Traditional Boxed Chamfer Plane BUILDS.

[Stewie Simpson]

Keeping each of these planes at the same state of progress is making forward progress to completion painfully slow. :(


From here;

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af219/swagman001/stopped%20chamfer%20plane/DSC_0415_zps4e85ad6d.jpg (http://s1009.photobucket.com/user/swagman001/media/stopped%20chamfer%20plane/DSC_0415_zps4e85ad6d.jpg.html)

To here;

The locking mechanism on each box has been done. (the outer brass keeper plate will be installed later on.)

At present; mortising out each box to form the planes escarpment. The side of the box that faces the blade bed will be reshaped later on to form the wedge abutments.


http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af219/swagman001/stopped%20chamfer%20plane/DSC_0417_zpsa16882fa.jpg (http://s1009.photobucket.com/user/swagman001/media/stopped%20chamfer%20plane/DSC_0417_zpsa16882fa.jpg.html)

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af219/swagman001/stopped%20chamfer%20plane/DSC_0416_zps4dbc3b3d.jpg (http://s1009.photobucket.com/user/swagman001/media/stopped%20chamfer%20plane/DSC_0416_zps4dbc3b3d.jpg.html)

Stewie;

[Jim Matthews]

Sweet.

Excellent photos.

[Kees Heiden]

Good work Stewie. For sure a lot of work but much nicer then raising new fences in the garden.

[David Weaver]

stewie, looks tedious!! Making all of those escapements in something like that - two different sets of mortises to clean.

Are those jarrah? Looks good so far!

[Stewie Simpson]

Thanks Kees. The LOML would much prefer I was building the new fences. :confused:

[Stewie Simpson]

Hi David. Extremely tedious work. The wedges will be in Jarrah. For the rest of the plane I am using old growth Merbau. Much more difficult to come by nowadays.

[Stewie Simpson]

Thanks Jim.

[Sean Hughto]

Are these multiples of the same plane or a set designed to make different sized chamfers? Also, is there a specific use case for these?

[Stewie Simpson]

Hi Sean. They will be 4 chamfer planes of exactly the same design.

The box acts as a depth stop that is adjustable and can be locked in position to what ever width of chamfer you after. The cutting edge of the iron ceases to make further contact when the width of the chamfer formed matches that set on the chamfer plane.

Here is a short video that Kees put together to demonstrate how this type of chamfer plane works. I will be using a traditional wedge to secure the cutting iron.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChCv9lj8X2M

Stewie;

[Mark Kornell]

So why 4 identical planes? To have 4 different chamfers sitting on the shelf ready to go?

[Stewie Simpson]

Hi Mark. These 4 new chamfer planes will be sold. The original prototype (seen below) I am keeping for my own personal use.

Stewie;

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af219/swagman001/stopped%20chamfer%20plane/DSC_0388_zps253d2e47.jpg (http://s1009.photobucket.com/user/swagman001/media/stopped%20chamfer%20plane/DSC_0388_zps253d2e47.jpg.html)

[Stewie Simpson]

I should make mention that the motivation to forward my work onto hand tool forums is not to generate sales.

Its aimed at encouraging others to try and build their own traditional woodworking tools.

Stewie;

[george wilson]

Hi,Stewie. Nice work. I bought one of those planes a few years ago,though I have no real use for it. I mostly make missing parts for mechanical antiques these days. I want to get back to making a few guitars,but there the plane sits.

I thought it was pretty interesting,and the price($80.00,I think) wasn't too high(It seemed).

Your work is looking very accurate. Do you have a milling machine,or just that heavy vise?

[Stewie Simpson]

Thanks George. Just the vice.

[Stewie Simpson]

Hi all. As you will note from the attached photo's I am still making reasonable progress on the batch of box chamfer plane builds.

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af219/swagman001/stopped%20chamfer%20plane/DSC_0418_zps83bd786d.jpg (http://s1009.photobucket.com/user/swagman001/media/stopped%20chamfer%20plane/DSC_0418_zps83bd786d.jpg.html)

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af219/swagman001/stopped%20chamfer%20plane/DSC_0419_zps98fdf3f5.jpg (http://s1009.photobucket.com/user/swagman001/media/stopped%20chamfer%20plane/DSC_0419_zps98fdf3f5.jpg.html)



Still to complete. (in sequential order).


