Sneak-Peak: The easiest plane you can make.
Added 2018-02-09 12:00:00 +0000 UTC
It’s ugly.
I know.
But it also works. It works surprisingly well, and I made it in about 2 hours. If you recall my last video, I made a plane iron for about $4.00. The next step is to give that iron a home. I won’t know if that cheap iron is any good until I do some actual work with it.
So I made this hideous little oaken pickle. It’s mostly based on the well-known Krenov design that’s led to thousands of banana-shaped wooden planes being cranked-out in basement workshops.
Like the Krenov, mine is laminated. Unlike the standard Krenov design, I’ve replaced the rotating, flat-faced wooden pin with a steel rod. And I’ve replaced the wedge with a simple screw-cap made from oak and some random hardware. I’ve also simplified the building process great deal.
Krenov and his disciples have made the whole building process a little more complicated than it needs to be. The fiddly little locating pins that keep the pieces together during glue-up? Unnecessary. The pains-taking fitting of the wedge? We can skip that, too.
I’m not claiming any huge innovations here, but I am going to present an efficient and streamlined process for making a solid, precise, and adjustable plane that actually works.
This one is the prototype. In the video, I’ll make another one and take you through it step-by-step.
Also, the new one will look a little nicer.
Stay tuned.
Comments
I think this kind of screw-cap is going to work out well. It actually presses all along the front edge and at the point of contact with the screw. This is all you get from a Stanley-style cap. Also, prior to Leonard Bailey inventing the cam-action cap, the screw style was the only game in town for metalic planes, even fancy ones like Norris infills. You can also adjust the firmness of pressure using a few turns of the knob. BUT, none of this theory matters until I test it. The build video should be available to patrons on Thursday, so stay tuned!
Rex Krueger
2018-02-10 14:37:37 +0000 UTCLooking forward to see the build, It looks pretty good too. I wonder if this wedge style presses firmly enough against the iron (because of only 2 contact points (if I'm not mistaken) - at the screw and behind the pin. The steel rod seems very sturdy as well, so plenty of holding force there. All in all it's a really cool looking planing zucchini :)
George B
2018-02-09 12:29:49 +0000 UTC
