#jointer plane

[kkuula]

My hand planes. Stanley, Witte, Este, Anchor

[chiisai-fukurou]

I made a jointer fence to compensate for being clumsy this week (^-^;) Usually I can make boards square by riding fingers over the board while jointing but I never got the boards square this week :( So I made this simple jointer fence from scrap beech :) I used normal bench clamps to fix it to the jointer but I ordered some affordable C-clamps to use instead (^-^)

I do want to modify the c-clamps so less of them sticks out because I knocked off some stuff while jointing the pieces for the sharpening thingy I’ve made :D At least it kept the workbench clear from stuff :D

Since the sides of my jointer are square it is working out quite well and I think I will continue to use it in the future :3 Especially on Kiri (Paulownia :) as the wood produces a lot of friction and quickly rubs through the skin of my finger (; _ ;) Despite doing a lot of work with my hands I have quite thin and tender skin (^-^;) Maybe this is because I wear gloves most of the time :D

I’m glad the fence still fits into my sole protecting thingy I made a while ago (^-^) I just hope I find a way to fit the C-clamps into it as well (^-^;)

I wish you a great time again (^-^)/

[bonafideworks]

This old plane belonged to my Great Uncle Tony, and was recently given to me by my mother. The plane was found in the basement workshop of the house where "Uncle Tony" lived—which is the same house my grandmother grew up in with my great grand parents. Based on the imprint on the front of the plane this is a Stanley No. 30 Jointer Plane. Both metal and wooden components make up the plane, so this would be considered the “transitional phase” of the Stanley planes, transitioning from all wood, to all metal. 

It has a lot of character and heft, the blade was still surprisingly sharp, and the hardware still functions as it should. I may try to clean the plane up a little bit in the future, but for now, it will reside in its distinguished place on the mantel, and serves as a reminder of my Great Uncle and my relatives, and the hard work they put in to establish a life for themselves in America.