Build an Adjustable Jointer Plane! // Affordable handtool woodworking.
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For the record, a jointer plane is typically longer than the 17" plane in this video. What I made here is more like a try plane, but very few people know what that is, so I called it a jointer. Hope no one's confused!
Here in Europe, it's pretty easy to pick up old try or jointer planes cheaply and fix them up. I've got more than I can use. Anyone who comes to my workshop in Vienna can have one for what I paid- five bucks.
@@therealzilch Gilt das Angebot auch für Deutsche...
@@senorwaffelino6127 Selbstverständlich. Ich bin ja kein Frömmler. :) Melde dich und komm vorbei.
@@therealzilch, Ich liebe Wein! I needed a good excuse to go back. Thanks!
anyway I joint with a try plane and you know what.....It works :)
Thank you for mentioning Paul Sellers in this video. There are so many woodworkers that take liberties with Pauls techniques and then fail to even mention his name while doing it. I'm a huge fan of Pauls, and if it weren't for Paul, I would have never found your channel, which I enjoy. Thank you Rex.
Agree! Yes, thank you! I consider myself one of Paul’s ‘online’ apprentices as I’ve been learning from him for nearly a decade now.
Techniques are often handed down with the creator not being mentioned. This is because the person using g the technique may not have learned it from Paul Sellers, that person may have learned it from someone else, who learned it from someone else who learned it from someone else, who learned it from Paul Sellers. Paul Sellers also uses techniques he did not develop that he does not credit the creator because he has no clue.
Don’t jump to the I can’t believe so in so didn’t give Paul Sellers credit when that person may not have learned that from Paul Sellers. Plus Paul Sellers is more concerned over technique being passed on than him getting credit for it.
This is like my fifth time watching this video. I have an old transitional that I picked up years ago when I knew nothing, just wanted to fiddle around with. It's missing a tote and has a small narrow crack in the middle of the mouth. No one has plane body builds, except for you. Always love watching your content and thanks for existing!
Thanks for watching! Nice comments like this really brighten my day.
@@RexKrueger For sure! After the holidays I'm going to be scooping up some plans and hope I can get out to my shop. Happy holidays to you and your loved ones and stay safe in this crazy world.
Hey, all my plans are half off right now. But that sale ends tomorrow. Might as well get them while they're cheap!
@@RexKrueger I think you might be right about that! I'm on it!
Your “Educator” is showing! About mid video you give a technique for handling frustration, and I immediately remembered hearing about your time in the classroom. I am definitely repurposing your “fresh eyes” and “take a deep breath” methods to use with my Geometry students!
You are gifted with this platform. Clear direction sans superfluous sidetracks, encouraging delivery, and never do you speak down to your students. You’re a master of the media; keep making your art!
Cheers!
-Castor
Yep a natural teacher.
Increíble easy to folow you, such a clear english, gracias amigo, just discovered you
Your content is therapeutic. Instantly sparks motivation to start building. No matter what. Just building and creating 💪🙏❤
Totally agree.
Agreed
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Bit of quick background, 35 and retired my sister incubated some duck and quail eggs but can't keep them so I've been building a pen at my house out of pallets I needed a workbench to aid in construction stumbled onto a video of a fellow bald man... ok so now that you're all caught up I've consumed your content which is formatted in simple consice instructions and loaded with a wealth of knowledge and decided it's never too late to pick up a hobby I'm coming out of retirement and will keep you updated thank you for the inspiration.
I plan to build a solid all wood jackplane for a while. I have a beautifull antique Iron and some european beech in my forrest. It will be a 40 cm plane and maybe with a cherrylaurel sole.
Perfect! I've a no 4 sized plane that once belonged to my dad's father. He was a carpenter for the Army during WWII. I don't think it is a Stanley, but I do know the body is cracked, making it little more than a decoration and memory. I also have a good sized chunk of cherry culled from my mother's father's orchard 40-ish years ago. He was a hobbyist woodworker and I have several of his old chisels and planes (no. 5, low angle block, rabbeting), though I only remember him using power tools (my uncles wanted those, but not the hand tools). I think a useable and useful plane built out of mementos from both of my grandfathers would be an awesome project!
