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19th April 2008, 07:41 PM #1
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MASSIVE plane - how used?
I was in Hobart for a couple of days this week, and managed to squeeze in a visit to the Maritime Museum between appointments.
One of the exhibits was about Tasmania's boat-building heritage. In a display case of tools was the largest plane I've ever seen.
It looked like this:
http://www.fine-tools.com/G301028.htm
... but without the handle, and at a guess it was between 4' and 5' long. I can't imagine how much it must weigh, and I've got absolutely no idea how it was used.
Any suggestions?
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21st April 2008, 08:55 PM #2
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That's a "joiner" plane and it with the application of first an adz, then the joiner, followed with a scraper would smooth a hull. The folks that employed them were called smoothers or joiners and truly highly skill professionals. Nothing can match the results of a well seasoned joiner, literally making raw wooden surfaces glass smooth. No sanding will achieve this result and it's an art that is all but gone now.
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23rd April 2008, 09:25 PM #3
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Thank you, Par
Those men must have had arms like Popeye. AFTER spinach.
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24th April 2008, 12:21 AM #4
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Dunno. I've had the pleasure of using a Number 7 to scarf plywood - the plane does most of the work for you. Lovely
Originally Posted by Ron Dunn
Thank you, Par
Those men must have had arms like Popeye. AFTER spinach.
Richard
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24th April 2008, 12:31 AM #5
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Daddles, this thing was 2-3 times the size of a #7, and it didn't have any obvious hand-holds. Perhaps I'm just too delicate
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24th April 2008, 10:08 AM #6
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The main pushing hand is the one that holds the handle, the front hand just sits on the wood. Once it starts moving, the weight keeps it moving, hence the ease of use. Originally Posted by Ron Dunn
How long was she?
Richard
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24th April 2008, 05:30 PM #7
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Yep, the key is a sharp edge. A nice edge on a plane, even a big one, requires little effort to work, assuming you're taking small "bites".
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24th April 2008, 06:21 PM #8
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My ex partner's father trained as a cooper. He had a great grandaddy of a plane.
Basically too big to lift up so it was set with one end on the bench and the other end on the floor which gave it about a 30 degree angle. It was set with the base upward and the blade pointing up the incline.
It was used to put the tapers on the ends of the staves (if I remember correctly). I guess the function has been taken over by a buzzer.
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