Woodworking hand planer making process turned out to be not simple

Planer is an ancient tool that has a long history. It is mainly used to smooth the surface of some objects. This is a kind of essential tool in the production of furniture. But the production process of the planer itself is also more complex, and more expensive. Many people may have a strong curiosity about the production of planes, but now this kind of handmade planes have been very few, how do we handmade planes? Now I give you the answer to the detailed analysis of the process of handmade woodworking newspaper. It may be more tedious, but the introduction is more detailed.

Woodworking hand planer making process

Making woodworking hand planer, commonly used wood is sandalwood, quercus, acacia wood and so on.

In order to prevent deformation of wood must be dry, and should be selected between the sapwood and heartwood wood, commonly known as "two standard".

1. will intercept the material, planing straight and square.

2. Note that the bottom of the planing should be made of the surface of the standing flower, so that the bottom of the planing is wear-resistant.

3. Drawing lines.

4. First draw a planing line, the big planer and two planer planing bottom of the planing seam slightly back, before and after the length of the ratio of about 6:5, pay attention to the head to the end of the direction of the planing should be smooth stubble.

5. Draw the side of the line, planer cutting angle is very important, here the big planer cutting angle of 48 degrees, two planer cutting angle of 45 degrees.

6. Draw the jack line on the planing surface, planing warehouse line.

7. Use a chisel to chisel from above, be careful not to cross the line.

8. Use a thin chisel to chisel from the bottom of the planer, being careful not to cross the line.

9. Use a smaller drill bit and drill through.

10. Use a small chisel to repair the planing bin.

11. Use a thin chisel to repair the planing bin.

12. saw out the jack.

13. Pick out the jack with a small chisel.

14. Repair the planing barn and jacks with a thin chisel.

15.Make the planing wedge.

16.Saw out the uneven surface of the planing wedge, use a thin shovel to scrape it flat.

17.The slope of the planing bin is put on the copy paper.

18. Load the planing knife, load the planing wedge, and tighten the wedge.

19. Tap the end of the planer, remove the planer knife, planer bin slope has a blue spot is high, should be shoveled.

20. After several inspections and shoveling, the blue spots are increasing and form a large plane.

21. Form a large plane, and the upper and lower four corners need to have blue, this time the planer knife and planing bin slope to pay solid.

22. Fine-tune the planing wedge so that it matches the jacks on both sides.

23. Fine-tune the planing kerf.

24. Shovel out the dovetail grooves.

25. Repair the lower part of the jack, the jack from the top to the bottom should be gradually contracted, first slow and then urgent, so that the planing wedge to the lower part of the planing knife can still be pressed, and not to block the shavings.

26. Further processing wedge.

27.2.5mm thick copper plate, used to set large planer planing mouth. Copper is so expensive, buy this piece in the copper store, spent 14 yuan.

28. Use a small chisel to pick out the copper planer groove.

29. Make the hole for the handle.

30. The position of the hole is very important, it should be as close as possible to the top, close to the planer knife, so that it is comfortable to hold, and the thumbs of both hands can be placed against the back of the planer knife, so that it can be pushed to the planer with force.

31.Fine processing through the handle hole.

32.Putting copper planer mouth strips on the big planer.

33.Copper planer mouth strip is slightly higher than the bottom of the planer and needs to be filed down.

34.Need to trim the planer again.

35. Look at the planing gap is not too big or small.

36. For the second planer to make iron cover, the second planer is a rough planer, is the "trailblazer", with an iron cover can be held against.

37. Make a planer handle.

38. mounted on the planer to try, planer should be repeated tests, to achieve the right degree of tightness.

39. Packing planer knife, new planer knife should be filed and grinding stone inverted flute, so that it does not pinch.

40.back grinding planer knife, new planer knife steel surface has grinder grinding marks, need to be smoothed.

41. Sharpening planer mouth, planer knife and grinding stone to maintain an angle of about 30 degrees, that is, grinding out the bevel is twice the thickness of the planer knife.

42.Then, fine stone back grinding.

43. Fine stone sharpening of the edge.

44. Place the emery cloth on a thick glass plate and fine-tune the base of the planer, which should bulge slightly, more bulging out in the rough planer and less in the fine planer.

45. Rough planing planing board inspection, shavings out of the sharp.

46. The iron pressure cover and then knock down, so that the distance from the edge of the planer is less than 0.5mm, to take the role of bumping, look at the planer is straight out, but the planer pushes the sinking, so do not use.

47. Try the big planer again.

48. The body of the planer inverted flute, to make the planer type.

49. Sandpaper sanding.

50. Hole punched in the end for the carriage screws.

51. Install a carriage screw for tapping when unloading the planer to protect the planer body.

52. carriage screw. All fitted.

53. Apply bugle gum varnish (paint chips).