Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
First Knight Plane of 2004
Russell Hill
>I received my Knight Toolworks coffin smoother on Friday and was delighted to notice that Steve had stamped the plane "1ST OF NEW YEAR"! Nice touch Steve. I am not sure if my plane is the first coffin smoother of the new year or the first plane overall of the new year.
Let's see the rest of it!
Wiley Horne--Glendora CA
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The Rest of the Plane Plus More
Russell Hill
>Here is a shot of the full smoothing plane plus the adjusting hammer that I built for it using some scrap white oak and maple. The nose in the picture is my Greyhound - Lilly. She just had to check out the scene. The background is the top of a dresser that I am building in birdseye maple with a French polish finish. I will post pics of the dresser when I am done.
Re: The Rest of the Plane Plus More
Wiley Horne--Glendora CA
>Thanks Russell!
I think Lily's watching to see if it's gonna run, or if it's something to eat--I know that look. Plane looks really solid and good. That birdseye maple is killer. Will make a good test for the plane, too. Wiley
Re: The Rest of the Plane Plus More
Russell Hill
>Yeah, Lilly wants to chase anything that moves!
The birdseye in the picture is actually veneer but I did buy the plane specifically for some solid birdseye and I works great.
Re: First Knight Plane of 2004
Steve Knight
>great picture. I can never get that good of a closeup. I usualy stamp the first week or so of plane making with that stamp. maybe 10 or 15 planes. something fun to do till I forget to stamp them (G)
Re: First Knight Plane of 2004
Russell Hill
>Thanks Steve, nice touch. My camera has a macro mode for closeups and then I put the plane on a window sill in real sunlight so that I got some good shadow in the letters. Lighting is the key to photos of textures.
Re: First Knight Plane of 2004
Steve Knight
>the macro on my camera sucks. hell you have to use the macro to take a pic about 2' or a bit more away. fartehr if you zoom in.
Steve, do you use stamps of...
Ted Owen, Pittsburgh
>each individual letter, I imagine?
Best, Ted