Window to my workshop 74
As this lever cap has taken a very long time to make I thought this picture, of it not even half way completed, tells some of the story. The milling, grinding and polishing has to done in sequence to...
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Chariot Plane I find that I try to avoid using the term A28 because there is a lot more here than on the original A28 plane. These six are the last I will make as the cost of making is too high. One of...
View ArticleWindow to my Workshop no 92
One of the boring sides of this detail. It is no simple polishing job as the valleys formed by the mill are very hard to smooth out. It is a case of starting with a coarse abrasive and working down...
View ArticleWindow to my workshop No 94
Drilling the holes in the No 984 plane pre-prepared and surface ground sides which will receive the integral riveting from the bottom. Once the sides have been drilled they are then ready for...
View ArticleWindow to my Workshop No 96
It is always tempting to rush off to the next stage, like the bottoms. But once the side profiling is complete there are still quite a number of other operations to be completed and these sides just...
View ArticlePhotos of A31 Thumb plane
The A31 Thumb planes are now finished. The snakewood has come out really well
View ArticleNew Workshop blog 2 (post retirement)
Some more components for the No 98 plane. Showing the integral rivets being cut in situ Finished items are the front and rear handle bosses. All in stainless steel as usual.
View ArticleWorkshop blog 12 – No 985
The last side of the No 985 plane. The fixture screws (custom made of course) are also going to be used in the fabrication of the plane. They will be bedded in a locking compound. I have flitted...
View ArticleWorkshop Blog no 13 – No 985
It is always a nice sight to see a job finished, a nice picture for the album. Don’t know how the brass got in there. All the stainless is 416, imported at great expenses from USA (new 25% tariff and...
View ArticleWorkshop Blog no 15 – No 985
I was hoping to have some more pictures on the No 985 but I had a lot of other work to be done. Here is the same method of fixing on the No 982 plane. Showing the final torque on the screws after...
View ArticleWorkshop blog no 23 – No 985
Looking back on the last posting and it has been a whole month – I have been away for a while and life just seems to get in the way of work sometimes. Was having a look at what retirement could be...
View ArticleWorkshop Blog no 29 – No 985
The bolts have been thread locked with Loctite 270, so things should be moving along very quickly now.
View ArticleWorkshop blog no 30 – No 985
Photos showing the bolts trimmed, milled and surface ground. This plane has probably been the best of all my work and one of the most important factors is the much heavier chassis. I have been able to...
View Articleworkshop blog no 29 – No 984s
Unlike the No 984, with its in situ dowels, I have chosen to screw the No 984s planes. Both systems have their good points. tapping on the mill with a tapping head never seems to be enough so I have to...
View ArticleWorkshop Blog No 33 – No 984
Some photos of the No 984 panel plane No 984 panel plane sides being routed on milling machine – no water jet or laser here. All work in house. No 984 panel plane milling of blade bed and adjuster...
View ArticleImproved pattern mitre
Holtey improved pattern mitre plane, Norris and Spiers style. But with an adjuster Lever cap for improved pattern mitre plane Improved pattern Mitre plane showing bun improved pattern mitre plane with...
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