Thank you once again Rex for another amazing video! A lot of woodworking YT Channels often rely on the assumption that premium power tools are a given - for those of us with the lack of finance it's utterly refreshing to see the genuine artistry in your work, championing the power, effectiveness and complete relevance of hand tools. Keep on doing what you're doing; it's a great cause!
About a year ago I built one of these after watching this video. I wanted my frog to sit nice and flat because I built an extra sliding dovetail mechanism to adjust the mouth. Long story short, some epoxy and a nice piece of flat steel will get you a piece of perfectly flat surface with good wear characteristics.
Excellent video, Rex! Please know that you were truly missed the past couple of weeks or so! It’s great to have you back.
7:47 A tip while sanding. Because the leading side will lose material faster, due to the trailing side being lubricated by dust, it helps to turn the part 180 degrees and sand with the opposite side leading. Alternate every so often. And when you're within a dozen or so strokes of being done, alternate every other pull.
Good thinking buddy, a valuable technique to keep in mind when finishing to precise dimensions and fit.
I've got my grandfather's long plane he made around 1900. It will need some TLC, including re-flattening the sole and sharpening the iron.
I've recently become a big fan of your channel. I picked up a plane that had seen much better days and restored it, then I thought "maybe I should try using it!" And so, I started scouring YT for videos on how to do that and stumbled across your videos. And then I made a mallet. And a basic wooden box with simple dovetails. I'd already made a bench of sorts, but now I'm planning to make the joiner's bench. And probably this plane. I see a pattern emerging...
Anyway, thanks for the excellent videos, they're highly appreciated.
You just got a new subscriber. I like that you're showing a pragmatic compromise between new and old tools, and not making out you need every new expensive tool under the sun. I really love Paul Seller's content, but sometimes I find he's so experienced that some of his recommendations, such as just using a No 4 are tricky for a beginner. I think your two channels should complement each other very well.
Thanks for all these videos.
I have limited space and budget, but I've recently discovered that woodworking is really theraputic for me. It helps me feel connected to my Dad since he passed away -- he was an engineer and handyman who designed and built some really impressive carpentry projects, but he didn't have a ton of tools meant for fine woodworking like hand planes. Videos like this are helping me bridge the gap between my Dad's expertise and my personal interests.
Thanks again, and remember that you're having an impact!
I’m so glad someone finally did a video on this type of plane! And you did it your own way. Great job, Rex!
Got the plans and built this. Soooooooo satisfying when I took the first few cuts. Paper thin and just glides over the work piece. None of my metal planes come close.
Thank Rex!
That is a fine plane. I love iron planes, but the finish wooden planes give straight from the factory, is incredible. Well done.
I must have been living under a rock since I started following you because I had not seen this video yet... I have a literal metric butt load of parts I can turn into cool planes like this !!!
2 years of furniture making college and one of the 1st things we were taught. Always put a plane down on its side. If you put it down flat on the sole you can damage the iron's cutting edge.
I started watching this video and 5 minutes in, I found myself in the shop gluing up a block for a wooden jack plane. I don't have any extra plane hardware, but the inspiration is there and I am going to make it work one way or another!
For a great lapping surface, visit a granite countertop shop. They will usually let you scrounge through their scrap bin. Bring a 6-pack as a thank you.
It’s as flat as just about anything short of a machinist’s surface plate, it’s rigid and heavy for stability, and if you drop something on it you chip the surface instead of raising a dent.
I highly recommend a lathe file for metal, especially cast iron. The teeth are angled more and it has a smoother shearing action than a mill file. Plus it leaves a better surface finish.
after watching many woodworking videos i finally decided to make a project myself. thx for the inspiration
its a rocking chair btw
@@jrk1666 good luck!
Hi Rex, now that a years gone by, would love to hear how the plane has done and maybe a follow up vid showing how to tune it up after use/time has gone by. Cheers!
