Hi guys, another plane question...
My wife just bought me a Leon Robbins (Crown) compass plane from Highland Hardware. It's a sweet little plane with a doubly-curved sole for sculpting wooden chair seats. As I look at it, I see that it is a glued up plane. You can clearly see where the two sides are glued onto the front and back blocks. But interestingly, there is no cross-pin like in a Krenov / Finck plane. Instead, there are the typical abutments like you'd see in a plane made the traditional way!
Any idea why it is made this way, and more importantly, how can I use this technique on my own glued-up planes? I really like the traditional look with the ease of the glued-up method. It looks like the abutments are just glued in as well, but I can't quite be sure just how it was done. Anyone build something like this?
And as always, if this has been discussed elsewhere, please direct me to the appropriate link.
Thanks! You guys are great.
Kelly