Just finished this plane in preparation for the Woodworking in America Conference coming up this weekend.
The particulars of this plane. Of course the wooden bits are Gabon Ebony and the body is made from 410 stainless steel with a .312 thick sole, .1875 thick sides and the bedding plane is .312 thick, all the hardware is stainless unless it’s obviously brass. The 0-1 iron is 1.875 wide and is pitched at 50 degrees. The mouth opening is .004. Over length of the plane body is 8.00″. This one has the stainless tweed pattern on the inside of the sole and the total weight is 4 lbs 4 ounces
Thanks for looking,
Ron
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looks great
Quite dapper looking, Ron.
Seriously NICE !
Did you knurl the knob ?
Is the the tweed pattern on the inside of the sole used on old planes ? I don't recall seeing that before.
Thanks for showing,
stainless tweed
Roc,
As far as I know this surface treatment has never been used on older planes and to my knowledge I'm the only one doing this particular suface treatment. The creation of this pattern was a bit of math puzzle. Calculating the pitch and the overlaps involve in actually creating the lines that make it appear like tweed fabric was quite involved and every plane width is different.
The lever cap screw was made by my friend Johnny (aka rarebear) Kleso,
Ron
Ron,
Great looking plane. Gorgeous!
My question is about your bench. How do you keep it looking so pristine? It looks like nothing has ever touched it.
Have fun. I get the feeling that you really enjoy your work. Nothing could be better than that.
Mel
Very nice looks like you could use the blade to split fire wood as well, more pictures would be great.
Troy
very nice
Ron,
I don't fully understand the significance of the specifications you listed but I do know some fine craftsmanship when I see it. She is a beauty!
How is the sole plate fasten to the side, if that's the right terminology?
Bret
Just got back in from the Woodworking in America Conference last night which is why I haven't responded to questions. Mel I also have a secondary bench which is where I do all the unpleasant and messy task like glue ups, finishing and pretty much anything that is messy and leaves lasting evidence. The main bench is used only for processing wood with hand tools and cutting joinery.
You can see better pictures of the stainless tweed pattern by visiting my web page (breseplane.com) and choose the precision stainless planes page.
The sides are fastened to the sole using the threaded rivet method.
Thanks for all the nice comments, this plane was a hit at the WIA conference this weekend,
Ron Brese
http://www.breseplane.com
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