Another brass smoother
jason walcott
>I just finished this one today. It has brass sides, and a stanley frog mechanism. The sole is beech with wenge for the toe. The bed angle is 50 degrees.
Another brass smoother
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jason walcott
>This is the bottom view.
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jason walcott
>This is the veiw of the bed.
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jason walcott
>Here is a photo of the two planes together.
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#5very interesting
Clay C in Miami
>Here, in the space of one screen, we have two examples - your fine effort, and just below, the one made by rtutsky.
Both craftsman planes, both for about the same tasks, yet almost mirror images. You have an iron frog and brass sides combined with a wooden sole/infill, while rtutsky chose to create an entirely wooden body with an adjustable metal sole.
I don't remember ever seeing either approached exactly the way you two have done it - mostly I'm fascinated that you both (presumably) tackled the problem with open minds, but came to almost precisely opposite ends.
And, bravo to both - nice, proudsome work.
Clay
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Don Thompson - Cutler Ridge, Florida
>Great looking plane, Jason.
Question: Why did you make the sides of metal?
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#7Very insteresting concept...
Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA
>Jason. A whole new field of Frankplanes so to speak.
What size plane did the frog come off of?
Nicely done.
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jason walcott
>Don I used brass for the sides for looks, and for weight. It adds quite a bit of weight to the smoother, which is good for this type of plane.
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jason walcott
>Scott the frog came off a stanley no5 jack plane. I filed of the legs so that I had a flat bed,and shimed the back with to screws to give me the proper bed angle.