Thrift store wooden planes: total restoration, perfect shavings.
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The first half of the ruclips.net/user/postUgkx3ICSK6nSknaL_45CU2NmFSoXjarGMDiJ book is everything about wood: types, tools, finishes, setting up shop etc. The second half is all about doing projects for inside and outside of the home. The color pictures are helpful. After reading a dozen of these types of books, this is probably the best overall (layout, color photos, plans). Only detraction is that many of the projects use a table saw/router/planer, which are usually expensive and take up space, so the plans are less friendly to newcomers and the budget conscious. But I know I can use a drill, circular saw or a jigsaw to make the projects.
Decades ago I bought a cheap wooden plane and my grandfather helped me restore it. He first had me make a working copy of it. After multiple attempts to make a copy of it, I finally got it right. He then asked me if I wanted to still restore the one I had bought that had cracks, a body twist, a broken mouth, and a wedge with bad legs on it. I said no and he asked me to explain why. After I went over all of the faults in the original purchase, he said "now you know what to look for when you purchase a plane." It was a sneaky, but valuable, way to teach me what to look for in a wooden plane. So for beginners looking to restore their first wooden plane I suggest that you make a working replica of it first and enjoy learning from the mistakes that you make along the way.
Brilliant!
So... The real plane restoration were the friends we made along the way?
I will show myself out.
@Chris Wilson, love this story.
Your Grandfather was a wise man.
Cris, what kind of wood did you use to make your plane with your grandfather?
I have no intention of restoring a plane, but as a introduction to planes in general this did really well!
Cherry: I am fully figured and reversing grain in multiple directions. Just try and plane me, weakling
Rex: "This isn't even my final finish"
Rex’s channel is second to none. Fantastic information and well presented. Easy to understand and follow.
Certainly
I've been binge watching his content. It's making me want to start woodworking.
Sam is SO glad for this video. He has enough firewood. Great job, Rex! And thank you!
My pleasure!
They came out quite beautiful. How is the crack in that mouth fairing with use? Will you need to put that patch in?
Nice job on the restoration, Rex.
You’re slowly making me fall in love with hand tools...
I’ve purchased many planes with defects that you would call “done.” Many were missing parts and in terrible shape. They’re no longer collectible, but the wood is alway repairable, and the parts can be manufactured. I’ve brought each of these plane to beautiful working condition with lots of TLC and a full woodworking and metalworking workshop. It’s been a labor of love, and I put more money into the planes than they’re worth. Great video!
"That's either a great deal, or some very expensive firewood."
OR... and hear me out on this... it's some bone-dry turning stock, probably beech. Not a bad deal, either!
Oh, I hear you! You're totally right.
The pandemic leading into this winter has possibly corrupted my mind... BUT I've started contemplating the weird possibility of building an "Adapter shoe" for a shorter plane to fill it out to something like a jointing duty... Might only be useful "in a pinch" or when "on too severe a budget to do better"... BUT I'm thinking (more and more) that it's likely feasible... if not quite eloquent as a solution for the need of a jointing plane once in a while (so can't justify a buy outright "yet")... ;o)
Its only had 100 years to dry!
@@gnarthdarkanen7464 seems like a good idea, you might be able to grab an old beat up plane with a missing iron for free, and cut a hole to fit a smaller plane.
suggestion to grab an old car battery, melt the lead into ingots and use them for extra weight to power through harder woods.
though it might be easier to make a new plane with an existing iron you have instead of adapting the small plane.
@@satibel I happen to have a "hybrid" (combination iron frame set into a beech sole-plate) smoothing plane... I think... The thing's around 16 inches long, so up in that weird grey area between smoother and jointer... BUT it works well...
It just got me to thinking, it shouldn't be too difficult to inlay... say... a Jack plane... into about a 3 x 5-ish with enough length to be a jointer and get reasonable results...
Obviously, if one has the iron(s) and hardware resources, building a plane from "scratch" might be over-all beneficial, but for the one or two jobs a year s/he needs a jointing plane, an "inlay-kit" might do as well, and can then be kept in a cubby or on a shelf to release the Jack-plane for "regular duties" with everything else.
I like your idea with melting the lead to add weight, but there's also fishing tackle and muzzle-loading supplies... I have a cast-iron lead-dipper exactly for pouring balls and bullets, so I can likely cast weights fairly easily.
Currently, I'm narrowing a list of hearty woods to pick from... I'll probably do most of my "testing" for a proof of concept with regular pine... just something cheap, quick, and soft to get through the repetitive fitting and testing... Then I'll probably order a few pieces of the heaviest, densest, baddest of interesting varieties I can get my grubby mitts on... AND I'll at least build a short collection of interesting curios... At best, I'll have something together to maybe send to Rex for checking out and suggestions... OR maybe even something to add to my usual "form and function" inventory for market...
