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Last year, I wanted to make a wooden block plane & a wooden compassplane, but I didn't have any plans to go by. I mentioned this to JOHN WILSON, while ordering some Shaker Box supplies. He said he had some plans & said he would send them to me.

I finished this compass plane last month. I'm a fast worker!!!

John said he was writting a book called " Making Wooden Tools". I asked him to let me know when it be published. Well, it's published & I ordered one. It is fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In it there plans & directions to make;
Block plane,
Compass plane,
Smoothing plane,
Spokeshave,
Router plane,
Adz,
Bowsaw,
Scrub plane,
and much more.
There are directions foe making thier respective blades, i.e. Cutting, shapping, hardening, tempering.

You can contact John @ his web site
www.shakerovalbox.com

I hope you will enjoy this book as much as I have

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Nice little plane, Ed!

Do I see a workshop for the MDWW coming!?

Thanks for the link to the book, too.
 

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sorry for not knowing but what is a compass plane? nice looking plane!
 

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Ed: Great looking, I guess I'll see it in a couple of weeks.
 

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I like the plane, nice job on it. Also, thanks for the info on Mr. Wilson's book, I need to make irons for several old molding planes. You should probably do a Review on the book, I think many members would be interested.
Thanks for showing.
 

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MDWW?

I hope you will supply more details, bed angle, Blade source, etc.
 

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Very nice. Really like this!
Thanks for sharing it.

Joe
 

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Very nice plane. I also would like some more details. Good feeling to be able to use tools you made yourself. Well done!
 

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Wow… workshops coming up??? Nicely done, Ed. Love to see this at next show and tell.

By the way, I finished my shaker box set so you can have your shaper and dryer forms back… I'll bring them to the MDWW meeting Aug 15. I had to order some supplies from John Wilson, also… nice doing business with them.
 

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That sure is a interesting plane that would be nice to have when needed .
I will have to look for the book also .
 

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Thanks for the book info. This will help my woodworking and smithing!!!
 

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Sandhill… The book is $39.95
Whitewulf…MDWW is the anacronym of our Mason Dixon Woodworker club .
www.masondixonwoodworkers.org
BTKS…The smithing articles are very detailed. I had never done anything like that befoer
 

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I saw this plane today. Ed brought it by the Toy Workshop. It was a lot smaller that I thought.

It's a nice little plane.
 

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Is the wide mouth necessary to the function of a/the compass plane?
 
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