Traditional Boxed Chamfer Plane BUILDS.

[Stewie Simpson]

The wooden wedges are now complete. I decided to skip installing the brass inlays for now and focus on shaping the top of the plane bodies.

Here is a disassembled view, with a start made on reshaping the top.



Here you can see a completed top. Quite a nice transformation.





Stewie;

[David Weaver]

End result looks good, Stewie (and still labor intensive). Nice touch relieving the corners at the top of the wedge to give it the look of a traditional bench plane mortise.

[Stewie Simpson]

Thanks David. Motivating others towards traditional tool making is the ultimate reward.

Stewie;(on the u.k site, swagman is my forum username).

http://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/p...-4-t84596.html

[Stewie Simpson]

Brass keeper plates for the box depth adjusters have been installed.
Brass sole plates fitted.
Final coat of garnet shellac applied.





Still to complete:

Sharpen irons up.
Test each plane for performance.
Stamp makers mark.
Replace current fiber washers with a smaller size. (order completed)
Complete a final buff to the shellac finish after 7 days of hardening.

Stewie;

[Jeff Wittrock]

Stewie,

When I make a mistake, I am usually pretty good at finding a way to hide it.
When you have to make four that look alike, there is no room for hiding anything.

Beautiful, crisp, detailed work x 4.

[David Weaver]

Looks good, stewie. What's next on the list of planes to make?

[Stewie Simpson]

Stewie,

When I make a mistake, I am usually pretty good at finding a way to hide it.
When you have to make four that look alike, there is no room for hiding anything.

Beautiful, crisp, detailed work x 4.

Thanks Jeff. I recently read a review of a toothing plane I build and in to the U.K.

Stewie;

http://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/t...ew-t85414.html

[Stewie Simpson]

Looks good, stewie. What's next on the list of planes to make?

Thanks David. Who knows. Maybe a Japanese Chamfer Plane. http://giantcypress.net/post/3197223...-chamfer-plane

I would like to make 1 or 2 more backsaws next before I head back into building some more traditional hand planes.

I tend to focus on what gives me a good balance of interest in the projects I undertake , rather than restricting my work to what others would like me to do.


regards; Stewie.

[Stewie Simpson]

Hi all. Finally finished working on the 4 box chamfer planes. All tested for performance and passed with flying colors.

Stewie;