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Do you know what this is?
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 12:18 am
by deadedith
I do now; I just ran across it in traditionalwoodworker catalog.
Re: Do you know what this is?
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 12:29 am
by David L
An adjustable radiused planer?
David L
Re: Do you know what this is?
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 12:43 am
by Jim_H
It's a compass plane...
Commonly used for making wooden chair seats, and similarly bowl shaped objects.
Could be handy if you want to make your own radius dishes, but man.. making those things with power tools sucks bad enough... :p
Re: Do you know what this is?
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 11:09 am
by deadedith
Right - called a radius plane or circular ship's plane or compass plane. It does concave or convex radii.
My first thought was - radius dish!! - but like you said, hard enough with power tools -
I don't need this plane, but I want it nonetheless. However I can't afford it, and I KNOW Santa won't be bringing it 'cause she is looking at the picture and the price and laughing..
Re: Do you know what this is?
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 11:47 am
by kencierp
In one of Sloane's books he has details for a small convex plane made out of a chunk of wood and a scraper blade. I used it to carve a few Les Paul's with surprising success -- I gave it to my wood carving father in law who has since passed away -- but he had used it lot too.
Re: Do you know what this is?
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 1:08 pm
by Jim_H
John Bogdanovich uses a home made compass plane to scoop out the dome in the solera he uses on his video series.
I believe he may be selling a kit to make one at some point.
Re: Do you know what this is?
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 1:55 pm
by deadedith
Brian - those are some impressive old planes. Especially that chute plane - I've never seen one but I could find uses for that.
Thanks