Thread: Suggestions for blade use please

Well nooo Matt - if you read the posts carefully, you'll know the plane didn't get built, so I'm not building that one at all......

I might be making something else, but that's a different story & I'm not admitting outright to that - even if I did foolishly show some cut out bits lying on the bench......

Originally Posted by Picko

Yeahbut teknikally , there will no longer be support at the front edge. It'll be minute but minute things seem to matter with blade support. A lot will depend on how 'long' the blade support is of course. If it's only the thickness of the sole, at the angle, then of course it will make a lot less difference than if there is some form of thickening there. Saying that though, and looking at your photo again, it's not insignificant when it's a low angle.

Yeah but even more teknikallier Derek did mention that this works especially well for block planes. In addition to Ian's reply I reckon that the low angle of block planes puts the force from the timber more in line with the plane of the blade ( yes, I know that's confusing but I can't think of a better way to put it). This would mean less tendency to flex than if it was at say 55 degrees where the force vector is closer to perpendicular than in line.

I'm sure someone will let me know if this doesn't make sense.

All true I think BUT haven't you noticed that if there's even the most minute gap between the blade and the sole that small splinters and slivers can force their way in and then fold under the sole, stopping the cut. They will never pull out as easy as they get lodged. Maybe that's just me.

Originally Posted by Picko

Maybe that's just me.

Nah, that's just an example of Murphy's law.

To be boring and get back on topic, how did you do the circular metal inserts in the handles?

OK, so this Murphy bloke must live under my bench.
A plug cutter to make the groove and then just turned the brass to fit (drill hole just under size, open out to size then turn outside down to size) Does that make sense?

Originally Posted by Picko

All true I think BUT haven't you noticed that if there's even the most minute gap between the blade and the sole that small splinters and slivers can force their way in and then fold under the sole, stopping the cut. They will never pull out as easy as they get lodged. Maybe that's just me.

Nope, Murphy hasn't singled you out, he likes to spread himself around! I don't have too much trouble with BU planes, probably because I use them far less, but have certainly encountered the problem with both Bu & BD types. Chips working their way under cap-irons is another bugbear. And yes, I have fitted all my cap -irons to molecular tolerances, ensure the lever-caps fit tightly & evenly & have no trouble 98% of the time, but some woods, like ringed gidgee for e.g. are repeat offenders. How chips can get into a zero space beats me, but they do it!

Cheers,

Originally Posted by Picko

........A plug cutter to make the groove and then just turned the brass to fit (drill hole just under size, open out to size then turn outside down to size) Does that make sense?

That's quite meticulous Picko, but I guess you need a perfect fit for decorative inlay or it would spoil the effect. I use brass plugs under the thumbscrew of my BU planes, to prevent damage to the wood & help distribute the force. I just drill a flat-bottomed hole with a Forstner bit & turn a shallow brass plug to a firm press-fit:
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A couple of plugs ended up a little less tight than desired, so put a dab of Araldite under them, but most are just press-fit, & so far none have popped out. I've got piles of brass scraps to use for decorative purposes, but haven't done much other than make a coffee tamper for someone. Seeing your effort has inspired me to do more....

Cheers,

I know I am a bit late, but that is another nice little plane you made, Ian.

I really want to go at my next one, but I have a backlog of other projects and corresponding birthdays are coming near. After June I will be free again for my own next bigger project... Until then I will read and learn [emoji6]

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