AND of course, if you (or anyone) happens upon a winning method, it probably can't hurt nothing... It's just too much fun being "inventive" or "ingenious"... Even if I only manage to outsmart myself. ;o)
A word on CA glue: When you want to use it to repair cracks, sprinkle on a little baking powder. The baking powder instantly cures the CA glue and also acts as a filler, so you can fix even slightly wider gaps than with CA glue alone. You can sand off the excess. Maybe experiment a bit on some scrap wood. This little trick comes in handy quite often for my projects.
My maternal grandfather was an amateur woodworker. The shop he set up in his basement was probably state of the art for the 1920s. Massive work tables that each had 2 or 3 bench top electrical power tools that were all driven by a central driveshaft on the table top. The driveshaft was driven by a leather belt directly connected to an electric motor under the bench. Unfortunately, my grandfather died in 1954, eight years before I was born. After my grandmother passed away 4 years later, I was happy to have my parents give me my grandfather's old wooden coffin plane, which I can imagine him using as a boy growing up on his family's farm. It's got his initials carved into the side. Rex's post has inspired me to sharpen the iron on my grandfather's plane and to use it on my next project. I'm not honoring his memory by letting it collect dust as a curio on a living room shelf. Thanks, Rex!
You make me wish I spent more time with my grandfather. He was a wood worker and we have inherited a lot of his old tools, but I only have a vague idea of what all of them are for. Your videos are wonderful in helping me understand what it was I used to see him working on as a small child.
am I special or has part 2 disappeared? just bought a wooden plane at local market for $20 (aussie...I've been looking around for literally 1-2 years for cheap planes and they just dont exist over here so I am honestly thrilled to have found a cheap wooden plane that is in very good condition, and has original wedge; iron will need a bit of work but I was expecting that). Also cheers, Rex! I've been watching your vids for a year or so now and they're next level. TBH I've probably spent more time watching vids than actual wood working at the moment, but when I do get in my shop (which until recently was 7 x 7 feet or less) I'm so much more confident about what I'm doing. First thing I built was the Roman work bench, I moved interstate and brought it with me, I like it that much. Cheers! If anyone's interested I think the second thing I build was a dovetail box and it was just amaz..awful, it was truly awful. The second one however, surprised even me with how honestly ok it turned out.
Even if it’s a wall hanger, it’s not firewood. It’s history.
On these old planes, I find just steaming the wiping with a rag is a great way to clean out the old hide glues.
£4 for two wooden jack planes this weekend at a car boot sale, a few more pounds for wet/dry paper and boiled linseed oil from Amazon and I’m hoping to have some great tools for years to come. The streaks of paint on their underside suggest door trimming in their past. Keep up the your great work Rex 👍🏻👍🏻
Tip for quickly flattening the backs of plane irons ... Firstly use a block of wood and screw the iron to the block of wood via the chip breaker slot , this way you can grip it very well , your fingers will thank you ... Use 80 grit sandpaper not higher grits as you need a rough grit to flatten the back , and use some fluid on the sand paper like a bit of mineral spirit ... I find it really helps the sand paper not to dull ... After this process go to 220 grit then 400 , 600 then a piece of flat wood with metal polishing compound ... The grits after the 80grit will take only a few minutes because you only need to remove the scratches of the previous grit , the flattening was already done with the 80 grit
The greatest things about old wooden planes is learning what makes a llane good and sometimes you get some really nice laminated steel that taught me the kmportance of the right kind of steel for the job.
the hide glue is repairable.
thanks for the rabbit hole. whooow...
That piece of Cherry would sure make a fine looking acoustic guitar body
Thanks for this video.
My dad had a big wooden plane with a broken handle sitting on a shelf in his shop as decoration. I pulled it down, sharpened it a touch to get the rust off the iron, and gave it a try while I had the handle off for repair.
It flattened a small table top I was making.
This video brought a plane out of retirement and into use and likely will cause a new plane to be made.
"Believe it or not, this is a piece of cherry." 😆 Turned out to be quite a diamond in the rough.
Thanks to you, I just signed up with the MWTCA. Another great video.
Suddenly, I have to go out and re-restore the set of Mathieson planes (Smoother, Fore and Jointer) that I got a year ago. Thanks Rex, I think this is best video on wooden plane restoration because you go into the details of what to look for BEFORE buying and AFTER initial restoration.
