Fallen off the wagon again - onto a box mitre plane
Ian,
Through years of observation, nearly 52 to be precise, I thought as one got older, not necessarily saying you are “Old” but from memory of last meeting you were at least 12 months senior on me.
That one chooses are more simpler softer noble pursuits and left the hard stupidity of youth behind as one become more dignified an senior in years.
So ,why in Name of all the bloody gods are you playing with unknown type of Stainless steel from some self named heathen,
Who himself I’m fairly sure, has never made a plane with “Stuff”
Have you completely gone mad ?
By the way , nice Plane I say.
Cheers Matt.
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Last, last update (I promise!)
I thought I might sneak this in on a Friday afternoon while no-one's looking & avoid being berated by Matt for yet another transgression. But again, it's not a real plane, it's a miniature, so doesn't count. :;
I made it in many small installments and didn't have the camera with me most of the time, so only a couple of "in progress" pics. Here are the components at a fairly advanced stage:
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I made a blade from half of a very worn-down old Stanley which was just the right thickness to match the scale. The blade was old enough to be worn almost to the screw slot, but modern enough to be the same material throughout. The remaining steel was soft & easy to cut & shape and rivet on the 'knob', after which I hardened the first 25mm or so. I quenched it in oil, but I suspect it is a water-hardening alloy, it's hard & takes a good edge but not brittle-hard so I haven't bothered to temper it:
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No more pics until it's first trial-run. As with its bigger brother, the long barrow body gives little room for lateral adjustment - I had to grind the blade perfectly square to get an even cut, but once I did that, it produced full width (19mm) gossamer shavings with ease:
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It was a horribly fiddly little thing to make - took longer than its much bigger brother!
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But after a few anxious moments & a couple of minor blunders along the way, I got there, & even LOML said "Cute!" when I showed her. That's high praise for a lowly hand tool..... :U
Just a couple more pics, then I will leave you in peace:
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:)
Cheers,