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A few weeks back, I picked two wooden body fore planes. I’ve only ever really
used metal body planes but I wanted to try a wooden body plane out and I figured
a fore plane is prob the best to experiment and learn with.
The first of the two planes can be seen here:
https://groups.io/g/oldtools/photo/268441/3308611?p=Created%2C%2C%2C20%2C2%2C0%2
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https://groups.io/g/oldtools/photo/268441/3308612?p=Created%2C%2C%2C20%2C2%2C0%2
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https://groups.io/g/oldtools/photo/268441/3308613?p=Created%2C%2C%2C20%2C2%2C0%2
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Everything about this plane seems great. Relatively flat sole, no splits or
cracks, the tote is solid and comfortable. Even the iron is in good shape.
The second of the two fore planes can be seen below:
https://groups.io/g/oldtools/photo/268441/3308614?p=Created%2C%2C%2C20%2C2%2C0%2
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https://groups.io/g/oldtools/photo/268441/3308615?p=Created%2C%2C%2C20%2C2%2C0%2
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https://groups.io/g/oldtools/photo/268441/3308616?p=Created%2C%2C%2C20%2C2%2C0%2
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This one is a bit wider and taller. The tote is nice, solid, and comfortable.
The iron is a bit nicked so I’ll have to grind it before sharpening, but I’m ok
with that. The blade is heavily cambered which you can see in this photo:
https://groups.io/g/oldtools/photo/268441/3308617?p=Created%2C%2C%2C20%2C2%2C0%2
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But here’s where I need help - the entire sole of the plane is also heavily
cambered:
https://groups.io/g/oldtools/photo/268441/3308618?p=Created%2C%2C%2C20%2C2%2C0%2
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I’ve not seen this before. Is there a reason for this heavily cambered sole?
Perhaps this was meant for boat building or some other specific task? I’m in the
dark but intrigued so if anyone can enlighten me, I would appreciate it.
Thanks,
Dan
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