Kenneth George
03-17-2006, 1:04 PM
It has been quite some time since I posted around here as I lost my password and never got around to doing anything about it. Today I came across a note where I had wrote it down so here I am. I pretty much feel like I know everyone here as I read this forum daily and have been doing so for a long time.
I thought I would mention a bit of what I have been doing for about the last year. I have gotten into hand tools and then decided I wanted to build a nice cabinet to house them. In my quest for that I had issues with the design as I really did not know what all I was going to put in it. So, with that I started making and purchasing some tools. I guess it was natural progression for me to attempt making a hand plane. The pictures that follow are what I have done to this point. All I really have left to do is apply some type of finish to it. I designed the plane and constructed it using Quilted Jarrha, Red Heart, Brass and steel. I made all the parts myself from raw materials with the exception of the blade which is a Lie-Neilsen 1-3/8” block plane blade. I was forced to remove the bevel and regrind it bevel up.
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Anyhow, what came out is not very conventional but works very well. The pictures are not all that great as I had to turn off the flash due to reflection. When a sunny day comes around I will retake them. If you are a member of another forum I am on you may have already seen all this and in this case I am sorry to be redundant.
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http://www.theturnersshop.com/images/plane/DSCF1627.jpg (http://www.theturnersshop.com/images/plane/DSCF1627.jpg)
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http://www.theturnersshop.com/images/plane/DSCF1628.jpg (http://www.theturnersshop.com/images/plane/DSCF1628.jpg)
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http://www.theturnersshop.com/images/plane/DSCF1629.jpg (http://www.theturnersshop.com/images/plane/DSCF1629.jpg)
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http://www.theturnersshop.com/images/plane/DSCF1620.jpg (http://www.theturnersshop.com/images/plane/DSCF1620.jpg)
The handle was turned on the lathe offset and then hand shaped. The handle was carved and was my first attempt at such. Opinions thoughts and comments welcome! Some of the other tools I have made;
Thanks for taking the time to look at all this. Hope to spend more time here.
I thought I would mention a bit of what I have been doing for about the last year. I have gotten into hand tools and then decided I wanted to build a nice cabinet to house them. In my quest for that I had issues with the design as I really did not know what all I was going to put in it. So, with that I started making and purchasing some tools. I guess it was natural progression for me to attempt making a hand plane. The pictures that follow are what I have done to this point. All I really have left to do is apply some type of finish to it. I designed the plane and constructed it using Quilted Jarrha, Red Heart, Brass and steel. I made all the parts myself from raw materials with the exception of the blade which is a Lie-Neilsen 1-3/8” block plane blade. I was forced to remove the bevel and regrind it bevel up.
<O:p</O:p
Anyhow, what came out is not very conventional but works very well. The pictures are not all that great as I had to turn off the flash due to reflection. When a sunny day comes around I will retake them. If you are a member of another forum I am on you may have already seen all this and in this case I am sorry to be redundant.
<O:p</O:p
http://www.theturnersshop.com/images/plane/DSCF1627.jpg (http://www.theturnersshop.com/images/plane/DSCF1627.jpg)
<O:p</O:p
http://www.theturnersshop.com/images/plane/DSCF1628.jpg (http://www.theturnersshop.com/images/plane/DSCF1628.jpg)
<O:p</O:p
http://www.theturnersshop.com/images/plane/DSCF1629.jpg (http://www.theturnersshop.com/images/plane/DSCF1629.jpg)
<O:p</O:p
http://www.theturnersshop.com/images/plane/DSCF1620.jpg (http://www.theturnersshop.com/images/plane/DSCF1620.jpg)
The handle was turned on the lathe offset and then hand shaped. The handle was carved and was my first attempt at such. Opinions thoughts and comments welcome! Some of the other tools I have made;
Thanks for taking the time to look at all this. Hope to spend more time here.