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Frode:
Hi all,
Seems like forever since I've been on, what with life, the universe, and everything.  That, and my head was in a bad place after breaking my favorite bow and the next two replacements!  :o
Anyway, I'm back up and running, and thought I'd share my newest favorite tool of the day, a wood bodied plane.  I made this up so I'd have something "authentic" looking to use in a renaissance fair demo, and while it passes the ten foot rule, it's not how you're supposed to make a plane.  But, it works a treat, at least for shaving the tapers on a board.  Cuts a bunch of time off the process!  Have a look;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU0oGE7kie8

Cheers,
Frode

gstoneberg:
Looks really good to me.  You made that tip nice and thin.

George

Frode:
Thanks, George!  They're close to a quarter inch wide, now, which is the final goal, after the tip overlays go on.
Frode

Jtilley:
hmmm.... I clicked on the link thinking it would be a how to on building the plane, but..... nice work! :)

Frode:
Heheh, well, like I said, it wasn't built right, but to see my initial inspiration, by someone who does make them right, go over to paleoplanet.net, in the "woodworking-hand tools" section, and scroll down until you find "Making a wooden handplane - tutorial" by a gentleman who goes by "Orien M".  You'll find several other good plane making threads there too!  Mine was literally slapped together at the last possible moment, but thanks for the kind words!
Frode

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