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micktoon:
Hi Ralph , them knurls are even smaler than I thought they would be ! I know this would be a tough one to try but have you ever thought of doing one of the planes with the steel sole plate and the brass sides dovetailed ? Karl Holtey has a good website showing them getting made in full size, they look class when done so would look even better in miniture :drool: Food for thought anyway Ralph :coffee:
Cheers Mick.
flyingtractors1:
Well Mick, I have thought about building one of those infill planes with a silver sole and brass sides dovetailed, etc. They must be a trick to build in full scale and more so in miniature, but I am moved to try building one, though I don't know the first thing about that type of construction - just what I've seen on the net, and I'm just not sure where to start. :loco: Perhaps I should give it more thought. Ralph
micktoon:
Hi Ralph,
here is a link to Karl Holteys blog on his site, I dont know if you have looked at his site before but it has excellent photos and info on all his A1 quality planes :bow: :bow:, I am sure he would be interested in seeing photos your collection Ralph, he seems like a decent fella as I have seen him commenting on others work and giving advice on the British Blades knife forum. This link shound take you to a series of photos of him doing the brass dovetails :drool: I am more than sure you could do them Ralph, I think they might be easier to do in small scale too maybe ? Here is the link http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/2010/02/07/window-to-my-workshop-38/#more-946
I think you will enjoy looking through his site, I have spent hours looking at it and I am not really into planes, if you like engineering and quality his work looks second to none so well worth a look :drool: :drool:.
He has some other interesting ideas of riveting the steel and brass together too so might give you some other ideas Ralph :thumbup:, This link should solve the mystery of the dovetails. As it happens I met an old guy from my local area years back making planes in his shed doing these type of dove tails perfect without much equipment, just a mill and hand finishing.
Keep up the good work Ralph I look forward to seeing your next project :thumbup:.
Cheers Mick.
flyingtractors1:
Hi again Mick,
Thanks for the idea and the links. Wow! I could never?. . . But will give it a good try. I really do think that building full scale would be easier - the tolerances are greater and more forgiving. Holtey planes and his build process are indeed most impressive. I don't have fine precission equipment - no mill, only jeweler's saws and files, but they have served me well in the past, and I've yet to find the limit of their utility.
Any way, the product is now well in mind (I can visualize it) and experimentation has begun. I've already learned several ways not to do it. Cutting those joints is tricky; they tend to inverse on me. It is further complicated by the fact that the joints are on different planes (perpendicular) and dovetailed. I am going to use silver and brass for contrast and to keep the jewelry motif that has become the trademark of my miniatures. Don't yet know what to use for the wood components. Progress may be slow on this one. Ralph
dsquire:
Ralph
I have faith in you that you will do an excellent job on this as you have on all of the others. I'm going to be sitting here watching as you gently massage all those bits of brass and silver and other bits into another excellent plane. :D :D
Cheers :beer:
Don
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