Chisel plane fropm recycled 2x4!

Great plane. We need some construction photos.

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

Again that is a wonderful use of scraps and discarded materials. I agree with Karson about the construction photo. I would not know where to begin on constructing a plane.

Thanks for the post.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Pretty cool!

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

I will make another romorrow and fullly document the construction.

God Bless,
Hawg

-- Saving barnwood from the scrapyards

Good job Hawg.

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

Nice! Looking forward to the step-by-step.

Very nice functional use of recylcled material!

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Thanks for all the comments. I will probably have to wait a couple days to do another. I will post it on the tools forum.

God Bless,
Hawg

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Great job, Marc! Not only functional but good looking as well. Way to go!!

-- Thos. Angle

That’s the stuff! Hope you don’t mind if I borrow your design. I just picked up a load of planes and some will work as blade donors. Thanks, Hawg.

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

Thanks, Tom and Doug.
Doug, the beautiful thing about this design is that it can be designed for any width of plane iron. I am trying to find a plane iron around 1” for my next one. I think woodcrafthas one, but i am hesitant to pay around $30.00 for it as I will only use it sporadically.

God Bless,
Hawg

-- Saving barnwood from the scrapyards

Ingenious, now I want one!
nice job.

Bob

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

Bob, that can be aranged. I am making a second one to post a how-to-do-it. So, I will have 2 of these… don’t know what to do with the second one. They really are slick for cleaning up in a mitered corner, where no other plane can go…LOL

Really, just stay tuned and watch for my post tomorrow or Wed.

God Bless,
Hawg

-- Saving barnwood from the scrapyards

I think we need to see a third one made, too, just to be sure! Oh, by the way, I don’t own one like this either! <g>

Seriously though, a great little plane & a good example of recycling Hawg.

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Good Idea, I would like to know the life you get out of it. thanks for posting the pics. I am looking forward to the detailed post.

-- Shawn, Washington, No really, its a work in progress.

That’s a nice looking plane. I’m sure it will be your favorite soon, if it is not already.

-- I can build us one.

Stewart, I have seen your work, and if I, a rookie, can make one with simple and humble material, I am sure you can make a much more elegant example of this plane!

Gustav, I have not had a chance to use it on my picture frames, yet, but will real soon!

God Bless,
Hawg

-- Saving barnwood from the scrapyards

Hawg, I would love to know how this turned out in operation. A private message would be welcomed. I just built one using the same plan it seem you used or at least a very similar one. I haven’t got the results I wanted just yet. My bed is 20 degrees and the iron is 25. Was your’s the same? Mine’s 1 .5”W versus yout 1 3/8”. I had to slightly grind a 1 5/8” block iron to be flush with the plane after I over sanded the W. Thanks

-- Jeff, South Carolina

Hawg, I am wondering if you ever got around to posting the manufacturing process for this. I need to make one. Like USCJeff, I am not sure how to go about determining the bed angle for a given iron angle.

I have some almost 8’ doors to plane, some near the top, some near the bottom, one full length (need to bevel it). The ceilings are 8’, the stair is tight, the rooms are small and full of furniture, so I would rather leave the doors in place. There is not enough clearance top and bottom for a regular plane.

I also need to plane the top end of a jamb – the door has a steel skin.

Your design looks perfect. Lee Valley’s noseless plane is too expensive for my occasional use, and is too narrow. I was looking to buy one on one of the social network sales sites (Kijii), but the guy offering a maybe suitable plane is 5 hours (round trip) away. When I described to him what I needed to do, he thought I would be better to make one like the one you made.

Anyhow, Did you ever post instructions, and if so, where? Thank you.

Bruce

That”s great well done

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon