Don't buy a router plane! Build one instead.
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- Опубликовано: 28 июн 2024
- Router planes are one of the most useful and important specialty planes for any hand tool woodworker. Unfortunately antique planes can be rare and modern planes can be really expensive. Fortunately router planes are one of the easiest planes to make yourself and end up with something very precise... especially when you buy the parts from @Paul.Sellers !
In this video I build the Paul Sellers router plane following his plans but with a few minor changes. Namely, I show a way to attach the handles at an angle which makes them more comfortable to grip.
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I appreciate your videos because of the extreme care and attention you show to doing precision work. I also appreciate the fact that you play no distracting music and also do not talk. Your quiet careful work speaks for itself. And on nights when pain keeps me awake I can happily watch your videos, learn something, relax and eventually even sleep. Thank you and please keep making your very instructive video :-)
very nice work paul would be proud of you
Thanks so much! He’s a big inspiration for me!
Very nice video. Your approach to making the base was interesting and informative. I just got the kit and have been digging around the scrap pile looking for ideas, I got some from you.
Also tilting the handles is something I like. They should be tilted!
Ok, I have just watched a bunch of RUclips videos and oddly enough you and James Wright are the only ones that seem to know how to properly use a router plane. Nice technique! I mean other then Master Paul himself.
Thanks for publishing. 😎🇨🇦
Thanks for the very kind words! Enjoy your router plane build!
This is a nice build video. It's well referenced to the original designer and I think you have put in some good and interesting design ideas of your own too. 👍
Thanks for the kind words Thomas, I appreciate it! Paul is a huge inspiration to me :)
Your video is not only helpful and inspiring, it’s a pleasure to watch as well. It’s just peaceful to do without the giddiness and busyness of by far most woodworking videos - yours has the qualities I value in the shop - calmness and creativity. Thanks, and I’m happy to be a new subscriber.
Thank you very much for the kind words Alec. I try to work calmness into my videos because, to me, woodworking is somewhat of a meditative experience. Welcome to my channel, I'm happy to have you!
Halfway through the video, I was telling myself "someone's been watching Paul Sellers !" ; well, I wasn't surprised to see his name appear after that ! But I didn't know he sold those kits, I'm definitely going to look into that. Thanks for the nice video ! :)
Awesome Martin!! Let me know how your plane turns out if you end up buying a kit!
I watched Paul make this a few days ago and now seeing this , I thought the same. You can tell from the tools a lot of the time the Influencers on RUclips. This is a great kit if you weren’t willing to spend the coin on a Veritas plane. I like these as an option. You can also tell when woodworkers watch Rob Cosman ( Chinese WR hand plane). I like watching Paul Sellers, down to earth and doesn’t push tool sales for a living.
Thanks! I appreciate the quiet.
I'm glad you like the format, thanks for sharing!
Thank you for putting up a video of yourself building someone else's design. If I want to build a design someone on RUclips has posted, I always wonder if it really works, how hard was it to build really (how many retakes were there), and if it works. It gives me a little more confidence in going ahead to make that tool when I see a second person build the same thing.
Not everything you did was exactly like Paul Seller's design. In making those changes you've demonstrated some of the flexibility of the design.
Again, thanks for posting this.
Thanks for the feedback Fern! I was worried people wouldn't want to watch me build something Paul has already built, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I appreciate you!
I notice that the kit came with a blade already cut with two locations for the adjustment wheel unless I missed it on this build.
@@dkbuildsno worry there. RUclips is full of videos that are repeats of someone else’s projects. Interesting to see how someone else approaches the project or makes slight tweaks. RUclips is extremely repetitious, pick a woodworker and subscribe to his channel until you see a more entertaining one. I find Paul Sellers has a huge library of instructional videos.
Excellent video and nice build👍
Thanks so much freedom!
Very beautiful amazing work
Thanks so much Jim!
Nice, a Paul seller router plane, he did said it's customizable. Interesting that the metal is bevel down, most router plane have cutting edge straight and flat but cool
Yeah I think he uses a bevel down approach because he makes the blades himself out of square stock. Much easier to make this blade than an L-shaped one like most router planes use. I do think bevel-up is better though.
