Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Converting old jack planes
PReed
>I'd like to make some round and cove planes out of some old wooden jack plane bodies that I bought. I will have to also make my own wedges and grind the blades and cap irons. What are the best shapes I can use and is it even worth the trouble? The blades and cap irons I will buy, the wedges I'll make.
PReed in Jackson, TN
Re: Converting old jack planes
Dennis
>For me the time and effort it would take to change a jack into a hollow or round unless it was for a special purpose needed project just not worth it.
Dennis
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Re: Converting old jack planes
Alice Frampton, UK
>David Charlesworth did something like that in order to help in the shaping of a dished bench top IIRC (a hollow I think). He gives full instructions on how he went about it in "David Charlesworth's Furnituremaking Techniques Vol 2" (I wish he'd pick a shorter title...) He seemed to think it was worth the trouble as he made two.
Cheers, Alf
Re: Converting old jack planes
PReed in Jackson, TN
>Thanks Alice, I do have that book and recalled the artice. I've never seen Vol. 1, is it worth having?
Re: Converting old jack planes
Alice Frampton, UK
>If you like volume 2, then absolutely. Full of meaty goodness; plane tuning, sharpening, making woodie shaves, twisted dovetails etc etc.
Cheers, Alf
Wishing she was getting commision on these book sales... ;~)