Galoot Image Central Pics from the Porch Home :: Login Album list :: Last uploads :: Last comments :: Most viewed :: Top rated :: My Favorites :: Search Home > User galleries > Chuck Myers > KnightKit Jack KnightKit Jack TITLE  +   -  FILE NAME  +   -  DATE  +   -  POSITION  +   -  KnightKit_Jack_01.jpgKnightKit Side View220 viewsLooks like it will be a great addition to the arsenal.Chuck Myers KnightKit_Jack_02.jpgKnightKit Other Side156 viewsChuck Myers KnightKit_Jack_03.jpgKnightKit Tote128 viewsMade from East Indian rosewood using white oak blank provided with the kit as a template. I don't care for the look of an oak tote on a plane made of darker wood.Chuck Myers KnightKit_Jack_04.jpgKnightKit Throat156 viewsShavings clear easily. With cambered iron, this plane will be used for moderately rapid removal of stock. I'm not wild about the hex bolt in the lever cap (aesthetically speaking), but I've already found that something more than finger tight is needed when taking off pretty thick shavings. I'll be looking for another alternative, but may end up keeping this if functionality demands.Chuck Myers KnightKit_Jack_05.jpgKnightKit Toe124 viewsI chose chamfers consistent with early woodies as finishing detail, rather than the graceful curves Steve uses on his finished planes. It's less work, and I like the traditional look better. It's all a matter of taste--in this case perhaps my poor taste. In this picture you can see the thin strip of cocobolo inlay I aded between the two halves Steve provided with the kit.Chuck Myers KnightKit_Jack_06.jpgKnightKit Mouth168 viewsQuite a bit wider than one would want for a smoother, to accommodate the thicker shavings from heavier work. The sole is cocobolo, rather than the ipe Steve provides with the kit. Again, it's an aesthetic thing for me. Ipe is a great wood for plane soles, as it wears well and has good natural lubricity. It's kind of a pukey color to me, though, and it didn't look all that good with the bubinga used for the rest of the body.Chuck Myers KnightKit_Jack_07.jpgKnightKit Shortened Horn198 viewsI originally left the tote horn the full length that it was on the one Steve provided with the kit. After looking at it and thinking some, I decided it was way too long. It didn't look good, and it was getting in the way. I shortened it by probably half its length, and I like both appearance and functionality better.Chuck Myers KnightKit_Jack_08.jpgKnightKit Shortened Horn Closeup136 viewsChuck Myers KnightKit_Jack_09.jpgKnightKit Wedged Tote127 viewsThe glue joint between plane body and tote failed while I was re-shaping the tote. It didn't come out because the front-to-back fit was very nice. There was a bit of side-to-side wobble, though, because I'd left the mortise a tad too wide when fitting the two halves of the body together. I tapped a couple of very thin wedges into the gap and used thin CA glue to make the fix permanent (I hope). Still needs a little cleanup in this picture.Chuck Myers       9 files on 1 page(s) Powered by Coppermine Photo Gallery and JoomBla!