Interesting. One thing about the wood moving over night. I have a friend, Eric Lofstrom, a turner who makes 'Breathing Boxes' on the lathe. If you pick one up by the lid, it takes a couple of seconds for the bottom to fall off, or 'breathe' off.... His process to make them involves turning the box down over about 6 or so months so the wood can 'adjust' to having stock removed. That may be handy for this type of project. I do have some lignum hanging around, if I can find it.....
Thank you, Rex! I've been trying to figure out how to make a jointer plane. I've done a lot of the "Woodwork for Humans" projects and have learned a lot. This one looks interesting...
Glad that someone picked up where Paul left off.
I really appreciate your attitude, energy, and overall approach to woodworking. Always a delight to watch!
An extremely good communicator.
Well Rex, Here we are more than a year from lock down. Thanks for posting all these great videos ! You inspired me to do
more than a few of your projects. Here is hoping we will be leaving Covid behind us! Stay safe everyone...
When I first saw the old Stanley I thought nnnooooo but there are loads of post war number 4s around ( here in the UK at least) and I think you have done the old girl proud. Well done.
I have Stanley's 8,7,6,5 1/2, 5 1/4, and so on but i want this to help me get rid of my cast planes. Tha ks for the information.
This video gave me a little hope for the old transition plane I picked up a while ago. While attempting to restore it, I notices a crack going down the side of the metal mounting bracket. Maybe I will just make it into something like this with the remaining parts
This is an excellent project! I have neither the need for another jointer, nor the time to build one. That being said, I might just have to make one anyway. Wicked awesome!
This is incredibly helpful and perfectly well timed. Im accumulating tools to start training as a luthier and im in desperate need of a jointer plain, but i really don't want to spend $150+ dollars for a no.6 that isn't cracked. So this is impeccable.
Cool project. I made a similar one like 20 years ago but I just used the blade, cap iron, and lever cap. Not the frog. Adjust it with a tap of a hammer.
Hey Rex! Each of your videos is better even than the last! I'm really enjoying your innovative shoestring approach. It's so different to many other videos that attempt to persuade us to buy what we need, whereas you give us the information to MAKE what we need.
I feel you're the spiritual successor to the great Roy Underhill.
Nothing else to say except thank you for the years of excellent content Rex!
Now I love a sharpie as much as the next guy but I think its time you learnt the joys of Blue Dykem when marking out surface for leveling, no more coloring in or pulling all the crust off the nib.
Also at 3:00am last night/this morning you saved me from buying a dogshit Spokeshave on amazon, cheers buddy.
To build a plane you must first create the universe...
Excellent! I have a busted plane sitting in the garage, AND I was just thinking about how I wish I had a jack or a jointer plane. Now I know what to do with the extra plane. Good timing, thanks!
Being in the UK I can buy Marple's Beechwood planes off eBay.
I used to teach what they called "Craft, Design , and Technology" CDT, then just "Design technology" but whatever it was woodwork and metal work. and yes the knuckleheads could break anything. I found the best tools were off eBay I could buy them cheaper and better quality than new.
Happy New Year to you, too Rex!
I've bought a couple of Stanleys of all sizes. But realistically... I use my wooden planes 99% of the time. It's easier here (Germany/Switzerland) to find wooden planes in excellent condition, because the European continent never caught on to the metal body plane craze. All plane manufacturers still make wooden planes. They have thick, stable irons of insane quality and you can get all kinds of sizes for below 50 EURs. Even near mint condition nr.7/8 sizes cost less than 50 EURs.
thanks, I recently bought a wooden Marples jack plane and this helps me
Love this idea, my wooden fore plane is probably my favorite plane but lacking adjustability of the modern planes.
Don’t ever underestimate the difference taking a break can make. Working on cars taught me that. I’ve been mad enough to throw a wrench across the yard before and somehow when I return after 30 minutes to an hour, the problem usually works itself out. It’s some black magic stuff but I’m tellin ya, walk away if you’re frustrated.
Best. Advice. Ever.
This is such a good idea, I'm surprised more people don't do this, I just see promotions for big tool companies all the time. I don't think I would have bought a jointer if I saw this a couple years ago. Great job!
