Thread: moving to the dark side...

Moving? Whoa, you're there, friend! Stunning work. Ave a greenie.

The plane is in Ironwood, with brass "bits" and the blade I got from Terry Gordon. The body was made in several pieces and glued with epoxy, and it was finished with Danish Oil / PolyU mix, then waxed.

Comments?

Chris

The guage is in flame she-oak (love that stuff), again with brass bits.
I wanted it to be as versatile as possible, so it has a wear strip on both faces (right & left handed?), and a marking pin on one end, and a cutting edge on the other, you can take out the one you are not using at the time. Works well, except the main knob is a bit heavy, I may turn it down some more.
Design critisisms on both welcome...

Chris

Your work is very impressive. Great job. Thanks for sharing it with us.

good stuff mate

Gradually moving, did you say? Hmpph! You've just passed a few of us already

Very good work!

Have a greenie!

really nice work mate inspires me to have a go myself some time.. there's a few little luxury tools that I cant spare the $$ for but could possibly make one day.

Originally Posted by banksiaman

Design critisisms on both welcome...

Chris

I don't think there is much that can be criticised.

Great Work!!

Lovely tools - well made and I bet they are a joy to use.

Really nice job on both tools, crisp lines and beautifully finished. I'd think of them as finished but you would feel where they could be improved. Thanks for sharing the photos.

Cheers ,

Very professional looking Chris . Your furniture projects must be imaculate. Like to post a greenie for each

I have one critisism, you didn't make me one !!!

Take us through the steps - I feel I may be converted

B

Thanks for your kind words and "greenies" (still coming to grips with the greenie concept).

Slow6 - That was the reason for building them, can't afford to just buy them, and the cheaper versions just don't inspire me. I thought this can't be that hard, why not have a go. I guess the hardest part is designing it, and getting the metal bits - eg the small brass knurled knobs I've had for a while, thinking they would come in handy for something. Now I can tell the wife there is a reason for having a shed full of "junk".
The next hardest thing is covering up the mistakes you make as you go - I'm getting pretty good at that now

Peter36 - Haven't made a lot of large stuff, but I am gradually upsizing and doing more of it.

BrisBen - It's not that hard - I did a lot of research eg. Fine Woodworking and other magazines, and the web - this forum and some of the members' web sites have a wealth of ideas.
My brief to myself was to keep things as simple as possible so even I couldn't stuff it up, but still keep it functional.
I like the idea of the "WIP" posts, but I didn't take pictures on the way for these. Just got a digital camera, so I must take lots of pictures during construction of future projects.

Thanks again All,

Chris

Hi Chris - fantastic work on both. They'd not only be a great asset in the workshop, but look great enough to be a work of art as well! Inspiring! Looking forward to seeing more of your work.

Cheers,

Jill