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I did a search on this and nothing came up but I know it's been discussed here before.
I think I'd use it mostly for shaping braces. Any suggestions on size? I noted that
they also have round or flat bottoms.
Thanks

Bruce

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Bruce Herrmann
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."

I'm on my first build so don't rely too much on my info, but I was shaping my braces with a chisel and sanding, then Joel offered to help me and he used a 30mm flat bottomed on which I found a little small, but it made the job quicker, neater giving the whole job a more professional look. I've ordered the 36mm one from http://www.pilgrimsprojects.biz/ibex.html hopefully it'll fit my hands a little better.

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I've been checking out Pilgrim's for a plane and had thought about ordering that 36mm flat plane myself.
Seems like it might be a good one for braces. I'm concerned about something you mentioned, my hands
are large a some small instruments don't seem to feel that comfortable to me. The small size concerns
me but I'm sure I can get used to it. I've been using that curved chisel that Stew-Mac sells but feel
I can do better.

Bruce

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Bruce Herrmann
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."

I use both the 25mm x 8mm and the 30mm x 10mm flat bottom for brace carving braces. I love them both I wished the 25x8 cleared the chips better but no big deal.

I find my 18mm and 12mm curved sole Ibex planes very useful for shaping braces. I can't really see the use for a bigger one than the 18mm.

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Howard Klepper
http://www.klepperguitars.com

When all else fails, clean the shop.

YOu can buy a set of three of these for $12 at harbor freight. I bought two sets and rounded the bottoms on one set. The set is one rabbit, one scraper plane and one standard plane. It took about 10 minutes per plane to reshape the sole to what I needed for archtops. For flattops, they will work as is.

Joe

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Joe

the one i use the most is 30mm(toe to heel 18 wide i think) but i love my 25mm curved sole as well for shaping braces.

my hand are pretty small so anything bigger is to big for me but i can see how bigger is good if you have big hands,

I have a 45mm one i hardly use.
i have yet to find a job that demands its use.

joel.

These little Ibex planes are not meant to "fit your hand", they are finger planes held between the thumb, index and ring fingers, like Howard I cannot see the use for anything larger than 18mm, my favorite is the 12mm as it's smaller size can be worked in to tighter spaces. Once you start getting up around 36mm, you may as well just grab for the block plane.

Cheers

Kim

I thinks some people have been giving the sole length. Ibex planes are usually described by the width of the iron.

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Howard Klepper
http://www.klepperguitars.com

When all else fails, clean the shop.

If you're so inclined, they can be made to suit and are really not that hard. (Actually, it's kind of hard to STOP making them once you get rolling!). These are a few I've made, for use first for a violin & now on archtops. For irons, I used chunks of an old files (9mm & 12mm wide). You can tooth a few blades, which really helps with figured wood.
The smallest below can be covered by the end of your pinky... the biggest is a roundbottom I made for windsor chair seats.

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Dave
Milton, ON