I want to see those when they're done!
When they're cheap I don't analyze them too much before i buy them. It's just if I want to or not that's the deciding factor. Really if all you get is some parts for the bin you're still ahead of the game.
I have a half dozen wood bodies, one 130 or so years old singing like the best metal I own. I have metal bodies from all over the world and from the turn of the century to last year. I love using the woodies any chance I have, they just feel right.
I managed to get about a dozen old wood hand planes in pretty good condition for $20. The catch? They all need new handles. The irons are surprisingly rust free and all but one were produced by various tool companies sometime in the past 100+ years.
For me the hardest part of making new plane totes is just finding the stock to make them out of. Usually totes are over an inch thick. Common hardwood thickness is only 3/4". Actually cutting and shaping totes is pretty straightforward work. To speed it up I usually put a round over bit in a router table. That gets me most of the way there. But rasps work too. Rotary rasps work really good. The tree one. I am not a hand tool purist.
Fantastic video brother. I hate to see vintage tools become decoration. Love to see them brought back to service. Very well done instruction
Rex, thank you so much for this. I just discovered your Chanel today while I was looking for bench videos. I have two planes that are very special to me, which I never thought about restoring until now. They belonged to my Great Great Grandfather in Laconia, NH. They are stamped with his name. They likely date about 1845 when he returned from the war with Mexico. I ran to my office where I have kept them and took them apart ( a joiner plane and a large Jack). All original. One iron has a maker’s mark. Cannot wait to bring them back. They look like I might be able to use them in my boat building. I will send pictures when I am done. One handle is slightly loose-I’ll use your veneer tip.
On the CA-glue: CA-glue weakens considerably over the years. After just 2-3 years it's a lot less strong. So you might wanna look into using thinned down hide glue for fixing those small cracks. It only gets stronger for decades when it dries further and further and has a strong hold. Additionally it's super, super, super cheap. Together with saw dust, I've used it as a kind of wood putty to fix all kinds of huge cracks, problems in wood. The great thing about it: the resulting finish takes oil and blends into the wood, not like CA-glue etc.
Oh and about epoxy vs hide glue. Proper hide glue mixed with bone glue is as strong as epoxy for all practical applications. Both are strong enough so glued wood breaks at the wood and not the glue portion. But hide glue can be taken apart and re-glued without ruining the wood. Just add moisture and heat and the bond will come apart. Often times you can just reheat an existing bond and it'll hold again. The old stuff is REALLY flexible, cheap, useful and great to work with nowadays (with the advent of heated workshops and heat guns + baby bottle heaters to heat up the glue)
I've made new totes and wedges for wooden planes. It is not the end of the world. As far as cleaning wooden planes goes I've found cleaning products works best for doing that myself. I use stuff called Purple Power but any cleaning agent for cutting grime would work. Simple Green etc. Makes the wood come up kind of like driftwood. Then I oil them. I prefer using a Scotch Brite scrubbing pad on wood too. If you're into hand planes some wooden planes are good to have. They're planes but different.
Great video!!! I have 6 or 7 old wooden planes that I acquired very cheaply (I payed $10 for all of them), and really haven't known where to start on restorations of them. This is a great way for me to start. Thanks.
I'm delighted that it will help!
$10 for a pile is a score in today's market. What we're seeing here is about par for the course now. Even poor condition wooden planes seem to be commanding about $10 each on average lately to me. A couple decades ago it was more like $2 a piece. My price point is less than $5 unless it is something that looks really special to me.
After watching this on Saturday I went to a local Antique store, found an old wooden plane, and am going to put it back into service! Thanks for your help!
Excellent video. Just finished making the tic tac toe game with my 6 year old son. Really awesome videos
Yeah, some wooden plane love! :D
Thankfully those English metal planes never really caught on here in Germany, and they never stopped making wooden planes. It is reasonable easy to find older ones for good prices. I just got a 24" double iron Raubank (jointer) for 50 bucks. Some shallow scratches in the hornbeam sole, but nothing to bad. That hing will probably outlive me. ^^
I'm looking forward to part two! :-)
I will cover some lovely German planes. Promise!
@@RexKrueger Awesome! :D There are so many interesting types around. We even had the Reformhobel (reformed plane), wich was basically a traditional wooden plane body, but the iron was screw adjustable like in the Stanley planes. They are kind of rare though, people seemed to prefer their wedge planes for some reason.
@@hmpeter ECE is calling them Primus, right? Reform is the Ulmia System. i got myself a new Ulmia Rauhbank with the classy wedge system and to be honest, adjusting the iron back, to get a finer shaving is some pain in the ass bc, that thing is really heavy to hold onehanded :D
still, if you´re comparing the premium iron planes with the premium wooden ones - they re priced very reasonable, even as a new one.