Cut the tines out on the wooden wedges;
Fit the outer brass keeper plates to the height adjuster;
Fit the brass sole plates on the bottom of the box;
Final shaping to the top of the plane bodies as well as complete the chamfering;
Fit strike buttons on the back end of the plane bodies;
Sharpen the irons up;
Test each plane and fine tune if required;
Apply 2 more coats of garnet shellac finish;

and the lastly- stamp the front end of the plane bodies with a makers mark;


Stewie; http://d1r5wj36adg1sk.cloudfront.net/images/smilies/actions/doh.gif

[Stewie Simpson]

The wooden wedges are now complete. I decided to skip installing the brass inlays for now and focus on shaping the top of the plane bodies.

Here is a disassembled view, with a start made on reshaping the top.

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af219/swagman001/stopped%20chamfer%20plane/DSC_0421_zps9bb79d2f.jpg (http://s1009.photobucket.com/user/swagman001/media/stopped%20chamfer%20plane/DSC_0421_zps9bb79d2f.jpg.html)

Here you can see a completed top. Quite a nice transformation.

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af219/swagman001/stopped%20chamfer%20plane/DSC_0423_zps44266323.jpg (http://s1009.photobucket.com/user/swagman001/media/stopped%20chamfer%20plane/DSC_0423_zps44266323.jpg.html)

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af219/swagman001/stopped%20chamfer%20plane/DSC_0422_zps78982ccb.jpg (http://s1009.photobucket.com/user/swagman001/media/stopped%20chamfer%20plane/DSC_0422_zps78982ccb.jpg.html)

Stewie;

[David Weaver]

End result looks good, Stewie (and still labor intensive). Nice touch relieving the corners at the top of the wedge to give it the look of a traditional bench plane mortise.

[Stewie Simpson]

Thanks David. Motivating others towards traditional tool making is the ultimate reward.

Stewie;(on the u.k site, swagman is my forum username).

http://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/plane-making-attempt-4-t84596.html

[Stewie Simpson]

Brass keeper plates for the box depth adjusters have been installed.
Brass sole plates fitted.
Final coat of garnet shellac applied.

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af219/swagman001/stopped%20chamfer%20plane/DSC_0427_zps5e312656.jpg (http://s1009.photobucket.com/user/swagman001/media/stopped%20chamfer%20plane/DSC_0427_zps5e312656.jpg.html)

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af219/swagman001/stopped%20chamfer%20plane/DSC_0426_zpscfd61226.jpg (http://s1009.photobucket.com/user/swagman001/media/stopped%20chamfer%20plane/DSC_0426_zpscfd61226.jpg.html)

Still to complete:

Sharpen irons up.
Test each plane for performance.
Stamp makers mark.
Replace current fiber washers with a smaller size. (order completed)
Complete a final buff to the shellac finish after 7 days of hardening.

Stewie;

[Jeff Wittrock]

Stewie,

When I make a mistake, I am usually pretty good at finding a way to hide it.
When you have to make four that look alike, there is no room for hiding anything.

Beautiful, crisp, detailed work x 4.

[David Weaver]

Looks good, stewie. What's next on the list of planes to make?

[Stewie Simpson]

Stewie,

When I make a mistake, I am usually pretty good at finding a way to hide it.
When you have to make four that look alike, there is no room for hiding anything.

Beautiful, crisp, detailed work x 4.

Thanks Jeff. I recently read a review of a toothing plane I build and in to the U.K.

Stewie;

http://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/toothing-plane-bespoke-or-antique-a-comparative-review-t85414.html

[Stewie Simpson]

Looks good, stewie. What's next on the list of planes to make?

Thanks David. Who knows. Maybe a Japanese Chamfer Plane. http://giantcypress.net/post/3197223411/japanese-chamfer-plane

I would like to make 1 or 2 more backsaws next before I head back into building some more traditional hand planes.

I tend to focus on what gives me a good balance of interest in the projects I undertake , rather than restricting my work to what others would like me to do.


regards; Stewie.

[Stewie Simpson]

Hi all. Finally finished working on the 4 box chamfer planes. All tested for performance and passed with flying colors.

Stewie;

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af219/swagman001/stopped%20chamfer%20plane/DSC_0434_zps22abe392.jpg (http://s1009.photobucket.com/user/swagman001/media/stopped%20chamfer%20plane/DSC_0434_zps22abe392.jpg.html)

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af219/swagman001/stopped%20chamfer%20plane/DSC_0432_zpsec7b861f.jpg (http://s1009.photobucket.com/user/swagman001/media/stopped%20chamfer%20plane/DSC_0432_zpsec7b861f.jpg.html)

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af219/swagman001/stopped%20chamfer%20plane/DSC_0430_zpsf901d35c.jpg (http://s1009.photobucket.com/user/swagman001/media/stopped%20chamfer%20plane/DSC_0430_zpsf901d35c.jpg.html)