Another 18th century jointer is born

[Graywolf]

I spent last weekend at the Woodwright School with Bill Anderson and his make a traditional jointer plane. I had a really good time and learned so many interesting tid bits of information that I'm still processing.

When left on Sunday afternoon I had a plane that was working and only needed a few details with a finish. I chose antique oil just a couple of light coats rubbed out with some wool.

 

[gesiak]

Nice looking plane Richard!

 

[LeftyTom]

Nice hunk of wood, too.

 

[Melinapex]

That is beautiful......

 

[TENdriver]

Wow!

How long is it?

 

[Graywolf]

Wow!

How long is it?

It's a tad over 30"

 

[TENdriver]

Looking forward to an update when you’ve had a chance to put to some use.

Thanks for posting the pictures.

 

[cmboggs]

That is class that has been on my 'bucket list' to take for quite sometime now.

Nice to hear that you had a good time.

 

[Graywolf]

Chris, if you get the chance to take it I highly recommend that you do. Bill is a lot of fun to be around and a fine instructor.
By the way it was really nice meeting you yesterday.

 

[danmart77]

Chris, if you get the chance to take it I highly recommend that you do. Bill is a lot of fun to be around and a fine instructor.
By the way it was really nice meeting you yesterday.

Hey Richard
Did you get to see Roy while you were there?

 

[drw]

Richard, that is a real beauty! Will you be building additional models?

 

[Graywolf]

Hey Richard
Did you get to see Roy while you were there?

Roy was in and out a couple of times and then was off to the beach I believe. He seemed to be in good spirits.

 

[Graywolf]

Richard, that is a real beauty! Will you be building additional models?

Donn, I'm thinking a couple smoothing planes and a jack plane. I've been looking at blade sources, I found a couple reasonable price.

 

[mdbuntyn]

That turned out nicely, Richard

 

[Jim M.]

Very cool, Richard

 

[Bear Republic]

Looks great! Thanks for sharing. I'm adding that to my bucket list. What wood did you use? Sure looks pretty?

 

[Graywolf]

Looks great! Thanks for sharing. I'm adding that to my bucket list. What wood did you use? Sure looks pretty?

That's American Beech

 

[pop-pop]

Another guy and I were students in an early (first?) jointer plane class at Bill’s home workshop back in 2008. This plane is just over 28” long.

 

[Graywolf]

Very cool Pop-pop

 

[Jeff]

Donn, I'm thinking a couple smoothing planes and a jack plane. I've been looking at blade sources, I found a couple reasonable price.

Look at the Hock blades. They're not cheap but they're excellent quality and heftier than many plane blades. You can also buy plane blades from Lee Valley.

Bench Plane Blades and Breakers

Hock Tools' superior quality blades and breakers for hand planes.

www.hocktools.com

Lee Valley Blades for Wooden Planes - Lee Valley Tools

www.leevalley.com

Veritas Wooden Bench Plane Hardware - Lee Valley Tools

www.leevalley.com

Where did they find American Beech blanks? I looked for American Beech lumber awhile back and couldn't find it so I bought some European Beech to try.