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Offline hortonstn

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Round bladed wood plane
« on: September 11, 2019, 04:08:34 AM »
Anyone seen any plans or how to build a round bottomed wood plan for cutting around cheekpiece?

Offline msellers

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Re: Round bladed wood plane
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2019, 04:27:51 AM »
Isn't gun making specific, but here is a bull nose plane I need to restore that could probably be modified to work very easily.










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Re: Round bladed wood plane
« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2019, 04:47:56 AM »
I bought a wooden scrub plane from Lee Valley about 6 years ago... it works great for that area of the stock.
Google scrub plane and I’m sure you’ll find something you’ll like.

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Re: Round bladed wood plane
« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2019, 04:52:12 AM »
Here's one on youtube, looks a bit big but probably could adapt it to whatever. I bought a couple different sizes at CLA I think his last  name was Snyder.



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Re: Round bladed wood plane
« Reply #4 on: September 11, 2019, 05:20:39 AM »
I have two.  One I modified for ramrod grooves, the other I use for concaving cheek pieces.
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Re: Round bladed wood plane
« Reply #5 on: September 11, 2019, 06:05:12 AM »
I bought two from Tom Snyder, one for roughing out a barrel channel and one for roughing out a ramrod groove. Google Snyder’s Custom Guns and you should find his contact info. He’s a great guy to deal with.
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Re: Round bladed wood plane
« Reply #6 on: September 11, 2019, 06:49:16 AM »
Anyone seen any plans or how to build a round bottomed wood plan for cutting around cheekpiece?

I can’t see how a plane does this job well if you mean defining a cheekpiece after the buttstock is rough shaped.  Is this a rounded cheekpiece? Most rough in with a gouge and finish up with rasps then scrapers or sanding.
Andover, Vermont

Offline Don Stith

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Re: Round bladed wood plane
« Reply #7 on: September 11, 2019, 04:38:57 PM »
a No. 50 wood rasp is best tool I have found for that job

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Re: Round bladed wood plane
« Reply #8 on: September 11, 2019, 07:51:41 PM »
Go to YOUTUBE then find Paul Sellers web sight - he shows how to make a low budget molding plane. You can modify the style he shows to what you want but like Don said a wood rasp will do the job ;).
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Offline hortonstn

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Re: Round bladed wood plane
« Reply #9 on: September 11, 2019, 08:52:29 PM »
Thanks for your replies the reason i ask is in MARK SILVERS video TRADITIONAL GUNSTOCKING
he sure makes it look very tempting.
thanks again
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Offline J. Talbert

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Re: Round bladed wood plane
« Reply #10 on: September 12, 2019, 01:44:03 AM »
Unless you're just set on making one, I'd second contacting Tom Snyder.  He makes quite assortment that are well made and reasonably priced.

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