Monthly Archives: September 2011

All done. Went with a T top for the lever cap and finished it with lots and lots of polishing (the inside of the cutout wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be), lacquered the metal parts in the hope that … Continue reading →

What do to about a strike button. I need one because you adjust the iron up by hitting bun and down by smacking the sole (I use a small dead blow hammer) and I don’t want to hammer wood. Digging … Continue reading →

I finally got all the parts machined, yea! Or at least roughed out enough for testing. The combo axle/brass cap/screw were a royal pain due to lack of advance planing. I don’t think I’ll use this in the future. The … Continue reading →

To me, this is a funny photo, I just hand pressed the blade to the frog and took some shavings on a piece of maple; I think the plane will work. The sole is pretty much done, had do some … Continue reading →