Well if you saw the pictures of the #5 plane I bought you would remember that the handle is broken and the knob is in pretty rough shape at the base of it. I could have bought replacement ones but I decided that it would be more entertaining to attempt and make my own from scratch.
Now I could have made them out of Rosewood but since I am rather allergic to any type of Rosewood I decided to use something different. I could have used Beech which is used a lot today for this purpose but I decided to do something different. I have a nice piece of Canary Wood that is 2”X8”X8” so that is what I used. Now Canary is a dense hardwood that falls between Rosewood and Beech in density so I think it will work just fine.
So first I turned a new knob complete with the proper size holes and countersinks and then I carved a new handle. I must admit I deviated from the original but those that have know me for awhile here could have already guessed that. I made the pieces a bit more to my hand instead of the one size fits all original design. I enlarged the handle some in width and carved it till it felt good to me in my hand. I did however keep the same height as it will be important when I reassemble the plane. Here is a picture of the two pieces with just Mineral Spirits on them.
I have about 11 hours into these so it would have been a lot cheaper in time to have bought them but not near as much fun!
Ken
Now I could have made them out of Rosewood but since I am rather allergic to any type of Rosewood I decided to use something different. I could have used Beech which is used a lot today for this purpose but I decided to do something different. I have a nice piece of Canary Wood that is 2”X8”X8” so that is what I used. Now Canary is a dense hardwood that falls between Rosewood and Beech in density so I think it will work just fine.
So first I turned a new knob complete with the proper size holes and countersinks and then I carved a new handle. I must admit I deviated from the original but those that have know me for awhile here could have already guessed that. I made the pieces a bit more to my hand instead of the one size fits all original design. I enlarged the handle some in width and carved it till it felt good to me in my hand. I did however keep the same height as it will be important when I reassemble the plane. Here is a picture of the two pieces with just Mineral Spirits on them.
I have about 11 hours into these so it would have been a lot cheaper in time to have bought them but not near as much fun!
Ken
LCHIEN
Loring in Katy, TX USA
No matter what the hole will angle out at the bottom. Steve Knight recently reported success using a long endmill on his milling machine. I had my best results drilling halfway from one side then flipping and drilling the other half. I used a rotary table on the drill press to get an exact 180 degree flip.
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