How to make a router plane blade. With little more than a brace bit and chisel you can make one. You also need to fettle the eye bolt to fit in themortice. A router plane is an easy tool to make and it was one of the first that i made. Begin by using a coarse square file to remove the wastein line with the hole.
The lower outer section of the eye bolt is round and needsto be flattened to fit securely in the mortice. In this video i go over how to make a router plane out of some scrap cherry and some eye bolts. Another design of a router plane uses a homemade iron blade made from a hex wrench allen key. These would need a separate body for each size of blade.
In the vein of paul seller s poor man s router but adapted to my preferences. Making a router plane with knobs and a blade locking wedge from scraps and an old chisel. 7th apr 2020 05 27 pm 1. Sharpening a router plane blade.
This is a quick hand tool woodworking project that most anyone can do and the results can change a shop. Ece all seem to come with an l shaped blade.