Challenge 2020 - 2021 LanceC

[LanceC]

The postman delivered a special envelope this week, containing a blade custom made by Bushmiller, forged from the crucible of a leaf spring manufacturer of yore.

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Having been bestowed with the custodianship of this icon for the foreseeable future, it seems only right that it be put to use in the making of a shoulder plane.

I have made several wooden planes of various styles (some more successful than others), so the current plan is for an infill styled one.

Unlike many of the other participants, I will depart the start line a little later given current commitments and in-progress projects. On the bright side, it means I won't be twiddling my thumbs as I wait for the brass stock to arrive from overseas.

So that's it, I'm in, but spinning in neutral for now.

[Oldgreybeard]

Welcome aboard Lance. Looking forward to following your progress.
Cheers
Bob

[Bushmiller]

Lance

Is it going to be a low angle plane or a high angle like the HNT versions? I think the long tang (sounds like a memorable Aussie battle in WW2) enables you to chose either. I have only ever attempted a high angle all timber plane, but the bevel up low angle examples are most appealing.

Regards
Paul

[LanceC]

Hi Paul, to be honest I had not really given it much thought, however now that you've forced me to make that decision, I think I'll attempt a low angle one as it will be used across end grain. This is of course cognisant of Ian's oft shared advice that the lower the angle, the more precise it all needs to be.

I think you have also named my creation. It shall be called "the plane of long tang" :)

[Simplicity]

I’m eagerly awaiting too see The Plane of long Tang.

So we have another Metal head here immmm.

Cheers Matt.

[doug3030]

I think the long tang (sounds like a memorable Aussie battle in WW2) enables you to chose either.

The battle of Long Tan took place in Vietnam in 1966. The Battle of Long Tan | Army.gov.au (https://www.army.gov.au/our-heritage/history/history-focus/battle-long-tan)

[Bushmiller]

The battle of Long Tan took place in Vietnam in 1966. The Battle of Long Tan | Army.gov.au (https://www.army.gov.au/our-heritage/history/history-focus/battle-long-tan)


Ooops. Wrong war!! What was I thinking? I have always wanted to watch the film, but never have. Hence my mistake.

Thanks Doug.

Regards
Paul

[doug3030]

I have always wanted to watch the film, but never have. Hence my mistake.

The film is quite good, but as a soldier watching it I had to make a lot of allowance for things that were portrayed somewhat differently for the camera to how they would have been in real life, but that did not alter the historical facts of the battle. I was too young for Vietnam and Long Tan on 17 August 1966 would have not been the place to be.

[Bushmiller]

The film is quite good, but as a soldier watching it I had to make a lot of allowance for things that were portrayed somewhat differently for the camera to how they would have been in real life, but that did not alter the historical facts of the battle. I was too young for Vietnam and Long Tan on 17 August 1966 would have not been the place to be.

When I was at school we had an American kid who was in our tennis team. At age seventeen there was no way he was going back to the States as he would have been drafted in a flash.

In 1980 when I arrived in Australia the Falklands war errupted soon after (Doug will correct me if I am too far out with the dates :wink: ) and people asked me whether I would get dragged back to pomy land, but at 32 years (I guess the war was 1982) I was already too old for a first wave of conscription.

However, we digress, and i like the sound of the "Plane of Long Tang." It has a defiant, challenging tone to it.

Regards
Paul

[Sheets]

All hail the Long Tang!

[Mountain Ash]

Maybe Paul needs to make another blade "Khe Sanh"? Sorry for they way my brain works :oo:

[Sheets]

I'm envisioning plane wrecks now :(.