Project by Jamie Speirs | posted 07-13-2012 07:47 PM | 3741 views | 1 time favorited | 30 comments | ![]() |
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Nothing much here
The bench slab has crowned and the best
option for me is the scrub plane
My coarsest is my wee Spiers plane and there
aint much of a curve on it
So one blade a bit of Oak offcut and two slices
of Padauk
I keep my eye open in the hope of a Stanley 40
They were only made in the USA as far as I know ??
Some on eBay but some want $50 shipping for a
$12 plane. One day. :)
Second Plane is my Spiers that I normally use as a
Scrub Plane. My normal use of a Scrub Plane is not
truly for the correct use
I use them for the effect of the blade
across the grai, well at about 30 off of
square. I then sand and call it quilted
really shows the Chato…. (big word) of
the wood
The third is just for Bertha my Old Norris
Picture #4 The Speirs Twins
Jamie
-- Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though 'twere his own. --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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meikou
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#1 posted 07-13-2012 07:54 PM
Lovely plane mate.
If you want a no 40 send me a pm and maybe I can get you one over here and send it to you. It shouldn’t cost $50 in postage.
Mauricio
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#2 posted 07-13-2012 07:59 PM
Very nice!
-- Mauricio - Woodstock, GA - "Confusion is the Womb of Learning, with utter conviction being it's Tomb" Prof. T.O. Nitsch
danoq
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#3 posted 07-13-2012 09:45 PM
I ALWAYS like making tools and jigs! I just cannot always justify the time! This one is worth the time! I’m on board! (No Pun Intended) Very COOL!
-- Q
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#4 posted 07-13-2012 09:46 PM
Looks great Jamie. I like the colors too.
-- Mike, an American living in Norway.
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#5 posted 07-14-2012 12:16 AM
Nice One Jamie!
-- Mike in Concord, NH---Unpleasant tasks are simply worthy challenges to improve skills.
mafe
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#6 posted 07-14-2012 08:33 AM
Jamie why you want a Stanley when you have this wonderful plane.
You have made a wonderful plane full of life, full of Jamie.
Nice work my friend.
Best thoughts,
Mads
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Richard
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#7 posted 07-14-2012 09:03 AM
Very Nice Project Indeed! Well Done!
Rick
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Jamie Speirs
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#8 posted 07-14-2012 10:42 AM
Mads has found me a suitable Stanley on eBay.
Thanks Mads
-- Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though 'twere his own. --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Bertha
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#9 posted 07-14-2012 10:49 AM
Outstanding! I love it in every way. The infills? Oh man, where do I start.
-- My dad and I built a 65 chev pick up.I killed trannys in that thing for some reason-Hog
Jamie Speirs
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#10 posted 07-14-2012 10:57 AM
The Norris was stolen many years ago
I found it dumped in the hedge
months later.
Hence the blotches.
The blade is 0.155” or 3.92mm
the Spiers blade is .172” or 4.46mm
Jamie
-- Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though 'twere his own. --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Brit
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#11 posted 07-14-2012 11:11 AM
Nice plane Jamie. I’ve given up on finding a good Stanley #40. Crappy ones go for silly money in the UK.
-- Andy - Old Chinese proverb says: "If you think something can't be done, don't interrupt man who is doing it."
Jamie Speirs
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#12 posted 07-14-2012 11:30 AM
Andy I agree.
I have a thing for the USA Stanley though.
One of the LJ’s has kindly offered to try and
find me one on the other side of the pond and
ship here. wonderful
Jamie
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Don W
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#13 posted 07-14-2012 11:49 AM
very well done. I got lucky on my #40. I bid on ebay and it looked worse than it really was.
I’ve got a narrow wooden horn plane missing the horn I picked up for cheap. That will become my wooden scrub.
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Jamie Speirs
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#14 posted 07-14-2012 11:55 AM
Don
have you i picture.
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Don W
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#15 posted 07-14-2012 11:59 AM
For the wooden option, you’ll need to pick out the one on the left. Its still as i found it.

its the best I can do right now.
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