I want it to be a low angle plane but making a wooden plane with a 12º bed is out of question, the body would be too thin to handle the strain, so I decided to take a different approach and instead of making a bevel up plane this will have the blade resting with the bevel down on a 37º bed.

This design should have the same cutting effect of the #60 1/2 since the angle of attack of a bevel up plane is the sum of the bed angle and the angle of the bevel of the blade (usually 12º + 25º respectively).

Pictured above is a sketch I made using SketchUp to have an idea of the dimensions. I guess it will work out fine!

The SketchUp model isn’t perfect but will give you an idea of all the parts and dimensions.

Attached files:

• Block plane sketch

I haven’t built mine but I keep revisiting this article over and over again: Hand Made Hand Plane.

At just over 6″ long and with a 1 1/2″ iron it can be used as a block plane to trim edges and surface small pieces.

Enjoy!