Originally Posted by
John Miliunas
Sheeeesh...You guys continue to give me too much credit, but it is appreciated!
Christian, to address you inquiry; I had considered some type of "poofy" material, but elected to keep the open area all wood. I do not retract the irons on the planes. Instead, what I did is this: Each "parking spot" for the planes is divided with a piece of Walnut, approx. 1/2" wide by 3/8" thick. What is hard to see in the pic is that, at the bottom of the rack, right where the Cherry stop goes across, there is an additional 1/8" thick piece of Walnut, which acts as a "rest" for the toe of the planes. That effectively raises that part of the plane throat enough to keep it from resting on the iron. Also, the divider strips are just pinned in place with a 23ga. pinner, so that, if there is a need in the future to reconfigure the space for different planes, I can do so easily. If you like, I could easily shoot a picture of the rack without the planes on it. It's really not rocket science and a culmination of ideas, primarily accumulated from the place we know as the Creek!
Thanks for the explanation, I didn't notice that in the pic. Now it's clear to me that you have thought of everything. Very well done.
Christian
"On Wednesday, when the sky is blue,
And I have nothing else to do,
I sometimes wonder if it's true
That who is what and what is who."
(A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh)