PW router plane project

Re: PW router plane project

Jack Guzman from Maine

>I made one of those when the article first came out.I used a piece of red oak for mine.Yours is a lot nicer looking than my version. I like the way you shaped the knobs.---Jack

Functionality?!?

Gary B in Central NY

>nice tool, but as a whole, how much more useful are router planes then a trusty chisel? just curious, seems like a tool I've done without. I'd like to see if I should make one.

Look good Luke!

Scott Burr in rainy Ben Lomond,CA

>What kind of wood is that?

Re: PW router plane project

Frank D. in Montreal

>Nice job Luke.

That one's been on my roundtuit list for a while (I have the article, and want to make a smaller one). thanks for the inspiration, looks great.

Re: Functionality?!?

McKay

>A router plane is extremely useful for fitting tenons and the 1/4" cutter is great for a stopped groove for insertion of a bottom etc. I can have the groove/tenon cut and fitted much faster than a chisel. It is like using a router to surface plane a piece of wood. Sure you can do it, but why not use the tool that was designed for the operation?

Re: Functionality?!?

Jack Guzman from Maine

>Gary,when leveling the bottom of some grooves a regular chisel won't work as well.I think once you use one of these you'll see the usefulness of it.I use my router planes all the time.---Jack

Re: Functionality?!?

Gary B in Central NY

>I thought a shoulder plane was used to fit tenons....I could see the stopped groove....do you actually use it for all material removal or to clean up after something else? thanks for the edumacation :-)

Re: How is the cutter held?

John in New Mexico

>I've never seen the article, and can't quite make it out in the photo. An eyebolt maybe?

Nice work, I like the shape as well.

John

Nice one Luke, and Re: Functionality?!? *LINK*

Derek Cohen (in Perth, Australia)

>I see the Force is with you, Luke. Well executed. Have you used it in anger yet?

Gary, take a look at my recent review of the Veritas Router Plane for examples of "how to". One example is particularly pertinent, this being the use of a router plane to cut a stopped groove in a through dovetailed box/drawer. You cannot use a plough plane effectively here, and the router plane is both faster and easier than chiselling alone.

There are also a picture of a couple of beautiful OWTs by Stephen Shepherd in the article.

Alf also has a how-to in her review, which is on the UK website. Well worth reading.

Regards from Perth

Derek




Veritas Router Plane Review

Re: Purpleheart

Luke Herzberg

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Re: How is the cutter held?

Luke Herzberg

>It's a thumbscrew, or more specifically, a spade head bolt. Per the PW article, drill a hole and file the hexagonal shape. This actually turned out to be easier than I expected, and an exact fit is not cruicial as tightening the bolt pulls the slop out, preventing rotating of the bit. I added a vertical groove for the bit to seat in as well.

Thanks,

Luke

Re: How is the cutter held?

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native now in Jax Fl.

>Spade head bolt? Never heard of it. What are they for? Readily available I'd assume?

How'd you grind those allen wrenches? Grindstone? File?

Very nice job on the router Luke. I thi8nk this is a good idea as I've seen plenty of huge allen wrenches that would make for some nice cutters---as well as some real tiny ones.

How's the edge holding ability of the steel looking?

Todd O.

nice link

Gary B in Central NY

>Very informative...looks like I might want on afterall...have to add it to that book I call a list.

Re: How is the cutter held?

Dan Donaldson

>I think that more common name might be thumbscrew .