Build a Plane Till and Gallery

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   jimweber | Nov 21, 2018 05:27pm | #1

   I'm building this cabinet and finding it a lot more difficult than Mike makes it look. I am constructing the plane till but am having an issue with it fitting to the supports. the hypotenuse of the supports is 15.1" but the till length is given to be 16 5/16". Even allowing for the apparent bevel, there is no way to get it to fit.

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   user-2432703 | May 03, 2019 06:36am | #2

   I just watched this episode again because I was hoping that maybe there would be a correction on the measurement. You're right, Jim. There's no way the piece fits at 16 5/16". I would add that if the angles were 30 and 60 degrees, cutting the bevels on the edges would also have been simpler. Alas...

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   DaveRichards | May 03, 2019 08:12am | #3

   In response to the two previous comments, I just pulled out the plan and the CAD file the plan is based on. The dimensions given are correct to the nearest 1/16 in. You'll note there is clearance under the upper case for the sloped panel. The gap measures about 5/16 in.

   I can't speak for Mr. Pekovich regarding the angle of the till but I can think of two possible reasons for the angle he chose. One, he got the maximum length for his hand planes. (At 60°, the plane till's height would be reduced.) B. Linear dimensions are typically easier to measure with accuracy in the shop.

   The bevel angles on the till panel aren't critical. In the plan they are drawn so there are no gaps top and bottom. If you find it's easier, feel free to make the panel shorter. In the video it appears Mr. Pekovich didn't bevel the top edge of the till panel. If you opt to omit the bevel, you can cut the panel shorter. If you want to bevel the bottom edge and leave the top edge square, make the panel about 15-3/8 in, instead.

   
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   user-2432703 | May 03, 2019 11:23am | #4

   Thank you for your prompt and detailed reply.

   I went back and finished cutting out the till panel, beveling its top and bottom. I also traced out alternate angles on the triangular panel supports and agree that 60° would compromise the space available.

   But the original 16 5/16" is just too long to allow it to rest on all four surfaces (cabinet back, shelf and two triangular supports) at the dimensions called for in the plans.

   But sky hasn't fallen yet, and I'm enjoying the build.

5. 
   DaveRichards | May 03, 2019 11:40am | #5

   In the CAD file, the actual length is 16.291185 in. This is based on the plane till panel being exactly 1/2 in. thick and the triangles being exactly the dimensions provided. The difference is less than the thickness of a credit card.

   Sounds like you have it working, though. That's cool.

   
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   okotok | Dec 17, 2022 06:28pm | #6

   I built one a couple of years ago and love it. I found it important to check the plans to the video so you didn't miss a few things like the importance of insetting the inner doors by 1/4" or so for clearance on the plane knobs. Regardless, you need to make small adjustments for the tools you have. Here's a pic!

   
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   okotok | Dec 17, 2022 06:31pm | #7

   And here's another. Cherry, walnut and baltic birch for the most part. A little quilt maple on the drawer fronts.