Smoothing Plane

[ac445ab]

Ciao,
Here some pics of a smoother I built recently.
Woods are ash for the main body and wenge for sole and wedge. I used an old (new) iron by Irsch (2 1/8"). It is bedded at 60° for the purpose of planing harder and figured woods. The plane body stock has been obtained by vertical union of three pieces of ash about 2 1/4" thick.

http://i43.tinypic.com/2mry6iq.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/vih1jl.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/seyph5.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/317i4hg.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/fcjwc4.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/sl4net.jpg



Ciao

Giuliano :)

[FRB Design]

That really is a nice little smoother, workmanship plus.





Cheers,

Frank.

[artme]

Nice job there!!:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

Just have to bite the bullet and build myself one>

[seanz]

Very nice indeed. Will you be posting details on your site?

[Christos]

Very nice.

[ac445ab]

Thanks for compliments!


Very nice indeed. Will you be posting details on your site?

Unfortunately I did not take photos during plane construction, so I will post there only some pics of finished plane.

Ciao
Giuliano:)

[orraloon]

A very nice job on the plane and by the look if the last pic it works well also.
I quite like the old design of smoother. I got an old Matheson wood smoother same shape as that for the grand sum of $5.00. All I did was clean and sharpen it and it is so nice to use.
That should last a few life few lifetimes with the hard sole.
Regards
John

[planemaker]

Hi Giuliano. A very nice smothing plane you have built. They are much better to use compared to the steel bodied versions. If you really wish to challenge yourself try and make another woody using a single piece of timber. :2tsup:

Welcome to the forum.

Ciao. Stewie.