More Finger Plane fun

So I ended up highly modifying my plane. I rounded the sole and made a brass wedge. I tapped an 8-32 hole and put in a pan head screw. Works great!! I will probably make a few more in different sizes.

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Here is an updated picture of my 3 planes.

Finger planes

Inorder to do much of the shaping of the plates I needed to make some finger planes. I used hard maple for the insole. The sides/rails were made of walnut scraps that I had around from making the backsaw. 

The finger plane pictured below was my first attempt. It cuts well, but I needed to refine the design.

Below is my second attempt. I gave this one an oval outline. For both planes I reused a 1/2" chisel that I cut the blade off. Photos are a little blurry because I took them with my iPhone. The red pen is there to give a sense of scale.

Top plate

Cut my outline from the spruce I bought from old world tonewood. Loads of work left to do.

I amusing the Amati bros poster as a guide  for the arching. I have made templates for the arching from the back of the poster. After completing arching in the next 2 weeks, I will start graduating the top.

The Spruce was purchased from Old World Tonewood. The logo can be seen on the top plate.