Shooting fin

[Pete Maddex]

This for @Mike G we were talking acout shooting planes and planing, but everybody shoud have one.

This is my Fin that makes shooting with a Stanler/Record metal plane so much less painfull.

Inside shaped to fit the side and pieces attached to butt up to the frog and front web.

DSC_3116_zps5vcc0xmd by pete maddex, on Flickr

Fitted to the plane.

DSC_3117_zps8umhmql2 by pete maddex, on Flickr

The fin

DSC_3112_zpsxhd9vevx by pete maddex, on Flickr

In action

DSC_3115_zps1jnl1zr5 by pete maddex, on Flickr

Pete

 

[AndyP]

Clever, simple and obviously effective.

 

[AndyT]

Clever, simple and obviously effective.

Agreed!

 

[johnward]

Fantastic way to grip the plane.

 

[Mike G]

Excellent Pete...thanks.

 

[AndyT]

Smart replacement handle there as well - zebrano?

 

[Pete Maddex]

Smart replacement handle there as well - zebrano?

No it’s some stripy teak.

Pete

 

[jimhanna]

You need two handles for right and left hand use with this method of fixing.

I have one of the Quangsheng LA jacks which I use with handles on various shooting boards and a donkey's ear..
My handle is a very simple construction, front and back pieces laminated together with a centre
a shade thinner than the plane frame so that it slides on snugly.
The inner pieces are notched to fit over the internal plane rib and the back of the blade ramp.

I saw this design on Alf's Combi Plane Central site and I think she referenced
Alan Peters as the original inspiration.

 

[Cabinetman]

I have promised this before but I decided to make a new one over here, and when I get the workshop finished I will complete and show my alternative to a shooting board. So much easier imo.

 

[Eric the Viking]

Pete & Jim: those are lovely handles, and I can see how the shape is really important, too, both for comfort and accuracy..

 

[jimhanna]

Just for completeness the link to Alf's article about this.

Alf's Combi Plane Central (the definitive guide for plough and combination planes) is now offline and only available via the Wayback archive site but her article on this type of hotdog handle was actually on her blog site (well worth a read) which is still online.

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