8/12/2023 0 Comments Timber framer iron mine![]() ![]() I’ve seen 2×4 saw horses with sheet metal couplers deform and crush. I’ve seen plastic saw horses bend and buckle under < 200 pounds of load. The best saw horses cannot be bought in a store, you have to build them. The next time you are at a tool swap you may want to take a second look at a transitional plane and score yourself a good deal on a solid workhorse for your own timber framing or green woodworking Rainford Barn Stanley Timber Framed Barn Timber Framing Transitional Jack Plane Transitional Plane If you’re willing to take one with more rust on the mechanism or a replacement sole you can likely get it for even less or even free from some dealers if you buy a few other items. I can usually find these planes in surprisingly good shape for $10-35. Transitional Jack Plane in its new habitat The work goes fast and I admit its fun to make a 25′ foot long shaving on some of the largest timbers.Īt first I felt bad about using a plane from the 1870s for this sort of work, but if properly maintained it will have a surprisingly long life and I’d rather see this plane get used as opposed to being in a pyre or on a shelf.Īt the end of the day I make sure to remove the iron and wipe it down with oil so it does not rust and I’ll usually give the sole a little more wax. On my jack plane I’ve ground a camber appropriate to a jack plane and take a reasonably heavy shaving. ![]() With a nice camber it makes quick work of dressing a green eastern white pine timber In a workshop or outbuilding being fresh from the mill is fine, but in a house all those rough surfaces can be a dust magnet or source of splinters. Bill using a traditional jack plane to clean up timberįor some timber frames I need to clean up and remove all the large circular saw or bandsaw marks. The one annoying thing about the mechanism on a transitional plane is the blade advancement wheel spins the opposite way a metal plane works, but after a few minutes you get used to it. The large wooden sole doesn’t rust the way a metal plane would when exposed to wet wood for long periods of time and you have a more or less modern Bailey style mechanism. Cleaned up timber frame postĪs I got more into timber framing and working with green timbers it dawned on me that these transitional planes - at least in the jack and jointer sizes might be useful for cleaning up timbers. I’ve had a few over the years I got for a song and kept in the shop mostly for decoration. Patrick Leach burns them in a funeral pyre. ![]() Transitional planes are the pariahs of the woodworking world. ![]()
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