A few recent planes

The last several months have been very busy - and not only with dining room chairs. I have a few more K13’s under my belt and I am pretty sure I have worked out all the process bugs. I always find it interesting how processes evolve from one plane to the next - especially with a new model.



This is a Honduran Rosewood filled K13a. I have said this before, but this plane illustrates that it is worth mentioning again - Honduran Rosewood is a stunning infill material.










The grain in this front pad is rather ridiculous.







This next K13 is a twin to the prototype - from the same piece of wood with the same grain and color patterns.







The same curl in the front pad.




Next up is a Desert Ironwood filled SNo.4L









I never get tired of working with this amazing material.



Another Rosewood filled K13 with a striking front pad.












Last, but certainly not least, a Rosewood filled SNo.4 with some really figured infill.













I am working on a matching pair of Damascus sided planes right now - doing the final etching on the second one after I finish this post. The etching process is a really interesting one - I will do my best to document the process and post about it.

The K18 prototype is on pause right now - I have it as far as I can go without the blade. This is completely my fault - I should have sent Ron the drawings much earlier.

I have two shows coming up at the end of the month - one with Lie Nielsen at a hand tool event in Stoufville and the other is the Tools of the Trade show the following day. If you are in the area, stop by and say hello.




And a quick chair update. I have been picking away at the chairs on the weekends and the odd evening. They are coming along nicely - I have all the joinery cut and all the parts fit. The next step is to take each individual chair and do all the pre glue-up shaping.