Popular Post gmercer_48083 Posted May 16, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted May 16, 2020 I documented (in a pdf file) how I make Hollows and Rounds Planes. If you are interested in making one, I am sure this will help you. Lots of explanation and photos. Garys Laminated Side Escapement Plane.pdf 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted May 16, 2020 Report Share Posted May 16, 2020 Thanks for sharing this! I have an interest in the history of our craft. Understanding how various tools are made is fascinating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G S Haydon Posted May 17, 2020 Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 Gary, that is very tidy work. Using your method is very useful in a powertool setting. How are they to use? I'd imagine very nicely? I've not needed to make any before. If I did I would like to try the style shown by Roubo. They look more approachable from a hand tool project perspective. The attached is a great guide to making them. Almost as detailed as yours! ☺ RouboH&Rs.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmercer_48083 Posted May 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 12 hours ago, G S Haydon said: Gary, that is very tidy work. Using your method is very useful in a powertool setting. How are they to use? I'd imagine very nicely? I've not needed to make any before. If I did I would like to try the style shown by Roubo. They look more approachable from a hand tool project perspective. The attached is a great guide to making them. Almost as detailed as yours! ☺ RouboH&Rs.pdf 694.26 kB · 3 downloads So far, all the hand planes I have made work well. My hollow was the first plane I made... and I copied my plane from the antique... only I used laminations so I could use my table saw/miter saw to guarantee precise angles. I found out along the way, that making the wedge was the most difficult part of the process. I made a jig that solved that. After that I wondered if a common 2x4 would work, so the next plane I made was a rebate plane using the same sawing methods and it worked quite well. On the third plane (a skewed rebate plane) I modified the angles of the cuts to 15 degrees (bed and breast) so the iron and the wedge are at 15 degrees. This makes the plane work well when making a rebate across end grain. My suggestion to you if considering making a hand plane is to start with a rebate plane. It would be the simplest to make. I used O-1 Steel (Starrett brand) 1/8"x1/2" ground annealed. You don't need to make an oven to do the heat treating... just a Bernzomatic propane torch, and cooking oil to quench. I guarantee if you make one... you will make more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 As if there aren't enough projects on my plate and you go and add another one! This is really cool I will make something like this some day. I think the first one that would be to adapt this to make a chamfer plane. Woodpeckers made one out of bright flashy aluminum but a wood body plane seems far more compelling especially if i make it myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmercer_48083 Posted May 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Chestnut said: As if there aren't enough projects on my plate and you go and add another one! This is really cool I will make something like this some day. I think the first one that would be to adapt this to make a chamfer plane. Woodpeckers made one out of bright flashy aluminum but a wood body plane seems far more compelling especially if i make it myself. Typically I chamfer using any flat bottom plane for this. I don't see a real advantage in a chamfer plane, although a vee groove could be plan,d into making a rebate plane... or for that matter... you could route a pattern into the sole to create a profile. In order to add a profile to the sole you have to plan ahead so the mouth is not opened too much. I made a beading plane that way. Like I said … Start with a rebate plane to get an understanding, and I guarantee you will see the possibilities and make more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmercer_48083 Posted May 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 I usually start my hand plane making endeavors by using Sketchup to draw a plan, so I have an idea as to what I have to do and in what order I have to do them. This is what helped me think through the process. To use a round plane properly... you start out with a rebate in the wood as a guide for the round to follow. The round is held a 45 degrees to the rebate as you plane the wood which forms the profile. The "Rounding Plane" forms the hollow (inside) in the wood and the "Hollow Plane" forms the round (outside) the wood. Planes can be made for left or right direction also to deal with wood grain direction also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G S Haydon Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 Nice info on the heat treating. I've never tried to do it. One of these days I will! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 21 hours ago, gmercer_48083 said: Typically I chamfer using any flat bottom plane for this. I don't see a real advantage in a chamfer plane, although a vee groove could be plan,d into making a rebate plane... or for that matter... you could route a pattern into the sole to create a profile. In order to add a profile to the sole you have to plan ahead so the mouth is not opened too much. I made a beading plane that way. Like I said … Start with a rebate plane to get an understanding, and I guarantee you will see the possibilities and make more. I just want to be lazy and not have to put any thought into getting close to a 45 degree angle.The exact angle doesn't matter one bit but sometimes i get off and have to finesse corners so the y match up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmercer_48083 Posted May 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 Not only is woodpeckers chamfer plane pricey... I suppose when the nice shiny red finish rubs off... the aluminum will mar the wood like a pencil. Those marks don't erase like a pencil mark. Ha Ha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gmercer_48083 Posted May 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 3 hours ago, Tpt life said: 150 does not compare to BCTW. ???????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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