When I decided to use mortis and tenon joints, I could adjust the fit using a chisel to pare away the excess. Then I built a window bench with 70 some joints. I decided I couldn't live without a shoulder plane. They're hard to find in the flea markets and antique stores and being frugal (cheap), I wasn't going to buy new.
And totally simple to make. I'm thinkin' hacksaw and some files and grind down the width of a wider plane iron. I think I see notches. But like the man said "how you do that?" :blink: bill
Ok, I used a drill press to "rough out" the side of the plane. Then finished with various files. A bench grinder notched the side of the blade, and a cutoff wheel extended the adjuster slot.
That's need. Is that just on the one side then? I think Lie Nielsen makes a block plane like that, but I am sure yours is a little less $$. Very inovative.
I guess a 4 could be made into a rabbet plane with a wider blade. Would look like a #10
If you look around, #78's are plentiful, can be $35-$75.
As for a 110, they can be 30-100 years old.. I don't know how easily it could be modified, there's no lever cap, just a tension knob to hold the blade.
The only plane I modified was the 220 block plane. The pic of the #10 is off the 'net. The 78 is mine.
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