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9th January 2024, 10:22 PM #1
Looking for small block plane recommendations
I love my Turner block plane but would love to add an even smaller block plane in the 75 to 100 mm length range or perhaps smaller for some inlay banding construction tasks I have in mind. Will most likely be used with a range of "donkeys ear" style shooting boards.
Any recommendations?Mobyturns
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9th January 2024, 10:59 PM #2
Bridge City HP8
This is the only small LA block plane I can think of that would meet your needs; the likes of the squirrel-tailed Lie Neilson 100 have rounded sides which don’t go so well on shooting boards. I have one and really like it; I mainly use it for thicknessing strips for Kumiko.
Veritas miniature bench plane
Slightly left field, but this might work for you…Nothing succeeds like a budgie without a beak.
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9th January 2024, 11:18 PM #3Senior Member
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Just acquired a Kakum No 1 plane. Mini Plane -Flat -Ebony Body 18mm
– Kakuri Sangyo. It is streets better than my Stanley no 101. The HSS blade polishes to high level sharpness and had no trouble taking end grain shavings from sheoak.
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9th January 2024, 11:32 PM #4
The HP-8 looks interesting.
I had looked at Veritas(R) Miniature Block Plane | CarbatecMobyturns
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9th January 2024, 11:38 PM #5
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10th January 2024, 07:00 AM #6
That’s correct, yes.
There is an even cheaper knock-off version I keep seeing on Flea-bay; it doesn’t have the skates or an adjustable mouth but then again it only costs about $65AUD…
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10th January 2024, 09:19 AM #7Senior Member
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flea bays got some margin these days on knock-offs
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005...Cquery_from%3A
For thicknessing one can aways stick a couple of pf timber strips to the base of the plane,.
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10th January 2024, 11:58 AM #8
One thing that concerns me with such a small block plane is the ergonomics of holding one for reasonable periods of time. My aim is to construct small sticks with a veneer face on all sides for inlay banding block construction from scratch. Typically I'm looking at dimensions for each stick (square or diamond) in the 3 to 5 mm thickness range to add face veneers too. Product Details
The Veritas miniature has the recesses in the side of the plane sole which may go some way to ease any strain on the hands where as the Bridge city HP8 with its smooth sides would require considerably more gripping force to control.Mobyturns
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10th January 2024, 01:06 PM #9
I got a new one, not sure the size though:
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10th January 2024, 01:23 PM #10
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Moby I've been very pleased with the Veritas "Apron plane".
For me it does exactly what one is trying to do when reaching for a block plane as opposed to a No 3 or No 4.
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10th January 2024, 05:05 PM #13
EagerBeaver
Your plane looks like a Luban copy of the Lie-Neilsen #60-1/2, which is a copy of the Stanley #60-1/2
if it is
the plane is
6.25 inches long -- around twice as long as the block plane Moby is looking for
1.75 inches wide
the blade is 1.375 inches wide and 1/8" thick and bedded at 12 degrees -- effective cutting angle 37 degrees
weight around 1.5 lbs
I'll leave it to you to convert the above dimensions to metric
regards from Alberta, Canada
ian
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10th January 2024, 05:14 PM #14
Moby
You do know that sort of banding is usually constructed by sawing slices off a much larger board, alternating the grain and colours and gluing the slices back together and then sawing the banding off as strips?
I'll post a video or pictures of how -- if I can find one -- late tomorrow (Canadian time)regards from Alberta, Canada
ian
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10th January 2024, 06:52 PM #15Senior Member
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That , sounds like Yosegi, 寄木ズク 正卍模様製作 Making of Yosegi - YouTube
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