 290 days ago

a frying pan?? Amazing

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Dick Cain

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posted 290 days ago

Very nice, & some great looking wood.

-- Dick Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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SPalm

702 posts in 333 days


posted 290 days ago

Harold, very nice. They look wonderful. The corian throat is superb. I’ve got to try making some of these.

Steve

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

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Dadoo

1511 posts in 441 days


posted 290 days ago

Yes sir, you won’t find any wrath here but envy…Envy rules! And I see that you protect them (shotgun) very well!I definately may need to copy those saw handles! Gotta have me some of those!

Now I gotta go see what else you’ve done for projects as well.

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

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CharlieM1958

3987 posts in 669 days


posted 290 days ago

I’m with Dadoo….as green with envy as the background of his icon.

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

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Harold

281 posts in 298 days


posted 290 days ago

Bob#2, I use the Krenov style HOCK blades, I have made up several bodies for the 1-1/2” blades, then I can switch between the straight and scrub iron quick. No adjustment for the frog however, I had hoped to use all brass bolts, but I only had three, so used some surplus stainless door hardware for the remainder, I thread the holes thru and then counter sink one side and peen the other once it is tight. unfortunately, I was frustrated not having enough brass, so peened them over with my framing hammer, hence the pecker tracks.

Dorje, the wood for the most part is Ohia, it looks like it could be a cousin to Walnut when milled. The saws are L to R, Ohia, Koa, Jacaranda, and the flush cut is Kaiwe, or mesquite. All of it cut from branches and scraps.

SPalm, the corian works perfectly, and cuts and shape with our wood working tools, gotta try it. I would love to make a nice smothing plane with a fluted corian sole dovetailed in one day. Like I mentioned the corian comes from sink cut-outs and such in the counter tops. some of the new patterns look just like marble, neat stuff.

-- If knowledge is not shared, it is forgotten.

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Harold

281 posts in 298 days


posted 290 days ago

Oh! on your saw handles, make em longer than you think you would like, then add a couple inches, and then try a cut. I hold them at the very end. it helps me to sight down the blade and keep it plumb and also makes it more difficult to put too much pressure on the blade which is the quickest way to veer off. They do help me overcome my bad habits.

-- If knowledge is not shared, it is forgotten.

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Blake

1876 posts in 325 days


posted 290 days ago

Those are beautifully crafted. I wish your photos would do them more justice. I would really like to see some of those planes and saw handles better! It seems you took the picture as if it was just a pile of stuff. They deserve to be DISPLAYED! I especially like the plane with the racing stripes.

Thanks for sharing and please don’t be apologetic!

-- Dust collectors suck.

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Harold

281 posts in 298 days


posted 290 days ago

Dadoo, that’s my pellet gun you can see, we have two pheasants that are sneaking up and eating my strawberries, the bad thing about it, is they don’t just eat a whole berrie, they just peck em all once or twice. Ive knocked enough feathers off to make a head dress, but they just keep coming back.

-- If knowledge is not shared, it is forgotten.

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Douglas Bordner

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posted 290 days ago

Finest kind! Very nice Harold. Put on the pheasant feather headdress and do the plane dance. I think your tools are better than store bought.

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

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Praki

69 posts in 448 days


posted 290 days ago

I am impressed with the shoulder plane. I have some ideas now for the pots and pans in the kitchen :)

-- Praki, Aspiring Woodworker

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PanamaJack

4453 posts in 528 days


posted 290 days ago

Too good to use ‘em! Great job Harold.

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

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biff_kpv

209 posts in 314 days


posted 290 days ago

A frying pan???? That’s awesome…..I would have never thought to use that! Great planes though and glad to hear you use them too.

-- Kevin -- (http://www.furniturebykevin.com)

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YorkshireStewart

625 posts in 352 days


posted 286 days ago

Wrath indeed! These are amazing. And I applaud your recycling of kitchen utensils. I seem to remember that’s a philosophy in ‘Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance’ – don’t look upon an empty Coke can as rubbish but as a source of accurately made aluminium shim material (or is it aluminum!?)

-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business.

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cajunpen

5352 posts in 517 days


posted 285 days ago

Wow Harold – those are some awesome looking planes and saws. Your work is outstanding.

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

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Harold

281 posts in 298 days


posted 278 days ago

Here are a couple pictures of the constuction process for the small shoulder plane beginning with the old teflon pan
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I don’t have any pictures detailing the construction of the wood body, so I will have to skip forward a bit, but here is the rough plane sides epoxied to the pieces of the pan
Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket Before I shape the piece I go ahead and drill and tap for the machine screws that will secure the sides, I counter sink the screws on alternating sides and then thread them in. After that I just cut the remander off leaving just alittle and peen the bolt to the body. remember, I said I got frustrated that I couldn’t find enough brass screws, so I just used my framing hammer and left pecker tracks all over.
After I get it secured I will shape the rough shape out, this picture, just show how far I have come so far.
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I use old chisels for the steel in these planes, if you watch the flea market and second hand stores you can get these old chisels up for pennies
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and thats it, a few hours and its a done deal. Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at PhotobucketYou will however need to re-harden the blade once you get it reshaped. It’s not a clifton by any stretch, but it is one of the handiest tools to have around, right up there with a nice block plane to quickly clean up and fine tune a joint.
now this is my first Photo bucket attempt I hope it works

-- If knowledge is not shared, it is forgotten.

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MsDebbieP

11646 posts in 611 days


posted 278 days ago

ingenious

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Jiri Parkman

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posted 253 days ago

Nice planes.

-- Jiri

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Davesfunwoodworking

213 posts in 326 days


posted 217 days ago

Very nice hand tools. Great job on the planes.

-- Davesfunwoodworking

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dennis mitchell

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posted 37 days ago

I love these. They must be a real pleasure to work with.

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

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Chardt

91 posts in 52 days


posted 31 days ago

Those are gorgeous!

I love the saw handles as well, so much nicer than the stock rattan wrapped saws.

-- When my wife ask's what I have to show for my wood working hobby, I just show her the splinters.

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PaBull

181 posts in 116 days


posted 1 day ago

This is a very nice post, thanks for sharing. I love home made tools.

-- Mark 6:3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary ...

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Zuki

823 posts in 528 days


posted 1 day ago

Geeze . . . I missed this post.

I really admire people who can make their own tools.

-- The significant problems we face cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them

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