Paul Sellers router plane

[MattS]

I'm sure he probably divides opinion but I like Paul Sellers approach and teaching style, this has been released today. A series on building a router plane - seems like a great idea for anyone who doesn't have one given the crazy prices now woodworking seems to be getting popular!

https://woodworkingmasterclasses.com/vi ... dium=email

 

[AndyT]

I agree. He does seem to be responsible for prices of old ones going way up, so working out a decent design for little money is a good idea.

There are pictures on his blog which show a simple angled ramp plus a metal strap to hold the cutter.

If I was a beginner who didn't already have a Stanley 71 (complete in box, £13.50, a few years ago) I'd be following along and making one.

 

[Woodster]

Not watched the video yet but I’ve downloaded the plans. Good to see it has a proper blade rather than fiddling about with hex keys etc.

 

[AndyT]

What does he suggest for the blade?
Is it DIY from O1 steel or is he aiming at old plough plane cutters?

 

[Lurker]

I’m too idle to look, but is it as nice as the one made by MikeG of this parish.

 

[Woodster]

What does he suggest for the blade?
Is it DIY from O1 steel or is he aiming at old plough plane cutters?

Yes, the suggestion is O1.

 

[Argus]

It looks, at a first glance, to be a variation of an OWT type plane with a short piece of 01 steel arranged at an angle. He intends to provide slots in the blade and a screw advancement arrangement to adjust the blade like a Stanley/Record plane, ending up with an adjustable wooden hybrid.

I'll be interested to see how he does the metal work and there's a hint that they may supply the sets of screws and brackets that some makers may have trouble sourcing, but this is just a suggestion at this stage.

I'll be interested to see what happens next in the episodes coming up, especially with the metal work.

To be fair to the man, he has amassed an interest in hand-made woodwork world-wide ( and a decent business, too), though some of his ramblings leave me in a horizontal position.......but, at the core is some decent woodwork.

 

[Trevanion]

What does he suggest for the blade?
Is it DIY from O1 steel or is he aiming at old plough plane cutters?

I would imagine you couldn't get a much better impromptu cutter than a piece of 12mm square HSS tool bit for metal lathes, prehardened and probably cheaper than getting your hands on a piece of O1, all you have to do is grind the end a bit.

 

[Vann]

...didn't already have a Stanley 71 (complete in box, £13.50, a few years ago)...

Now that's just mean saying that Andy :eusa-naughty:

Cheers, Vann .

 

[Doug]

Is this the same chap who popped up as a sponsored link on my Instagram feed recently,



https://www.instagram.com/p/CVA3OZ_lI1z ... =copy_link

Quite honestly I couldn’t believe what I was seeing, it didn’t inspire me to follow him.

 

[AndyT]

...didn't already have a Stanley 71 (complete in box, £13.50, a few years ago)...

Now that's just mean saying that Andy :eusa-naughty:

Cheers, Vann .

Sorry!

One of the benefits of getting older is that sometimes you can look back and see that you did do something at the right time.

 

[AndyT]

For Lurker:

From his blog.

 

[Lurker]

They are quite nice.
Don’t need one as I have the same as you Andy.
I do have a hankering to make a small one (like the 271) if anyone can point me towards a nice example.

Edit: just noticed that they are all old woman’s tooth type, which I am less keen on.