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    Default Challenge 2020-21 - Pittwater Pete

    Greetings PlaneMakers.

    Sorry, I know I'm a bit late to the party but,"I'm in!"

    Being a spectator is fine but getting in and getting dirty is more my style.

    So.....my plan, as rough as it is at the moment, is to make a coopers plane.
    The intention is to include some features of Dutch planes into the design, as that is my heritage. I guess that means some carving and embellishment.
    I think I have some suitable timber but;

    1. I have no particular design in mind yet.
    2. I don't have a blade. I'll probably need to make one.
    3. I have no blade making skills.
    4. I have zero carving experience.

    So, let the fun begin.

    I have enjoyed all of your different plane builds to date and I'm very happy to join in.

    Many thanks.

    Pete.

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    Wow Pete, you are late! Welcome to the party.

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    Default Welcome to the madhouse Pete!

    Yay; another entrant!

    Are you looking at making a cooper’s jointer plane, a topper, a croze or a travisher?
    Nothing succeeds like a budgie without a beak.

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    I'm thinking a 60" Jointer.

    Pete.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pittwater Pete View Post
    Greetings PlaneMakers.

    Sorry, I know I'm a bit late to the party but,"I'm in!"

    Being a spectator is fine but getting in and getting dirty is more my style.

    So.....my plan, as rough as it is at the moment, is to make a coopers plane.
    The intention is to include some features of Dutch planes into the design, as that is my heritage. I guess that means some carving and embellishment.
    I think I have some suitable timber but;

    1. I have no particular design in mind yet.
    2. I don't have a blade. I'll probably need to make one.
    3. I have no blade making skills.
    4. I have zero carving experience.

    So, let the fun begin.

    I have enjoyed all of your different plane builds to date and I'm very happy to join in.

    Many thanks.

    Pete.
    Great too see Pete.
    Your build sounds interesting.

    Cheers Matt.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pittwater Pete View Post
    I'm thinking a 60" Jointer.

    Pete.
    Looks like The Brute may be getting out-bruted!

    The most important part of the challenge is choosing the appropriate name; there is only one suitable appellation for a plane of such magnitude:

    LEVIATHAN!
    Nothing succeeds like a budgie without a beak.

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    That's great. And again another plane type. So much variety. I love it.

    Good luck and enjoy the ride. It might be exciting to watch the challenge, but it is much more fun to be in it. Welcome!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chief Tiff View Post
    Looks like The Brute may be getting out-bruted!

    The most important part of the challenge is choosing the appropriate name; there is only one suitable appellation for a plane of such magnitude:

    LEVIATHAN!
    Should I start to practice carving Serpents?

    Pete.

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    Welcome aboard flight 2021, great effort joining mid flight

    looking forward to see how you go

    cheers
    phil

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pittwater Pete View Post
    Should I start to practice carving Serpents?

    Pete.
    Welcome to the Challenge! I think wood eating Dragons would be the appropriate critters for carving.

    Steve

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pittwater Pete View Post
    Greetings PlaneMakers.

    Sorry, I know I'm a bit late to the party but,"I'm in!"

    Being a spectator is fine but getting in and getting dirty is more my style.

    So.....my plan, as rough as it is at the moment, is to make a coopers plane.
    The intention is to include some features of Dutch planes into the design, as that is my heritage. I guess that means some carving and embellishment.
    I think I have some suitable timber but;

    1. I have no particular design in mind yet.
    2. I don't have a blade. I'll probably need to make one.
    3. I have no blade making skills.
    4. I have zero carving experience.

    So, let the fun begin.

    I have enjoyed all of your different plane builds to date and I'm very happy to join in.

    Many thanks.

    Pete.
    Pete

    With credentials like that it sounds to me that you are good to go. There are no preconceived ideas or prejudices to restrict the imagination.

    60". So you are not going into jewellery box making? Hmmm....Those planes are usually called Cooper's plane and are used upside down on a slope with the timber taken to the plane instead of the other way around. This will be interesting.

    Welcome to the Challenge.

    Regards
    Paul
    Bushmiller;

    "Power tends to corrupt. Absolute power corrupts, absolutely!"

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    Hi PP. Great to have another wooden plane guy on board. And CT is spot on, this will be a monster!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bushmiller View Post
    Those planes are usually called Cooper's plane and are used upside down on a slope with the timber taken to the plane instead of the other way around.
    Regards
    Paul
    That’s the one!

    P.

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    Do we have a super heavyweight division?

    Regards
    Paul
    Bushmiller;

    "Power tends to corrupt. Absolute power corrupts, absolutely!"

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    It would seem, that some in this challenge, thinks size matters [emoji6].

    Cheers Matt.

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