Bridle Kerfing Plane

Very nice. I was wondering why you were rambling on about some kerfing plane when I could swear I was looking at a plow plane.

RM, that’s a beautiful plane you’ve made, thanks for posting!

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Do you have any pictures of the actual cutting part?

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Lovely, lovely plane!
Newer heard about that specifc use of a plane. Does it actually work to avoid the saw from wandering when resawing boards?

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Really well done and welcome to LJ,s

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I made some pictures during the build that show more detail, I will try to do a blog this week about it, thanks for the interest.

Do you have any pictures of the actual cutting part?

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Well it did so far when I tested it in a piece of scrap. I’m not planning on resawing wide boards (over 10”) but for anything less than that I’m hoping it will work fine, I’ll keep you posted :)

Lovely, lovely plane!
Newer heard about that specifc use of a plane. Does it actually work to avoid the saw from wandering when resawing boards?

- kaerlighedsbamsen

RM, how does the thumbscrew work to secure the fence and prevent movement during use? I’m intrigued by this mechanical means to hold the fence in place.

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That is a fine looking plane. A real quality looking piece.

Hi Brad, the fence actually consists of two parts (upper and lower) connected by the thumb screw. When the screw is turned, it locks both pieces of the fence on the brass rods, thereby fixing it in place. I’m assuming that larger rods (diameter-wise) will provide an even more stable locking mechanism (due to increased surface and accompanying resistance) but so far I’ve had no trouble with slipping.

RM, how does the thumbscrew work to secure the fence and prevent movement during use? I m intrigued by this mechanical means to hold the fence in place.

- Brad

It’s a very bright start here at LJ!

Nice tool perfectly executed.

Thank you for sharing!

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This is a beautiful shop made tool. Congratulations and welcome to Lumberjocks.

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Very nicely done, that walnut looks rally nice. Where did you get that brass thumbscrew and plate?

Thanks Tim, the thumbscrew I got from Lee Valley, the brass plate I ordered locally at a model building store.

Very nicely done, that walnut looks rally nice. Where did you get that brass thumbscrew and plate?

- Tim

The kerf plane looks great and a better idea than Fidgen’s wood screws. If you are having trouble with saw drift,
2 things, you maybe are gripping the saw too tight and that in and of itself causes drift, or your saw set may need adjusting. I am in the process of making a kerfing plane myself because I don’t own a bandsaw, and I need to be able to resaw . I have had the same drift problem, Most of it was in the set of my rip saw. Hope you keep up the good work.

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