I have been “working” too.
When we were in Erie last weekend, someone commented on their recent visit to this site and wanted to confirm that I was in fact still making planes. I assured them I was, but the comment has been rolling around in my head ever since. When we got home, I checked the site and sure enough... there has not been a “planemaking” post for quite a long time. Here is what has been going on in the last two months.
Front to back; A Rosewood filled A5, an English boxwood filled A5*, an Ebony filled A6, an Ebony filled A1 panel, a Rosewood filled No.4, a Rosewood filled A5, a Rosewood filled A1 and a Rosewood filled A2 jointer.
A shot from the other side.
And some detail shots.
This is a family of 4 planes infilled with Rosewood from a single plank. The No.4 is bedded at 52.5 degrees and has a 2" wide blade. The A5 is a York pitch with a 2-1/4" wide blade and the 14-3/4" long A1 and 22-1/2" A2 are bedded at 47.5 degrees. This is going to be a fantastic set of planes to use.
* This is second boxwood filled plane I have made. The first was an XSNo.4 I made last years and I have been dying to make another ever since. Boxwood is a real treat to work with - it cuts like hard butter. I also want to thank Bill Carter for generously supplying the piece for the handle. Finding genuine boxwood is really tough, let alone something large enough to make a handle with.
This past Friday, I shaped this Rosewood handle. Above is a shot I took when I started shaping, and the black streak came alive. To me - this is what dreams are made of! Below is a photo of the handle fully shaped, sanded and ready to have the adjuster fit.
The two Ebony filled planes are at the tail end of the french polishing process - they each have 9 coats at this point and are looking magnificent.
Next update - the kitchen doors!
Front to back; A Rosewood filled A5, an English boxwood filled A5*, an Ebony filled A6, an Ebony filled A1 panel, a Rosewood filled No.4, a Rosewood filled A5, a Rosewood filled A1 and a Rosewood filled A2 jointer.
A shot from the other side.
And some detail shots.
This is a family of 4 planes infilled with Rosewood from a single plank. The No.4 is bedded at 52.5 degrees and has a 2" wide blade. The A5 is a York pitch with a 2-1/4" wide blade and the 14-3/4" long A1 and 22-1/2" A2 are bedded at 47.5 degrees. This is going to be a fantastic set of planes to use.
* This is second boxwood filled plane I have made. The first was an XSNo.4 I made last years and I have been dying to make another ever since. Boxwood is a real treat to work with - it cuts like hard butter. I also want to thank Bill Carter for generously supplying the piece for the handle. Finding genuine boxwood is really tough, let alone something large enough to make a handle with.
This past Friday, I shaped this Rosewood handle. Above is a shot I took when I started shaping, and the black streak came alive. To me - this is what dreams are made of! Below is a photo of the handle fully shaped, sanded and ready to have the adjuster fit.
The two Ebony filled planes are at the tail end of the french polishing process - they each have 9 coats at this point and are looking magnificent.
Next update - the kitchen doors!
6 Comments:
That Boxwood is something else! Nice work all around.
Beautiful work, Konrad. That Rosewood is stunning.
Cheers;)
Paul Chapman
Got'em Got'em Need 'em Need 'em
Take care
Jim Shaver
Thanks guys.
And Jim... next month I will start taking care of one of your “issues”:)
Cheers,
Konrad
Hi Konrad: Interesting how these blog things..take on a life of their own. Love the look of that number 4.
We'll get the opportunity to meet at the Woodworking in America Conference.
Neil
Hi Neil,
Please introduce yourself in Berea in the fall - I look forward to meeting you.
Cheers,
Konrad
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