Rex, I'm new to your channel and have been really enjoying the financially efficient focus of your videos. It's really kicked me in the pants, and I'm back to woodworking after a fair sized break.
I look forward to seeing this and future videos!
It seems you read my mind. I just bought my first No 4 plane and was thinking of either buying a European jointer plane (aka Rauhbank in German) or combine the nice adjustable part of the metal planes with the wooden part of our European planes and try to do this on my own. Of course I was not the first one having that idea. Geat video as always. Thank you very much.
I feel a lot better about getting a plane off Facebook after seeing this because if it ends up being worse than to thought it will hopefully make a good candidate for this project. Thanks for the great videos ❤
Rex, "
I just went through your video on making the jointer plane.
It looks a bit intimidating and worried about attempting it, but oddly, I’m really excited to give it a try.
Thanks for the needEd shot of enthusiasm. I’ll be able to get started next week.
This should be great fun.
In my opinion, this is a great video. I have made krenov style planes in the past. Your plane is close to a transitional plane. This might be my next project considering I have several flea market planes in the garage. Thanks again for the video.
You're one of my favorite RUclipsrs :)
Thanks for translating into metric 😎
Here's a tip I figured out for finding thin pieces of hardwood; look for grilling planks. People don't just use cedar for grilling planks, they also use cherry, hickory, apple, and all types of domestic hardwoods.
Pallets - quite often the thinner slats are made of oak! If you got lucky, they might be an exotic as well.... the pieces will just need some help - use a stiff wire brush or coarse ( 60 grit or less) sandpaper as the first "tool" to touch the wood to get tool edge destroying grit and such out of the wood - a metal detector as a final check is a good idea also.
@@gregmislick1117 - Word of caution: Wood pallets are often sprayed with insecticides.
I recently made a 49cm long plane for a 6cm wide blade myself as I didn't have any longer ones. its a wood plane, so basically a solid block of wood you cut some angles into it. For my first attempt I used some old as pine beam which I had to true up myself and as a sole I used some oak molding. The molding was of course to narrow so hade to glue two pieces of it together to get a board that was wide enough.
I thought cutting the angles into the wood would be really challenging to make it even everywhere but it went really well. Of course a good hour with a file and sandpaper was still needed so that the blade has a flat bed to lay on.
And the thing actually works great. A bit fiddly to set up the blade, but well, thats how it is if your holding mechanism is a wooden wedge.
TLDR: if you need a plane in a specific size. Try out to make a wood plane if you dont have any hardware except the plane iron.
Got even some tips from my build if someone wants to try it :D
just make the bed around 45° and the wedge around 10°
make the plane about 2cm wider than the balde you will be using
since you need to use a hammer to set the iron, your handle has to be further back/lower so you have proper access to the iron. Depending on the bed angle you choose and your hand size give yourself 20cm-25cm space from the heel for the grip. (lower bed angle needs more space in the back for the handle)
cutting the grooves on the side for the wedge can be easily cut when you got your bed done. just use a slim saw like a jig saw blade and let the bed guide it. and the other cut should be close to the bed angle + the wedge angle. But dont worry if its not perfect. You can fine tune it easily later on when you fit the wedge.
You could also epoxy threaded inserts with the rough outside thread and the fine internal machine threads to hold the frog.
happy new year. I learn a lot from you. Look forward to this years content. If I make a plane like that I think I would plan it out a year in advance. Buy the wood specifically for it.. set it aside for a year so it can really be solidly dry and adjusted to my desert environment. Then I would worry less about it drastically needing adjustments after I made it. Note to self.. get some hardwood.
Rex, I would like to suggest a topic for a video. Many of us don't have a lot of space for our woodworking. For years, I have been fortunate to have a space large enough for my woodworking tools and machines. However, this will end this year, so I am looking at other options, including modifying a 100 square foot apartment bedroom. I have my own ideas, and it would be helpful to know your suggestions. I hope this idea is of interest to you. I believe many face similar situations. Thank you for all the videos you produce. You and your videos are first-rate.
