Planes

 Enjoying making planes lately.

I enjoyed making the hollow so much, I decided to make a pair of snipe planes. The business part of a snipe is a fine point, so it needs to be tough. English planes are traditionally 'boxed' with....box. The boxing is secured into a dado with hide glue. 

I am using hide glue from a bottle, a) because it's such a tiny amount needed and b) because it's here and I have no glue pot set up.

After the glue has set, profiling of the sole of the snipe can happen. A bit nerve-racking, with such a fine edge to be achieved, and on an expensive piece of timber; box takes a long time to grow into small diameter trunks!

Then to the blade. I am modifying a blade from a bigger snipe, reducing the width with a hacksaw and filing to the right profile.

First plane of the pair finished.