B Bill Minnick Well-known member Sep 11, 2011 #1 Don McConnell brings to the meeting an 18th century molding plane with a complex profile. Attachments 338.jpg 78.5 KB · Views: 10 337.jpg 72.1 KB · Views: 10
B Bill Minnick Well-known member Sep 11, 2011 #2 Don McConnell explains the bed angle on a bench plane. Don explains why he uses an Old Street Tool 14-inch long strike-block plane in conjunction with his shooting board. Attachments 325.jpg 83 KB · Views: 6 323.jpg 85.8 KB · Views: 6
Don McConnell explains the bed angle on a bench plane. Don explains why he uses an Old Street Tool 14-inch long strike-block plane in conjunction with his shooting board.
B Bill Minnick Well-known member Sep 11, 2011 #3 Don demonstrates how a plane float levels a plane bed. Don sharpens a molding plane iron on an oilstone. Attachments 328.jpg 82.9 KB · Views: 7 334.jpg 96.4 KB · Views: 9
Don demonstrates how a plane float levels a plane bed. Don sharpens a molding plane iron on an oilstone.
B Bill Minnick Well-known member Sep 11, 2011 #4 Tapping iron with a brass hammer advances cutting edge. A mallet firmly sets the wedge. Attachments 339.jpg 84.2 KB · Views: 7 340.jpg 87.5 KB · Views: 7
B Bill Minnick Well-known member Sep 11, 2011 #5 Using a marking gauge, Don adds reference line for rough planning profile. Pencil line indicates molding profile. Scribed lines are plane reference lines. Attachments 349.jpg 64.8 KB · Views: 8 345.jpg 84.6 KB · Views: 5
Using a marking gauge, Don adds reference line for rough planning profile. Pencil line indicates molding profile. Scribed lines are plane reference lines.
B Bill Minnick Well-known member Sep 11, 2011 #6 To demonstrate how to use a snipes-bill plane, Don scribes a reference line on the molding face. Using the scribed line as a guide, Don uses a snipes-bill plane to plane out a notch in the wood face. Attachments 380.jpg 71.3 KB · Views: 10 386.jpg 70.7 KB · Views: 11
To demonstrate how to use a snipes-bill plane, Don scribes a reference line on the molding face. Using the scribed line as a guide, Don uses a snipes-bill plane to plane out a notch in the wood face.
B Bill Minnick Well-known member Sep 11, 2011 #7 After the snipes-bill plane, Don uses a rabbet plane to widen the cut area. Attachments 389.jpg 75.5 KB · Views: 14
B Bill Minnick Well-known member Sep 11, 2011 #8 To make an ogee molding, Don begins cutting profile on molding stock. Don uses a moving fillister plane to remove large sections of wood. Attachments 341.jpg 84.1 KB · Views: 16 356.jpg 92.4 KB · Views: 12
To make an ogee molding, Don begins cutting profile on molding stock. Don uses a moving fillister plane to remove large sections of wood.
B Bill Minnick Well-known member Sep 11, 2011 #9 Don turns a small rabbet plane on its side to precisely cut to a reference line. Don continues to plane the profile to the pencil reference line. Attachments 364.jpg 82.6 KB · Views: 7 368.jpg 77.6 KB · Views: 8
Don turns a small rabbet plane on its side to precisely cut to a reference line. Don continues to plane the profile to the pencil reference line.
B Bill Minnick Well-known member Sep 11, 2011 #10 Half the profile is finished with the bottom concave section remaining to be cut. Don begins working on the bottom section of the profile. Attachments 371.jpg 72.2 KB · Views: 14 377.jpg 73.9 KB · Views: 16
Half the profile is finished with the bottom concave section remaining to be cut. Don begins working on the bottom section of the profile.