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> Okay, I'm craazy!
> Well, cheap. I build a lot of stuff, too much, actually. I really did it
> this time. Rather than going out and spending $30 on a Stanley Block
> plane, I made my own. It only took 6 or 7 hours.
> Pardon the picture; I just set it on my scanner and hit [scan]!
> I built the shoe with a piece of 2" mild steel channel.
> The blade seat is a piece of 1/4" x 2" x 3" plate with two
> 1/4" UNC nuts welded to the back.
> The blade is just a piece of an old circular saw blade--I'm still
> experimenting with temper.
> The main handle is a piece of maple scrounged from an old pallet, and the
> front handle is a headed concrete anchor stud, brazed in place, and brazed
> all over for that nice brassy color!
> I cut the slot in the shoe with a cutting torch (not real smooth) and the
> overall shape. I ground it as best I could to a "nice, eye-pleasing
> shape" and ground in the thumb recesses with an angle grinder. The
> wood handle and blade are held in place with two 1/4" x 1"
> machine screws.
> It's not adjustable for blade angle, or micro-adjustable depth--maybe next
> one! I mounted the blade seat too high, so it's sitting at about a 30*
> angle--I need to cut it back off and get it down to the 22.5* angle most
> block planes have.
> Not a bad start---at least I'm learning!
> Shawn
Nice! Woodenboat Mag had an article on building a "smoothing plane" a while back. I wanted to give it a go, but it was kinda low on the priority list (actually I hinted to my father-in-law..he is a machinist.."hey dad, check this out..cool huh"? Still don't have a smoothing plane though). I like your ideas, they are quicker and less expensive than the one in WB. Too bad there isn't an easy way to get together with all the builders/contributors here. Imagine what could be built with all that injunoooity in one spot.......hmmmn?......maybe a Guillemot bbs "kayooo rondavooo"! kinda scary. garland
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