Cool design
Thanks Dan! All design credit goes to Paul Sellears :)
I really loved following your channel. Just the right mix of Sellers and Cosman with your own flair. Beautiful builds. The tool cabinet was my favorite. Do you think you will ever have plans on Etsy?
Thanks so much Bobby! Both Paul and Rob are huge inspirations for me. I'm glad you like the tool cabinet. I don't think I will have plans for sale (as I didn't even make any for the actual building of the cabinet) but I have most of the measurements in the description of the video if I remember correctly. If I do ever make plans I'll let you know!
I just got my kit for this plane in the mail a couple weeks ago but haven't had time to get it together yet. I like your adjustment for setting the handles at an angle. Great work!
Nice! Thanks Joe. Let me know how your build turns out! I really enjoyed making this one
Yours does look exceptionally nice with the woods you chose. And, LOL, it does have a resemblance to Shrek!!
Nice to see someone else make Paul's version and succeed. Great job.
Thanks RS! Glad you see the Shrek resemblance too... those handles look a lot like ears 👂👂 I appreciate you watching and commenting on my videos!
Love the build, love Paul Sellers. The OG.
I'm a huge fan of Paul too! Thanks for watching and commenting Adam!
A fantastic build as always. The way you find out the angle of the handles was really interesting for me. The way you work (perfectionistic) is just admireable. Thank you.
Thank you so much Behzad, I'm glad the handle angles could add something on top of what Paul Sellers has already shown the world. I appreciate the kind words!
Awesome build, Paul Sellers would be proud!
Thanks so much Andy!
Interesting. My next project!
Good luck, it's a fun and pretty easy project!
Great build, well done. Ive watched Paul sellers original also ( im a big fan of his) and you've done exactly as paul intended, you've made it and put your own twist to the design. I think you done him proud .
Thanks so much for the encouraging words Kelvin! I'm a huge fan of Paul as well. Thanks for commenting!
Excellent build! I'm ordering my kit today! Thanks for sharing. Great work as always.
Awesome, I think you'll like making this and having it as a tool. Thanks Mark!
Great video. I loved how you set the handles with the bevel gauge. Clever. I really like Paul Seller's kit. Great value if you're looking to build your own router plane.
Thanks so much jsm! Really glad you got something out of the video!
Fantastic! I'm going to try this. Thanks for the tutorial.
Awesome Ronn! Let me know how your build goes. Paul Sellers has great detailed videos on how to build something very similar (though without the angled handles). All credit goes to him 😇
Very nice build. Been a follower of Paul Sellers a long time. Think he would like that you took his idea and made it with modifications of your own design. Have my kit and have base done and know heading toward completion.
Thanks for the comment Harold! I hope this video drives more traffic to Paul's webpage, he's great. Let me know how your build turns out with the kit!
Just letting you know I finished my router plane today. Couldn't find knobs so made my own. Followed Paul Sellers how to shape and make Plane knobs and modified them to work on router plane.
@@haroldking4272 That's great! Thanks for following up Harold. I considered making my own knobs but without a lathe I was worried they would look sloppy. How did yours turn out?
@@dkbuilds Handles turned out OK. But you can tell their hand made and not as nice a one turned on a lathe. But they will work fine. Have a good day and a happy holidays.
Amazing work, dude! Really well done! 😃
I would love to find a kit like that around here in Brazil!
Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Thanks so much MC, I always appreciate you watching! It is possible to build this even without a kit if you are creative! Stay safe with your family too!
Pretty slick. It looks like it works well.
Thanks Gary! I'd say it works pretty well, but only if you are removing a tiny amount of material at a time. IMO a Stanley (or Veritas, LN, whatever) would work better than this but they're just so expensive! Plus this was a fun, cheap one-day build.
@@dkbuilds I have the large LN and although I haven’t used it very much since I got it earlier this year I don’t remove very much material at a time. I find it just creates a better surface when you remove less at a time.
Nice work!
I like the idea for angling the handles, btw.
For everyone who is waiting for the kit from Paul sellers, no need! I have already made two of these from metal sourced from scrap, with the exception of the blade. For that I bought a 12" bar from metals online or something like that. Paul has videos on how to harden and temper the steel, and I did it in a barbecue with a hair dryer 😁.
