Moving Fillister Plane

Looks great! That is some excellent workmanship.

What kind of boxwood is the corner made from?

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

Sharp, I really like it.

-- Adrian ..... The 11th Commandment...."Thou Shalt Not Buy A Wobble Dado"

Whoa! Very cool!

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

Like it? Love it! That boxwood corner join looks super…

Curious what the bottom looks like…what kind of hardware did you use for the adjustable fence?

Does that knurled knob on top have any thing to do with the fence? Or, does that stop the depth adjustment? Tell me more!

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

Absolutely beautifully done Philip. Here's an old one for comparison.

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Very nice hand plane. May I ask where did you get the hardware for the plane? What a great job you did. I really like the english beech. What a great hand plane to have in the shop. WOW!!!! GREAT JOB!!!!!

-- Davesfunwoodworking

That looks like a very fine tool indeed.

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It’s a thing of beauty, Phillip.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

I love planes… that one looks terrific, very fascinating! GREAT POST!!

—Steve

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

Thanks for posting this Phil. Good to see one of your more recent items.

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

Thanks for the positive comments, Gents!
Gary – the Boxing is done with English Boxwood (my private stash!).
Dorje, the brass knob adjusts the depth stop height. Underside of the plane looks like this…

That’s a good price for your vintage example, Stewart!!
Dave, I made all the hardware (and the irons) from scratch.
And thanks to Wayne for prodding me to post some more projects ;)
Cheers
Phil

Phil – does the depth stop height get locked in place somehow? How much backlash is there in the depth stop adjustment? (I’m not asking for anything too technical here – just a description!) Is it firm enough to hold things in place on it’s own with out vibration causing it to change?

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

Dorje
No, no locking mechanism (although some planes were offered with a locking screw on the side). I found making a well fitting mechanism with minimal backlash meant a locking nut was unnecessary. When making rebates by hand you need to mark out the rebate with a marking gauge so you can see how the work is progressing – have you seen Don McConnells DVD “Traditional Molding Techniques”? He shows the correct use of these tools – well worth getting hold of!
Hope this helps
Phil

Phil,

Beautiful plane, inspires me to try my hand at them again.

-- Derek Tay, Venerate the Tree Design

Very nice. Once I get some other projects out of the way, some hand-made tools are next on the list!

Very nice work.

-- jeanmarc manosque france

Phil – I haven’t seen the McConnell video, though do know about it…

I’ll have to look into it! Thanks for the tip…

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

Nice looking Plane. Homemade yet. very cool. mike

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