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New Handle for Smoothing Plane
Meldonmech:
Hi Guys
I bought a plane over the weekend, which had a broken handle. I fancied a bit of woodwork for a change and decided to make a new one. For a change I found a very nice piece of old mahogany in the garage, and hacked a lump of the end.
The broken handle I tried in my hand for a comfort fit, and found my hand to be cramped. Widening the split handle greatly improved comfort and fit, and still enabled the handle to clear other working parts. A card board pattern was cut out 1/4 inch higher than the original, and this was used as a template for marking out on the wood.
Meldonmech:
Two large holes were drilled in the wood then the handle was cut out on the band saw. The handle profile was then finished on the belt sander. I am not sure on the next stage whether to radius the corners using a router, or hand carve.
Cheers David
awemawson:
Another bit of Grandma's sideboard David ? :lol:
I'd start rounding it off with a suitable router bit, then blend by hand on the belt sander .
vtsteam:
David If you have a gouge for the inside curves, a bench hook, and some good chisels, that's what I'd use. But you'd need to know how to work the grain not to split it.
A good sharp shoe rasp could probably also do the job with less chance of an accident than either a router or chisels and gouge. A little slower, but not much, since it's a small piece.
Meldonmech:
Hi Guys, thanks for your comments.
Andrew, very droll, you are on the right track, the mahogany came from a neighbors old french doors circa 1920's. Must check my cutters today, would be great if I have one the correct radius.
Steve, I have a number of gouges and chisels, all razor sharp, as I collect old wood working tools. This may be the way to go.
Cheers David
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