All very possible and fun!
Great tips djl! I was a little intimidated to try it myself (I've never tempered steel) but I definitely plan to do so now in the future, thanks in part to your encouragement. Cheers!
@@dkbuilds A couple of more tips -- cut the notches in the blade and also the angle to the cutting edge 'before' you harden the steel. The closer you are to the final bevel the easier your honing will be. Use hardwood such as mesquite for a hotter fire, and don't be shy about the hairdryer. Just make sure you don't get so close it starts to melt! Paul's magnet test to see when you have hit the right temperature worked perfectly. It was the first time I attempted anything like it, and it was a simple as Paul makes it look. Enjoy!
I can’t wait to build mine now! Thanks for the inspiration.
Awesome Dan! Let me know how yours turns out when you finish!
It looks like a happy alien!
Lol true that!! Thanks Jared!
Thank you very much, colleague! I have Stanley's vintage router plane, but I can't find knives for it. If it works out, I will buy an Paul uncle's set, and will make a good hand tool for myself. Good luck to you! 🤝
That's awesome! I wish I had a Stanley router plane. This one works almost as well but to be honest a Stanley is probably a bit better if you can find knives for it!
Unfortunately, it is not yet available on the site. ☹
@@dkbuilds Check around I think the LN or veritas cutter works in the Stanley, Seems to me it is LN.
Seem to recall a video of someone making them from Allen keys here on RUclips. Including how to harden and temper the steel, to take a sharp edge.
Anytime you can build something from scraps is a win. I've built a couple things from scraps I use more than the original project they came from.
Hell yeah. Thanks Ping, let's never stop hoarding scraps!
Nice work!
Thanks Dave, I appreciate it!
Salve, complimenti per la router plane veramente bella e ben realizzata. Ottimo il kit del signor Sellers. Bel video
Grazie mille, Alfonso!
Nice work!!!
Thank you Damien!
Another slamdunk mate!
Heck yeah thanks Jay!
Great fix!
Thanks Carolyn!
I used the same kit!!! I made a structural change, I bored the center hole at 50° and inlet the iron to the very bottom. Then used gunsmithing bedding compound to bed the iron..Zero vibrations.
Plus I've made to additional irons from O1 steel. A 1/4" and a 1/8th for inlay work......
That's awesome Andy thanks for sharing! Love your modifications, I'll have to try some of them the next time I make a plane like this!
Not only is this an awesome build, I also learned like 10 new techniques
Thanks for the comment Mark, you rock!
Great! I got some good ideas for making things.
とても参考になりました！
Thank you I’m so glad it was helpful for you!
Came out great! That plate that holds the blade in, is that stainless? Or is there any finish on it?
Thank you Ben! I don't believe it is stainless, I would expect it to patina over time and probably rust if water is left on it. I didn't put any finish on mine but I believe Paul Sellers puts shellac on his (I could be wrong)
@@dkbuilds Great thanks! Maybe not in that situation, but in restoration type situations I've used clear rustoleum a few times. Works great for preserving bare metal without worrying about it. Could always wax it I suppose!
How are you finding the plane ? I was thinking of buying the kit as a little project as i already have a router plane , was just wondering if it was worth it ?
Cheers
William
Sorry for the delay William! The plane is great as a little project, and it useful if you only have a very small router plane (like me). It's great for some specific uses like shaping tenons etc but in general I wouldn't describe it as high quality or precise as for example a Stanley.
I had your notifications shut off 😡 Got some catching up to do😊 That is a lovely router plane! Tools are extra special when you make them. I find it very difficult to throw out ANY wood scraps, never know when they might come in handy!
Oh no! Glad you found my most recent videos though jc. Agreed, I definitely have a scrap hoarding problem but so far it has been paying off!
This design is very close to the one Paul Sellers made
Thanks! Yes I based this off of his design as I show in the video.
When are you going to release a new video. We miss your content
I'm trying! Life is kicking my butt a little right now. I haven't gone anywhere though, I'll be back releasing videos in no time!
