Well, I’ve finally completed the plane.
July was absolutely frantic at school so I didn’t get much done, but August has been a bit quieter.
I decided to go for Ebonised Walnut for the infill in the end, for the simple reason that Walnut was the only dark, close grained timber that my local supplier had in stock. I’d never tried ebonising before, but it really is frighteningly simple, and I think that it turned out pretty well. The finish on the wood is a few coats of Danish oil followed by a little wax.
The vital statistics are:
Sole length – 215mm (8 1/2″)
Overall length – 235mm (9 1/4″)
Iron – 60mm (2 3/8″) wide by 6mm (1/4″) thick
Pitch – 50 deg
Mouth opening – about 3 or 4 thou (pretty dammed tight)
Mass – 2.8kg (6lb 4oz)
And just to prove that it works, here are a few shavings. I’m not sure whether these were taken with or against the grain, but to be honest, the plane didn’t grumble going either way.
Cheers
Aled
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