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8th December 2016, 04:16 AM #1Intermediate Member
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Timber to make a wooden router plane
Hi,
I want to have a go at making this wooden router plane;
http://www.inthewoodshop.com/ShopMad...uterPlane.html
Most old world wooden router planes seem to have used fairly exotic timber for this purpose & for very good reason & are of a species that could be quite rare, or are hard to source here in Australia.
Could you recommend a suitable timber for this purpose & one that is reasonably easy to source in Oz?
Thanks.
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8th December 2016, 08:55 AM #2
Silky oak, sheoak, hairy oak, these are all easily obtained timbers with striking grain. PM IanW and ask for a picture of the similar router plane he made from (I think) silky oak and you'll see how beautiful this timber looks in a tool. He'll happily answer any questions you have about making one. I'll have a trawl through some posts and see if he ever posted picks of it on the forum as well..
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8th December 2016, 09:25 AM #3.
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In practical terms almost any Aussie hardwood could be used.
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8th December 2016, 10:30 AM #4GOLD MEMBER
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On Derek's build notes he states that he has used Jarrah. Derek is a member of the forum (derekcohen) so why not send him a PM and get his suggestions.
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8th December 2016, 10:51 AM #5Senior Member
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I've got a nice stash of brigalow that may be suitable.
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8th December 2016, 02:10 PM #6
the reason most "old world router planes" seem to be made from exotic timbers, is that the piece of exotic was an off-cut in the factory that was extracted from the firewood pile. The same is true for oil stone boxes made from exotics.
A chunk of hardwood from the firewood pile should do nicely.regards from Alberta, Canada
ian
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