Re: Question re. Copper artifact Canadian ArcticformerRe:CopperCasting In America (Trevelyan)

From: George (gblack_at_hnpl.net)
Date: 07/19/04 

Date: 19 Jul 2004 13:52:42 -0700

"stevewhittet" <whittet@adelphia.net> wrote in message news:<oPWdnXHRtfVUmWbd4p2dnA@adelphia.com>...
> "Inger E Johansson" <inger_e.johansson@notelia.com> wrote in message
> news:%xCKc.5443$dx3.40336@newsb.telia.net...
> > Steve,
> > you have used modern plane I take it,
> > neither Medieval or plane from early Modern period.
> > It's definitely not the same.
>
> I have used modern planes, medieval planes, old planes
> modeled on ancient planes, and planes of my own invention.
>
> If you want to know the truth there is very little difference
> as regards period and much more difference as regards function.
>
> I can buy or make a modern plane with a bronze or damascus blade adjusted
> with a wooden wedge that it would be very hard to distinguish from a
> scandinavian, old english, germanic, celtic, roman, greek or egyptian
> plane.
>
> There is no great change or advancement in medieval planes and
> modern planes with screw adjustments and metal soles are disdained
> by many collectors who prefer less metal and more wood.
>
> >
> > Inger E
>
> I'm actually thinking of making a few with mahogany obsidian blades
> using a piece of lignum vitae I have been letting cure since the mid
> seventies.
>

I know you have a woodworking knowledge from a few posts we exchanged
back around 1996.
The trouble here Steve is that no matter what is posted here Seppo,
Eric and Inger always know better, have a relative who was 'in the
trade' for the last thousand years...
My little plane has a body and wedge made from Maire a local hardwood
and the blade is a rather well tempered steel and all my own work.

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