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.
September 6, 2009
September 3, 2009
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No 982 smoothing plane in the making -2
Here is the making of the thumb screws.
It is only just a few shots taken at random so there are a lot of steps missed out.
Truing up an extruded gun metal bar on the lathe, for thumb screws and adjuster knobs. i.e. each bar cuts two thumb screws and two adjuster knobs.
August 23, 2009
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No 982 smoothing plane in the making – 1
After much deliberation over the design for nearly 12 months the work on the No 982 smoothing plane finally commenced in July 2008.
Most of my planes have been a combination of precision engineering and hand work which I look upon as a considerable upgrade on the original counterparts. In the case of the No 982 plane it would be very difficult to proceed without the precision machining. However, there is always plenty of work which is done by hand and has no substitute.
Those working with wood will know all the raw components need to be squared and straightened up before starting and this is the same with metal work. This is the bottom being ground after milling from a black bar.
August 17, 2009
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A13 dovetailed infill plane continued (8)
Shaping front bun on the A13 smoothing plane
Corner rounding after shaping the bun.
August 9, 2009
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A13 dovetailed infill plane continued (6)
Parting off and trimming spacers which I use on all my infill planes for better dimensional stability.
August 6, 2009
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A13 dovetailed infill plane continued (5)
It is difficult to believe that these two pictures of the boxwood are the same handle. It is amazing what you can do with light.
August 5, 2009
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A13 dovetailed infill plane continued (4)
Some of the preparation work and then putting the metal parts together.
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One of those tedious jobs – polishing the chamfers. As you can see these need constant blueing to maintain the true flat angle all the way round.
July 29, 2009
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A13 dovetailed infill plane continued (3)
Here I describe some of the work to the bottoms of the planes. This is an area where most of the work of the plane is. It is probably light years ahead of any other infill plane.
Rebate to dovetail
July 20, 2009
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Making of A13 part two
Much of the infill work is always trued up flat and square before any of the work commences, as in most woodworking projects.
In this picture are the rear infill sides showing the frog area routered away and this gives me a datum stop which helps me work out the drilling positions and its position in the plane. This will also be the same with the handle.
July 12, 2009
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Making of A13
Not quite all of the sequential process, but most of it – not necessarily in order
A13 drilling lever cap for pivot screw
All my drilling and tappings are done in the milling machine so that I can achieve the best positioning and concentricity.