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I've been meaning to make one of these for a while now, and last month's Wood magazine had it as a project, so I finally got around to it.
Bubinga and curly maple sap wood with some maple and rosewood (I think) veneer for the racing stripes, it's about 9" long. I had an old Buck Bro's block plane blade that I spent the better part of 2 hours flattening and sharpening using adhesive-backed sandpaper on plate glass. Not counting the blade sharpening, the plane took about two hours to build.
Although I'm not much of a hand plane user, it was a fun project, seems to work fairly well, and it looks beautiful.
Thanks for looking.
James
Bubinga and curly maple sap wood with some maple and rosewood (I think) veneer for the racing stripes, it's about 9" long. I had an old Buck Bro's block plane blade that I spent the better part of 2 hours flattening and sharpening using adhesive-backed sandpaper on plate glass. Not counting the blade sharpening, the plane took about two hours to build.
Although I'm not much of a hand plane user, it was a fun project, seems to work fairly well, and it looks beautiful.
Thanks for looking.
James