Rough hew planer
OwnerMartin Janzeninventor
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method and apparatus finishing the surface of a wood piece to appear rough hewn. The apparatus comprises a hand planer having a longitudinal direction, a rotatable cutter head having at least one planning blade and a bottom surface. The bottom surface has a convex curved profile longitudinally along the hand planer. The cutter head extends below the curved profile of the bottom surface. The method comprises simultaneously translating and rocking the hand planer on the bottom surface so as to intermittently engage the cutter head against a surface so as to form a plurality of spaced apart divots therein.
Claims11
A hand planer for finishing the surface of a wood piece to appear rough hewn, said hand planer having a longitudinal direction a bottom surface and a rotatable cutter head having at least one planing blade, said bottom surface having a convex curved profile longitudinally along said hand planer, said cutter head extending below said curved profile of said bottom surface, wherein rocking said head planer on said bottom surface while simultaneously translating said hand planer along a wood piece intermittently engages said cutter head against the surface of said wood piece so as to form a plurality of spaced apart excavations in said wood piece.
A kit for adapting a hand planer for finishing the surface of a wood piece to appear rough hewn, the kit comprising:
- a bottom shoe securable to a bottom of said hand planer, said bottom shoe having a length and a bottom surface having a convex curved profile longitudinally along said shoe and a transverse opening;
- and a rotatable cutter head rotatably receivable within the hand planer wherein said cutter head extends below said curves profile of said bottom surface when said cutter head and said bottom shoe are secured to the hand planer.
A method of finishing the surface of a wood piece to appear rough hewn, the method comprising:
- providing a hand planer having a rotatable cutter head having at least one cutting blade and a convex curved bottom surface, said cutter head extending below said bottom surface;
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- simultaneously translating and rocking said hand planar on said bottom surface so as to intermittently engage said cutter head against the surface of the wood piece so as to form a plurality of spaced apart divots therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.