The person who commissioned this plane is no longer with us and I am not sure who owns this plane now. I did not stamp my name on it as it was not my design. With the wedge on runners it works well and is comfortable to use. Now I have dug the photo out it looks better than I remember and there could be possibilies with this design.
11-sa dovetailed smoothing / finishing plane
I have discovered a few pictures of work in progress, not the complete sequence, so decided to show what I have here.
11-sa smoothing plane components before assembly.
Tapping for adjuster bush after boring.
I have so many nice photos I have decided to put a gallery here for those who are interested. There is no text just pictures. It is a shame that the pictures had to be downsized.
Spiers Style Shoulder plane - 3
I seem to have misplaced a few pictures along the way here but the blog is only intended as a glimpse of what goes on.
At this stage with the plane temporarily assembled I drill through the horn and the bridge with a pilot drill.
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Spiers Style Shoulder plane – 2
Difficult to define a name for this component; It certainly is a bush and it is threaded into the plane’s bridge which will also hold down one end of the front infill through the horn. This component also has an internal thread for the thumb screw that clamps the wedge. The picture shows a temporary screw driver slot being cut which will be removed after assembly.
Spiers Style Shoulder plane – 1
It seems appropriate to start this blog whilst I have a picture of these planes on my website home page here.
I don’t see myself making any more shoulder planes for some time. This style of plane is the only Spiers plane that appeals to me; in fact it is probably my favourite shoulder plane. The construction with its components is very much like the Norris A7 but has the shape I prefer. In the making of the Spiers I have had to make a lot of new tooling – for just six planes. As you follow this blog you will see some of my hidden work.
The following pictures show my familiar dovetailing of the bottoms being milled in pairs back to back so that I can form a compound dovetail. Please note that all the bottom blanks have been cut and precisionally ground all round in one piece (not separated at the mouth) at this stage.
No 982 smoothing plane in the making – 6
Picture shows bottom and sides ready for assembly. This is showing the blade kickers riveted in place, both handle risers already fixed and both bridges in place. Note that the blade kickers hold the blade central whilst lateral adjustment is being applied to the blade.
No 982 smoothing plane in the making - 5
There are 24 handle risers being ground true. Made in pairs joined end to end for ease of working.
No 982 smoothing plane in the making - 4
Now cutting the bottoms to separate the back end from the front – otherwise I will have the tightest mouth in the world. Actually the whole sole is made in one piece for the ease of matching.
No 982 smoothing plane in the making – 3
Lever caps
Tamping down lever cap bar (CZ112) for surfacing the lever caps in the mill before cutting them up individually.
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