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You're probably right Liam - but if I add up the cost of this plane so far in terms of: the casting £44, gauge plate £50, 9/16" 40TPI tap & dies £20, mild steel rods £10, phosphor bronze 'lump' for the lever cap £50. Wood for the infills I already had so not counting that. Even so I am at around...

Great video Jimi - love the artistry The Mark 2 cap iron was cut out of 3mm steel. I decided to cut the hole BEFORE I did any of the hard work on the bevels etc! I liked the idea of marking with a square (thanks Mike) but I just did it with a permanent marker pen with a fine nib - seemed to...

Thanks Jimi Mike and Liam Philly is hardening the iron - I sent it off today The sealer is the one you recommended TruOil stuff I have done more tonight - photos tomorrow Haven't decided how to bend the cap iron yet. There is a light engineering works a couple of doors along from us - I might...

I finished off the bevels and then bevelled the other end of the cap iron to 20 degrees All that remained was to drill the hole. I mounted an 8.5mm drill bit which was very close to the 3/8 tap I wanted to use - and the bit wandered - no idea why as it was all apparently going well - but the...

Saturday was metalworking day. Some 5mm gauge plate arrived at the end of last week so I cut a piece 220 x 65 (using a hacksaw - about 30 minutes), filed the cut edges parallel and then mounted it in the mill to cut a 25 degree bevel Then cut the corners off Drilled a 3/4 inch hole for the...

Hi Mike I obviously didn't explain it well enough sorry Having tapped threads in the holes in the sole, I will drill the holes from below into the infills to get them correctly positioned - but then countersink the holes in the infills from above and the screws will be coming from above - one in...

I have thought about it a bit more and I think I have decided to screw the infills like a Norris... So I have thought through a plan as follows: Before attaching the sole plate, I will epoxy 3 x 1/4" thick solid stainless 'washers' to the inside of the casting where I want the screws to attach...

Pete thats a great idea thanks - and at least I will be able to clamp it very well from above as it were. The only reason I did not do this job this morning is that I have not fully decided how to secure the infills. My previous infill plane has put me off riveting the infills in place - all I...

Early this morning before work I started having a look at the handle for the rear infill I had previously glued together 2 pieces to get a piece high enough (I wanted the grain orientation of the handle to be the same as the rear infill body). I carefully matched the grains and growth rings of...

Many thanks Mike for the kind offer. I have ordered the O1 steel and I am actually quite excited about making an iron - doubt if I will do it again but who knows. Philly has said he will harden it for me so I will stick to this plan but thanks again for all your kind words. I will definitely be...

On Sunday I started on the infill I had a turning blank about 220mm square x 80mm marked 'Nemesu' which I have never heard of but which i believe is a malaysian hardwood similar to meranti. However it looks like mahogany, has beautiful figuring and I thought looked perfect for the job I have...

Nice plane Barry! Did you have lots of problems doing it? How many hours did it take you? I seem to take a long time to do each stage but it is such good fun doing it. Over the weekend I have got quite a bit done I drilled out the plane mouth carefully with a 4mm drill bit Then I realised that...

Oooh Richard that's interesting and I agree looks achievable even given my limited metalworking skills. I will have a look in more detail tonight at what I need to get in terms of stock. Thanks for posting I will investigate :)

Have to say I agree with Woodbrains - timber is nowhere near as accurate as that square Another solution is to make one out of an MDF sheet. Cut a isosceles right angle triangle from one end of a whole sheet of 12mm MDF Then check that it is square by measuring the 3 edges. If the 2 sides are...

Thanks Jimi Wise words as always I take your adjuster point well made Interestingly the only plane I have in which the adjuster works well without loosening the lever cap is a small low angle veritas plane I use for end grain - this you can advance and retract even when the blade is fixed...

Thats a great idea about the hard point saw but wouldn't it take me about 3 weeks to cut it with a hacksaw?

Hi Mike I use this http://www.arceurotrade.co.uk/Catalogue/Protection-Grease-Adhesives/Rock-Oil-Lubricants#MAXCUT-No-5-Chlorine-Free-Tapping-Cutting-Fluid-500ml-170-150-00100 which I got from arceurotools when I bought my mill. It does the job well Thanks for the gauge plate idea - will...

I measured it last night - the sole measures 80 x 360mm. It weighs a fraction over 3kg for the casting (and I have already removed several 100g in filing etc). I can't believe it will be much less than 5kg once it has all the bits and pieces. Some workout! I have ordered some 2mm mild steel for...

Yes I always lubricate when cutting any metal - seems to go much better every time I am going to try and get some 2mm mild steel and sweat a sole on as described - it sounds a great trick to do having now read up how it's done. Its all a bit scary this metalworking. Woodworking is easy if you...

Thanks Bedrock I was on the phone earlier to Charles at Bristol Design and he is going to sell me a Norris adjuster for £48 plus an old 2 1/2" blade and cap iron. He also has a mitre plane infill casting which I might take off his hands. I will call the guys in Yapton as you suggest and ask...