I built my first infill plane recently. Based on its performance and how much enjoyment I got making it, I have a feeling I'll be making a bunch more.
This was a bit of a learn as you go project, and I did learn quite a bit from the process. I've made planes before, but never dovetailed steel, and had to learn a bit about how the metal moves and how much when you pein it all together.
7 3/4" long, 2 1/8 wide, 3" tall
Blade width 1 3/4, blade is 1/4" thick, 6" long O1 Tool steel.
Mouth is .014" one side, .007" the other side. Still debating as to whether to even it up.
Sides and sole are 1018 steel, 3/16" thick, Dovetail construction
Infill is a nice lightly figured bit of walnut scrap I had in the off cut bin.
Weight: 3 pounds 13.2Oz
I've had the material for several years, just hadn't gotten around to building that first plane yet. Glad I finally did!
Results I have gotten have been beyond anything I was expecting. Endgrain, reversing grain, reversed grain, burl, handles it all very well, better than any plane I've had the pleasure of using in my shop.
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