Work is progressing on several projects, I've only got one lock left to install in the tool chest, the Pembroke table is about to get it's leaf supports and finish, and I've started turning legs for a farm table. But more on those later.
The first two photos show an example of what's called an Iron Shod miter plane. Sort of the transitional plane equivalent for infills.
I may have mentioned that I'm commissioning a miter plane from Raney Nelson, at Daed Toolworks, and I've been so excited about it I've been looking at a lot of miter plans lately. My planemaking interest struck hard when I saw this example, I couldn't hep but want to start it. Maybe you're thinking, should you slow down? You do have at last count 21 plane blanks of various descriptions waiting in various states of beginning. I'm glad you're wondering. It's true I do have a tendancy to start lots of projects, and it takes me a while to finally chug through them and finish everything. Sometimes you just loose interest in something for a bit and need the right kick to get back to it. As I was working on the #8 H&R planes I got really disinterested in the metalwork that I was almost ready to tackle. I'm back and ready for it now.
These last two sketches show the geometry involved in the applied steel sole for this plane. Currently I'm working on the milling fixture to rough out the bed and ware surfaces in one shot.
