
The batch of planes is complete, they took a total of 44 hours which is merely over 2 hours per plane, non bad. The sentiment of using the onetime shape steel blades was to perish along the toll down, they were £3 each instead of £20 for my especially made blades. The steel is really expert but they took to a greater extent than fourth dimension to cook too sharpen. They volition travel selling for £89.

The terminal I used was ii coats of Melamine Laquer which was thinned 10% for repose of application too ragged on thinly. It smells awful thus I wore a mask too kept the workshop door open. The coats dry out inside a infinitesimal too were left to fully harden overnight. I too thus rubbed them out alongside micro mesh abrasive working from 1500 grit to 3600, alongside a concluding coating of carnauba wax to consummate the job. This produces a lovely gloss terminal which paricularly suits the Kingwood.

These are actually useful piffling planes too the curly walnut was smoothed alongside ease. The tight oral fissure too the 52 1/2 marking bed angle ensured at that topographic point was no tearout to the reversing grain.

This 1 is inwards Bocote also known every bit Mexican Rosewood (although non a truthful rosewood).

I made ii inwards Macassar ebony a really dense brittle timber.

Most of the batch were made from Kingwood a rare too wonderful rosewood. I promise I position it to expert use.


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