Thread: a full day in the workshop

Got to hand it to you Carl! you are a real goer! congrats on the plane!

Well go on, show us the shavings it makes!!

At least it aint horrid.....

Chill out dudes, Carl and I have been makin out behind the scenes......

ok you twisted my arm.

the balde fine tuneing and a good hone but it works ok.

Originally Posted by Brickie

At least it aint horrid.....

My condolences Carl, the mere thought of Al getting "friendly" with you is . . . urgh

Good looking plane. Are you going to cover the screw heads? Plugs in contrasting or similar timbers.

i think ill leave the screws exposed i like the look and i did spend ages countersinking them to the same depth and angle.

i am thinking of putting handles on it thow. better controll wuda ya think

I am so jealous! Well done.

When I grow up I want to make tools like that too!

Good stuff Carl

Spotted Gum body and an Ironbark? wedge. Where'd you get the blade?


Instead of screws I'd use dowels, looks much better

Don't add handles to this one, put them on your next plane


Good work!

Good work Weisy!

Sometimes, like today, I wonder where the time goes in my shed but when I think about it, I was pretty productive considering I did do the clothes washing as well!

General service (Fix V-belt slipping, lube, cleanup) and extend cutting range by 5 mm of metal cutting table saw.
Cut out blades for 19 and 25 mm chisels from M2 blanks
Weld up and paint short tool rest for WW lathe
Go buy more 19 mm brass angle
Go into city to pick up 120 year old jarrah 4 x 4 stair posts and banisters
Cut out and shape brass spine for small japanese hand saws.
Turn a couple of bits of 200 mm long pieces of square sheoak and apricot into oval on the lathe
Fit new light above lathe.
That's it!

No it's not - I also made a 90 x 120 mm adjustable engineers square using; a piece of mild steel handle, blue steel spring steel and brass fixings - been meaning to make myself one of those for some time.

Originally Posted by BobL

Good work Weisy!

Sometimes, like today, I wonder where the time goes in my shed but when I think about it, I was pretty productive considering I did do the clothes washing as well!

General service (Fix V-belt slipping, lube, cleanup) and extend cutting range by 5 mm of metal cutting table saw.
Cut out blades for 19 and 25 mm chisels from M2 blanks
Weld up and paint short tool rest for WW lathe
Go buy more 19 mm brass angle
Go into city to pick up 120 year old jarrah 4 x 4 stair posts and banisters
Cut out and shape brass spine for small japanese hand saws.
Turn a couple of bits of 200 mm long pieces of square sheoak and apricot into oval on the lathe
Fit new light above lathe.
That's it!

No it's not - I also made a 90 x 120 mm adjustable engineers square using; a piece of mild steel handle, blue steel spring steel and brass fixings - been meaning to make myself one of those for some time.

I agree NO 'andles.

Make the plane like the back of a wooden 'clog' (shoe) and carve some random cuts with a gouge. (A scribing gouge will do.) Makes for a nice feel and you get low down on the work. You might never want a handle on a plane again!

John

Originally Posted by funkychicken

Good stuff Carl

Where'd you get the blade?

I used to buy old mass-produced wooden planes from junk sales. Usually the blades are in good order. Anyone want a few split or warped, beech bodies?
...

John

OK Pat asked for it

RE: General service (Fix V-belt slipping, lube, cleanup) and extend cutting range by 5 mm of metal cutting table saw.
I think you guys have seen enough pics of this.

Cut out blades for 19 and 25 mm chisels from M2 blanks


Weld up and paint short tool rest for WW lathe (it the short one on the right)


Go buy more 19 mm brass angle
Go into city to pick up 120 year old jarrah 4 x 4 stair posts and banisters.
The posts are 6 x 6. I only scored 1 post 3 went to the mate who out me onto this. There's more of this to pick up in the next few weeks.


Cut out and shape brass spine for small japanese hand saws.
Turn a couple of bits of 200 mm long pieces of square sheoak and apricot into oval on the lathe


Fit new light above lathe.


No it's not - I also made a 90 x 120 mm adjustable engineers square using; a piece of mild steel handle, blue steel spring steel and brass fixings - been meaning to make myself one of those for some time.

Ok now BobL is 1/2 our age or is on steriods

Oh those days when I could do so much and more

all very nice work Bob think you need a reflective shield for the globe