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I have a feeling you may have used one before :) Finally finished the bridge. I'm really pleased with how it turned out. I can start to assemble the body of the plane now. I've still got the sole of the plane to make yet and there is a lot of work involved with that, even more so than...

Wow! another beautiful plane, the dark red colour against the rich brass is striking. Not had a chance to read through your thread yet but am definitely going to set some time aside at the weekend to do so! thanks for sharing it's excellent. Ian I'm looking forward to seeing your skew mouth...

Thanks for the tips on the cap irons chaps. I'd though of something similar to your method Ian so may give it a try in the future. rxh that cap iron looks great, what thickness steel did you use for it? MikeG I can try to save the filings but not sure if they would be any use and most likely...

Also, it didn't take me long to start a new project! Thanks for all the comments on the last one chaps.

Ian thank you for a very informative post and for the tips on brass grades and steel. I too found out the peining problems with different grades of brass which will become apparent soon. It was just sheer luck that I ordered CZ108 brass for my first plane and only later found out it is best for...

Am I right in saying 01 tool steel/guage plate comes in an annealed form so you can cut it with a hack saw and shape it, you then have to heat treat it to harden it and then temper it. You cant use 01 tool steel as a blade in its annealed form as far as I know. HSS is already hardened so wont...

Thanks Andy :occasion5:

I made a short video demonstrating the box and plane in use, there are also some short clips of some of the making processes at the end. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAc3UonpC60 Not sure how to embed youtube videos, is embeding not allowed? eAc3UonpC60

What a lovely gift, I bet its seen some work over the years. Nicely restored too Andy I bet its a pleasure to use.

Also a big fan of the cabinet scraper, like mentioned its a great tool for flush trimming and far less of a faff than a router.

Thank you tyreman, hold that thought update incoming... :)

Ah the cats out of the bag, I wondered if any one would stumble upon my video and recognise it. Don't watch any of my other content if you don't want spoilers to the next project. As you've probably guessed I'm playing catch up with this thread but didn't want to put all of the posts up at...

I can't thank you enough for all the kind comments it really is nice to read after all the work that's gone into the plane and box. I'm absolutely chuffed with how it has turned out. It wasn't something I jumped into head first, like I mentioned earlier I'd been considering making a metal plane...

With the box complete I could add the finishing touches to the plane. I started by making the brass collar to go under the front knob, this was purely for aesthetics as I thought the transition from cherry wood to aluminium to brass looked nicer. I forgot to take pictures of this but here it is...

With the black paint now dry I could start applying the lacquer. I sprayed 3 coats of lacquer onto the box leaving 10 minutes between coats, no need to rub down this time. Once the lacquer was dry I started to cut it back with wet and dry sand paper. I sanded from 1200 to 2500 grit. With...

If you have deep pockets get a Mafell LO65ec. No nonsense, no thrills, pure power router that will last your entire career. Other than that the Festool OF 2200. Being a festool it has it's quirks, namely a strange shaped base but it is by far the best router I've ever used. It's dust collection...

Now the latch is completed I could finish the box. I fitted and glued the back of the box in place then sanded every thing to 500 grit. The inside and slide of the box are going to be clear lacquered while the outside will be painted. I used masking tape and paper to cover the external of the...

Paul sellers did a video recently demonstrating how to cut a shaped template in softwood using only a tenon saw and a chisel. That would make a nice demonstration.

Continuing on with the box, I needed a way to lock it so came up with a simple latch solution. I started by cutting a piece of steel flat bar and inserting a small length of brass rod which I had cut a thread onto one end. The brass rod fits through a hole in the front of the box. With my...

No doubt cascamite is still an excellent glue, we use it almost daily. I was referring more to Iroko specifically here and other similarly oily woods. I think a large part comes down to it's intended use. Take your lovely gate that used tight fitting mortise and tenon joints with draw bores...