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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

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Pretty slick (no pun intended), Gary. Can't wait to read the blog.

How was it to cut the joints for the sole to the body?
 

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Very nice. That is some pretty fancy joinery on the sole. I will be looking forward to hearing how that was done in the blog. Nice work.
 

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Wow, looks great and you've piqued my interest in that cumaru!
 

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Unbelievable work. Data on the hardness scale is very interesting. How is it done and is data available for other woods like Burma Teak, Oak etc. Eagerly waiting for your blog.
Sharad
 

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great looking plane gary ! they build a lot of decks and docks with cumaru around here , its a bit hard on the equipment though
 

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Great lookin' plane Gary. I hope the blog shows how to do the joinery on the sole, it looks great.
 

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Looks like it's going to be a user and a keeper…

What are the dimensions - and which wood is the steel and which the bronze? Also, did you forge that iron last night? Smiley goes here.

Where did the iron come from? I can wait for the blog if I have to…
 

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Beautiful job, Gary - the dovetailed sole is fantastic. Are you taking orders?
 

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The wood selection makes for a beautiful plane. It's got a vaguely sportscar-ish look to my eye.

The iron is interesting. It looks like a very thick iron with no chip breaker. If that's the case, PLEASE tell me the source!
 

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Gary, you certainly are giving ECE a run for the money. Nicely joined sole and a beautiful plane. Can't wait for the blog.
 

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That's awesome, Gary!

Thanks for the Janka scale info, very interesting.
 

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This is a nice plane.

You simply just couldn't go out and buy a Lie-Nielsen or Veritas could you? Up to now they have been pretty much the benchmark plane series. Now it appears as if they are going to have trouble matching up to the Kemper line.

I like your choice of woods and thanks for info on the cumaru. I have always called it brazillian teak since I am dealing with leftover flooring and this is the term that flooring manufacturers have given it. But cumaru is the proper name.

A blog on this construction would be interesting. I would love to see the woodworking on the sole as well.
 

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Do you ever make anything that doesn't look great? Nevermind…, retracting the dumb question.
 

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Nice job Gary.

Lee
 

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Very nice Gary, excellant!
 

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Great work Gary. You don't mess around on anything you do.
That's been on my list of things to make for too long. It's a long list.
 

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another wonderful project. tight, crisp and sweet
 

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great looking plane Gary, I`ve yet to make a plane or even learn how to use one.
 
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