• Fr. Chad's Prie Dieu #9: On the Rail

Looking good, Ron!

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Looks like it’s coming together! Good luck figuring out a profile you like for the panels!

-- Dave - Minneapolis

Looking pretty good Ron, and most definitely looks like fun.

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Looking good, Ron!

- Planeman40

Thanks, Rufus!

Looks like it’s coming together! Good luck figuring out a profile you like for the panels!

- Dave Polaschek

Thanks, Dave. I want a step or two in the profile, yet I do not have a raising plane … going to see what I can accomplish with a chisel and rebate plane. Should be interesting.

Looking pretty good Ron, and most definitely looks like fun.

- Oldtool

Thanks, Tom. Yes, it’s definitely fun … especially with my new found light!

Well, I imagine it’s possible to do it, Ron. Might not be easy, but might not be too hard. I’d be tempted to make my own raising plane; I’d learn a lot from my mistakes that way. :-/

-- Dave - Minneapolis

Well, I imagine it s possible to do it, Ron. Might not be easy, but might not be too hard. I d be tempted to make my own raising plane; I d learn a lot from my mistakes that way. :-/

- Dave Polaschek

Dave, I’m afraid making my own raising plane is out of the question. I barely possess the woodworking skills … I know I do not possess the metalworking skills. LOL!

Well. That might be where I have an advantage in my ignorance. I don’t know I can’t do it, so I would just give it a try. Maybe once I finish my first infill smoother (I’m making one the size of a Stanley #1 handplane with a 1” blade and a Norris-style adjuster), I’ll give it a try. What could possibly go wrong?! ;-)

-- Dave - Minneapolis

Well. That might be where I have an advantage in my ignorance. I don t know I can t do it, so I would just give it a try. Maybe once I finish my first infill smoother (I m making one the size of a Stanley #1 handplane with a 1” blade and a Norris-style adjuster), I ll give it a try. What could possibly go wrong?! ;-)

- Dave Polaschek

Good luck with the infill smoother! As to the raised panels … this is what I want to achieve …
 

Looks like a couple rabbets and a round plane. Have you read Matt Bickford’s book ? His explanation of how to break complex shapes down into simple components seems a near perfect fit for your panel challenge.

-- Dave - Minneapolis

Looks like a couple rabbets and a round plane. Have you read Matt Bickford s book ? His explanation of how to break complex shapes down into simple components seems a near perfect fit for your panel challenge.

- Dave Polaschek

I have … and this should be easier than it looks. With a methodical approach and lot of patience, it should come out okay! I’ll be using Ambrosia maple for the panels.

Well, there it is. Good luck! Hopefully the maple will be well-behaved for you.

-- Dave - Minneapolis

Well, there it is. Good luck! Hopefully the maple will be well-behaved for you.

- Dave Polaschek

Thanks, Dave … I’m cautiously optimistic!