| Project by rdwile | posted 08-14-2012 05:10 PM | 12600 views | 20 times favorited | 15 comments |  |
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I completed this plane a few months ago as my first handmade wooden block plane. Using the Ron Hock blade and chipbreaker set. A buddy and i attended a seminar at the local Lee Valley on wooden plane building, which was very helpful in getting started on the project.
The body is Cocobolo and the wedge is walnut burl. I used a 3/8”brass dowel instead of the traditional wood dowel for strength as well as looks. This plane was featured in this month’s Ron Hock newsletter, with a picture of its builder using it in the shop – kinda cool.
-- Richard D. Wile, http://richard-wile.blogspot.ca/ IG: @rdwile
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larryw
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#1 posted 08-14-2012 05:32 PM
Beautiful plane.
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BTimmons
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#2 posted 08-14-2012 05:48 PM
That’s a damn pretty little plane. I’ll bet that nice thick blade works wonders. What did you finish it with?
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Jamie Speirs
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#3 posted 08-14-2012 05:56 PM
That is a sweet wee plane
With the cocobolo and the Hock
blade it must feel a nice weight.
jamie
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rdwile
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#4 posted 08-14-2012 06:55 PM
Yuup, the plane has a nice weight, and works like a dream. It is finished with just wax, after I took it up to 1000 grit Platin.
Thanks for the kind words.
-- Richard D. Wile, http://richard-wile.blogspot.ca/ IG: @rdwile
Oldtool
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#5 posted 08-14-2012 07:31 PM
Nice, very nice. Beautiful work. Happy woodworking with it.
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Don W
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#6 posted 08-14-2012 09:31 PM
not kinda cool. Real cool!! That thing is gorgeous.
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jjw5858
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#7 posted 08-15-2012 01:36 AM
Wow, looks terrific! Nice plane.
-- "Always continue to learn, laugh and share!" JJW
mich
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#8 posted 08-15-2012 03:48 AM
Good looking plane…..., I’ve been dreaming to made one myself, but haven’t found the right blade for this style of plane.
Regards from Jakarta,
Mich
mafe
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#9 posted 08-15-2012 09:38 AM
Lovely plane congrat on the build.
Best thoughts,
Mads
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SergeantSawDust
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#10 posted 08-15-2012 12:01 PM
That is very cool! I’d like to make me a couple of planes.. Want to learn more about it first.
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Mauricio
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#11 posted 08-15-2012 02:34 PM
Very nice, I like how the brass looks with the cocobolo.
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WoodworkGuy
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#12 posted 08-16-2012 08:03 PM
Very nice job on what should be a great tool.
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strube1369
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#13 posted 03-27-2013 05:45 AM
Beautiful. Jim would be proud of ya…
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ruddhess
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#14 posted 02-17-2015 09:23 PM
Beautiful! What kind of wood is it sitting on?
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rdwile
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#15 posted 02-19-2015 05:41 PM
The plane is sitting on a piece of heavily spalted Apple. It’s quite nice, but quite punky.
I am very pleased that Linda has decided to use this picture in the Hock Tools newsletter since I posted this over 2 years ago…
-- Richard D. Wile, http://richard-wile.blogspot.ca/ IG: @rdwile
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