Does anyone have any advice about converting a plane sole to an Infill?

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1736 days ago

In my eBay acquisitions I have nabbed a couple of planes that were unusable as restoration projects. In fact one of them is one of the cheap stamped metal frogs. However the sole of it is in good shape, and I was wondering if it would be feasible to use it as the foundation for an Infill plane??? It seems like it would work…

Or am I missing something that would make this a bad idea?

Does anyone have any experience with this?

-- When my wife ask's what I have to show for my wood working hobby, I just show her the splinters.

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gusthehonky home \| projects \| blog 130 posts in 1939 days #1 posted 1736 days ago	http://cgi.ebay.com/Rosewood-Infill-Jointer-Plane-21-Inches-Long_W0QQitemZ110288131327QQihZ001QQcategoryZ13874QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem I’ve never even thought of it, but sure it can be done someway. -- Ciao, gth.
Loren home \| projects \| blog 5034 posts in 1845 days #2 posted 1730 days ago	I have seen planes made in this way. Seems like a fun project.
Chardt home \| projects \| blog 158 posts in 1799 days #3 posted 1730 days ago	Excellent! Thats pretty much exactly what I’m trying to do. I’m using Purple Heart as the infill, and I’m going to make the angle either 55’, or 60’ degree’s to use primarily for hardwood/figured wood. I’ll take some pics as I progress and post it as a project. -- When my wife ask's what I have to show for my wood working hobby, I just show her the splinters.

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