infill plane *LINK*

Another beauty Wayne...

Scott Burr in absoutly sweet Ben Lomond,CA

>Your talents amaze me. Maybe one day I'll be lucky enough to own one of your planes. Fantastic!

Re: infill plane

Pam Niedermayer - Austin, TX

>Wayne, when I look at your latest planes I see a marvellous, clean design of the working parts; but when I look at the decorations, I find them way too teutonic/gothic. There is, however, no doubting your skill in implementing such designs.

Since I'm pretty firmly in the Japanese plane camp for smoothers, mitres, and the like (I do use Western style speciality planes, jacks, and jointers), this probably doesn't matter to you at all. That is, I'm not a prospective buyer; but I notice in this plane that the trend is attenuated, which I applaud. Do you think your designs are somewhat reflective of our culture? Or maybe you're exercising your skills to amuse?

Pam

Re: infill plane

wayne anderson

>Pam,

I'm just a beginner, exploring techniques, pushing boundaries, and letting the materials teach. I enjoy embellishing tools, and am fascinated by the endless variations of decoration found on older examples from (primarily) UK, Europe and Scandinavia. I will no doubt, find myself in a minimalist stage at some point, and will concentrate on form following function, and beauty that is in that; but for now I am just having fun, and learning. Thank you for your kind comments, and your thoughtful observations. I do appreciate them. Best, Wayne

Re: infill plane

MikeW

>Yet another beauty that I wish I would be able to declare it works even better than it looks!

But alas, I think it'll not come to pass. Every once in a while I take a look at your site and if my wife is present she is just as enamored with your skill as I am.

I do like my old Preston, it a well used and well loved century old one. It's a go to plane for a lot of work. In relation to the other thread concerning infills, it works better than its geometry would dictate. Its bedded at about 43 degrees but will tear out less than my LN 4 1/2, even with a mouth opening of the same size. Go figure. I'm a believer.

Now if I could only get around to ordering one of yours...

Re: infill plane

Steve knight

>yep wayne I have been in the same camp. you have to exploe what works for you and what you can do. hell sim,ple is one of the hardest things to do in the world. don't belive me just try do do it (G)

Re: infill plane

john jesseph

>I see some of Wayne's planes as somewhere between Bill Carter's whimsey and the precision of Karl Holtey. Not for everyone, but infills are not for everyone.

I can't decide if Wayne's work makes me want to make a plane or buy one...Beautiful!!

John J.

Re: gauge in photo?

John Fitzpatrick

>Wayne-

Not to take any focus off your plane (it's stunning).... but could you tell us about the marking gauge in the background? It kinda looks like one of those Sheffield (Marples?) solid brass-fenced combination gauges that you see around, but then again it's a bit different than any I've seen. Details?

Re: gauge in photo?

wayne anderson

>John,

It looks like it may be a craftsman-made gage. File marks are evident, but the maker obviously knew what he (or she) was doing. It is stamped J A MOODY on the figured boxwood stem. I particularly like the shape of the screw.

DAT shows nothing under that particular name, nor does Roberts' book on English tools. It looks English to me, but then I am no authority on these things. I just know I like the looks, and the craftsmanship.

Nothing like a good handmade tool ;^)

Wayne

Re: gauge in photo?

John Fitzpatrick

>Thanks for the details Wayne. It looked a bit like a home-brew to me (though a good one). I'm just glad to hear that you're sticking to planemaking (I was afraid you might be branching out into gauge-making!)

Re: gauge in photo?

wayne anderson

>John,

Still making planes...full-time now, BTW. But check out the "What's new" section on my website and you will see a few squares and a saw I made, not too long ago.

Wayne

more questions

John Fitzpatrick

>I like those squares & bevels. It looks like you've 'aged' the brass-- care to share your technique? (is it fuming?)

Back to the mitre plane--

how is the body joined to the sole? (peined tenons thru sole? soldered?)

is the 2 piece sole butt-jointed at the mouth or is it tongue & grooved? (how did the ancients do their soles?)

Re: more questions

wayne anderson

>John,

The sole is applied with several piened tenons. The sole halves are joined with a mortice and tenon joint. I used chemical darkening to age the brass. If you send me your email address, I will send a photo of the sole of the plane.

Wayne