Ok time to unveil my new plane idea. Now before you comment there will be a couple of changes once I get the parts. First the mortise and bolt will be different. There will be a ¾" mortise with a ¾" washer with a ½" by ¼" slot in it. So that will neaten things up a bit. Plus I am debating and will go by feedback should I go with slotted or go to a socket head? I think I will stick with stainless as brass is so limited on the bolt sizes. One thing I goofed a bit on these first planes is I underestimated how much the mouth would open up with a jointed the sole. The mouth would not close enough on some planes so I had to make a new mouthblock. On all future planes the block will be the same piece of wood as the sole. With a smaller gap in the sole. This design allows me to use the iron full width without the corners knocked off. Plus it lets me make all the planes the same width so wedges will be easier to fit. Before I had to depend on the thickness of the wood for the thickness of the main body. No I can shorten the coffins to around 7.5" and still have the same amount of hand space on top. I did not have time to re flatten the sole after I put the finish on and get home before 8 so the soles are a bit dirty looking.
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19 years ago