woodbloke
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The Record No4 refurb has been put onto the back burner whilst I await a few bits to finish it off. All parts are now in the airing cupboard to keep them warm and stop the rusticles from attacking the metalwork.......
........meanwhile, I've started a Knenovian type of smoother with which will have a Derek of Oz style cap iron. This little plane will have a single iron set at 55deg. I think the advantage of this sort of lever cap iron over the traditional JK type wedge is that allot of pressure can be applied near the edge, whereas a wedge applies a general pressure over the whole blade surface.....dunno, not sure. Anyway, this is as far as I've got to date. The first pic shows the starting material, a lump of Cuban Mahogany from an old Victorian table leg:
The next shot shows the basic block of the plane, with a 10mm rosewood sole. Also shown is the cap iron, roughly hand cut :shock: from some 8mm thick brass, and the lump of material that it came from:
This pic shows the sole. JK in one of his books recommends that a separate
insert to make fitting the mouth easier....he's certainly right there.
The last pic shows the most cunning part of this little project. I'm going to use a couple of 4mm machine bolts (these are 5mm, too big) tapped into the sides of the cap and the bolt heads will be an exact fit into holes drilled in the sides of the plane, so that the whole cap will be able to pivot easily.
Will post some more pics as the plane develops - Rob
........meanwhile, I've started a Knenovian type of smoother with which will have a Derek of Oz style cap iron. This little plane will have a single iron set at 55deg. I think the advantage of this sort of lever cap iron over the traditional JK type wedge is that allot of pressure can be applied near the edge, whereas a wedge applies a general pressure over the whole blade surface.....dunno, not sure. Anyway, this is as far as I've got to date. The first pic shows the starting material, a lump of Cuban Mahogany from an old Victorian table leg:
The next shot shows the basic block of the plane, with a 10mm rosewood sole. Also shown is the cap iron, roughly hand cut :shock: from some 8mm thick brass, and the lump of material that it came from:
This pic shows the sole. JK in one of his books recommends that a separate
insert to make fitting the mouth easier....he's certainly right there.
The last pic shows the most cunning part of this little project. I'm going to use a couple of 4mm machine bolts (these are 5mm, too big) tapped into the sides of the cap and the bolt heads will be an exact fit into holes drilled in the sides of the plane, so that the whole cap will be able to pivot easily.
Will post some more pics as the plane develops - Rob
