Making a Steel‑Sole Miter Plane from Canary Wood

In today's video I'll be documenting how I made a low angle coffin miter plane inspired by the 19th century American made miter planes. This plane is crafted from canary wood and fitted with a steel sole for both durability and stability. The plane uses a single iron bedded at 40 degrees. I forgot to mention it in the video, but American miter planes were produced with both rectangular and coffin shaped bodies. The coffin body style is similar to the standard coffin smoothing plane, but it is elongated and typically narrower that its higher angle cousins. With the coffin shape, planes of this style would not have been used on their side on shooting board. However, they could be used with a miter jack, in free hand shooting, or to flush up joinery on assembled pieces. They could also be used as low angle smoothers. If you would like to purchase this plane you can do so by contacting me directly at [email protected] or by visiting my Etsy shop (https://ericmeyermaker.etsy.com/). Additional photos, specs, and pricing available at www.ericmeyermaker.com If you would like to see more of my work, please checkout my other videos or visit www.ericmeyermaker.com. Videos I referenced in this build: This video shows how I made the blades used for this plane (   • Making Plane Irons  ) And this video details how the wooden billets were made (   • Making Billets for Wooden Hand Planes  )