Issue 136 Hardware & Supplies Sources
Custom Block Plane
For the steel-sided plane, we purchased a 3"x17" billet of Damascus steel from Alabama Damascus Steel. The thickness should be .14"-.175" thick. On the website, you can select the specifi c pattern you like for your plane.
- McMaster-Carr
3/16” Steel … 9517K415
3/16 16" 360 Brass … 8954K177
1/2" Naval brass rod … 9105K23
3/8" 360 brass … 8954K18 - Lee Valley
Wooden Plane Kit … 05P40.42 - Jantz Supply
Ferric Chloride … BS110
Sources
- Lee Valley
- 800-871-8158
- leevalley.com
- McMaster-Carr
- 630-833-0300
- mcmaster.com
- Jantz Supply
- 800-351-8900
- knifemaking.com
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