Completed A2 jointing plane
Monday was a “gut-bustin” lapping day - but well worth it. It is still amazing to watch the somewhat rough looking sides transform into perfectly polished sidewalls. De-Smurfing is another highlight... seeing the relationship between the wood and metal for the first time. Here are some pics of the finished jointing plane.
I filed 4 mouths on Tuesday - it was about all I could muster after lapping the plane. The other 3 planes are quite spectacular and I will be posting photos of them in the next few days.
posted by Konrad at
11:00
12 Comments
12 Comments:
Holy crap,that's one incredible shaving!!!
Wow - that was fast Black!
You should see the floor... it was covered in them:) It is pretty cool when you drop the blade in for the first time and get shavings like that right away. Makes the stomach muscles feel a little better.
Cheers,
Konrad
Beautiful workmanship. It is a work of art.
You must be able to crush walnuts with those stomach muscles by now,all those planes you've lapped through the years...
I am not sure about walnuts... but I can still fit into a pair of jeans from college:)
Cheers,
Konrad
Thanks for your kind comment David.
Cheers,
Konrad
Spectacular!
Thanks Tico.
Cheers,
Konrad
Man ho man.... Love them... The planes of cours...
Stuning!!
Awesome!
Hi Konrad,
Beautiful as always! If the jointing plane has your signature tight mouth, will it function more like a smoother? Is a tight mouth wasted on such a big plane?
Thanks Steve.
The jointer does have a fairly tight mouth - but not like a smoothing plane. I was able to take as heavy a shaving as I could muster - well over .005" thick and it passed through with ease. My own jointing plane has a pretty tight mouth - about .005" but I have never had an issue with it. Taking a .004" or .005" shaving is a monster shaving in anything other than pine. I used my jointer to flatten my latest hard maple benchtop. I set it to take as heavy a cut as I had the strength for and the plane performed perfectly.
Cheers,
Konrad
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