A few months ago I attended a Lie Nielsen show at Century Mill in Toronto. I also saw some infill planes from another maker there too. I have been using hand planes now for about five years but when i picked these infills up they felt very different to the normal stanley type planes I was used to. They felt rock solid in use. No vibration or chatter whatsoever. They were beautiful and i was hooked.
The internet is an amazing place. For the curious like me its a never ending source of knowledge that can consume hours and hours of your life if your not careful. Since that day I picked up that infill plane I will admit have been consumed. I have never been afraid to build anything, and armed with the internet and this lack of fear my planemaking obsession has begun.
Here is some evidence of the damage so far...
The infill plane looks great. I am kinda hooked on planes as well. Tried to buy some infill planes off eBay, but the price jumps more than what I am ready to pay right now.
ReplyDeleteSo I am thinking of making one myself. Once you dovetail the sole and the sides do you weld, glue with epoxy, hammer down and then sand or how do you fasten them? This is the part that I am not sure how to do.
ReplyDeleteHi, the double dovetails are peined together. This site gives a good explanation.
http://user.xmission.com/~jry/ww/tools/a13/a13.html
Wayne
Oh dear, I feel a new obsession coming on.. I'll post you up some pictures when I'm done with my first one! Good work, keep it up
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