Recent content by Konrad Sauer

I think so - assuming you are meaning Karl and Ron (Brese). I am sure there are others too. I have never considered the material the blade beds on to be a defining characteristic of an infill... but I am by no means an infill history expert or even purist I suppose... messing around with...

in my mind, an infill plane is a metal shell filled in (or 'in filled') with wood where the wood is in contact with the sides and sole of the plane. A Stanley type plane, where the handle and front knob only contact the sole are not infills - as they are not 'filled in'.

This is a really difficult question to answer without some additional information. What type of work are you currently doing? What type of work do you aspire to do in the future? The planes and chisels you are currently using... how are they not living up to your expectations... or put another...

when the blade advances, is it consistently on one side? If it is - that suggests the lever cap may be putting uneven pressure on the cap iron/blade and it is caming out. Or... if the bed and metal block are not perfectly co-planar, the blade is flexing (bending) under the pressure of the lever cap.

My first infill was an unhandled Spiers coffin smoother similar to yours, and like yours, mine was a 2 piece rear infill. I have not carefully inspected that many of them, but my experience is that they are all 2 piece rear infills. I didn't do anything to mine other than check the bed to make...

I had a chance to see two Perry planes while on a trip to San Diego about years ago. They were well made (traditional) infills both with ebony infill and brass sides. I can double check with the owner to make sure I have the name right, but I am pretty sure I do. I don't think he was a prolific...

A few other infill makers to add to the list; Geoff Entwistle (UK) Gabardi and Sons (USA) Ian Perry (UK?) Darryl Hutchinson (UK?) All 3 UK makers were around when I started making planes, but are no longer in the business as far as I know. Geoff passed away a few years ago. It is worth noting...

Hi David, Nice to see someone else getting into making their own tools and nice to hear that I may have had a helping hand in getting you there. I would also recommend making a small smoother like the one Karl Holtey made/makes. It is a fairly simple design, no overstuffing, square sides and...

The Les Paul(s) are sitting patiently in the shop. I have a date with a professional maker who is going to swap 'shop vacations' with me in the next month or two. He has always fancied an infill and I would love to get my Les Pauls completed. Jack - if you are ever in the K-W area - stop in...

thanks for the welcome wishes everyone. Mike in Kincardine - we are up that way quite often to the family cottage in Point Clarke. Our kids always love going to Finchers (they called it Pinchers when they were really little). We have well over a foot of snow on the ground right now - the way...

My understanding of an infill plane is a metal shell (sole and sides) filled in or 'infilled' with wood. The infill typically contacts all 3 inside surfaces of the shell - the insides of the sidewalls and the sole, and is usually shaped and contoured in a way that it relates (technically and...