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!!!!

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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

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

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Great execution Jeff. Thank you for sharing.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

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…

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

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

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