finally finished that krenov plane

[Zach England]

I've made worse first attempts.193587

[Brian Kent]

Hey, looking good Zach. I love working with purpleheart, especially after I remove all of the splinters. What's the size, about 8"?

[Zach England]

Closer to 7. I don't really mind the purpleheart--it planes nicely with a low-angle plane and a sharp blade (not sharp for long, though), but it is terrible to sand, especially on my spindle sander, which I used to refine the curves.

I don't have much experience working with tropical woods. Every time I try one there is some sort of anguish involved.

[Terry Beadle]

What a niffty plane ! Well done.

Be sure to gloat ! You've earned it.

[Leigh Betsch]

Looks good. The angle looks steep, what is it? Did you make the blade?

[John Tallyn]

Very nice job, I finished my first yesterday, not nearly as nice as yours, but it does take some nice shavings.

[Zach England]

Do you guys have problems with shavings "filling" the area between the wedge and the front of the plane? Other than that this one is working beautifully.

I think I just did not leave enough clearance between the pin (3/8 brass rod) and the front slope. I also think next time I will curve that front ramp.

I am trying to decide if I want to try to recess this one with a float and chisel or just make a new one. I should have tested it more thoroughly before spending so much time on the final shaping and smoothing.

[Andy Mail]

Thatt's a very handsome plane! If it were me, I'd try to reshape the front ramp as you suggest. Maybe you could pivot a chisel on the pin to help guide your cuts?

[Zach England]

Looks good. The angle looks steep, what is it? Did you make the blade?

55 egrees. The blade and chipbreaker are from Ron Hock.

[Zahid Naqvi]

Do you guys have problems with shavings "filling" the area between the wedge and the front of the plane?

I ran into the same thing earlier on in my krenovian excursions. Over a period of time I have adopted several modifications from what's recommended in David Fink's book. One of those is to make the front bed the same angle or less as the rear bed. Plus I put some paste wax on the front bed, helps a bit with shavings escaping easily.