Another Plane Attempt - Krenov Influenced

This is a nice little plane. I really like that round attention deficit inspired design detail up by the walnut crosspin ;)

-- Scott - Chico California http://chicowoodnut.home.comcast.net

great little plane. I like the look of the plane I made one like this but out of brace. I like how fun making planes are. What a great way to take out the stress of the day. Great job.

-- Davesfunwoodworking

Very nice. There is a standard method of closing the mouth. You can chisel out some material and put in a square patch of wood. I’m assuming your reference above was to add wood across the entire sole.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

I hope this plane performs as good as it looks. We learn from our mistakes with any luck at all.

-- Taigert - Milan, IN

Nice looking little plane. Let us know how it works out for you after you have used it for a while.

-- Gary - Never pass up the opportunity to make a mistake look like you planned it that way - Tyler, TX

Jeff,

This is a nice looking plane. I do like the cherry detail that you added to it. :)

Thanks for the post. Let us know how this one works out for you.

-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine

Delightful Jeff; just asking to be picked up! Waiting for some word on the shavings!

-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business. http://www.folksy.com/shops/TreeGems

Not exactly Wayne, I meant adding wood to the front ramp. I think I could add a thin block to the front ramp that extended through the mouth. I could then sand if flush to the sole. My concern was the differing grain directions. The sole shouldn’t move much given it’s walnut which is pretty sound. I worry that the patch might move differently than the rest and perhaps produce problems down the road. I suppose I could just true the sole more often.

-- Jeff, South Carolina

If only it was so easy to close the bosses’ mouth with a simple glue up…

Keep after it, Jeff! We’re learning a lot!

-- There's no tool like an old tool...

Great little plane you’ve made here. I’d stay away from gluing in a “patch” on the ramp (mixing grain directions), but rather do as Wayne suggests, by gluing in a patch on the toe side of the sole to close up the mouth. If you use the same wood species, with similar grain characteristics, there should be little to no concern about movement. This is the standard way to close up a mouth on a plane that has had a lot of flattenings, in turn opening the mouth to an excessive degree…

Looks like you’re having a lot of fun with plane making!

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

Great looking little plane.

-- Mike, Bruce Mississippi = Jack of many trades master of none

Also, since this is made from scrap cherry, which isn’t the hardest wood for a plane, you could laminate the bottom with thin laminate of a harder, longer wearing wood, and recut the mouth opening…

I’m probably preaching to the choir, but it’s just fun to talk about!

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

Yeah, I was aware of Cherry’s shortcomings. I have a lot of shorts of Cherry at the moment as well as I knew this plane was unlikely to be a keeper as it was a first shot at the design. I did use a walnut sole, which is stronger, but still not strong as compared to many others. I have enough cocobolo to do a similar plane, but I’m holding off until I am comfortable with the process. A little pricey for my shop.

-- Jeff, South Carolina

Nice Lookin’ Plane, Jeff!

I’m going to try my hand at one of these some day, it’s nice to hear everyone’s stories when they make one. Thanks for the post!!

—Steve

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †

Looks like a good one to me Jeff. mike

-- (You just have to please the man in the Mirror) Mike from Michigan -