With the plane nearly done I was eager to take a shaving.
I was pleased to see it make a cut but the mouth needed some refinement, I used a barrette file to ease it slightly.
With that done I could move onto the box.
I mitred some piece of oak and used masking tape to pull it all together to check the joins.
Once I was happy I then mitred the top and bot of the box
Again using masking tape to pull it all together while the glue dried.
I made the padauk liner in a similar fashion but no need for the top and bottom on this one. Once the glue had dried I polished the seen area leaving a part unfished to be glued to the inside of the oak box.
With the oak box glued together I could cut it in half at the desired angle and begin to polish it.
Next I started to make the retainer for the plane, I removed most of the waste with a forstner bit
Then removed the rest on the band saw before cleaning up with hand files and adding a rebate around the outside.
I could then assemble the box and fully French polish it.
I finished the retainer in black paint and added black card to the top and bottom of the box to finish it,
and finally the plane and box were complete.
I really enjoyed making this one, the curved shape and small size threw up quite a lot of challenges but it was very satisfying thinking of ways to overcome them and to see the plane progress how I had envisioned it.
I couldn't get any video of making the plane but I've done a short clip of it in use if you're interested to see.
Cheers, Dan.
I was pleased to see it make a cut but the mouth needed some refinement, I used a barrette file to ease it slightly.
With that done I could move onto the box.
I mitred some piece of oak and used masking tape to pull it all together to check the joins.
Once I was happy I then mitred the top and bot of the box
Again using masking tape to pull it all together while the glue dried.
I made the padauk liner in a similar fashion but no need for the top and bottom on this one. Once the glue had dried I polished the seen area leaving a part unfished to be glued to the inside of the oak box.
With the oak box glued together I could cut it in half at the desired angle and begin to polish it.
Next I started to make the retainer for the plane, I removed most of the waste with a forstner bit
Then removed the rest on the band saw before cleaning up with hand files and adding a rebate around the outside.
I could then assemble the box and fully French polish it.
I finished the retainer in black paint and added black card to the top and bottom of the box to finish it,
and finally the plane and box were complete.
I really enjoyed making this one, the curved shape and small size threw up quite a lot of challenges but it was very satisfying thinking of ways to overcome them and to see the plane progress how I had envisioned it.
I couldn't get any video of making the plane but I've done a short clip of it in use if you're interested to see.
Cheers, Dan.
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