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7th September 2020, 01:13 PM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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Challenge 2020 - 2021 Oldgreybeard
2020-2021 Plane Building Challenge
Build a Woodworking Plane
I wish to extend an invitation to all members of theWoodWork Forums and the MetalWork Forums to join in our 2020 -2021 Plane Building Challenge. Details of the challenge are posted here on the WoodWorking Forum.
Planes may be made from wood, metal, plastic, etc or any combination and can be based on your own design, someone else's design or a modification of an existing design, but does not include the restoration or modification of an old plane.
The competition judges are IanW, fletty and derekcohen. The competition closes on 31 March 2021.
Good luck,
Bob
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8th September 2020, 11:01 AM #2SENIOR MEMBER
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New to plane building? -- Don't even know where to start?
Are you like me and have never made a plane before?
Fortunately there is plenty of information on the web to get us going.
I have chosen this site The Plane Build - Video - The English Woodworker
Not only does it provide a step- by- step video,but also includes free plans for the plane. Attached image is one page from the free plans supplied by The English Woodworker website.
EnglishWoodworkerPlan.jpg
This is where I am planning to start. I have found a piece of Fijian Mahogany (480 x 80 x 80) in my stash and have been offered a suitable piece of 'tool steel' about 130 x 5mm by Simplicity.
Next step is to get a piece of pine or something similar, take the laptop out to the shed and start practicing the skills required
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8th September 2020, 11:52 AM #3
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8th September 2020, 01:57 PM #4GOLD MEMBER
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Hi OGB. I have built 2 planes using that video series, brilliant stuff. And inspired to make a third. Great place to start
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9th September 2020, 10:37 AM #5GOLD MEMBER
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Thanks for sharing the steps, I thought I didn't have time to research. I am now rethinking it.
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9th September 2020, 01:30 PM #6SENIOR MEMBER
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Some more reading / study/ practice
If you are following along with me on my learning/skills development - here is the next chapter
(PDF) Making & mastering wood planes | Anthony Wilson - Academia.edu
Keep up the good work
Bob
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9th September 2020, 01:53 PM #7SENIOR MEMBER
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9th September 2020, 02:00 PM #8
It was interesting registering an account at academia.edu so that I could download the pdf.
They wanted to know what type of academic I was from a multiple choice list.
I picked "scientist" and they told me they had never heard of me, but they let me join and download it anyway.I got sick of sitting around doing nothing - so I took up meditation.
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9th September 2020, 06:27 PM #9GOLD MEMBER
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Can I access the article without signing up?
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9th September 2020, 06:31 PM #10
It's actually an e-book and a good one at that. I just clicked on access with facebook, told them I'm a scientist, the system said they didnt know me but then the download prompt appeared anyway. I dislike signing up forstuff on the net too but that one looked pretty harmless.
I got sick of sitting around doing nothing - so I took up meditation.
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9th September 2020, 06:33 PM #11SENIOR MEMBER
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9th September 2020, 06:46 PM #12GOLD MEMBER
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Aah. I don't have facebook. When I signed in through google it wanted to access my contacts and when I finally got to their page there was nothing to see. I'll try again
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Got it now
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11th September 2020, 09:27 AM #14SENIOR MEMBER
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The next step
Enough of the theory - my brain is hurting. So I have a plan. A trial on some plain timber to check my sawing, planing squaring and straightening skills.
1. Take 80 x 80 x 400 piece of pine from old pallet.
2. Over to the jointer flatten one side for the plane sole.
3. Use sole as reference side and plane the adjacent sides to straight and perpendicular to the sole and parallel to each other
4. mark out guide lines to rip a 12mm slice of the two sides for the cheeks
5. Use band saw to cut leaving about 1 mm over size and to plane to size
6. Repeat 1 - 5 above if necessary to hone my skills.
Note use of jointer and band saw. 2 reasons - Shoulder injury does not permit extended action as required for sawing and planing.
Also and probably more importantly, I don't have a rip saw.
That's the plan for today, so time for breakfast and then out to the shed.
Who else is ready to test their skills?
Cheers,
Bob
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11th September 2020, 09:33 AM #15