62 Hot dog handle

[jim_hanna]

Nothing original here, just a link to a page which I didn’t find when I first searched.
I’d seen the LN 62 and hot dog handle in the catalogues, LN are outside my price range so when I bought a Quangsheng 62 I searched for ’62 hot dog handle’ to see if anyone had made one.
This returned the turned handle made by Derek(from Perth) but didn’t return Alf’s site at
http://cornishworkshop.blogspot.co.uk/2011/01/peters-principle.html which I found by chance.
Hopefully the search engines will index this for future reference.

My effort below, as suggested by Alf I extended the front inner limb to engage with the front rib. Built out of various scraps laminated together, the only shaping I’ve done is to round over the handle.

 

[James C]

Looks great! How do you find using the 62 on a shooting board?

I've been thinking about getting one as my number 5 is used with a cambered iron for thicknessing across the grain and I'm knackered trying to use my only large straight ironed plane on the shooting board as it's a number 7!

 

[xy mosian]

Nicely done! I have often wondered whether a similar, non-invasive 'thingy' might be used on the other side to form a guide for use in a track. Certainly on my 'rountoit list.
xy

 

[jim_hanna]

Looks great! How do you find using the 62 on a shooting board?

I've been thinking about getting one as my number 5 is used with a cambered iron for thicknessing across the grain and I'm knackered trying to use my only large straight ironed plane on the shooting board as it's a number 7!

I never had any success using a standard plane ( Stanley 5 1/2) to trim cross grain on a shooting board, but I'm a newbie still learning to sharpen. Others seem to have no problem. The secret seems to be a very sharp blade.

The previous plane I was using was a 60 1/2 block plane so the 62 is a huge improvement.

Regards

Jim

 

[JeremyM]

Just a word of caution, I added a cigar shaped grip to my LN9 fashioned from goncalo alves a few yrs ago, left it on a few months and when removed revealed some florid rust pitting. Needless to say it is now removed after use.

Jeremy

 

[bugbear]

I never had any success using a standard plane ( Stanley 5 1/2) to trim cross grain on a shooting board, but I'm a newbie still learning to sharpen. Others seem to have no problem. The secret seems to be a very sharp blade.

Yeah - if the blade won't take actual, intact, end grain shavings (not just "bits") it ain't sharp enough.

BugBear

 

[Mike Wingate]

I have a "hotdog" handle for my no. 5 and another for a no. 5 1/2, both used on shooting boards when not using my QS 62. They are made from ply and use magnets to improve the hold to the side of the plane.

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[Mike Wingate]

Kid at school using "hotdog" handle and not catching fingers on the shooting board.