Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
talk about specialization ... *LINK*
Clay C in Miami
>What's this?
It says 'Snow Plane' right on it, and it seems to have a sole, and a mouth ... and past that, I'm lost. Is snow sculpting so advanced that there are specialized tools manufactured to actually plane snow? And, why? Is snow tearout too much of a problem if you were to use big ol' Surform type rasps?
Given how little I know of planes, I know even less of snow ...
Clay
Snow Plane
Re: talk about specialization ...
paul womack
>http://www.georgeomartinandson.com/Other_Products/other_products.html
Clawson Machine manufactures quality in-line crushers for ice making machines, including Cornelius� , Crystal Tips�, Hoshizaki�, Ice-O-Matic�, Manitowoc�, Scotsman� and SerVend� . Their crushers give your customers the option of cubed or crushed ice. They also manufacture stand-alone ice crushers, Snow Ball� Ice Shavers and syrup dispensers, as well as rotary shavers and chippers and block ice shavers.
BugBear (and google)
Re: talk about specialization ...
Todd Hughes
>These are very common, I see a few every week probably, they were used to shave ice I guess to make snow cones and other deserts.Guess they were popular back in the days of ice boxes. The shaved ice collects in the body of the plane and dumps out when you raise the lid. I have actually seen an old guy set up at a steam show once using one to make snow cones to sell and it worked very well. Most look like the one shown but you do see other different types including one that is round with a handle which is pretty common. Think i might have a big one somewhere with an aluminum tote on it even...hmmm where did i put that thing?.....Todd
'Shave Ice' - of course!
Clay C in Miami
>Somehow I was stuck on the name, and trying to imagine actually planing snow. But, once I think of it as being used on ice, it all comes clear.
Type II ice chips, presumably - a paper cone, some guava syrup (or tamarind, or papaya, sapote, carambola, mango, lychee, loquat ... mmmmm ... ) though it's not as if one needs Shave Ice as another reason to visit Hawai'i!
Clay