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    Show us your dining table

    I built this trestle table last year. USA Hard Maple top with a Jarrah base. The table seats 8. The two end chairs were made from the same Maple. The choice of a trestle table was to maximise leg room. What is different about this table base is that all the sections are oval, in line with...
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    Fantasy Tool Box - the last plane

    That's very nice work. Where did the blades, adjuster come from? Did you make them? Regards from Perth Derek
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    Fantasy Tool Box - the last plane

    Trying plane ... smoother .. cooper plane .. moving fillister/shoulder plane .. plough plane .. side rebate/sliding dovetail plane .. router plane ... the last plane is a block plane. This plane is made with scraps of Beech, with a shop made M2 (HSS) blade, UHMW cross piece, and Jarrah...
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    Fantasy Tool Box - coopering plane

    Rob, that is very nice work. I have made many curved drawer fronts by shaping solid boards into a curve. It requires that one start off with a thick board, say double the thickness for a drawer. This is dependent on the desired curve, the deeper the curve, the thicker the stock. Even if you...
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    Fantasy Tool Box - coopering plane

    One more plane added to the tool box over the weekend, joining the trying plane and smoother ... 200mm (8") long x 50mm (2") wide x 50mm (2") high From this angle, this plane looks like any other smoother. It just is not. What is the purpose of this plane? The cabinet to be built has a...
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    Fantasy Tool Box - Combo Moving Fillister Shoulder Plane Retake

    Bandsaw, jigsaw, and rasps. Regards from Perth Derek
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    Mortise and tenons

    If you want to drill out the mortises, do so with a forstner bit. These are directional, and holes can be overlapped. Even better is an end mill bit in a drill press. Square the ends with a hollow mortise chisel ... Regards from Perth
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    Fantasy Tool Box - Combo Moving Fillister Shoulder Plane Retake

    The first version of the Combo Moving Fillister Shoulder Plane worked but it was clunky and I decided to remake it from scratch. The new version is all the first should have been. I am very pleased with it and perhaps the details here will help others to build their own. The aim was to combine...
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    Fantasy Tool Box - Trying Plane

    The wood school I shall attend next year recommends a Stanley #6 as a short jointer. This is 18" in length and takes a blade 2 3/8" wide. And weighs 4 kg - far, far too much for the total 18 kg limit I have imposed for a tool box filled with every tool one might need to build any piece of...
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    Fantasy Tool Box - the smoother

    My apology, Mike .... I was using the name you provided on the UK Workshop forum. From now on it is MIke! :) Regards from Perth Derek
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    Fantasy Tool Box - the smoother

    Michelle, that is a laminated - "Krenov" - construction. I have made quite a number of solid body planes. A big reason for using Krenov as the model is that the cabinet I shall be building was designed by Jim Krenov. Jack plane ... Strike block plane (for shooting) ...' Plough (bridle...
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    Mr Davidson’s Grandfather’s Plane

    VERY nice! That is a plough plane dedicated to a 1/8" groove or dado. What confused me at first was what looked like a solid, wide toe. This is made to look wider as it is aligned against the depth stop (on the other side). No fence? Runs agains a straight edge? What a brilliant concept. I...
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    Fantasy Tool Box - Tuning the Record #043

    The #043 can also plane sliding dovetails. This is 1:6 ratio ... The fence is angled at 9.5 degrees (= 1:6) and the blade skewed at 20 degrees ... The blade cuts from the inside outwards. Set the depth angle, but for sharp edges run a pencil along the edge to see where you are cutting...
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    I need advice on a plough plane (availability/possibility of extra irons)

    Hi Michele I recommended to you on the other forum that you find a Record #043. I have a few plough planes, and some better than the #043, but it is so versatile and pretty inexpensive for a tool which is a pleasure to use. I do not like dedicated plough planes for box grooves as I like to...
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    Fantasy Tool Box - the smoother

    Reflection and lessons learned .... This smoother has effectively been built three times ... well, re-built twice. The first re-build was to fix a slipping blade, which was traced to the chipbreaker screw having a high spot under the head. I had been entertaining thoughts of throwing the plane...
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    Fantasy Tool Box - the smoother

    A short update: I swapped the chipbreaker screw for another. 5 minutes of planing and all was well - the chipbreaker tightened down without moving back, and the shavings held their shape in both Jarrah and Hard Maple. This is a good sign. So far. It is amazing if this is all the fix needed...
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    Fantasy Tool Box - the smoother

    Rather than attempting to summarise here the issues and insights of a few woodworkers, especially David Weaver, it is worth a read of the discussion on the Oz forum. Especially from Post #8 onward .. https://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=262488 I shall return to comment here...
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    Fantasy Tool Box - the smoother

    I had a couple of hours in the workshop today and the first task was to re-shape the rear of the plane. The angles may look stylish, but these cut into the palm. This is the result ... I shall re-shape the front to match ... Very comfortable now. Then the mouth was given a brass wear...
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    Fantasy Tool Box - the smoother

    You guys may be right - the shape is likely to be refined as it gets use. There are a few sharp corners which need to be rounded. However the plane body is orientated for an overhand grip. Here the top is tapered, and this makes it easier to grasp (unlike the HNT Gordon smoother, which is...
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    Fantasy Tool Box - the smoother

    It's a dozen years since I last made a Krenov smoother, which is the subject of this post. I decided on a Krenov style as it offered more control over the important weight factor. It is possible to choose the components to suit, and keeping weight down is critical with travel in mind. The...
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