From the Workshop

April 22, 2020

Improved pattern mitre

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Holtey improved pattern mitre plane, Norris and Spiers style. But with an adjuster

Lever cap for improved pattern mitre plane

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Improved pattern Mitre plane showing bun

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improved pattern mitre plane with adjuster, rear view

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showing adjuster in it’s recess

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April 17, 2020

No 10 Smoother plane revisited

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No 10 small smoother plane. Metal component parts

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peining the dovetails showing the forming tools

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Showing various infills

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The finished No 10 smoother plane

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No 10 smoothing plane revisited

No 10 smoothing plane. I have chosen this plane for its simplicity as an insight for the amount of work and effort that goes into this plane. I will tell its story over the next few postings.

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Starting with the blade drilling and facet forming

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Integral rivets being milled in situ on a bar strip to be cut up into individual sneck pieces

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Sneck pieces shown after being cut into individual pieces

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March 25, 2020

Workshop Blog No 32 – No 984s

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With the sides prepared I can now make a commitment to the sole of the plane. i.e. mouth position and adjuster recess. This is a critical time which I would prefer not to get wrong, in fact it can get scary. The excitement level gets stronger as things progress.

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March 20, 2020

Workshop blog no 31 – No 984s plane

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I am making a variation of my No 984 panel plane to use up some components, it will be designated No 984s, there will only be a small number . It would be a shame to waste them especially these thumb screws.

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March 10, 2020

Workshop Blog no 30 – No 984s

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I have said little about this variant of the No 984 panel plane. It is to be designated No 984s.

There will be some differences as well as the decrease in length.

With the bottoms only being half worked they are now shelved until I have completed the sides.

I have deliberated long and hard over the design of these sides. I have now decided not to chamfer them. This is by no means an economy and as you can see from the photos the chamfers could have been completed there and then and that would have been the end of it. I have taken a leap of faith and trusted my instincts because I feel that leaving the edges square will work better with the other changes. The profile looks more sharp finned and streamline than the chamfered version. It is all down to waiting for a finished plane. I know it will be the proverbial ‘brick built shithouse’ but this is what I wanted.

The middle picture shows the stainless steel side being routed with an 8mm ripper which surprisingly went through very quietly with no effort or noise. A single cutter lasted the whole job and still has life left in it. I have left the swarf in for the picture to show the amount of material removed.

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January 1, 2020

Workshop blog no 26

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One of those very short moments – job satisfaction

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September 20, 2019

Workshop blog no 33

Looks like I have started a new family here, there are all limited editions only

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September 17, 2019

Workshop blog no 30 – No 985

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Photos showing the bolts trimmed, milled and surface ground. This plane has probably been the best of all my work and one of the most important factors is the much heavier chassis. I have been able to work to very much tighter milling tolerances, in fact well under 1 thou. It has helped on the grinding because I need to take less off – stainless steel is very difficult for grinding and I can only take cuts of .0002″ (that is 2/10 of a thou). The more cuts you take from stainless the harder the material becomes. You also have to be continually wheel dressing even with using a ceramic wheel. This is the real work that I enjoy the most.

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August 24, 2019

Workshop Blog 28 – No 985

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Showing the bottom blade bed modified to stop the blade passing through the mouth.

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