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Well, this is my first attempt to make a hand plane. This is the end result and I will make a blog on exactly
how I made it.
I used hard maple for the sides, sepele on the inside, and cumaru for the sole.
Now cumaru (aka Brazilian Teak) is a interesting wood. It is very hard. It feels like wax, and is real slippery.
I think that it would make an excellent sole for planes. We shall see how it works.
I will give more details when I blog it.
Wood is judged by Janka hardness scale. Here are some examples:
cherry 950
beech 1300
white oak 1360
wenge 1630
padauk 1725
cumaru 3540
lignum vitae 4500
how I made it.
I used hard maple for the sides, sepele on the inside, and cumaru for the sole.
Now cumaru (aka Brazilian Teak) is a interesting wood. It is very hard. It feels like wax, and is real slippery.
I think that it would make an excellent sole for planes. We shall see how it works.
I will give more details when I blog it.
Wood is judged by Janka hardness scale. Here are some examples:
cherry 950
beech 1300
white oak 1360
wenge 1630
padauk 1725
cumaru 3540
lignum vitae 4500