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Okay I finished the hand plane. Iam sorry to all who have been waiting. The last few months have been crazy. Any way after glueing the handle and the knob to the plane its time to finish sanding down to 200 grit. Then I put about 3 coats of tung oil on the sides and top. To get the bottom flat I use some sand paper on top my table saw. This will get a nice flat bottom. Nothing on the bottom but a little wax. I hope this project has been as much fun for you as it was for me. I will do more like this if you all want me to.
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16 comments so far
Les Hastings
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posted 666 days ago
Very, very nice,,,,two thumbs up! High five Dave!
-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)
Scott Bryan
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posted 666 days ago
Dave this is a gorgeous plane. It should be sitting in a display cabinet rather than being used on rough lumber. Lie-Nielsen has nothing to compare with this.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
Tim Dorcas
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posted 665 days ago
It looks amazing! Does she plane as well as she looks?
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davidtheboxmaker
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posted 665 days ago
Dave – that’s a nice looking plane. I use quite a lot of exotic timbers some of which chip when going through the planer. I was thinking of making a high angle plane to use for these difficult timbers. I think your basic procedure should work for this, but with a steeper blade angle.
rikkor
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posted 665 days ago
Beautiful plane. If it cuts half as good as it looks you really have something.
cajunpen
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posted 665 days ago
Dave the plane is beautiful. You implied that you would do more like that if we wanted you to. My answer is a resounding YES – I’ll even send you the address for you to send a couple of them to :-))
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
Critterman
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posted 665 days ago
Wow Dave, what a great looking plane. Long yes, but it’s projects like this that inspire us to smile each time we see them, and this one looks like you’ll be smiling in your shop for a long time.
-- Jim Hallada, Chesterfield, VA
Tomcat1066
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posted 665 days ago
Sweet looking plane, and it looks like it makes sweet looking shavings! Very nice! If I had made something like that, it would take a nuclear war just to wipe the smile off my face…and then it would still be a grin!
Tom: The only guy grinning in the apocalypse :D
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Thos. Angle
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posted 665 days ago
Looks good, Dave. I’m afraid you missed something in my original. The sole of Jarrah. That’s what makes it slide so well. Good job.
-- Thos. Angle
herbr
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posted 665 days ago
Great work! It looks so nice I would probably never use it. It belongs in a trophy case.
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Davesfunwoodworking
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posted 665 days ago
I just wanted to say thank you to all for the kind words. As for the bottom I left it all Oak no one in town has Jarrah. But with the oak I can sand it smooth as a babies B——. If you all know what i mean. As to how it works, I myself am very happy with the paper thin shavings. It was very fun to make and again thanks to a great craftsman Thos.Angle who made it first. I did also leave out all the dowels so it didnt look just like yours. As to a trophy case I will think about it every time I use it. Thanks again to all. I will keep doing them through out the years and always post them so all can follow and make there own.
-- Davesfunwoodworking
grovemadman
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posted 635 days ago
Thanks dave, my friend and I are getting ready to start making a couple of scrub planes.
-- --Chuck
davidtheboxmaker
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posted 635 days ago
Great looking plane. Looking at the pictures it seems to be a low angle plane.
I’ve recently been given some old planes, so I’ve rescued the irons for future use.
Beginningwoodworker
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posted 563 days ago
Thats a real nice hand plane.
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jeanmarc
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posted 494 days ago
very nice hand plane.
-- jeanmarc manosque france
SteveKorz
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posted 465 days ago
Nicely done!! Making a hand plane is on my list of things to do, this gives me a lot of inspiration. Thanks for this post, the plane is terrific!
-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †