Gentle Galoots,
Did someone say "boxwood"? Here is a picture of a plane I made from boxwood
during a 1-week plane-making class at http://www.insidepassage.ca">http://www.insidepassage.ca back in 2008.
It is a Krenov-style plane, the 2nd one I made that week. The first was a
smoother made from Jatoba. I posted pictures of that one at the time.
The school had a bunch of different kinds of wood available for making
additional planes, including a hunk of boxwood that looked good to me.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/38wa2ctdbmkpd8a/BoxwoodPlane.jpg?dl=0
You shouldn't have to sign in to see that photo.
Dimensions are 17" long, 2" wide, and 1-7/8" tall. The Hock iron is 1-1/4" wide.
The Krenov-trained instructor called it a jointer. It is smaller than a
traditional jointer, but works well for edge-joining components of small- to
medium-sized boxes and cabinets.
It is probably Turkish boxwood. The wood was a pleasure to work and planed like
a dream. A little pricey though.
Cheers,
Chuck Taylor
hunkered down north of Seattle USA
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