Old Chamfer plane saved

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

This was saved from the fire wood pile.

Old, but in good condition, just needs some TLC

Meths. and wire wool was used to remove the years of grime.

Air drying.

Finished.

The blade was sharpened and took a keen edge.

 

[toolsntat]

By the acute cutting angle I get the impression that this is more a "spill" plane than a chamfer plane.
Here's Bill Carter showing a rare manufactured example....

Cheers, Andy

 

[steve355]

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This was saved from the fire wood pile.



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Old, but in good condition, just needs some TLC


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Meths. and wire wool was used to remove the years of grime.


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Air drying.




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Finished.

The blade was sharpened and took a keen edge.

That’s really interesting. Strange, simple design, I’d love to see it in action. Does it produce a decent chamfer? The iron is tremendously skewed and at an incredibly high pitch. how is the depth of the chamfer controlled? Etc. Does it produce chamfers or spills as suggested?

A while back I fixed up a Mathieson (I think) chamfer plane. It works ok but there must be a technique to using these things. It is difficult to place them on the arris, they kind of rattle about.

Not sure if I have a decent pic of it, I had to make a new wedge. And iron I think.

 

[steve355]

ok, just watched the Bill Carter video, looks like Toolsntat is right.

 

[toolsntat]

Time for a few curly spills then Steve....
Setting up can be sometimes fiddly but you should be able to get a decent enough result.
Cheers, Andy

 

[steve355]

Time for a few curly spills then Steve....
Setting up can be sometimes fiddly but you should be able to get a decent enough result.
Cheers, Andy

So with a chamfer plane, do you start the cut with one side of the “V” against the top of the workpiece? Or the middle of the blade? And just plane until it stops? I’ve never really worked it out.

 

[toolsntat]

Sorry Steve, just realised it wasn't your spill plane in topic.

Generally I'd say use the side of one cheek/fence ? to start as it predertmines the 45° angle for you.
Cheers, Andy

 

[budgie98]

That’s really interesting. Strange, simple design, I’d love to see it in action. Does it produce a decent chamfer? The iron is tremendously skewed and at an incredibly high pitch. how is the depth of the chamfer controlled? Etc. Does it produce chamfers or spills as suggested?

A while back I fixed up a Mathieson (I think) chamfer plane. It works ok but there must be a technique to using these things. It is difficult to place them on the arris, they kind of rattle about.

Not sure if I have a decent pic of it, I had to make a new wedge. And iron I think.
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I've got a very similar box chamfer plane. I agree that they rattle about on the arris, so I hold one inner cheek (that'll do, you lot at the back!) flat to one or the other sides of the arris, and then plane until the other inner cheek meets the other side of the workpiece.

 

[budgie98]

Sorry, Toolsntat: I read Steve365's post and went straight to answer him before reading on down the page. Why is there no "Embarrassed" emoji?

 

[pe2dave]

By the acute cutting angle I get the impression that this is more a "spill" plane than a chamfer plane.
Here's Bill Carter showing a rare manufactured example....

Cheers, Andy

Not heard the term spill for donkeys years (pipe smoking uncle used them).