Record 044, I'm not a collector but.....

[colincott]

Now now boys and girls

I think you should all stop this madness now as I can only seeing it going all wrong

I will not join this madness

Well ok then if you twist my arm



This is my I Sorby, same size as a 50 and with all the cutters

[Lord Nibbo]

evergreen said:

Lord Nibbo,

Please tell us more about this sleek, exotic, beautifully proportioned young plough plane which you've shown lounging lasciviously on a soft, white, fluffy towel. Is it yours or is it just a picture that you've downloaded from a dodgy web site?

Regards.

Mine......

I don't do wooden planes they ain't shiny enough ;D

To find out more look HERE

[PlowIdiot]

For the record, it's my most used plow at the moment. Thicker blades have been obtained from St. James Bay and fitted (involved a lot of filing and milling).

Sorry, Scrit...

Mike

[paulchapman]

Hi Mike,

That looks very nice - do they work well?

Cheers

Paul

[Scrit]

PlowIdiot said:

For the record, it's my most used plow at the moment.

All that is is gratuitous tool porn.......

[Alf]

Okay, I'm sure it's a flaw in my upbringing, but I find Jim Leamy's plough too, erm, well I think "florid" is possibly the term. I confess quite a few tools, planes especially, by well-regarded makers just leave me cold for the same reason. There, I've confessed at last.

So Mike, these cutters for the Miller's Patent - would they be straight, relieved or flared...?

Cheers, Alf

[jake]

toobyefore said:

Okay, I'm sure it's a flaw in my upbringing, but I find Jim Leamy's plough too, erm, well I think "florid" is possibly the term. I confess quite a few tools, planes especially, by well-regarded makers just leave me cold for the same reason. There, I've confessed at last.

You are not alone. It's like adding too many different woods and unnecessary frills to a piece of furniture. The burl wood was fantastic on its own, but trying to make the other details equally exotic just send it (for me) over the edge into slightly kitsch bad taste - like some of the furniture you can buy in the West End if you have a Russian's wallet.

As for how anyone in the C21 can use ivory, legal or not, is completely beyond me, and I am staggered that the majority or a very sizeable minority on Woodnet appeared to think it was fine and shouldn't be mentioned.

[paulchapman]

toobyefore said:

So Mike, these cutters for the Miller's Patent - would they be straight, relieved or flared...?

;D ;D

[PlowIdiot]

paulchapman said:

toobyefore said:

So Mike, these cutters for the Miller's Patent - would they be straight, relieved or flared...?

;D ;D

I cannot keep all the terms straight anymore. A sure sign of advancing age.

The blades are trapezoidal.

One blade even came pre-dropped on probably a concrete floor as one corner was dinged. Had to grind past it. Can you imagine needing to work on blades before they are even used? Had to grind a bit more obtuse bevel angle too.

I bought some cutters a long time back for a Stanley #50. I cannot remember who I got them from. Same as the current Veritas blades in that they are square sectioned. I spent less than 2-3 minutes a blade liberating them from squareness. Another minute or two and they could be flared blades.

Point being, square, flared and or trapezoidal...tis pretty easy to do whatever one desires to them. So go forth and grind...

PI

[dunbarhamlin]

Hmmm. My 'goto' plough is a 43 too...

Fun little toy - 1/4" thick blades will handle anything thrown at them.

[paulchapman]

Look at all those brass knobs - that'll please Jacob ;D ;D

Cheers

Paul

[dunbarhamlin]

Think of it as a carthorse in harness brasses - it couldn't be mistaken for a show piece, but it'll cut a furrow 'til the cows come home no matter how frosty the ground nor how deep the set.