Very cool build. One of those duh why didn’t I think of that videos for me. I hope Paul sees this video I think he’d approve
Great video, thank you! Decent metallic jointers are crazy expensive, very heavy and still seem quite short. In my country antique ones are totally abscent either on the web or flea markets so it is definatley worth considering building one. However, I need a fully metallic one for flattening block planes.
Thank you so much Rex, for inspiring me once more. You've done it again! I have an old jointer (22") that I was considering re-mouthing as it's worn out. I wasn't much looking forward to that project, as it isn't really a good quality well made one to begin with and a wedged single iron. I also have a few old planes and plane parts lying around. You know what? I'm shooting for a full 22" jointer version of what you just showed us. I have some 1/4" beech and other bits of beech all recovered from old furniture, so it's good and dry. A nice figured Indian or Indonesian wood block for the front section and it'll look great.
The idea of making a nice jointer plane excites me. Too much in the works right now, but I definitely am putting this in the que. I have a number of old jack planes and smoothing planes that would be willing to donate their organs for a good cause. - DRW
Thanks for the quick translations to centimeters.
I bought a set of those Grebstk chisels after seeing your video on them. I’m really impressed with how well they hold an edge.
Interesting idea. Have wanted a No7 for awhile. Maybe I'll just make one.....nice. Good video. Thanks for sharing.
Welcome back Rex.
We love you.
I had a sailboat that I got rid of and lots of sepele that I used to make things for it. I was thinking about using the massive piece I still have for some planes and other tools. That is one awesome type of wood. I was going to use the big piece later for making and selling another dragon like the one I put on my boat.
It will be a narrow jointer, but now I know what I am doing with that broken #4 I got in a box of old tools for $5.00 at an auction.
Thanks Rex! A psuedo- transitional infill plane it will be. Now to find me some brass for the side and bottom of my next broken plane project to also make a shooting plain with the angled handle like James Wright recently acquired. (Stanley #50?)
Liked the video, and a fine looking plane. At 8:52 and 8:59 when you're checking for squareness, it doesn't look fully square, though
Me this morning: I need to shop for a long wooden bodied plane
Rex this morning: I'm premiering an adjustable (wooden bodied) plane build
You win again Rex.
Great video Rex, as always.
I'm sure we're all looking forward to your new projects for 2021.
That long planer looks like a good tool
Wow! Don’t know at all about those planes and Paul Sellers blog
Hello!
Great job! Excellent forgotten technique brought to live! Guess what I have found yesterday in local ads and have bought ? Marples smoother with wooden body and working frog. Here in Poland for around $30 :D Thanks to You I did know what I was looking at. It glides like a dream, is light and have very ergonomic grip.
I get an amazing amount of enjoyment out of making the planes that you, in your bundle, Paul Sellers in his poor man projects and James in his Wood by Wright series have shown. Yes, I held my breath with a few of the earliest attempts but I've enjoyed making and using them a lot. I did kinda slow myself down when I decided to build your low angle Jack because I don't like aluminum and wanted brass but I finally located a local source for enough for a few projects. I dunno, might do one of these and retire my 18" transitional.
Good to see you back Rex. Hope you had a good break and your batteries are freshly charged!
Just stumbled on your channel and I love what I’ve seen so far. You carry a very genuine and sincere vibe that I love, and your video length / instruction to visual ratio is golden. I don’t usually leave RUclips comments, but I felt really compelled to say great job, and I hope you continue to be successful in spreading good content and teaching & inspiring people out there with woodwork. I’ll be sharing more of your videos on social media. 👍
I made myself a 5-1/2 based on those same Paul Sellers blog posts a few years ago. Made some stupid mistakes but it still works well.
My first one has some embarrassing parts. Still cuts.
Wow, it just so happens that I have a bunch of Stanley parts from broken planes because 'they'll be good for something.' And here we go, they're going to be good for something. :D
I need to rush down the antique shop and buy up those cheap broken planes before anyone else does!!!
@@gregmislick1117 hee hee Just goes to show you, one man's junk is another man's treasure :D
Indeed - Picked up a No 5 last summer, the side was broken away but all else was fine! Spare parts!
