Dominic Greco
07-02-2009, 2:07 PM
Hi gang,
I'm doing some research for my next project and wanted to get some input from y'all.
As you can see from the rendering and drawing below I'm trying to design a Krenov style plane around an old tapered laminated Sorby Iron I have. It's not so much that I prefer the Sorby over a Hock. I just want to use what I have already. I mean, what else am I going to use this old iron for? :confused:
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z287/DominicGreco/KrenovSmoother1.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z287/DominicGreco/KrenovSmootherV1.jpg
Before you get all rabid on me :D :D , don't mind the grain orientation in the rendering. I can't control that without doing a lot of extra work.
Anyway, I plan on making the body of the plane from bubinga and the wedge from some (soft) maple. If I'm feeling up to it, I MAY inlay the mouth area with some ebony or rosewood.
As you can see in the preliminary drawing, I made the plane 10" long x 2 7/8" wide x 3 1/2" tall. The height is influenced by the length of the iron. I made the bedding at 50 deg because I wanted a high angle smoother. The mouth is located per the reccomendations in Finck's book which is 5/9 from the back of the plane.
Now that I look at the design I can see that I need to soften up the corners considerably. But what concerns me if the miniscule amount of room for my hand at the back. I'm thinking of extending the body and making it a "long" smoother. And to top it off, the profile seems a bit tall as well. I'm wondering if it will feel, "top heavy".
I realize that I should probably just make the damn thing as see how it feels, but I wanted to get some feedback from those of you that have made their own planes.
I'm doing some research for my next project and wanted to get some input from y'all.
As you can see from the rendering and drawing below I'm trying to design a Krenov style plane around an old tapered laminated Sorby Iron I have. It's not so much that I prefer the Sorby over a Hock. I just want to use what I have already. I mean, what else am I going to use this old iron for? :confused:
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z287/DominicGreco/KrenovSmoother1.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z287/DominicGreco/KrenovSmootherV1.jpg
Before you get all rabid on me :D :D , don't mind the grain orientation in the rendering. I can't control that without doing a lot of extra work.
Anyway, I plan on making the body of the plane from bubinga and the wedge from some (soft) maple. If I'm feeling up to it, I MAY inlay the mouth area with some ebony or rosewood.
As you can see in the preliminary drawing, I made the plane 10" long x 2 7/8" wide x 3 1/2" tall. The height is influenced by the length of the iron. I made the bedding at 50 deg because I wanted a high angle smoother. The mouth is located per the reccomendations in Finck's book which is 5/9 from the back of the plane.
Now that I look at the design I can see that I need to soften up the corners considerably. But what concerns me if the miniscule amount of room for my hand at the back. I'm thinking of extending the body and making it a "long" smoother. And to top it off, the profile seems a bit tall as well. I'm wondering if it will feel, "top heavy".
I realize that I should probably just make the damn thing as see how it feels, but I wanted to get some feedback from those of you that have made their own planes.