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This plane lacked to my collection, so I built one.
The woods are beech (body), wengè (sole and strike button) and ash (wedge and handle).

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A video and more pics of WIP are here:
http://woodworkingbyhand2.blogspot.it/2 ... plane.html
 
Hi,

Very nice plane, tricky to do with the angled blade.

A larger piece of brass would cover the mistake.

Pete
 
speeder1987":y1jxtg3c said:
Beautiful plane, but what exactly is a badger plane?
Look it up, don't badger the man... :lol: :roll: :oops:

Okay I'm going... :mrgreen:

Cheers, Vann.
 
Racers":1nkemuml said:
Hi,

Very nice plane, tricky to do with the angled blade.

A larger piece of brass would cover the mistake.

Pete

Hi Pete,
thanks for your advice.

Giuliano
 
I was wondering why these plane had not a lateral fence even if there was room for it. :?:
 
Dear Giuliano,

The fence was not required, as the craftsmen simply affixed a planed board to the workpiece at hand, to serve as a rule.

Well made plane. You have got a kind of an addiction about those endgrain inserts, haven't you? :wink:

Best wishes,

János
 
János":27qnt75t said:
You have got a kind of an addiction about those endgrain inserts, haven't you? :wink:

Best wishes,

János

Well, to be honest, it is difficult for me to obtain a properly tight mouth, mainly with a wood that easily splits (like wengè).
I don't know if in English there is the same saying: "I caught two pigeons by one bean"
More hardness and the mouth width exactly how you wish :wink:

Ciao
Giuliano :D
 
Dear Giuliano,

the use of and endgrain insert is not that unusual, I have seen some factory made planes with endgrain mouthpieces, Ulmia made toothing planes with inlaid endgrain mouthpiece, for example.

My favourite proverb is: "Speak softly and carry a big stick."

Have a nice day,

János
 
Well done Giuliano

I like how the handle fits in - sliding dovetail.

Must have been complicated to work out the angles of seating the blade?
 
Richard T":3knt9xw7 said:
Well done Giuliano

I like how the handle fits in - sliding dovetail.

Must have been complicated to work out the angles of seating the blade?

Thanks Richard,

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For skew angle a wooden block with a proper angle helped me for guiding the chisel; the rotation angle was obtained by sawing abutments with sloped cuts, then by rectifying the wedge slots.
The major difficulty was to obtain a very flat seat. After the chisel job I used the plane blade on which surface was sticked a piece of abrasive paper.The skew and rotation angles could be slightly different, but the seat will be very flat.
Ciao
Giuliano
 
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