wedge@wedge@woodworking.group
Also in the works is a restore of this riflard (wooden fore plane) on left. This and the gouge I’m putting a handle on will be tested on the post later, thus why these tools are getting attention at the mo.
The riflard sits next to a bigger varlope (wooden jointer plane). You can see the width difference between body and irons.
French riflards are rather long, thus easily/often confused as a varlope. Sometimes they are shorter and wider and called ‘demi-varlope’ but still used as a fore plane.
wedge@wedge@woodworking.group
Made a quick surfacing board that handles stiff abrasive belts and rolls cut to length, without needing adhesives or screws.
A flat board and three battons/slats, all 80cm long. The idea was to make two tracks and have two grits available at a time, which I will still do, but one track is working fine for now and abrasives easy to change.