Joining the Club - The Addiction Begins

Very cool looking Jeff. I like the choice of woods.

Aren’t you a little worried about shoving the wedge tighter on the blade when you use it?

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

Jeff,

This is nice. It is a gorgeous plane as well. I guess it is a little early to let Veritas and Lie-Nielsen know that there is a new player in the game? :)

I really enjoyed looking at this. Thanks for the post and congrats on a job well done!!!!

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

I can tell that could become a serious addiction! Nice work.

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very nice get ready to make more.

Gary: Not sure the wedge would get any tighter. I see what you, though. The better part of my palm will be pushing it during a cut. I have to use a mallet tap to wedge/unwedge it. I really don’t think it’ll go in further without creating a divot or such. I’ll have to see. Didn’t even think about that. The design was from one of those Wood Magazine compilation issue so I hope they did!

Just started making a 1/4” Router Plane from a design by Nick Engler. Popular Woodworking supplement I believe.

Scott: I’ll trade for a Veritas or LN any day of the week. Haven’t owned one, but have taken a swipe or two before their owner caught me. He has a “thing” about “his” planes. :) They were effortless. That made me understand what planing should be like and that I avoid it often because of inferior products.

-- Jeff, South Carolina

great job on the plane. making a plane is something that I’ve always wanted to try but haven’t been able to. yours is really nice to! thanks for the post.

Nice little plane. I bet you’ll have a shelf full of em soon. Lol

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

They’re a lot worse addictions to fall into. Very nice. mike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

Great execution Jeff. Thank you for sharing.

-- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.

Love it! Nice design.

That is a really nice looking hand plane I’d really be proud of one like that

Cowboy

That is really nice. Some day…

-- Maplewood, MN

Excellent job, my first attempt ended up in the scrap pile, but I will try again.

UPDATE: Just got the Hock Blade in the mail. I now know why my Lowe’s/Home Depot planes stink. For starters, it is quite a bit thicker. It seemed that it was sharpened well considering that I haven’t quite got the hang of sharpening quite yet. It made the wedge a little snugger than I cared for so I skimmed it down about 1/16” or so to compensate for the thickness. It cut fantastic. For a comparison, I put it on a $20 Lowe’s bought bottom shelf Stanley plane. While the adjustments were stlil frustrating and the mouth is way too open, the iron made a world of difference. Bottom line: I’d suggest trying a proven iron on a mediocre plane before shelling out LN or Veritas money. Their great planes, but I can’t invest in several of their planes just yet. The $30 spent at Hock seems as it will get me to a decent compromise of results and costs.

-- Jeff, South Carolina

Nice lines on that sweet little plane!
I went in cheap when I bought a Stanley Low angle block. Getting the Hock after-market blade was certainly the way to go. Those considering a purchase of Hock or Lie-Nielsen should consider checking the price and shipping charges (free at last check) from Craftsman Studio. Thanks again to WayneC for this tip.

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Another awesome plane! I love these. I really should make one of these. Favorited. Thanks!

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Great looking plane! Love the wood combination.

-- Kevin -- (http://www.furniturebykevin.com)

i like the plane, this is my next project if i just get my house done.

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nice little gadget

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WE can named you tools designer

-- Suliman , Syria, jablah ,

Jeff a great looking plane. Nice job on the creation.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com