This is a philly style wooden jack plane I made about a month ago. I used the links in this web page as references http://www.mwells.org/woodworking/planemaking/philly-style-jack-plane.
It is made by laminating similar to the Krenov style, but you make the philly style mouth. The body is hard maple, the handle and strike button are rosewood. The wedge is a bit of redheart. It has a brass inlay in the mouth (forgot picture). I made the blade from a 4" x 1 3/4"x 1/4" O1 tool steel, hardened and tempered. May have tempered a bit too much but it still cuts pretty well. Takes a nice thick shaving on red oak, which is what I want from this. It will be used to knock down high spots on rough wood. It seems too chatter a little on hickory, but I don't use it that much so I don't care. I tried to bevel the edges, but did a miserable job. I want to make a long jointer and a high angle smoother, but wanted to try it out on something else first.
It is made by laminating similar to the Krenov style, but you make the philly style mouth. The body is hard maple, the handle and strike button are rosewood. The wedge is a bit of redheart. It has a brass inlay in the mouth (forgot picture). I made the blade from a 4" x 1 3/4"x 1/4" O1 tool steel, hardened and tempered. May have tempered a bit too much but it still cuts pretty well. Takes a nice thick shaving on red oak, which is what I want from this. It will be used to knock down high spots on rough wood. It seems too chatter a little on hickory, but I don't use it that much so I don't care. I tried to bevel the edges, but did a miserable job. I want to make a long jointer and a high angle smoother, but wanted to try it out on something else first.
