Peter McBride
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Updated :- Monday, 20 October 2008
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Page 5
Making a dovetailed
infill bench rebate plane. page
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This plane with the 5 mm thick sides has much deeper pins to file out.
After I've removed most of the waste with a jeweller's saw I use a
selection of 4 files to do the pins. Three of them are square,
graduating down to a nice fine Dick brand jeweller's file. I finish up
with the triangular file with the safety edge to get the corners
crisp. Working on one side first then the other. Here it's critical to
trust your lay out lines, file right up to them, and a couple of test
fits with a soft hammer will mark both the brass and steel to show
where a little more needs filing. I like to leave it as a push fit,
the steel will cut the brass as I squeeze it all together in the huge
engineer's vice later.
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A test fit here will show me what I need to do at the front of the throat. I'm
very happy with the back and I will file away the front at a steeper angle
before assembling the plane.
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Next step is to make the block that is riveted behind the blade, and
to file the small relief cuts in the bottom corner of all the pins to
create the dovetails.
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A few notes here are worth making.
I have a blade set from another plane that I use often to confirm
clearances and locations.
I also have the lever cap which I've not finished completely. The pivot
position isn't finalised, and the width will be changed to suit the
plane when it's assembled.
Previous planes I've made had 3 mm brass sides, and a 5 mm steel base.
There is a bit more work in using the 5mm brass and 6mm steel, however
it has only added an hour or two to the job so far, and most of the laborious
work is now finished.
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