James- this is a timely video for me. I just received a crate full of molding planes from England. I purchased them from a very old estate and I plan to get them sharpened this weekend. I want to use them on a special cabinet I am starting next week. So thank you very much!!
Grate video I just got one at a local antique store I also practiced blacksmithing and had to make the iron and looked for a video on how to sharpen it your popped up and it helped a lot thanks
Tip for using round stones. Place it in curved board or in tail wise between benchdogs and then you can move blade like on normal flat stone. If you did it carefuly they will serve you for years ; )
I've been using some edci formula on my planes to keep them from becoming too moldy. That's working quite well for me. I also try not to have any planes I'm never/ hardly going to use.
Thank you very much! It doesnt sound so scary as I initially thought :) oh, and that moulding plane joke..for a moment there I was sure you had an actual problem 😄
I just purchased a match set of hollows and rounds looking for a set of Rabbet planes any ideas where I could find some Reason is the house we live in was built in 1879 and still has most of the original moulding i want recreate the missing pieces.
Here where I live, there is almost no old tools in garages. There is a tiny chance I could find a set of rounds and hollows but I don't expect it to happen. How would you approach making a set? I've seen your video about making a grooving plane so I've got an idea how to make a body of such plane. Cutting irons seems to be easy with enough of elbow grease. What bothers most, is how to make pairs of matching curved soles? What are the exact profiles and dimensions? Anything and everything?
They are actually easier then they sound. you use a gouge to carve the sole of one. then use that plane to shape the hollow of the other that way they match.I have thought of doing it one of these days I might.
Search RUclips for The Hawley Collection which includes original cine footage of the last Marples moulding plane maker at work. The 1960s cine footage is frustratingly out of focus on occasions yet still incredibly informative. The Hawley Collection was founded to record the working practices of the Sheffield (that's 'Sheffield, England' for our woodworking brothers across the pond) steel industries before they died out, and includes some fascinating material!
@@doczoff5655 Interesting footage, thanks for pointing to it. However, the guy was making those planes by dozens a day, which means, he had all the tooling prepared. Especially he had a negative molding plane to make soles of new planes. I asked my questions in the context of a one off job in a hobby shop and a chicken-and-egg situation.
Don't use molding planes that much ! .. Coming from a guy who "hand tooled" his floor a while back. The next major renovation at your house will probably leave your hand shape in the rear of one of those awesome molders ! lol
@@WoodByWright now sharpening a tungsten carbide router bit would be something. I've only ever managed to do that with a V groove bit myself. Having made many signs it's been one of my most used bits.
Yes. You just have to make sure that it is very sharp and you're taking a very light pass. Also, if you're going off the end of a board, you'll want to support the last fibers for it to cut. So usually you cut the end grain before cutting the edge grain
Hey James! You built this channel on making your own tools. Have you thought about making a full set of hollows and rounds for your channel? I have thought about doing a half set for myself. It would be a great series
Thank you! This is why I sometimes think my phone listens to my conversations. I was just talking to my dad about how to match the molding design in my house. Lo and behold, your awesome vid about sharpening molding planes pops up. ... I'm beginning to feel a little paranoid. It's eerie. Where's my tin foil hat?
Thank you for this video. I've just picked up a handful of molding planes and your video came up first on a search to learn how to sharpen. Finding this video was also good because I thought I had subscribed to your channel already. Not so......now I have!
James- this is a timely video for me. I just received a crate full of molding planes from England. I purchased them from a very old estate and I plan to get them sharpened this weekend. I want to use them on a special cabinet I am starting next week. So thank you very much!!
Grate video I just got one at a local antique store I also practiced blacksmithing and had to make the iron and looked for a video on how to sharpen it your popped up and it helped a lot thanks
I’d been wondering how to sharpening a molding plane. Thank you for showing how to sharpening a molding plane.
thanks Gary. my pleasure!
Gary.. everybody needs to learn how to sharpening a molding plane. Also, I sense a hint of sarcasm from you, sir.
Tip for using round stones. Place it in curved board or in tail wise between benchdogs and then you can move blade like on normal flat stone. If you did it carefuly they will serve you for years ; )
I am how to sharpening all the time, Sahib. Very very sharp.
Thanks, you've given me the encouragement to make my own molding plane. Gonna be fun.
Sweet. it is a joy when it is done and working the way you expect.
Those wav sharpening plates were awesome, hadn't seen them before, thanks.
they are a lot of fun!
Thanks so much for the video and inspiration.
Great video thanks for the info re: wave plates.
my pleasure!
Very interesting James. Now I may start getting some hollows and rounds and/or molding planes. They look like they’d be fun to use.
they are a lot of fun. the problem is not taking off too much
Thank you for sharing, you have helped to take the mystery out of sharpening moulding planes
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
thanks. glad I could help!
Thank you for an interesting and very useful video!
thanks! my pleasure!
Great video James. When you hear it put like that it seems so easy. Then you think about it and it really is that easy. :)
Thanks man. Some things were just simpler years ago.
well this was interesting to watch my friend! i love your videos man!
thanks. My pleasure!
Nice explanation James good video 😃
Thanks Ben!
