After the last post, Phil asked “How about a picture of the Plane?” So here is the plane we raced across a city to find.
This picture comes courtesy of my dad, (Who has lots of pictures here) because our main camera is having ‘issues’ so there will be less pictures until we find out what they are.
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August 28, 2013 at 9:27 pm
Tony
Not the most aerodynamic design is it? Wheres the engine?
September 1, 2013 at 7:17 pm
Andy in Germany
That’s the budget version.
August 29, 2013 at 11:02 am
teigl
I think it’s rather beautiful, especially with the stamp printed lettering. 🙂
September 1, 2013 at 7:18 pm
Andy in Germany
Yes, I could look at it for some time. You don’t get that with a motorised plane.
August 29, 2013 at 9:23 pm
Phil
That’s not what I expected at all. How do you know you pull it toward you? Doesn’t it not work the “normal” way?
Mind you, it looks good and I want one now. And a Japanese saw.
September 1, 2013 at 7:24 pm
Andy in Germany
Fair comment. Japanese carpenters traditionally worked kneeling, and when kneeling it is easier to use tools that cut towards you rather than away, partly because if you are pushing and the plane/saw slips you can fall on your nose.
Japanese planing benches are also very simple, another advantage of Japanese style carpentry in my mind: setup costs are low and you can travel.
I don’t think it would work the ‘normal’ way, and you’d probably hurt your hand trying. A German plane has a hand grip at the back to avoid this.
September 9, 2013 at 12:49 pm
Nick
What a truly beautiful-looking object.
April 2, 2015 at 6:36 pm
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