Hello. What is the name of such a tool? Thank you.
Thanks! This is called a "router plane".
I think I saw this on Reddit. Like how to made knobs at angle.
Thanks Jim!
Мужик! Очень красиво и круто сделано! Смотрю тебя из России 👍
Большое спасибо A.G.R.! Я рад, что вам понравилось видео!
4:00 Yooooooo! That is brilliant. How thin is the batten?
Thanks! This one is about 1/8th thick. It started a little thicker and I planed it down a bit until it made a curve that I liked.
@@dkbuilds Nice one. Way better than bending a ruler.
Fancy, and here I just shoved a chisel through a 2x4 and called it good.
Hell yeah that's a great solution Phi. Only downside is limited/difficulty adjusting it, but if it gets the job done there's no need to fix something that isn't broken!
What was that tool you used to clean out the bottom of that first groove?
That was also a router plane, that one is the small Lie Nielsen router plane.
Kind of like Shrek 😂
:D
So wait you say build one but use one to build it?
I did use a small router plane for one step of this build, but that step is totally optional (just fitting the zebrawood inlay on the front which us purely aesthetic). A router plane is in no way needed to build this.
@@dkbuilds I was just joking I know love the piece beautiful work
i need a hand saw that cuts that fast lol
Sounds like you need to sharpen your saw!
@@dkbuilds lolol. where do you find skip frame saws at lol
Is that a Paul Seller's plane?
That information is in both the video description and the video itself. Thanks for watching!
So the kit costs £35.00 plus VAT and shipping, and is available only in Britain?
I paid that price when I bought the kit, yes, but it was shipped to the USA. I'm not sure if Paul has changed his shipping policy since I purchased mine?
This is the sellers design, I built it and was disappointed. The problem is in the straight iron. It’s too sharp of an angle and bights into the wood to aggressively. Router planes have an “L” shaped iron for a reason. I scrapped mine and built a new one with an L iron. Much better.
Great feedback Rand and I actually agree. I don’t think router planes should have a bevel-down design like this one has. The problem is it is much more difficult to DIY an L shaped iron. Good for you for making that work! The trick to using this plane for me is to take off really tiny amounts each pass. It’s painfully slow but works well enough.
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Whew. That was a narrow escape there at the end. You almost cut your thumb off with the camera. It would be hard to do woodworking with only half your thumbs.
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Foul.
You're using a paring chisel as a firmer.
I'm sorry you disagree with my tool use Tim
@@dkbuilds So am I. We need to get you some firmers. 8)
You COULD use a mortising chisel as a firmer if you have one. They'll take that sort of beating, and more.
Oh, while we're at it we should look into finding you a dozuki and a ryoba, too. Especially the dozuki. It comes with a short learning curve, but once you use one you'll never go back to English patterns again.
Surely he can use his chisels, whatever name is assigned to them, as he sees fit for the job at hand?
You don't talk, I don't watch!
I have some other videos where I talk. But, I understand and appreciate the feedback.
This is the first video I've watched with no talking. Glad that I did and appreciate your talent and creativity.
Bye bye. There's plenty of RUclips wood working videos out there where they're constantly yammering. Go watch them.
Yet another YT video where you need the tool to make the tool.... SMH
You don't need the tool to make the tool. For this one I put a zebra wood inlay in the front and used a small router plane to smooth that cut, but 1) that inlay is totally unnecessary, it's just for looks and 2) smoothing the bottom of that cut wasn't strictly necessary either as it's not an important glue surface.
I think buying one is way much easier dude..
Obviously buying one is easier dude. Buying one is always easier.
Hey dude!
You use a rabbet plane to clean up a tenon, instead of trying to use a router plane like you showed on your video.
Get it straight and stop trying to teach people the wrong thing.
Thanks for the feedback Mark. I disagree with you. A rabbet plane would smooth that surface yes but it wouldn’t necessarily get the glue surface coplanar with the face of the work piece. Please consider being less aggressively rude in your comments. Thanks!
When you were creating the curve part, what was the method called when you made the wood bend? Is that an actual method you got taught or learnt. Or did you create it yourself cause I'd love to learn how to use that when I start doing woodworking