Project Information
Been working on this set of planes in African mahogany, walnut and stainless steel. The three are a 12in panel plane/super smoother, a 9in smoother and a 6-1/2in mini smoother.
The planes have different width irons and different bedding angles. Panel plane is 2in at 47.5 degrees, smoother is 1-3/4in at 50 degrees and the mini smoother is 1-1/2in at 55 degrees. As I've been making more of these, the process is getting faster and cleaner, even as the design continues to evolve slightly. For example, the most recent build is the panel plane, which sports a more rounded bun and a slightly different shape to the neck of the screw cap.
It's interesting the different ways the wood came out, too. The smoother is an almost iridescent red orange in the sunlight, while the panel plane sports a set of natural racing stripes.
Also did final tuning of the panel plane today. I suppose this will have to do.
Thanks for looking.
The planes have different width irons and different bedding angles. Panel plane is 2in at 47.5 degrees, smoother is 1-3/4in at 50 degrees and the mini smoother is 1-1/2in at 55 degrees. As I've been making more of these, the process is getting faster and cleaner, even as the design continues to evolve slightly. For example, the most recent build is the panel plane, which sports a more rounded bun and a slightly different shape to the neck of the screw cap.
It's interesting the different ways the wood came out, too. The smoother is an almost iridescent red orange in the sunlight, while the panel plane sports a set of natural racing stripes.
Also did final tuning of the panel plane today. I suppose this will have to do.
Thanks for looking.