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13th March 2017, 04:04 PM #1GOLD MEMBER
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Got a HNT Gordon Radius plane; needed an adjusting hammer!
So I purchased my first wood body plane from Terry at the HNT Gordon display at the Kyneton trade fair on Saturday. I realized when I went to play with it on Sunday that I didn't have a hammer / mallet to adjust it. So I knocked one up. Based loosely on a picture of one i saw on pinterest . Needs a bit of polishing on the head and some more wax to finish the handle but otherwise works well.
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13th March 2017, 06:07 PM #2GOLD MEMBER
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Beautiful looking piece well done you must be pleased with the result of you're effort.
Regards Rod.Rod Gilbert.
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13th March 2017, 06:14 PM #3GOLD MEMBER
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Yeah I am, thanks Rod. I'll admit to rushing this one through and there are things I would change but overall I'm really happy. By chance it worked out at 213g which is similar to the 200g plane mallets HNT Gordon sell and probably explains why it feels right.
I just finished putting in a 4mm locking pin of maple through the handle as the hammer head is attached with a 10mm rived walnut dowel I made that is mortised into the handle. I wasn't sure how to get a tight interference fit round tennon at the end of the mallet handle otherwise. The dowel was a tight interference fit so the head wasn't moving whilst striking in any case but I figured an extra bit of assurance wouldn't hurt.
This also allows each piece of the mallet to be easily disassembled if required as there is no glue etc.
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14th March 2017, 02:21 AM #4GOLD MEMBER
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Very nice hammer - and the head is very unusual.
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