A large jointer plane I made

[Leigh Betsch]

Try as I might I don't think mine will be the same. But I am going to try to emulate the master. It will give me someting to do while I wait for my O1 drill rod to come so I can make some rope knurls!

[george wilson]

Blow up the direct sideways shot I provided for that purpose. Make the oval large enough for your hand,and be very careful about sawing it out and sculpting it accurately.

[george wilson]

Forgot to mention: The blade is 3" wide,and 3/16" thick 01. It is polished,but I need to touch it up a little. Tiny brown pinpricks are beginning to appear.

[Jim Koepke]

George,

Thanks for sharing your work.

It is inspirational.

jtk

[john brenton]

George,

Can you tell us how you made that stamp?

[george wilson]

If you mean the ribbon,I just carved it in a little over 1/32"+ deep. It just looks stamped. I could make the stamp,of course,but haven't a lot of use for a big one like that,and it would be VERY HARD to drive a big stamp like that into the wood. Then,I punched my name in with individual letters with serifs. I don't have a name stamp with my name in a curve (actually,I DO now,if I ground away the rest of the information,now outdated,that is on the stamp. (it says my name,and Jon Laubach's name,and makers in Wmsbg. Va on it. From the Toolmaker's shop years. Maybe I should do that.

[Peter Pedisich]

Forgot to mention: The blade is 3" wide,and 3/16" thick 01. It is polished,but I need to touch it up a little. Tiny brown pinpricks are beginning to appear.

3" wide blade and a 29" long oil-soaked 3.75" square body... you'd better be in shape to push that through white oak!

[george wilson]

I am pretty big. WAS 6'5",now lost 2" from discs compressing. I did regularly dress the birch top of the book binder's plough plane press with it. Thin shavings!! You have to start the plane off with a sudden,very fast shove,keep it up,and it would carry on across. Not a plane for girly men!! Ach nein!!

[Steve Branam]

would that be a "frigate" class or a DDE class vessel?

Simply massive! And, quite nice looking!

I would call it dreadnought, because that thing dreads nought!

I look forward to the day when I find something with a GW, Maker stamp in the wild at some antique store. I'll plunk down my cash and make a rapid escape!

[george wilson]

All very kind words. Glad that all of you enjoy the pictures. As relatively few tools as I have made,compared to big makers like Disston,etc., a flea market find will be rare! Someone DID find a dovetail saw in one several years ago!!

[john davey]

Thanks for sharing this. I enjoy your posts and it amazes me the quality of the tools you have shown here. Being almost a foot shorter than you I might have some issues pushing this guy around but it is still a work of art ....Thanks again, John

[Don Orr]

Awesome! Beautiful work as always.

[john brenton]

Ok, now that I look at it it is clearly carved in. Nice.

If you mean the ribbon,I just carved it in a little over 1/32"+ deep. It just looks stamped. I could make the stamp,of course,but haven't a lot of use for a big one like that,and it would be VERY HARD to drive a big stamp like that into the wood. Then,I punched my name in with individual letters with serifs. I don't have a name stamp with my name in a curve (actually,I DO now,if I ground away the rest of the information,now outdated,that is on the stamp. (it says my name,and Jon Laubach's name,and makers in Wmsbg. Va on it. From the Toolmaker's shop years. Maybe I should do that.

[george wilson]

Matthew,here is another plane handle,showing a good form for the front of the handle also.

[Joe Fabbri]

George,

That's a great looking plane. Really nice work on the tote there, and the diamond strike is very attractive.

Thanks for sharing once again.

Joe