Traditional Stopped Chamfer Plane.

[planemaker]

Completing the mortise clean out on the 4th boxed chamfer body.



The previous 3 plane bodies after the mortise has been totally cleaned out and sealed with a coat of shellac.





Stewie;

[planemaker]

To accurately describe how much fun it is to mortise these plane bodies out; "imagine watching a 3 legged tortoise compete in a 20k marathon, from the very start to when it crosses the finish line."

Stewie;

[Simplicity]

Would the tortoise have runners on

[Bushmiller]

To accurately describe how much fun it is to mortise these plane bodies out; "imagine watching a 3 legged tortoise compete in a 20k marathon, from the very start to when it crosses the finish line."

Stewie;

Stewie

I think I know that feeling as I am going through a slightly less arduous process with totes for handsaws . I am looking forward to the finished product; Yours that is .

Regards
Paul

[planemaker]

No pain no gain Paul.

[planemaker]

The mortise fit for the sliding depth stop, as well as the V shaped sole have been completed on all 4 chamfer planes.

Stewie;

[hiroller]

These seem to have a mush larger V section than the first plane.
What was the rationale behind that?
The surface of the V looks great. How did you finish it and keep it square?

[planemaker]

These seem to have a mush larger V section than the first plane.
What was the rationale behind that?
The surface of the V looks great. How did you finish it and keep it square?

Hi Hiroller.

The V sole is an important design feature of the plane. The sole needs to remain in full contact with the flat surfaces of the 90* edge . By increasing the width of the sole I am also creating a greater contact surface area. That allows the plane to track more easily in parallel alignment to the boards corner edge.

Stewie;

[planemaker]

Further progress ongoing.

Stewie;

[planemaker]

Hi all. As you will note from the attached photo's I am still making reasonable progress on the batch of box chamfer plane builds.







Still to complete. (in sequential order).


Cut the tines out on the wooden wedges;
Fit the outer brass keeper plates to the height adjuster;
Fit the brass sole plates on the bottom of the box;
Final shaping to the top of the plane bodies as well as complete the chamfering;
Fit strike buttons on the back end of the plane bodies;
Sharpen the irons up;
Test each plane and fine tune if required;
Apply 2 more coats of garnet shellac finish;

and the lastly- stamp the front end of the plane bodies with a makers mark;


Stewie;

[joez]

Fantastic work, I am assuming you sell some of the planes you make?

Do you ever make hollows/Rounds? I have always wanted a half set but have nver managed to find any at a descent price...

joez

[rob streeper]

Great work Stewie. What motivated you to make these? Did you need to for some project or you just felt like doing it?

Cheers,
Rob

[planemaker]

Fantastic work, I am assuming you sell some of the planes you make?

Do you ever make hollows/Rounds? I have always wanted a half set but have nver managed to find any at a descent price...

joez

Thanks for the feedback joez. Yes I do sell my work. As far as Moulding Planes. No I haven't made any.

Stewie;.

[planemaker]

Great work Stewie. What motivated you to make these? Did you need to for some project or you just felt like doing it?

Cheers,
Rob

Hi Rob. My foray into traditionally constructed hand planes occurred about 5 years before I started working on Back-saws.

The personal challenge was the primary motivation that caught my interest.

Stewie;

[planemaker]

The wooden wedges are now complete. I decided to skip installing the brass inlays for now and focus on shaping the top of the plane bodies.

Here is a disassembled view, with a start made on reshaping the top.



Here you can see a completed top. Quite a nice transformation.





Stewie;