Official Secret Santa Picture Thread

[wizer]

I i've started thinking about next years gift already!

Me too and if we do it again, I'm going to make it ASAP

 

[Karl]

Me too and if we do it again, I'm going to make it ASAP

And me - I had a blinding idea for a shop made gift, but work meant that I just had no time to make it.

Cheers

Karl

 

[wizer]

hehe I had one idea that I'd revealed only to Ed, I was certain someone else would do. But they didn't so that's what I'm making next year.

 

[Philly]

Apologies for the delay getting here - relatives have all now departed and I can safely venture into the workshop

I was looking forward to opening my SS pressie - and on Christmas morning (yes, I WAS strong) I opened the box to find this safely wrapped in a pile of shavings.

It's a small rebate plane, modelled on a S+S. Needless to say, I was blown away :shock: Here's another pic...

The plane is fantastic and must of taken the maker many, many hours to complete - thank you again SS, I will cherish it forever!

And finally, an action shot.........

The plane features an engraving of the makers initials and date on the side - very smart!!

Many thanks Mr Dafis!!

Philly

 

[big soft moose]

philly your picture links arent working for me - just getting the dreaded whitebox, red cross

 

[DaveL]

Phil,

I can see the pictures if I paste the address into a browser address bar, I think you cannot link to them, only directly access them. :evil:

 

[DaveL]

Well that is a perfect match, a plane for a plane maker.

I am glad I was allowed into the workshop over Christmas, LOML is definitly a keeper. 8)

 

[wizer]

It's got to do with the space in the file name. If you can rename it I'm sure it will work.

 

[Philly]

Arghhh....I've put the pictures on my blog for the moment until I resolve the problem.
Cheers
Philly

 

[wizer]

My God. I was wondering who got Aled. This is stunning and what a coincidence it went to Philly. Absolutely amazing. Philly, please bring this to the next show so I can have a look!

 

[9fingers]

OK you tried Wizer but no cigar mate!!

Bob

 

[wizer]

Honestly. If Philly re-uploaded the files without the spaces in the file name, it would work.

It's this forum software that can't understand spaces in file names.

 

[Aled Dafis]

Thanks Philly, and others for your kind comments.

The plane is based on a Sauer and Steiner shoulder plane, that I was fortunate enough to have a play with at Westonbirt this year, it's my first ever shoulder plane, and only my second dovetailed plane - the first was based on a Holtey 11-SA.

I'm afraid that the fit and finish isn't quite up to Konrad's very high standards, the mouth opening for instance is way too wide , and the bed is slightly out of square, so the iron needs to be honed slightly out of square to accomodate for this . Having said that, I tried the plane out on oak, both with and against the grain, and it worked pretty well.

The engraving was done on my school's CNC router (Roland Modela 500, if you're interested) which I commisioned a couple of weeks ago, after it being sat doing nothing for over five years - the "woodwork" teacher needs a good kick up the ****!!

My next project is to make myself the same plane, as I can see it coming in very usefull for a number of small jobs.

The sides for my next plane will be cut almost entirely on the Modela, with a little touch up to the corners of the tails by hand. The sole will then be roughed out on the milling machine before being fettled again by hand. I'll post a step by step thread when I get started.

Cheers

Aled

 

[Mr Ed]

Aled that looks amazing. I had a feeling you would try something like this and it looks to be a complete triumph from what I can see.

Cheers, Ed

 

[woodbloke]

It's very simple. The reason Philly's pic's won't show is that he's lost all his 'puter power...he's had his hair cut! :lol: :lol: - Rob

 

[Mr Ed]

I'll post a step by step thread when I get started.

Aled, I'm really looking forward to some WIP pictures and notes as its something I fancy giving a try and you seem to be set to become somewhat of a local expert on the subject!

Cheers, Ed

 

[TheTiddles]

plenty of spare time in those long lunch breaks, late starts, early finishes and huge holidays...

 

[Aled Dafis]

Aled, I'm really looking forward to some WIP pictures and notes as its something I fancy giving a try and you seem to be set to become somewhat of a local expert on the subject!

Cheers, Ed

Thanks Ed - No pressure then :wink:

What you must remember is that an ex is a has been, and a spurt is merely a drip under pressure!!

There are a few people on here that are far better qualified to become a "local expert" on planemaking, but I'll share as much as I know/learn as I go along. Konrad's advice at Westonbirt was that too many people are afraid of giving it a go, and that I should make a few and learn as I go, after all, the total material cost for Philly's little plane was way under a Tenner, so if it had turned out to be a total disaster, then I wouldn't have lost that much money.

I'll be back in school next week, so it wont be long before the project gets underway. In fact I popped into school this morning to mill out a router opening in the extension wing of my Jet Tablesaw, I'll post pics once I get around to mounting it, which should be sometime tomorrow.

Cheers, Aled

 

[Aled Dafis]

plenty of spare time in those long lunch breaks, late starts, early finishes and huge holidays...

Best job I ever had!!

 

[wizer]

In fact I popped into school this morning to mill out a router opening in the extension wing of my Jet Tablesaw, I'll post pics once I get around to mounting it, which should be sometime tomorrow.

Cheers, Aled

Aled, Your not posting nearly enough pics around here my friend