Ugly plane
Darrell in Oakville
>A bunch of us were at the Tools Of The Trade sale at the beginning of April, hanging out at Konrad's table. We were fondling those awesome Sauer & Steiner infill planes, and the topic of conversation drifted to ugly planes. One thing led to another, and pretty soon we were laughing about the potential for an aluminum and balsa infill plane.
I was cleaning up the shop on Saturday afternoon, and had to put away some sheet metal (why do people throw brass kick plates in the garbage? Fools!). So there I was, out in the garage, shoving the kickplate in behind that stack of 1/8 thick aluminum sheets, and I remembered that conversation. I picked up a hunk of aluminum, and looked over at the lumber rack. There's a nice chunk of basswood on top of the rack, and while it ain't balsa, it's as close as I can get to the exact opposite of ebony. Well, I have an afternoon to waste, a sheet of Al, and a block of basswood. I've been unable to do any work in the shop for the last week, as I've been suffering from a nasty chest cold. Now that I'm feeling better, I just want to putter in the shop.
So I wasted Saturday afternoon making this. Hideous, ain't it?
Darrell
Wood Hoarder, Blade Sharpener, and Occasional Tool User