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  1. 20th November 2012, 08:00 PM #1
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    I found this crazy moulding plane at a market here in Strasbourg. I can't imagine it was easy make or use. Does anyone have/use anything like it?

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    ...I'll just make the other bits smaller.
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    Looks as if it's used for shaping stair-rails. That's a lot of blade to push/pull.
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    Stair rails! Thanks Jim. I was puzzling over what needed such compound curves and I walk up and down stairs with insane goose neck bannisters every day.

    You're right though, you'd need hydraulic arms to get it going.
    ...I'll just make the other bits smaller.
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    Would be interesting to see doing a try with . Do you think you'll restore it?
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    Looks quite large for a Minnie plane.......
    We don't know how lucky we are......
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    Quote Originally Posted by Berlin View Post
    I found this crazy moulding plane at a market here in Strasbourg. I can't imagine it was easy make or use. Does anyone have/use anything like it?

    ImageUploadedByTapatalk1353401943.715474.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1353401969.141853.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1353401989.732151.jpg

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    Another possibility would be for machining architraves for arched windows and doors. Just a guess.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ac445ab View Post
    Would be interesting to see doing a try with . Do you think you'll restore it?
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    I didn't bring this one home, Guiliano. It was a 'catch and release' scenario.
    Sometimes it's nice just to see them in the wild.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GraemeCook View Post
    Another possibility would be for machining architraves for arched windows and doors. Just a guess.

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    That was my initial thought, Graeme, but the fact that it curves side to side as well as front to back makes me think stair bannisters is the right answer. A simple front to back curve would suffice I'd imagine for a curved moulding.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Berlin View Post
    I found this crazy moulding plane at a market here in Strasbourg. I can't imagine it was easy make or use. Does anyone have/use anything like it?

    ImageUploadedByTapatalk1353401943.715474.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1353401969.141853.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1353401989.732151.jpg

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    I know I'm late to the party, but

    whenever I see a plane like that, my immediate thought is it's a carriagemaker's plane.
    your traditional carriage (as in the Queen driving down The Mall) is almost nothing but compound curves.
    regards from Alberta, Canada

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    What's that made of? Elm?
    ...I'll just make the other bits smaller.
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    I imagined elm as a light-coloured wood ... don't know why. It doesn't say ... I added a link to the page.

    Does this count as curves ...

    The famous "Duck Rabbit" ...

    sindelar duck rabbit.jpg
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    The famous "Duck Rabbit" ...
    A plane for any season?
    We don't know how lucky we are......
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    Quote Originally Posted by pmcgee View Post
    I imagined elm as a light-coloured wood ... don't know why. It doesn't say ... I added a link to the page.

    Does this count as curves ...

    The famous "Duck Rabbit" ...

    sindelar duck rabbit.jpg
    ... Just trying to think of a figured euro hard wood that fits the bill.

    Had a bit of a search for the 'naked lady' plane but no dice.
    ...I'll just make the other bits smaller.
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