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Originally Posted by viento
Nice looking plane and lovely maple!
Thanks for sharing.
I guess IŽll make a long one (~ No.7...) for me,too.
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Thanks.
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Originally Posted by printer2
Looks like all it is missing is four wheels and a windshield.
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LOL. Totally. Does kinda look like a classic car, doesn't it?
I'm finished with the plane for now. It's rough sanded and dials in nicely. I should camphor the edges and finish sand the thing. It'll really pop if I do, especially all that flamed maple on the sides. But I'm really anxious to get going on something more directly related to a guitar.
Hard maple center. Flamed maple sides. Teak crosspin, wedge and sole. I'm really, really pleased with how it came out. I only made 1 mistake with it, though I do not believe it will affect it's performance for the tasks for which I built it. The mouth is a little too big given I plan on using it for jointing sound boards. It should have a much smaller mouth. There is over 1/8" of mouth in front of the blade when dialed in. But, with the chip breaker set correctly, and given that I only really plan on using it for jointing, I feel fairly confident that it will perform well. And the length of the sole, at 18", should make the jointing process that much easier.
