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Thread: Plane setting hammer
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15th June 2005, 01:47 PM #1
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15th June 2005, 01:59 PM #2Member
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Very nice. I really like the "rustic" touch with the handle in that it is not simply a straight piece of timber.
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15th June 2005, 02:07 PM #3
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15th June 2005, 02:16 PM #4
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15th June 2005, 02:43 PM #5
AlexS,
Can you give us some details on it's construction? Whats going on with that crosshatch at the top? Wedges? I assume this is the result of an enjoyable time with a spokeshave?Cheers,
Adam
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15th June 2005, 06:33 PM #6
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15th June 2005, 06:41 PM #7
Looks fantastic but I think the square head is much better for plane setting as it spreads the blow over the whole wedge and hence lower risk of damage in the longrun. Have a look at the baby mallet I made for this purpose here...
http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...ad.php?t=18256
I have used it probably 5-6 times since then and I find it very easy and very precise. The original HNT Gordon mallet also has a square head with chamfered sides (like mine) but has a rounded handle like the one you made.
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MariosYou can never have enough planes, that is why Mr Stanley invented the 1/2s
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15th June 2005, 11:15 PM #8Originally Posted by LineLefty
I was procrastinating before starting another job that I wanted to think about for a while. The # wedges are the result of me cutting the slots the wrong way (parallel to the grain) first up. Rather than redo the whole handle, I thought I'd do a fancy set of wedges.
The handle was done mainly with a spokeshave, I did knock a bit off with the router first. To make the head, I trimmed the corners off a bit of square scrap then planed it to round as I don't have a lathe.
Thanks all for your comments.
Routermaniac, I saw the Gordon mallet and that put the idea into my head. Time will tell if round is as good as square. I like your collection of mallets.
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16th June 2005, 12:07 AM #9
Alex
I think your mallet is terrific. My own is modelled after HNT Gordon's, but I need a new one and am thinking of a design similar to yours. What is the diameter of your mallet's head? It pays to make it wide enough to spread the load. I have a Japanese genno (450 gms) for my Japanese chisels, and it has an oval head that is about 1-1/2" wide at the narrow end. I do think that round has an advantage over square - my square one is chipping at the corners, hence my wanting to make a new mallet.
Great stuff!
Regards from Perth
Derek
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16th June 2005, 12:50 AM #10
pretty wedging of the handle you've got there.........round head good.....mines got a similar head but its made out of brass........spokeshaved the handle to fit a drilled hole in the head.......... not as nice as that one though.....like the bend in the handle.
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16th June 2005, 01:10 AM #11Son Of Odin
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Nice. I like the contrasting woods. Nice wedges too.
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16th June 2005, 11:10 PM #12
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