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verithingeoff

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Small plane
« on: September 14, 2016, 10:11:20 am »
G'day guys


I need to thin down some timber on the boat I'm restoring. I'm happy with all the metal working tools but not upto scratch with timber. Can you recommend me a small plane to do the job, or should I just sand with 120 grit?
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Re: Small plane
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2016, 10:47:57 am »
Hi
Any good brand small block plane will do the job.
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Re: Small plane
« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2016, 12:46:54 pm »
I have a tiny finger plane (about 1/2" square and 2" long), it works beautifully for small timbers, for anything a bit bigger I have a couple of small old wooden planes (picked up at boot fairs)
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Re: Small plane
« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2016, 12:50:55 pm »
Depending on how much you need to remove a small "mouse" palm sander does a good job and is a usefull tool to invest in.
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Re: Small plane
« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2016, 12:51:29 pm »
its a rolson (the little one)
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Re: Small plane
« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2016, 02:49:21 pm »
David plane, had one for years, great little bit of kit.


https://www.amazon.co.uk/647104-David-Combi-Razor-Plane/dp/B000UZD1KG
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Re: Small plane
« Reply #6 on: September 14, 2016, 09:13:50 pm »
Quote from: boatmadman on September 14, 2016, 02:49:21 pm
David plane, had one for years, great little bit of kit.


https://www.amazon.co.uk/647104-David-Combi-Razor-Plane/dp/B000UZD1KG

Seconded. I've been using one for 15 years    :-))
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Re: Small plane
« Reply #7 on: September 15, 2016, 12:10:32 am »
Thanks guys, I've ordered a David plane from Hobby Tools
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Re: Small plane
« Reply #8 on: September 15, 2016, 12:29:15 pm »
 :-)) That's my favourite for most of my planing!  :-)) 
It soon got rid of those nasty overlaps on my clinker longboat!  {-)
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Re: Small plane
« Reply #9 on: September 16, 2016, 11:00:36 am »
One of these??

It's a cooperage plane! You all know what a cooper is right?

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Re: Small plane
« Reply #10 on: September 16, 2016, 01:43:49 pm »
Something to do with planing round corners ok2


More beer! {-) 
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Re: Small plane
« Reply #11 on: September 16, 2016, 03:31:29 pm »
"You all know what a cooper is right?"

Henry or Tommy?.. :-))
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Re: Small plane
« Reply #12 on: September 16, 2016, 11:34:44 pm »
Quote from: nivapilot on September 16, 2016, 03:31:29 pm
"You all know what a cooper is right?"

Henry or Tommy?.. :-))
As this is a boat forum........
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Re: Small plane
« Reply #13 on: September 16, 2016, 11:44:40 pm »
G-R-O-A-N......

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Quite good actually. :-)

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Re: Small plane
« Reply #14 on: September 17, 2016, 06:10:06 pm »
Quote from: Brian60 on September 16, 2016, 11:00:36 am
One of these??

It's a cooperage plane! You all know what a cooper is right?

well, I've drunk many a beer and wine from them that they make lol.

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Re: Small plane
« Reply #15 on: September 17, 2016, 06:22:12 pm »
Quote from: Brian60 on September 16, 2016, 11:00:36 am
One of these??

It's a cooperage plane! You all know what a cooper is right?


Do they do Left Handed ones?.
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Re: Small plane
« Reply #16 on: September 17, 2016, 06:25:58 pm »
Quote from: Big Ada on September 17, 2016, 06:22:12 pm
Do they do Left Handed ones?.

Actually, yes they do, lol.

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Re: Small plane
« Reply #17 on: September 17, 2016, 08:47:58 pm »
That pic of the plane is a left handed one....isn't it?
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Re: Small plane
« Reply #18 on: September 17, 2016, 08:51:48 pm »
Quote from: nivapilot on September 17, 2016, 08:47:58 pm
That pic of the plane is a left handed one....isn't it?

yes it is.

the frog and throat would be facing the other way on a right hand plane.

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Re: Small plane
« Reply #19 on: September 18, 2016, 12:00:11 am »
Now this is interesting...clearly the plane as shown is used in an a clockwise manner to shave/remove material but is termed as left handed

A propeller traveling in the same clockwise rotation is termed as right handed  %)

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Re: Small plane
« Reply #20 on: September 18, 2016, 11:03:48 am »
Quote from: derekwarner_decoy on September 18, 2016, 12:00:11 am
Now this is interesting...clearly the plane as shown is used in an a clockwise manner to shave/remove material but is termed as left handed

A propeller traveling in the same clockwise rotation is termed as right handed  %)

Derek
It's left handed Derek because you push it to the left :}
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Re: Small plane
« Reply #21 on: September 18, 2016, 12:42:35 pm »
Well lets get down to handedness   %)...Paul McCartney probably could push it clockwise to the right, where as John Lennon would have had difficulty   {-) ....

Have you ever tried to pull a plane? >>:-(..............Derek
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Re: Small plane
« Reply #22 on: September 18, 2016, 02:05:58 pm »
Quote from: derekwarner_decoy on September 18, 2016, 12:42:35 pm


Have you ever tried to pull a plane? >>:-( ..............Derek




I have, a Japanese hand plane. Wonderful bit of kit.


So has the World's Strongest Man, but that wasn't a small plane.



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Re: Small plane
« Reply #23 on: September 18, 2016, 02:27:01 pm »
"Have you ever tried to pull a plane? ..............Derek"

No but I tried to pull a bird once...... :D ....boom,boom.

I bought a plane from a woodworking exhibition a long time ago, looked a nice bit of kit, only just starting to find a real use for it...

A Kid Plane..French, but looks like the David plane but more versatile..
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Re: Small plane
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