No, not a bed and breakfast. But one of your planters might make a nice addition to one for guests to enjoy.
I might have said a “CAT” could move that around …but the pallet was a little smallish so I was thinking, “Ah, small enough for gates. Dingo.”. Too much time around pallets has left a permanent mark on my thinking!
Spokeshave Working #1.skp (75.2 KB)
I went ahead and carved out a wooden blank, even though the kit from Lee Valley Veritas has not arrived yet. I figured if it doesn’t work, it’s good practice anyway. I carved it out of a Slippery Elm log that I milled. I have more if this doesn’t work. This model and screen shot shows the dimensions close to what I carved. I will amend the model once I’ve finished installing the parts in the kit and potentially re-carving the wood. Anyway, it fits my hands and grip.
Recently I ground down an old Sawsall Blade to make a longer marking knife. This blade is also made of a tempered steel and should stay sharp longer. I will make the wood handle using these dims. Note the bevels are on only one side so the back stays flat against the guide for accurate marks.
Sawbuck #2.skp (224.1 KB)
Reason for the edit - compare exploded #1 to the previous one. You see, when I was dragging up components to make scenes, I forgot to hit ctrl to copy. It’s like a game of where’s Wally.
Nice model! I note that there is some rather broad shading (gradation from light to dark) on some faces that make the shapes look a bit odd. You can restrict the expanse of the shaded areas by adding additional (softened so they are invisible) inset edges near the borders between adjacent sides of the object to the model. See this post for detailed information:
Scraper Handplane #3.skp (80.1 KB)
I made some more refinements. By leaving lines “softening and smoothing on” the shadows are gone (No rhyme intended.) I changed the angles for the Front, Back, and Wedge to reflect a forward angle of 3 degrees. That allowed me to make the wedge less beefy in width. After looking at the image that DaveR posted, I decided I had the 3 degree angle in the wrong direction off of vertical.
Scraper Handplane #4.skp (95.4 KB)
An important detail that I had left out and added to this skp is shown in the screenshot. The
Side needs a rabbet to hold the blade so a narrow gap is left for chip evacuation. Otherwise,
it would just clog. That makes the Side a little wider and the Front a little narrower, too.
This model is based upon an article by Dawson Moore in Fine Woodworking (Winter 2020-2021; Issue # 286). It has the same leg and rail parts as Tim Manney’s shavehorse. It is for
carving small items like spoons. The user’s feet go inside the jaws at the bottom to pinch in on the workpiece to clamp it on top of the head.
This is a small workbench that is like the Romans used with an added lip or wide edge on the ends to use as a fence. The dovetailed notch used with a wegde can hold a workpiece vertically for sawing tenons.
I noticed in the X-Ray scene that holes were needed in the top for the legs. I added them
in this skp version: Small Workbench #2.skp (250.4 KB)
