A Simple Plane Hammer

pardon my ignorance for not knowing what a plane hammer is, but that is a nice piece of work. The spalted handle coupled with what appears to be a small burl is really an eye catcher

-- Dick, Malvern Ohio - my biggest fear is that when I die, my wife sells my toys for what I told her I paid for them

I didn’t realize there were hammers specifically for adjusting planes. Now that I think about it though makes sense. Yours looks to be the perfect size for the job. The wood combos you used look good together.

-- Measure twice, cut once, then sand a whole bunch

Very nice tapper! Plane hammers are fun builds and good ways to use up some small scraps of nice woods :-)

-- Kenny, SW VA, Go Hokies!!!

A very neat job you did in forming the parts, but especially the wedging for the handle.

-- Phil Allin - There are mountain climbers and people who talk about climbing mountains. The climbers have "selfies" at the summit!

You use the wood end for tightening the wedge and backing out the wedge on a wooden plan without damaging either of the parts. The brass end is used to tap the blade in for a deeper cut or to adjust the blade laterally, again without damaging the blade.

A steel hammer would dent the wood and peen the metal blade iron. The wood and brass ends are softer or comparable in hardness reducing the potential of damage. Some wooden planes ever have strike buttons to further reduce the damage to the plane body. They are not as easy to adjust for the new user, hence the advent of the metal plane

Great job!

-- irtamos, Belgium