After using my maple planes for a while, I wanted one of a more dense wood so that it would be more responsive to my hammer taps. The wood I chose was Castello Boxwood. First I made a smoother at about 8 1/2 inches long and a 1 3/4 inch blade width:  Macassar Ebony Sole  Some carved hatching on the side:  Hatching again on the wedge, and a carved bridge pin:  I then made a jointer at 14 inch long with a 1 1/2 inch blade width:  Boxwood sole  Rounded front ramp for better escape of shavings  I went with a traditional Olde English chamfers down the body   This one is based on the old English style mitre planes. the bed angle is 20 degrees, so with a bevel up ground at 30 degrees you can have a 50 degree cutting angle, better for tougher grained woods. Boxwood body and wedge with Macassar ebony bridge pin. The blade, I hardened and tempered out of a piece of soft steel.  I cut a pattern on the end of the wedge to match it on the bridge.  |
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