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9th December 2019, 08:52 AM #1
Infill planes (SOLD)
I've been busy for much of the year writing a manual on metal plane-making, and made several extra planes to test ideas and use up some leftovers. To reduce clutter & recoup materials costs, I'd like to sell these off. They are are all good working planes, not quite in the Holtey class, perhaps, but all presentable enough, I think, & certainly capable of doing fine work. Most have screw adjusters, a couple don't, but it should be obvious from the pics.
P1. Palm plane $65.
Palm pl Ebony infill b.jpg
Brass and steel with Ebony infill; 95mm sole with a 25mm HSS blade.
This little plane is slightly longer, but with the same width blade as the Stanley 100. It can be pushed or pulled depending on circumstances. A handy tool for delicate jobs.
P2. Chariot plane $85
Chariot pl.jpg
Brass & steel with (Macassar) Ebony infill & wedge. 125mm long with 41mm blade.
This plane is modelled on the Norris A28, which was typically bull-nosed, but I’ve given this one a distinct toe, so it’s more equivalent to a block plane. It has a 15 degree bed & the sole was made in two pieces to create a fine mouth. The blade is an A2 Mujingfang block-plane blade, which takes & retains a good edge.
P3. Small coffin-shaped smoother $90
Smthr PG Veritas O1.jpg
Brass & steel with Gidgee infill, body length 175mm with 41mm O1 Veritas blade and Veritas adjuster. This is another exploration of what to do with the Veritas small plane kit. It is roughly the size of a Stanley #2, and at 1.2kg, slightly heavier. The blade is bedded at standard pitch (45 deg.). The Veritas adjuster is fiddly, due to its coarse threads, but once set, this plane is capable of very fine work.
P4. Small coffin-shaped smoother $85
Brass & steel with Blackwood infill, body length 170mm with 38 x 6mm thick HSS blade.
This plane has the same body as the one above, but has a single-iron blade bedded at 60 deg. I’m not 100% certain the infill is A. melanoxylon, but it is certainly a dense, dark, fine textured Acacia that took a good polish.
Fettling.jpg
In the normal bevel-down configuration, it can handle difficult grain very well, but to deal with particularly recalcitrant woods, you can reverse the blade to turn it into a scraper. With blade reversed, it put a good surface on this piece of Ringed Gidgee, and if you’ve ever worked with this stuff you’ll know that’s a pretty good recommendation. 60 deg as scraper.jpg
P5. ½” Shoulder Plane, $85
Ringed Gidgee infill, Mujingfang A2 blade, 110mm sole length, 140mm overall, weight 382g.
This is a handy little plane for delicate work. The A2 blade takes & holds a good edge.
1_2inch RG infill b.jpg
P6. 1 inch Shoulder Plane, $140
Gidgee infill, Mujingfang A2 blade, sole length180mm , 220mm overall, weight 1.56kg.
Gidgee makes excellent infill material due to its density & stability & its ability to take a very fine finish. The straight-grained wood isn’t as spectacular as the “ringed” variety, but this is a very nice, tight-grained example, with a fine fiddleback figure & golden highlights. This is a substantial tool that will comfortably handle most jobs a shoulder plane would be asked to do in routine cabinet-making.
1 inch PG infill b.jpg
P7. ¾” Shoulder Pane, (slightly) used $65
Mulga infill, Mujingfang A2 blade, sole length 175mm (205mm overall), weight 993g.
This is the plane I made to illustrate my AWR article on making laminated shoulder planes. It is a perfectly good plane, but I've since made a couple of others with ringed Gidgee infill, so my original doesn't match. So I made another one & ‘retired’ this original. The body is in mint condition (I re-polished the sides), and the blade has probably been sharpened three or four times, so it’s almost a new plane, but I have used it occasionally, so feel bound to sell it as ‘second hand’…
3_4 inch Mulga infill.jpg
Stake any claims in a quick post, then PM me with details of where you want it sent to...
Cheers,Last edited by IanW; 9th December 2019 at 02:35 PM. Reason: Sold
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9th December 2019, 09:03 AM #2SENIOR MEMBER
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Hi Ian,
I will take the the P1 and P5 please.
Regards
Nick
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9th December 2019, 09:08 AM #3GOLD MEMBER
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Thank you for making these amazing planes available for such affordable prices. I'd like No's 4, 5 and 7 if I'm allowed to be that greedy. PM on the way.
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9th December 2019, 09:20 AM #4Senior Member
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I'll take the P3 smoother thanks. Beautiful work. Thanks Charlie
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9th December 2019, 09:35 AM #5Intermediate Member
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HI Ian,
I'm interested in no2. I am West Brisbane based and pickup would be an option.
Cheers Dan
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9th December 2019, 11:11 AM #6Member
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Hey Ian,
I'll take P6 and if the sale falls through on P5 or P1/P2 I would like to be next in line
PM sent
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9th December 2019, 01:16 PM #7
Well, there we go. 7 planes sold in 43 minutes.
STREWTH!
How nice are these. So. Very. Nice.
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9th December 2019, 03:54 PM #8SENIOR MEMBER
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Guys (and gals),
Once Ian brings out his book, can people ask as many questions as possible.
Hopefully this will spur him to write volume 2 which will require more test planes to be made.
Congrats to you lucky people who snagged one up!
Regards,
Adam
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9th December 2019, 05:38 PM #9
An that folks was the day the Infill Plane market was smashed,
Wow Ian, if I had know this was happening I would have had one of Sally’s kidneys out an on EBay in next to know time.
Is that record for sales there.
Cheers Matt.
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9th December 2019, 08:02 PM #10SENIOR MEMBER
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9th December 2019, 10:13 PM #11
You guys make me feel guilty, as if I've let you down! I never know if I should give a 'heads-up' on the hand-tool forum, or just put the post on the Marketplace & give the whole Forum equal chance? Anyway, thankyou all for the kind words - if my shoulder & elbow stand up, there'll no doubt be another plane or two before I shed the mortal coil, it seems I've acquired a habit that is very hard to break....
Cheers,IW
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10th December 2019, 08:22 AM #12Senior Member
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Totally missed the boat on these ones, but I have a set of Ian's beautiful gauges so not to worry.
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