Recent content by LENPAM

J Howerth Co made irons but I've never seen a infill plane made by them.I agree it does resemble the Spiers improved miter in some ways but not completely.I would guess it was made from parts bought from a couple different companies,even Norris sold parts to others for the money as did most of...

Not a Spiers or Slater or any maker I'm aware of though the plane has some similar style attributes of different known makers. I'd say it was made by an individual who was fairly adept at plane making like a patternmaker. The lever cap and screw are not one of the well known makers work,but...

I have a shop full of infill planes that back up your theory and mine with multiple bevels one on top the other but all work remarkably well with just the edge honed,Len

I can appreciate the beauty of the saw Pedder,unfortunately I suck wind at using this style for some reason and can't seem to saw a straight line with them. Nice looking work,Len

I've found it not that difficult following an existing angle,those who end up with the shallower and shallower angle have a technique problem where they keep pressure on the front and not on the entire bevel,this will surely end up as a shallow bevel eventually. What I see even more then...

Your infill is coming along nicely and I won't comment on the metal work other then saying I found it to be learning experience all it's own. It was interesting to hear comments about the rear infill and hopefully you are aware there are several ways to accomplish it,the overstuffed method is...

I find it real hard to believe that Chris Swartz always used this tool box with just the right amount of minimalist tools. I think more likely he has put in enough time and tried enough tools[not to mention collecting a few along the way] and arrived at this opinion that he like most others have...

I actually checked some infills which would be the classic plane type before Stanley or Bailey invented their frog and plane design and none were 45 degrees.The bed angle was between 47 and 48 degrees judging from the infills I own with the exception being mitre and shoulder type infills which...

The fact that everyone started to figure ways of achieving a certain angle tells me my assumption was true we've fallen into some kind of trap where we believe a certain angle is paramount to tool usage. I think the reality is we need a sharp edge,might be a shallow angle on a miter plane for...

I read the post about the gentlemen who called setting prcise angles "bunkum" and to some degree I agree with his assumption. The whole sharpening book of wisdom has so many ways to accomplish a pretty simple task that it's taken on a life of it's own and I think many new or wanta be woodworkers...

Well executed Derek,I didn't know you were so adept at saws as well.Len

Second World War, the insignia is one for the Air Force[Lufwaffe-spelling?] under the Nazi 3rd Reich.What it was for I have no idea,Len

Can't imagine why someone would paint an infill plane blue, even if it was rusty or pitted it would still bring more unpainted not to mention paint tends to make for a sticky use on a shoulder plane. Len

I will try to post some pics although I'm not very adept at that. It's not the camera or the taker but I have a computer problem that makes it difficult and have done so for a year or more since I loaded new software for a fax-printer-copier and everything got a bit weird but I'll try or else...

I've been into infills for quite a few years both using and collecting them and I have opinions :lol: The first thing anyone who uses them will notice is that a good well made infill with keep on working well even as the iron dulls up quite a bit unlike most other planes with the exception of...