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Whilst the pipper is out of the country and we can gossip about him behind his back:

Whats this book he is about to publish?
Can you pre-order it
I understand launch is in the spring??
 
He may be out the country but he'll still be listening.

The book is about making woody style planes I think and I'm sure yiou can place an order before its due.
 
Phil sure is doing some great work at the moment, I admire his appetite for a challenge, he is always trying something new.

I'm not sure about brass bottoms on woodies though, I like a woody for the lack of friction compared with metal but in this case one gets the friction and the potential downsides of a wooden plane - wood movement mainly. That won't be a problem however with the blackwood plane - looks to be a gorgeous beast and blackwood moves hardly an iota.
 
I guess he's giving his customer what they want. As we al know, the shinier the tool, the more desirable it is. I'm going to invest in one of this spokeshaves next year.
 
Hi Guys!
Waka's right - thank Starbucks for free wifi :wink:

Just got through customs (thanks you for holding me for two hours....... :? ), missed my connecting flight (complete with my travelling companions!) so am sipping a cappucino whilst I wait four hours for the next connecting flight.

But......planes.
bsmoother.jpg

Here's my new smoother....
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and the new shoulder planes.

More details on my return,
Cheers
Philly :D
 
Well I think they look great and I'm glad to see someone is advancing tool design instead of just reproducing the same thing that has been done for the last thousand years,

I'm going to cause some controversy now... I don't like wooden planes. Wood is a nice material and has some excellent properties but it is not a suitable material for planes now we have metals and engineering plastics instead. That said, it's easily worked without expensive machinery and looks great, so dovetailing a piece of robust material to it seems logical and progressive. The design is pretty cool too and whilst being a dedicated fan of Lie Nielsen tools I will; either A) buy a Philly shoulder plane or B) make something similar with my own twist.

Nice one Philly, where you lead I will plagurise! My 'Philly Style' tool cabinet is almost done and I'm sure you're just quivering with anticipation to see it... :lol:

Has everyone seen Philly-Cat? Like a downscaled version of the Nibbo-Hounds, when we've got our own place I'm thinking of letting the rabbits into the workshop to try and keep up

Aidan
 
On the contrary. Wood is a very suitable material for planes. You just have to understand the advantages and disadvantages compared to metal bodied planes. It's weight (or lack of) can be both an advantage and (posssibly) a disadvantage. If I'm planing well behaved woods such as Cherry, Walnut, Sycamore I will always reach for a wooden bodied plane - in my experience the slick feel and light weight in these circumstances are a positive advantage . With harder woods and more complex grain patterns the heft of the metal bodied plane may be superior.
 
I like the look of those planes and also like the brass bottoms. Look very professional and expensively made
 
lurker":2l7thq84 said:
Philly":2l7thq84 said:
Hi Guys!

Just got through customs (thanks you for holding me for two hours....... :?

I think they home in on the shifty looking ones :lol:

If sales go well at the show, he might be able to afford a haircut :wink:
 

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