| Project by John Cobb | posted 01-04-2014 05:23 AM | 4069 views | 5 times favorited | 7 comments |  |
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Well I went by a new lumber place and they had a beautiful chunk of east indian rosewood. I couldn’t help myself. So I snagged it up and took it to the shop. Since lately I’ve been addicted to hand planes what better way to use such a nice chunk of wood. So here it is. It’s about 8” long, the bed is set at 45 degrees, and the pin is made from birdseye maple. Unfortunately I couldn’t afford a really nice iron but this one seems to do the trick pretty well. It’s a buck brothers 1 5/8” iron it’s about an 1/8” thick. Maybe I can splurge next time and get a nice iron but for now this one will do.
-- John Cobb
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lepelerin
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#1 posted 01-04-2014 05:36 AM
very nice, well done
CFrye
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#2 posted 01-04-2014 06:23 AM
Just beautiful John! You did well by that piece of wood. Thanks for sharing.
-- God bless, Candy
Vince
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#3 posted 01-04-2014 08:29 AM
Beautiful plane…how many does this make John, do we have to call HPA?
-- Vince
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#4 posted 01-04-2014 09:01 AM
Nice job on this plane. Don’t be too hard on Buck Bro’s, I’ve had pretty good success with my block plane and jack plane from them. Granted, both required a fair amount of tuning first, but they’ve served me well. But anyways, a beautiful plane, no matter what iron is in it. :-)
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aussiedave
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#5 posted 01-04-2014 11:59 AM
Very nice plane John I must make one some time….something I have wanted to do for a while now.
Thanks for sharing.
-- Dave.......If at first you don’t succeed redefine success....
Don W
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#6 posted 01-04-2014 12:21 PM
Nicely done.
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#7 posted 01-04-2014 10:13 PM
It’s a beauty, just like your first wooden plane that you posted. Keep them coming.
-- Francois Vigneron, Gif-sur-Yvette, France & Altadena, CA
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