Krevov style ' racing ' jointer plane build

[Dave Beauchesne]

This is the first half dozen shavings on a piece of poplar.
I'll keep this one.

[Luke Dupont]

Nice! I've been thinking about making narrow, easy to push hand planes as well. Do you find the width is working well for you?

[Dave Beauchesne]

Luke:

The one we made for class was a 1'' version in Acacia. We used it for shooting, edge jointing and the convex side of the door we fabricated.

The Cocobolo / Ebony version with 1-1/4'' blade - I wanted a bit wider and a lot more heft for shooting - haven't used it yet on anything ' real ' but it works fine so far.

I had to go back to my real job after six weeks at school - that is a drag!

Dave B

[David Dalzell]

I made a number of Krenov planes while attending the "other" Krenov school in Ft Bragg Cal. The techniques they taught were the same. However it never occurred to me to laminate contrasting woods as you did. The visual result is beautiful. The next one I make will have that feature. Thanks for the idea.

[Malcolm Schweizer]

Love it! Love the contrasting stripes. It needs to have yellow lines painted on the board as it screams down the drag strip!

[Lasse Hilbrandt]

It is a beautiful plane, what blade are you using ?

[Dave Beauchesne]

It is a beautiful plane, what blade are you using ?

Lasse:

A Hock Iron and Chip Breaker made for this style of plane. Ron Hock collaborated with Jim Krenov on these several years back - they work very well.

[Dave Beauchesne]

I made a number of Krenov planes while attending the "other" Krenov school in Ft Bragg Cal. The techniques they taught were the same. However it never occurred to me to laminate contrasting woods as you did. The visual result is beautiful. The next one I make will have that feature. Thanks for the idea.

No problem David. Thanks for the feedback---
When did you go to CR??

[Dave Beauchesne]

Love it! Love the contrasting stripes. It needs to have yellow lines painted on the board as it screams down the drag strip!

Thanks Malcolm - I like it as well. Something different.

Dave B

[Jeff Heath]

That is a very nice looking plane, and your efforts appear to have paid off. Nice job.

[Will Boulware]

Stunning work! Functional art, truly.

What am I missing about what you're describing... a 1" wide plane iron on the jointer you made for class? Why the narrow width?

[Bill McDermott]

Cool plane Dave. Nice, crisp post - with all the right photos. Thanks.

[Dave Beauchesne]

Stunning work! Functional art, truly. What am I missing about what you're describing... a 1" wide plane iron on the jointer you made for class? Why the narrow width?

Will:
The 1" jointer was used a lot actually. With a slight camber to the blade, we jointed, shot and smoothed with it.
All the wood is machined initially, but every surface is either planed, spoke shaved, chiseled or gouged at some point. The only sanding was a light rub between coats of shellac with 1000 grit.
I wanted the 1-1/4" for a bit more width and heft with the Cocobolo for shooting.
Thanks for the positive feedback everyone.

[Dave Beauchesne]

That is a very nice looking plane, and your efforts appear to have paid off. Nice job.

I had great instruction, and I am a pretty good note taker and listener. More than half a century on this planet taught me those habits.
Thanks for the feedback.

[David Dalzell]

I was there from 2011 to 2012.