Hi everyone, it’s been a long time since i posted.  Last time i was here i mentioned i wanted to make a wooden plane, well it’s turned out several were made and several more are on their way.

My first handplane was a walnut bodied/padauk soled jack plane with a recycled japanese blade.

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The second one is again a walnut body but with a hickory sole with an O1 blade.  The bed angle is 50° and the body was filled with lead insert to add a bit of momentum to the plane.  A side effect of the lead inserts is that the wood seems more stable.  The front knob was made on the drill press with a block plane, rasps, files and sandpaper.  The tote was modelled after a lie-nielsen one and fits my hand perfectly.

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The third one is a really small spoon plane/instrument makers plane i made for hollowing a drum i’m working on.

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At the moment i’m working on some more small planes, 3 little block planes bedden at 40° for a drum building workshop i’m giving.  Pictures when fininshed.