new mitre plane. show off yours too..

[tobytools]

evening gents.

I've been a big fan of wooden planes lately and have a good few that i just enjoy to use more than some premium planes i own, maybe im just a romantic,

my newest toy.
some may know i had a thread about its damage ect and if it would be worth sorting. i couldn't resist i had to have it and i very well might put it on the bay to spin a quick ££
either way its nice to own such a great tool. like most i have a fascination with mitre planes, 'all i need now is a metal one'

this should help in the making of a mitre plane to so it has purpose lol.
i have a bit of work to do to this yet, lap the sole, hone the edge then use. this will be done over the weekend after my bday celebrations.

well not much else to say really, apart from whats in your tool box. i want tool porn!

cheers.
TT&
MAPLE

 

[adidat]

]Very nice! This is my plane that I was very lucky to receive via secret santa made by Richard Arnold. Its body use to be part of a woodie try plane! Right up my street!





its got a boxwood mouth closer and a really nice eagle blade.

adidat

 

[tobytools]

I met Richard and a load others at the stanley auction, his mitre planes are stunning, especially one that he made like the one he have you. Stunning work. I hope to make one in the future,
TT

 

[Corneel]

Nice plane Toby. Shame about the nick, but it looks very reparaible. If it was mine I would have a shot at it.

But I don't have such nice mitre planes, so allas, I can't show anything.

 

[Klaus Kretschmar]

I want to show a mitre plane that I built about 2 years ago. It has some very special features that make it to perform rather good. And it wasn't that difficult to do since it is a Krenov style laminated plane. I want to encourage you to make a really well performing mitre plane yourself.

The plane was designed to perform well on cutting endgrain. So the bed angle is 37 degrees and the blade is skewed. Both features are well known to increase the endgrain performance. That's how it looks:

The body is out of straight grained QS Ash, the sides are Swiss Pear, the handle and some other small parts are out of Ebony and the wedge is Plum.

The most surprising thing is the weight of the plane, it's more than 3,200 grams. Why? The body is loaded up with about 2 kilos of lead. That was casted into handy pieces and then inserted before the plane was laminated.

The plane is very enjoyable to use. The weight gives the authority you want to have while shooting. The iron was customized for the plane from Gerd Fritsche, the infill maker. He did it in D2 steel and it made the plane to perform another bit better. Here 2 pics of some shavings that have been produced on a Donkey's ear.

Oak, workpiece and endgrain shavings:

Cherry, workpiece and endgrain shavings:

A full pictorial from the making of the plane and a matching shooting board, I showed on Woodnet. If you are interested:
http://www.forums.woodnet.net/ubbthread ... t=all&vc=1

Yesterday I finished another shooter that is designed to cut longgrain. And it's an infill that is able to cut on the left and on the right side. When some pics are done, I'll be happy to show this shooter as well.

Klaus

 

[Paul Chapman]

That looks lovely, Klaus 8)

I like heavy planes, particularly for shooting.

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[tobytools]

Stunning plane. Thanks for sharing,
I'll be saving that link.
And I love the application of the weights, similar to making a mallet.
Keep it up and I can't wait to c more pictures
TT

 

[markturner]

Hi Klaus, that is simply gorgeous..........do you have these available for sale? Or just the saws? By the way, very pleased with my Christmas present, it fits my hand perfectly and cuts superbly.

Cheers, Mark

 

[Derek Cohen (Perth Oz)]

Here is a strike block plane in Jarrah, which gives it a nice weight. It is a traditional design, carved from a solid block of wood, has a low 38 degree bed - the same as a LA Jack, but is used bevel down. The only non-traditional feature is a brass mouth to minimise wear when shooting end grain. The iron is a tapered 2 1/4" wide unused Kenyon.

Although blocky in shape, it is very comfortable to push. Simply hook your fingers in the escapement.

It works a treat on a ramped shooting board ...

Pictorial of the build: http://www.inthewoodshop.com/ShopMadeTo ... Plane.html

Regards from Perth

Derek

 

[G S Haydon]

A great thread toby, stunning planes one and all

 

[Klaus Kretschmar]

Hi Klaus, that is simply gorgeous..........do you have these available for sale? Or just the saws? By the way, very pleased with my Christmas present, it fits my hand perfectly and cuts superbly.

Cheers, Mark

Hi Mark,

very happy to hear that you like this Christmas present. Keep your wife :lol:

Thanks for your comment on the mitre plane. I don't have the intention to sell shop made planes. There are experts out there that do this with more background than I have. The making of this plane was just something for fun. I was interested if the theory of a lead loaded plane would meet the functional qualities as I had hoped. Now I can state, that it does.

BTW, Giuliano, our Italian fellow has made a very similar plane before mine was done. Since he didn't show it in the web, I didn't know that however.

Cheers
Klaus

 

[Sheffield Tony]

I want to show a mitre plane that I built about 2 years ago. It has some very special features that make it to perform rather good. And it wasn't that difficult to do since it is a Krenov style laminated plane. I want to encourage you to make a really well performing mitre plane yourself.
Klaus

How I wish I found such things "not that difficult to do"

I like it. Worth a go at making because the skew is the opposite way around to most planes (e.g, a badger), so that the workpiece is pressed downwards rather than lifted. How do you get the result so crisp ? I always end up with grubby fingerprints on the wood, especially when making wood and metal parts that go together !

 

[bugbear]

... maybe im just a romantic,

.....i very well might put it on the bay to spin a quick ££

Quite the romantic

BugBear

 

[tobytools]

The ball has started rolling
The planes I'm seeing are stunning, I feel slightly depressed now tho, maby a spires mitre would cheer me up (dream on)

G S Haydon- I know your particularly fond of tool porn, arnt we all.

Bugbear- I'm a romantic but still have to find my habits or maby I'm in denial. Hmmm

Derek- a great plane, I have to say I'm a bit of a stalker all the planes you make are fantastic. I especial like the 30" jointer, the tiny planes, your router, mitre ect
Great work.
I've never used and oz woods yet..

I know there has to be some other mitres out there? Maby a philly, maby a skewed mitre??

Loving this thread,
Thanks everyone
TT