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   Midnight | Jan 25, 2005 02:43am | #1

   really straight grained beech is fairly traditional...

   Mike Wallace

   Stay safe....Have fun

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   tcalisto | Jan 25, 2005 06:46pm | #2

   Planewear,

   This may sound sarcastic but boxwood is the traditional boxing material used in handplanes. If you cut it so that the grain is running down and aft on the plane it will provide a better wear surface. Try googling boxwood or european boxwood and I'll bet that you will come up with a few hits.

   Tom

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   odd jobs | Jan 26, 2005 01:25am | #3

   Thanks, I will give it a try.

   T. Wear

    

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   JeffHeath | Jan 28, 2005 02:23am | #4

   I repaired the boxing on some of my old planes with lignum vitae.  I got it at a local lumber seller, and it works just fine.  The old plane makers used this wood for old woodies.  Boxwood is the correct replacement, but wasn't available to me when I did it.  The planes I repaired are users, not for a collector's shelf, so I wasn't too worried about being 'original'.

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   odd jobs | Jan 28, 2005 04:51am | #5

   Thanks for the suggestion, I think I will try that.

   One other question, do you glue the boxing in the plane or cut it so as to have a pressure fit?

   Terry Wear

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   JeffHeath | Jan 28, 2005 09:22am | #6

   Mine are dovetail wedged, but I also used glue.  I used poly, as I was unsure at the time how well the lignum vitae, which is very oily and hard, would glue up.

   Jeff