Oldtool Amazing work Rick, this is one sweet beading plane. Very nice, very nice indeed. I think Lazyman was questioning the boxing on this plane with his fragile comment. What wood did you use for the boxing? PS: I like the look of the sliding dovetail joint, nice and tight. Great work.
Thank you Oldtool!! It is very sweet. Cuts a bead in no time. And it's very smooth! I used Dogwood for the boxing. The Janka hardness rating for dogwood is 2150 lbf, indicating its relatively high hardness. This places it among the harder North American hardwoods. Way harder than Maple. Boxwood is harder but I didn't have any. Regardless... Dogwood does nicely. I like doing sliding dovetails to join two different kinds of wood. Glad you like it! 👍
