Stanley Bailey 3 1/2 plane handle

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So, I am explaining to my friend that I can design and print anything with a 3D printer. I do the design work, my friend with the printer appraises it and does the magic with his printer. "OK,", says my friend, "I've been busting my skull with this broken plane handle for years; you can't get them for love nor money, can you make that?" "Aye!", says I "..even with those complex curves and angled hole?" "Aye!, piece o' cake!" Well here is my attempt. Any injuries or real world disaster caused by its use is entirely at your own behest. I'll keep the design fresh if there are any mods. update Added a plan STL file with no scaffolding, apologies for taking so long to get to it. The plane has been in use daily since my build and my carpenter friend loves it because the garish green colour makes his unique and very easy to find. There have been no stress fractures or other breaks and the plane has proved to be robust. I'd suggest that it is an upgrade to the standard bakelite/wood ones. How I Designed This Fusion 360 Designed on Fusion 360 using simple primitives and much smoothing. I worked on the principle that the person who made the first one started with a block of wood and shaped it down using simple curves. The final product has a remarkably similar "feel" to the original so the theory bears out.