Judson Green
10-09-2013, 3:31 PM
Howdy all
Just got done testing out my shop made shoulder plane and I’m over the moon. Took a lot longer than I was hoping but not only is it the first plane I’ve made but also the first wooden plane I’ve used and the first with a wedge. I used a not quite used up old Stanley (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?208584-repurposing-a-plane-iron)(sweet heart) plane iron. The body is Crabapple that came from a local front yard some twenty years ago. The wedge is Maple. Its 9½ inches long, a scant wider than ¾” (the iron a bit wider), iron is bedded at 40° and the wedge is about 8°. The mouth was much tighter at first but is now opened up to about 0.017. I’ve only tested it for about half an hour (end grain White Oak, cross grain Poplar and long grain Cherry) but it seemed to handle all easily. Was a lot of fun to make and will hopefully receive a ton of use. I might have to make more wood planes and get some plane making floats.
I made the notch at the top of the plane so the drill bit would enter as squarely as possible and turned it into a design element.
Critique welcomed.
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There's only a bit of wax on it right now. I plan in a month or so to take it down just under ¾", I'll see if it warps or anything.
Just got done testing out my shop made shoulder plane and I’m over the moon. Took a lot longer than I was hoping but not only is it the first plane I’ve made but also the first wooden plane I’ve used and the first with a wedge. I used a not quite used up old Stanley (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?208584-repurposing-a-plane-iron)(sweet heart) plane iron. The body is Crabapple that came from a local front yard some twenty years ago. The wedge is Maple. Its 9½ inches long, a scant wider than ¾” (the iron a bit wider), iron is bedded at 40° and the wedge is about 8°. The mouth was much tighter at first but is now opened up to about 0.017. I’ve only tested it for about half an hour (end grain White Oak, cross grain Poplar and long grain Cherry) but it seemed to handle all easily. Was a lot of fun to make and will hopefully receive a ton of use. I might have to make more wood planes and get some plane making floats.
I made the notch at the top of the plane so the drill bit would enter as squarely as possible and turned it into a design element.
Critique welcomed.
272534 272535
272536 272537
272538 272539
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There's only a bit of wax on it right now. I plan in a month or so to take it down just under ¾", I'll see if it warps or anything.