gwilson
Diamond
- Joined
- Oct 1, 2006
- Location
- williamsburg va
I have to make a post,and go back to edit it to add pictures. Sorry,can't help it.
This is a solid sterling silver plane Jon,my journeyman,and I made for a retiring senior vice president in Col.Williamsburg.He had been a B-17 pilot,and was a nice guy.
Once again,this is mostly hand work. Machined pieces will show in the future. The nature of much of my work precludes machining,but there are pieces that combine machining and hand work.
It is made of 1/8" thick silver,and is an authentic style 18th.C. miter plane- for planing up miter joints.
It has a steel iron,of course(01),and has Brazilian rosewood wedge. The box looked a bit "empty" on 1 side,so I made a rosewood mallet for adjusting the plane,but mostly to fill in the space in the box.
We heard that the recipient wasn't known for keeping his things polished,so we sent it off and had it Rhodium plated,blade and all. Today,that alone would be very expensive indeed.
The iron on this plane has a "sneck" on it,which you strike with a small,preferably soft hammer,to back the blade up,rather than whacking the body.
This is a solid sterling silver plane Jon,my journeyman,and I made for a retiring senior vice president in Col.Williamsburg.He had been a B-17 pilot,and was a nice guy.
Once again,this is mostly hand work. Machined pieces will show in the future. The nature of much of my work precludes machining,but there are pieces that combine machining and hand work.
It is made of 1/8" thick silver,and is an authentic style 18th.C. miter plane- for planing up miter joints.
It has a steel iron,of course(01),and has Brazilian rosewood wedge. The box looked a bit "empty" on 1 side,so I made a rosewood mallet for adjusting the plane,but mostly to fill in the space in the box.
We heard that the recipient wasn't known for keeping his things polished,so we sent it off and had it Rhodium plated,blade and all. Today,that alone would be very expensive indeed.
The iron on this plane has a "sneck" on it,which you strike with a small,preferably soft hammer,to back the blade up,rather than whacking the body.