Here we go, then. The completed plane.
Looks pretty good (IMHO) The chunky chamfers work well. And the weight balance is perfect. I made a skewed iron mitre plane as an experiment and it never felt right. But his one makes me happy - it feels right.
The iron is bedded at 33 degrees. Low enough to be noticeable compared to a standard bench plane but leaving enough wood for strength. And the monster iron is perfect in this instance. Chatter is NOT going to be an issue ;)
I've put more pics here..
Cheers
Philly
5 comments:
Wow- this came out great! Is this the one you made for a friend or are you keeping this one?
The more I look at your miter plane, the more it excites me that you are making these planes, Phil.
I could share what Schwarz told me about your planes...
Take care, Mike
Dorje
Thanks! No, this one wasn't intended for a Mate. Although that may change.....;)
Thanks Mike - and I can't believe you are teasing me with the Schwarz news. Come on - out with it!!! :)
Phil
So, what did Schwarz say...
Phil,
I wanted to introduce myself after hearing about you and seeing your planes from Mike W. whose taste in tools I usually trust implicityly. But this teasing is a little rough. I'll tell you what, I'm pretty good friends with Chris myself so you know, maybe I can find out what all the gum flapping is all about. If I hear anything worth anything, I'll let you know.
Your planes are, well I fell the need to talk about some of them soon. Until then, it was my pleasure meeting you.
Michael Rogen
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