I found something more addictive that buying/using handtools: that’s making handtools. I’ve just finished making a krenov style hand plane. The body is sapele, the sole is verawood and the wedge/crosspin is white oak.
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The blades are Hock and are designed for krenov planes. They are very thick which allows you to sharpen them very easily without any jigs. The verawood sole is incredibly slick and leaves a polished surface. The next one I make will have a curved sole for coopering.
Adam
My site: http://home.cogeco.ca/~akropinski
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Very nice!!!!!!!
Alan
Alan
http://www.alanturnerfurnituremaker.com
Yeah, it's very addictive!
Seems like the blade is pretty far back on that one. Does that cause a problem? Have you experimented in that regard? Is that a wooden pin through the body? What is the angle of the blade?
I've noticed that heavy wooden planes really damp out any chatter. Thick blades does wonders for that too.
Could you take a closeup pic of the inside of that plane (without the wedge and blade)?
PlaneWood by Mike_in_Katy (maker of fine sawdust!)
PlaneWood
Hello,
the mouth is actually fairly close to the middle of the sole. I'm still playing around with them, so as I learn more, I'm sure the shape will change. Yes it is a wooden pin: the tricky part is to get the round tennons at the ends to be coaxial. I bedded the blade at 47.5 degrees so I can see what difference blade angle makes for different woods. I'll post a close up when I get back home.Adam
My site: http://home.cogeco.ca/~akropinski
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