Semi-Finished IPE Smoothers *LINK*
Mike Swindell
>Here's a link to some pics of two closed tote IPE smoothers I am building. They will have adjustable mouths and a pivoting block to provide pressure on the wedge. HNT Gordon uses this idea in his kit planes, although he uses brass, IPE is so dense that I used this idea in my planes. Instead of threading directly into the wood I used Helicoils for both the adjustable mouth and the pivot block. I made a prototype in MDF and my ideas seem to be functional. I'm also working on a razee jack and jointer.
