Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
My first handplane
rtutsky
>Here is my first attempt at building a hand plane. After purchasing a Hock iron a while back I finally said it's about time I used it. I wanted a smoother to compliment my Stanley planes and it had to have an adjustable throat. The next picture shows how I accomplished that. The metal sole was epoxied to the bottom of the plane. The woods that I used are hickory, walnut, maple and cocobolo. Thanks for looking and critiques welcome.
Rob
Bottom of the plane
rtutsky
>Here is the bottom view of the plane.
Re: Bottom of the plane
Richard Gillespie
>Very Nice Work. Looks Great. How well does it work?
Well...
rtutsky
>The plane takes very nice thin shavings from highly figures maple, although because of the large diameter pin and little room for the shavings to go it is a bit of a pain to clean out the shavings. Otherwise, I'm happy with the plane.
Rob
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Jack Guzman from Maine
>That thing sure is pretty.Neat adjuster idea.---Jack
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ray k
>Your plane looks so nice, I think I'm going to have to start thinking about making another one of my own.
Very striking, beautifully made, and clever design
Derek Cohen (in Perth, Australia)
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Very nice!
Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA
>It look the the wedge pin is 2 different types of wood or is it a metal rod covered in wood?
It sure is pretty, nice job.
Great work!
Jonathan Kaplan (OR)
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Pin
rtutsky
>The wedge pin has a brass rod inserted into a drilled hole through the cocobolo pin. Just for looks I guess.
Rob
Thanks!
Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA
>Yes, it does look good. Seems to give a little more locking surface area to the wedge also.
Re: Great work!
Wade
>where does one get the material for the sole?
Re: My first handplane
Wade
>Where would I look for the material for the sole of the plane if I were to add one to my project list?