Wooden Planes: Making your own

[Dan Barr]

just posting this to solicit information on making your own planes. i would like to know authors of books, article names, downloads atc related to making your own planes.

i'd love to buy more lie nielsen stuff, .... but, i would also like to build my own stuff too.

(im currently staring down the slope and ive decided to post this rather than descend.) :D (i've been looking at LN stuff on line way too much lately! gotta get my ...... mind....... off ....... of ........ ........ ........ planes................... ...................... sigh ................ 4 1/2 smoother in my dreams ................... :o waking up thinking about maple and oak and ..... on and on.

thanks,

dan

[Clint Jones]

http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/shows_wwk/episode/0,2046,DIY_14350_34860,00.html

David Marks shows how to in this episode. Next air date is in March. Nothing beats seeing it done.

[Dan Barr]

Thanks,

I was looking at some stuff that pam reccomended to someone else who was looking to make their own planes too. HOLY COW!!!

http://www.hntgordon.com.au/galleryredmalley.htm

Check this out!

gorgeous!

ciao,

dan

[Mike Henderson]

"Making and Modifying Woodworking Tools" by Jim Kingshott - good information on making inlay planes. May no longer be available.
"Making Traditional Wooden Planes" by John M. Whelan
"How to Make Wooden Planes" by David G. Perch and Leonard G. Lee
"The Wooden Plane - It's History, Form, and Function" by John M. Whelan
"Wooden Planes and How to Make Them" by David G. Perch and Robert S. Lee - duplicates lots of what's in "How to Make Wooden Planes"
"The Making of Tools" by Alexande G Weygers - I don't remember if planes are in this or not.
"The Handplane Book" by garrett Hack
"Making and Mastering Wooden Planes" by David Finck

There's a few more but I don't remember them now.

Mike

[Dan Barr]

very nice list of books. i'll be picking up a few of those for sure.

thanks again,

dan

[Wolfgang Jordan]

Dan,

here's some online stuff:

http://www.crfinefurniture.com/1pages/sitelinks/howplane.html
http://www.norsewoodsmith.com/node/20
http://www.norsewoodsmith.com/node/58
http://www.philsville.co.uk/mouldingplanes.htm
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=howTo&p=Build/BldHndPln
http://www.handplane.com/archives/32

Wolfgang

[Dan Barr]

thanks for those links. i really like the handplane central site. :) Very nice!

ciao,

dan

[Sam Yerardi]

Mike,

In addition to the books that Mike and the others have suggested, get the DVD's and video tapes also. Clark & Williams have got a couple ('Making Traditional Side Escapement Planes by Larry Williams), and Todd Herrli has one on making rounds & hollows. Larry and Todd are two of the top modern-day gurus.

[Michael Faurot]

just posting this to solicit information on making your own planes. i would like to know authors of books, article names, downloads atc related to making your own planes.


I'll add an additional recommendation for David Finck's Making & Mastering Wood Planes (Revised Edition). This will not only show you how to make a Krenov style plane, but will also provide valuable information on other hand tools, sharpening and most importantly--how to actually use it.

I was just looking at Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Making-Mastering-Planes-David-Finck/dp/0806961635/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1204224178&sr=1-2), Barnes & Noble (http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Making-and-Mastering-Wood-Planes/David-Finck/e/9781402720222/?itm=2), and Lee Valley (http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=52680&cat=1,46096,46107) it looks like this book may be out of print now. If you have a decent used book store in the area like Half Price Books, you may want to check there.

When you go to make a Krenov style plane, you'll need a plane iron and chip breaker to go with it. Hock Tools (http://www.hocktools.com/products.htm#PI) sells both the iron and chip breaker together just for these type of planes. Also at the Hock site, they sell a plane kit (http://www.hocktools.com/kf175.htm) for making a Krenov style plane. I've not used the kit myself, but it looks like a great way to get started as it includes everything you need, including the iron and chip breaker. Even if you're not interested in the kit, you may want to watch their video (available on the same page for the kit), which will give you some ideas about what's involved in making these types of planes.

[Jim Nardi]

It's a slippery slippery slope. Next you'll be building a forge and tempering your own blades.

[Dan Barr]

i would gladly spend the rest of my life in a shop where i could work with every material known to man. (within reason)

im just trying to master wood at the moment and maybe a little metal here and there. but, yes, i could easily sinkhole myself on metalworking and numerous other things in a heartbeat!

now to just streamline what ive got and get to work.

ciao,

dan

[James Carmichael]

Craftsman studio sells the Hock-made Krenov iron & chipbreaker for a little less than Hock does. Just ordered a 2".

[David DeCristoforo]

That's a nice looking plane Dan. But don't be too intimidated by it. It's really not that hard to make a plane like that. You would want to start with something simpler but it will not be long before you will be up for more complex planes. And the one pictured in the link would be a good "target" because it does not involve complex dovetail joinery of the metals or anything else you could not accomplish with "basic tools and skills", just cutting and fitting. Go for it....

YM

[Lars Thomas]

Dan, here is one from a few years ago.

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=36090

[Dan Barr]

Mike, Thanks, once again, for the list of books. I got "Making Traditional Wooden Planes" by John M. Whelan and its fantastic. It covers everything i need and then some.

Thanks again,

Dan

[Louis Rucci]

Oh Yeah!

I believe he sells his planes on Ebay also.

Gorgeous workmanship