Vectric Customer

Here is my first atempt at a hand plane. My Smoothing hand plane No. 1. Designed with Aspire. Laminated Mahogany, Cherry wedge.

I like it. Do have any unassembled pics?

Phil

Just have these few pics Phil. Probably gives you an idea of the process.

Nice job. Have you used it yet? How does it work?

Yes, I have used it and it works well. I purchased the Iron from Lee Valley. It’s O1 tool steel and holds an edge very well. It takes a little training to adjust it properly as you tap the blade and the wedge lightly to get it the way you want it for shaving thickness. But it leaves a very smooth surface, no sanding required. The feel is much more connected to the cut than a steel handplane as you are wood on wood.

Wow!!! I like it!!!

Hope you got the angle perfect, as that looks as comfortable/ergonomic as ANY plane in my collection!!!!
One you get used to adjustment it becomes second nature, and shavings you can read a newspaper through are normal:)
Congrats!!
scott
Micro bevel is the way to go with the steel, using the Veritas angle jig with the steel roller/holder. Way faster keeping a shaving edge.

Scott,
Yes, I spent a lot of time working on the angle and the face that the Iron rests on to get it perfectly flat, lapping it with sand paper over a granite surface plate. I have the Vestitas jig and use it to sharpen all my chisels and plane irons. I added a 10 degree back bevel to this as well as the micro bevel and got very thin shavings and more important a perfect finish on the surface I was smoothing. Next I'm making a block plane with a 1 inch Hock blade. Making that as ergo as possible also. The smoother feels great in my hands.

Yep, Perfectly flat is the thing most people forget when they purchase a plane.
They don't even bother to back off the base, never mind the iron
Like you, I use granite for my final.
It's hard to believe how far some of the iron planes and their irons are so far out of true.
You'll like the Hock:)
That REALLY looks comfortable as heck:)
I wimped out and spent WAY too much money one day at Lie-Neilson's shop, when I saw it was one town away from my grand parents graves...
The ONLY planes I ever bought that needed NO work on them before using.
A low angle skew plane next?
https://www.lie-nielsen.com/product/blo ... ?node=4072
You shouldn't have posted...now you've got me thinking:)
scott

Finally got time to finish my block plane. Celtic weave grip area. The body is Birch, cross piece is Walnut, sole is Teak, wedge is Mahogany. Hock Blade, 1 inch wide.

I love the swoosh of a finely tuned hand plane. Your planes look awesome.

Boy! They look comfortable as heck!!!
WELL DONE!
scott

Thanks guys, I appreciate it. Will be working on a Jack/Joiner size next.

I would love to make one of these, any way you would share the files?

Actually I'm in process of refining the blockplane into a two piece design where the inside is also done with the CNC. I'll post in a few weeks when that's complete.