Very informative! Thanks.
thanks William! my pleasure
I've been using some edci formula on my planes to keep them from becoming too moldy. That's working quite well for me. I also try not to have any planes I'm never/ hardly going to use.
That will do the trick. LOL
Thank you very much! It doesnt sound so scary as I initially thought :) oh, and that moulding plane joke..for a moment there I was sure you had an actual problem 😄
Lol thanks.
Thankyou for posting this, now I have no reason to not make a set.
sweet. they are so much fun to play with!
love moulding planes and liked the video-would have been nice to see the full profile cut on a thicker piece of wood.
I just purchased a match set of hollows and rounds looking for a set of Rabbet planes any ideas where I could find some Reason is the house we live in was built in 1879 and still has most of the original moulding i want recreate the missing pieces.
Check out handtoolfinder.com it is every known place I know of to find antique hand tools
Thankyou for the help
Great video. My wife thinks your sense of humour is as bad as mine.
LOL the best you mean!
You might hav3 mentiond spring when testing
As usual a great demonstration ! How many planes do you have in your shop ?
thanks Phill. last time I counted it was around 80.
I love my DMT wave stones. Work wonders on my hook knife.
So how far should the iron stick out past the sole? About the same as a regular plane?
yes same amount. however thick you want your shaving to be. I had it stick out a lot here so the camera could see it.
You could sharpen them ... or you could just get a dehumidifier. To each his own. Cheers!
LOL is that how others do it?
molding planes , I always wondered how works and sharpening ? 🤔
there you have it. they are fun!
@@WoodByWright thanks James you awesome 👍😊
Here where I live, there is almost no old tools in garages. There is a tiny chance I could find a set of rounds and hollows but I don't expect it to happen. How would you approach making a set? I've seen your video about making a grooving plane so I've got an idea how to make a body of such plane. Cutting irons seems to be easy with enough of elbow grease. What bothers most, is how to make pairs of matching curved soles? What are the exact profiles and dimensions? Anything and everything?
They are actually easier then they sound. you use a gouge to carve the sole of one. then use that plane to shape the hollow of the other that way they match.I have thought of doing it one of these days I might.
Search RUclips for The Hawley Collection which includes original cine footage of the last Marples moulding plane maker at work. The 1960s cine footage is frustratingly out of focus on occasions yet still incredibly informative. The Hawley Collection was founded to record the working practices of the Sheffield (that's 'Sheffield, England' for our woodworking brothers across the pond) steel industries before they died out, and includes some fascinating material!
@@doczoff5655 Interesting footage, thanks for pointing to it. However, the guy was making those planes by dozens a day, which means, he had all the tooling prepared. Especially he had a negative molding plane to make soles of new planes. I asked my questions in the context of a one off job in a hobby shop and a chicken-and-egg situation.
Is it just me or when you're at an antique show do you want to buy every molding plane you see just to preserve them?
Lol it is hard to say NO!
I’m confused. You said the slip stone is the slow and tedious way to do it, but you’ren’t doing it?
LOL I know right!
Don't use molding planes that much ! .. Coming from a guy who "hand tooled" his floor a while back. The next major renovation at your house will probably leave your hand shape in the rear of one of those awesome molders ! lol
LOL thanks man!
Ha ha. Moldy planes.
thanks! glad someone got it!
lol... molding planes...
thanks Rik
Why would you sharpen a moulding plane? They're just decorations. I mean get a router already.
LOL sounds about right!
@@WoodByWright now sharpening a tungsten carbide router bit would be something. I've only ever managed to do that with a V groove bit myself. Having made many signs it's been one of my most used bits.
How "to sharpen". Gonna fix your title?
Neva!
Welcome to Wood By wright. that is part of the fun around here.
Thank you Sir.🎉
thank you and for the joke at the end
can you use a moulding plane across the grain - if not how was this achieved?
Yes. You just have to make sure that it is very sharp and you're taking a very light pass. Also, if you're going off the end of a board, you'll want to support the last fibers for it to cut. So usually you cut the end grain before cutting the edge grain
Hey James! You built this channel on making your own tools. Have you thought about making a full set of hollows and rounds for your channel? I have thought about doing a half set for myself. It would be a great series
I have thought about it, or at least making one set. it is on the list.
Wood By Wright Hopefully its a short list.......LOL. Seriously though....a short list would be nice...:)
Thank you! This is why I sometimes think my phone listens to my conversations. I was just talking to my dad about how to match the molding design in my house. Lo and behold, your awesome vid about sharpening molding planes pops up.
... I'm beginning to feel a little paranoid. It's eerie. Where's my tin foil hat?
LOL I heard your thoughts weeks ago when I recorded it!
Thank you for this video. I've just picked up a handful of molding planes and your video came up first on a search to learn how to sharpen. Finding this video was also good because I thought I had subscribed to your channel already. Not so......now I have!
Thanks- very helpful
WOW, so many different planes. Great description on sharpening!!
Thanks. maybe I should make one out of epoxy some day. that would be fun!
@@WoodByWright WE'RE GAME!
cut a molding epoxy it and then put fine sand papers made for a work sharp on them - BOOM
Once again, great job with the video!!! Love these type of videos
thanks man. hope the vacation is going well.
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thanks