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BRIAN BUCKNER DAMASCUS MITER PLANE Sole length: 8V8" Weight 2 lbs. 10.1 oz. Pitch of iron: 20° Mouth opening: Tiny Iron: High-carbon steel, .182" thick, 15/8" w. Contact: sydnassloot.com/ bbuckner/tools.htm WAYNE ANDERSON COFFIN SMOOTHING PLANE Sole length: 5V2" Weight 2 lbs. 1.7 oz. Pitch of iron: 57° Mouth opening: A sliver Iron: A2 cryo-treated steel, .189" thick, 1V2" w. Contact: andersonplanes.com or 763-241-0138 Brian Buckner's improved miter (rear) and one of his unusual rabbeting infill planes - both with Damascus steel sides. A detail of the outstanding woodwork on Buckner's miter plane. Ebony is absolutely no fun to shape in this manner. With no chipbreaker, shavings tend to collect in the mouth. However, the tool doesn't clog, it just doesn't eject shavings as quickly. Three Wayne Anderson planes: A rhino-horn shoulder plane (rear), a high-angle smoothing plane and chariot plane. A plane built by James Krenov (foreground) next to a plane made by Ron Hock from one of his plane-building kits (it also works very well). will never eject entirely out of the mouth. That said, this tool has yet to clog on me. The shavings simply pile up and come out of the tool in a less dramatic fashion - it's more like they foam up from the mouth rather than spit out. The diminutive size of this tool would suggest it's only for makers of tiny boxes. Don't believe it. I've used this tool for smoothing large surfaces, even tabletops. And it's excellent for sneaking into small hollows to remove tear-out. As with the other unhandled smoothing planes, you will rub your hand against the iron during extended use. I've taken to putting a preventive bandage there before long planing sessions. And in the End The final revelation came when I put Krenov's handplane through the same paces as I did the other tools. By comparison, Krenov's small polishing plane (7^/2" long) is crudely made - the wooden stock looks like it was roughed out with a band saw and knife. The chipbreaker on the iron was roughly ground with many little facets. The mouth was tight (V32") but not extraordinarily so. When I disassembled the plane I found that the bed down by the mouth had a layer or two of blue painter's tape affixed there, perhaps to close up the throat. But the plane held its own with every other plane on my bench in 58 Popular Woodworking August 2006 |
