Category: My Plane Builds

Making the 2015 Toted Infill Smoother Part 7

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Making the 2015 Toted Infill Smoother Part 6

I’m a bit impatient. I just had to try it out! The pins are through pinned. I start by peening one side, then moving to […]

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Making the 2015 Toted Infill Smoother Part 5

In deciding on a knob, I once again decided to make my own. i had an idea of what i wanted. So i took a […]

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Making the 2015 Toted Infill Smoother Part 4

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Making the 2015 Toted Infill Smoother Part 3

      The cap is being shaped and formed. I chose a metal cap for this plane. If its your first, or you want to make […]

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Making the 2015 Toted Infill Smoother Part 2

Next task was to tune the drill press. I wanted to drill the holes straight throught the base, so the drill press needed to be […]

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Making the 2015 Toted Infill Smoother Part 1

I’ll start with an order of metal from Enco. 1/2″ thick for the base, and 1/8″ thick for the sides.Here is the Enco stock numbers415-1701 […]

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Making the dw infills: Lets do some tapping and peening.

So another way to attach the sides is tapping and peening. I thought I’d give it a try on a small smoother. I decided on […]

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Making of a Krenov Style Smoother

This plane will be a normal size smoother. If you like this article, you should look at this book!  —> Since I agree with it […]

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