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27th May 2014, 06:01 AM #1
experimental plane
I use baltic birch ply as a material in cabinetmaking. mostly I use it for drawer boxes, but it gets used other places where a strong dense sheet good is called for. I generally have scrap, so it gets used in jigs and such. I also have a drawer full of random plane parts. so I got the idea to build a laminated plane from baltic birch ply. it worked surprisingly well. I approached it as a quickie experiment, expecting it to fail. it didn't. I just used titebond original- if I were to do it again I'd use epoxy. the blade is union tool, thick and tapered. the chipbreaker is one I found at the back of the drawer. it is low profile like old style woodie chipbreakers. first I tried it with a stanley humpback chipbreaker, but had trouble with adjusting the wedge.
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30th May 2014, 09:33 AM #2
I like it , the ply would make it really stable I imagine.
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30th May 2014, 10:41 AM #3
thanks.
I can't really imsgine this plane warping or twisting. delamination and glueline creep could be issues in the long term, I suppose.
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Great idea, sort of crossing a Krenov plane with a Sandvik saw. How is the sole wearing?
Cheers
Peter
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30th May 2014, 03:35 PM #5
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30th May 2014, 07:24 PM #6
Peter, you are probably thinking as I am that Birch might be a bit soft to run over some of our very abrasive woods, but if excessive sole wear becomes a problem, I guess it won't be a big deal to re-sole it with something tougher, eh Bridger?
The plane certainly has a nifty "60s Scandinavian" look to it......
Cheers,IW
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30th May 2014, 09:09 PM #7
A hard contrasting timber can look extremely effective as well as being practical.
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Ignore the impressive dovetailing from Hotley. Just simple glue will suffice and the laminated effect may give some stability, but that is only my guess.
Regards
PaulBushmiller;
"Power tends to corrupt. Absolute power corrupts, absolutely!"
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3rd June 2014, 09:56 AM #8
Great attempt on the experimental plane.
I would tend to resole the plane not because of the plywood but more because of the glue used in the plywood. It maybe a little more abrasive and might leave very fine lines.
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3rd June 2014, 03:05 PM #9
I suppose it might come to that. I doubt that the difference between end grain birch and whatever glue they made that ply from will be enough to cause problems for a long time, or be something that can't be easily remedied by flattening the sole. I have observed in my planing technique that I almost always plane a little askew anyway. I'm not going to worry about that until it becomes an obvious problem.
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