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    Quote Originally Posted by Berlin View Post
    Mr B, the sole is plenty slick enough I think but in any case corrugating a wooden sole would not be advisable. One of the nice things about the wooden sole is that it is slick but it does wear gradually. That's not a problem because they're easy to flatten. If you had to re-groove the sole though... sheesh, I'd get a Stanley #7
    Ahhhh...OK, I'll call Terry Gordon tomorrow and give him the bad news....

    I did once get to try someone else's fettled Stanley #7 with the corrugated sole, and it was the nicest jointer plane I've ever used. Minimal friction, even with no wax on the sole. When it came time to buy my own jointer I'm afraid the "cost vs. amount of use" didn't stack up, and I bought a Woodriver #7 instead. Very happy with it, but I must admit its good for building up the arm muscles compared to a wooden plane.

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    Quote Originally Posted by derekcohen View Post

    This is not meant to be a pitch for BU planes, but that C of E needs to be incorporarted into the design of planes, BU or BD.

    Regards from Perth

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    Extremely diplomatic of you Derek Good thread.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Brush View Post
    Ahhhh...OK, I'll call Terry Gordon tomorrow and give him the bad news....
    Tell me I'm wrong though!
    ...I'll just make the other bits smaller.

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    Derek

    There is a thread I started back in June 2009 on a Krenov style jointer I made with a similar shaped rear handle to that shown by Yeung Chan, with the addition of a carved thumb hold. I prefer a hold as close to the back of the blade, and as low as possible the best for me.

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    Do you have a link Basil? Or a picture or two?

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    Very interesting thread. Can I make a left field suggestion? Why not shape an assymetrical handle/knob that is suited for your hand and how you like to hold a plane? Given that you feel that the handle raises the centre of effort too high, I was thinking of a "protrusion" rather than a handle - I'm envisaging something that enables you to lodge the web of your hand behind it, and allows you to rest the first 2 fingers of your right hand on the top of the plane with the last two fingers on the side. This would mean that your thumb is left of centre or even off to the left of the plane body, and I'm envisaging a contoured lump that supports the thumb, rather than just letting it rest on the plane body. Strikes me that you want your hand as low as possible, and as close as possible to the back of the blade. The Yeung Chan handle looks too symmetrical (and too attractive) to achieve what I have in mind, but it is on the right track. The solution I'm thinking of wouldn't be pretty but would be functional (if it works the way I'm thinking it would).

    Not sure that makes any sense to anyone but me...
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    Quote Originally Posted by derekcohen View Post
    Do you have a link Basil? Or a picture or two?

    Regards from Perth

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    Using the forum search function here 'tis but there doesnt seem to have the photos

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    Quote Originally Posted by derekcohen View Post
    Do you have a link Basil? Or a picture or two?

    Regards from Perth

    Derek
    Derek

    Not a very good image, but should give the general idea. A bit of texture added with a carving gouge also assists in providing a better grip.

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