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29th May 2010, 06:25 PM #1
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What to do with a broken Base Bench Plane.
Turn it into a scraper plane - that's what.
Here is a clever use of those remaining parts when the iron bench plane base was damaged beyond repair, or a cheap scraper plane was needed and made from a spare plane body and bits.
See:
RECORD Tools England Vintage 4-1/2 Scraper Hand Plane - eBay, Planes, Tools, Hardware, Locks, Collectables. (end time 07-Jun-10 19:30:54 AEST)
The ingenuity of woodies always amazes me.
SG.... some old things are lovely
Warm still with the life of forgotten men who made them ........................D.H. Lawrence
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29th May 2010, 06:57 PM #2
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Brilliant
A transitional scraper.
We don't know how lucky we are......
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29th May 2010, 07:31 PM #3
Hewer of wood
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Good grief.
Looks a pox.
But if it works .... ?Cheers, Ern
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30th May 2010, 08:12 AM #4
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Now that's a transitional plane.
I really like it. What a great piece of ingenuity and improvisation.
Are you there Jim Davey? I challenge you to repair that one!
Cheerio,
Virg.
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30th May 2010, 10:04 AM #5
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Cute, he could have cleaned up the timber a little though, saw marks etc down the sides
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30th May 2010, 11:56 AM #6
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I think its a brilliant adaptation to what would have been a definite throw away item. Got to give him full points for thinking outside the square.
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30th May 2010, 07:22 PM #7
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Yeah, very clever. Almost convinces me to make one... almost.
I agree that he could have made it prettier.
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30th May 2010, 11:32 PM #8
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If onlly ihe hadn't broken his only plane!
Originally Posted by Claw Hama
Cute, he could have cleaned up the timber a little though, saw marks etc down the sides
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