Man your channel has definitely become my favorite. Next to Graham Blackburn of course...... Who i discovered through you lol.
That's a great project, Rex. I've been thinking about how to make a fully adjustable taper jig for things like chair and table legs and I think I might plan it to work with something like you have in this video; you know, like a dedicated plane just for that jig, to keep the cost right down.
I have nothing to say really, but I appreciate your content, and wish to help with the yt-algorithms.
I love it! Amazing! If you can do it, I feel confident that I can botch it but still have a usable tool when I'm done while I learn a lot! 😅
I like the style of the hybrid planes you make. I am planning a Kernov style block plane with some figured red gum and a mower blade
Great content and explanation. I hope someday I'll be able to build my plane. :) Thanks for the ideas, excellent channel!
Cool video, Rex.
18" ... that's the size of a Stanley No. 6. I got one when I was on the hunt for a Stanley No. 4. I now have both a 4 and a 6 but I barely use the 4.
great video of a tremendously complicated project David
Its funny, the Stanley plane you use is exactly the same as my plane which i inherited from my grandfather. Its odd to think it isn't collectable because its priceless to me.
That is a really great idea. In addition to my fairly good set of iron planes, I have a set of transitionals. I really like the way they feel but I always wish they had a better adjustment mechanism. This combination looks very good. I might have to build one even though I don't need it.
I'm lucky enough to own two Marples transitional planes. I've seen criticism alleging difficulty in set-up with some emphasis on an alleged tendency for rhem to chatter, but this has not been my experience, both my transitional jackplane and my smoothing plane only require the same care in set-up as I give to my Lie Nielsen low angle jack and my Stanley No4. They are a joy to use and the scent of the Danish oil I apply to the wooden bodies, combines with the scent of pine in a most soul refreshing way. For shooting end grain the weight and lower angle of the iron bodied LN makes it superior to my wooden jack,but for general use the lighter wooden Marples is the greater pleasure. And the wooden soles bring a sheen to the worked surface which no sanding machine that I've used can ever replicate.
Love your projects. I’m slowly getting the shop set up like I want. Thanks for the videos and motivation.
Thanks so much Rex! Wow' I'm so amazed!
Yesterday I was searching RUclips for a video just like this one, this is exactly what I needed!
We are building a simple wooden house in the Philippines and I need to build my own plane just like this one' but can't find the medal peaces here.
Any one willing to send me them?
As always, spectacular explanation and details. Thanks Rex!!
What a great idea. Exellent
I made your advanced joiners mallet recently. Really loving the power of it and all the little details but I'm still waiting for the head to fly off the backwards tenon
Nicely done Rex. I'm not into tool construction but if I were this would an excellent guide for me. Thank you for sharing. Have a great 2021 and stay healthy.
You nailed it with this vid, im in this exact situation.
We recently lumbered a 36" maple, a 36" white ash, and a 32" pecan. After drying, we tried planing with a Rigid (Home Depot) 13" planer with 2 HSS knives ruclips.net/user/postUgkxIzvvTi3_Qc8JnVdYYRJCvuoDC4QjTzeL . This job was clearly too much for that machine. The pecan was particularly difficult, due to heavy mineral deposits, and a sharp pair of HSS knives would be consumed by a mere 3 boards. We were also having lots of problems from chip bruising, due to poor dust collection. The shavings came off like straw and jammed in the 4" hose.We bought the DW735 simply to be able to run carbide blades, which worked brilliantly for the pecan. However, we found it to be a much, MUCH nicer machine. It was far more rigid than the "Rigid" planer, and far more accurate as well. But what I liked most about it was the dust feed. This machine has its own blower, which shreds the "straw" like shavings as they come off the cutting head and helps boost the shavings into the dust collection system. No more clogs! It's also nicely sealed so that the internals stay quite clean. This is just a well tempered machine that's a delight to use. It literally cut the labor in half. Just another example of getting what you pay for.
Why are you talking about an electric thickness planer? Why not talk about puppies or helicopters? Just as relevant.