@@eliaswerner6443 I personally don't have the patience to tap the iron out carefully. I smack the iron loose with one or two rubber mallot hits and then adjust the iron/wedge to the depth I want. Yeah, price is ok. Under 300€ for a new ECE Raubank is resonable. The premium metal jack & smoothing planes are just crazy expensive. For me as a hobbyist, the 120€ Dictum copy of the Stanley No.4 is good enough. The 3-400€ one won't do any better for me. Still luxury, a 70 bucks brand new ECE wooden one would also do. I have even seen a reasonably well made Doppelhobel for around 45€ new. I'd get that one any day before trying a metal plane for the same money. ^^
@@hmpeter
I got a 60cm Ulmia for like 12€, sole is pear wood. There are also jointers which go up to a meter, but those seem to be exceedingly rare. A lot of people don't know what they are selling, but also there is now this unfortunate trend of shabby chic where people take perfectly good old tools like wooden planes or workbenches and turning them into useless deco crap, drilling holes into them and such.
A bad wedge is the easiest fix on a wooden plane
Thanks for this video. This will enable me to restore the wooden plane my grandfather made and brought with him to America in 1897.
thanks Rex for taking the time to thoroughly teach how to restore these lovely old tools, will look out for them as there are a lot around here in England, I will know what to look for thanks to your video.
Old planes that are too far gone to rebuild are great for lapping your granite surface plate. You can also flat lap good planes, levels, squares, etc to restore their flatness. Use any hard grit or diamonds. Some grit works better dry, some with soapy water.
I've converted two trashed out jointers (truely trashed) into other tools. Handles for brass hammers, heads and handles for joiners mallets, and even new but smaller planes. That 100+ year old beech is awesome to work with. So not fire wood, but project wood.
One thing I found interesting while restoring a few older Stanley (metal) planes is that the grain direction on the tote is not parallel to the sole of the plane but rather perpendicular to the screw that goes down its center. This seems important for strength and the direction of force applied to the handle throughout its life, and might be worth mentioning on your own plans (assuming the same forces apply to the larger totes on wood planes). I believe that Veritas / Lee Valley still publishes a free template for a "stanley compatible" tote, which shows the "correct" angle.
You have really made me look stupid, but now I go forward with the proper knowledge to make good decisions when looking at old planes that I think I might buy. Thanks Rex for sharing your knowledge.
I am a strong believer in all wood worker's should atleast try wood plains because thairs something next level satisfying about them . grate vid keep up the good work.
This video inspired me to buy my first wooden plan. Scioto #21. I knew what to look for and how to clean it up and get it going. I get beautiful shavings on hardwood and it feels great. This quickly became my favorite tool. Thank you.
Wooden planes are just the best.
I collect wooden planes, just because they look cool on my desk. I've yet to "fire one up"!
Hey Rex, do you think you would ever take on the task of making your own wooden hand plane with all of the traditional abutments? That could be a neat thing to show how to do! As literally always, great work!!
Thank you for all your hand planing videos from one Clevelander to another. I pulled out my grandfather's planers and have slowly (thanks to your videos) started incorporating them. What a difference it makes!
I know this is an older video, but just needed to say this is incredible valuable. Just yesterday this saved me from buying a plane that had some serious but not that obvious issues. I can keep my money and keep searching for a better choice. Thanks and keep up!
Hi Rex, excellent video. I have a wooden jack with a heavily cambered iron just as you showed. Perfect for “scrub” plane duties, rapidly flattened and dimensioning wood. I also have a 24” try plane that I’ve not used much yet. I’m now inspired to get it down off the shelf and finish “fettling” it.
Cheers
The amount of work you do in this video are unbelievable. The length of the video doesn't do it justice. I've tried to flat a plane blade once, it felt like a whole body workout by minute 15.
27:07 I Can't wait! I Love the 2 'parters' where you delve into long forgotten woodworking arts!!
Bridgeport and a fly cutter works amazing to flatten a sole.
I did get a plane made by Smith & Lyon, Cincinnati, Ohio circa 1851-1859
Missing the tote but in great shape otherwise, original blade too.
It was thrown in on an auction with a Bailey #5 that I was really going for
Got both for 13$ . And I did get some curls with both of them , but now they’re on the shelf👍
Rex, I just bought an old 22" try plane from a UK flea market for £8 ($10.13) I got it home and inspected it and the tote has a little rattle at the front apart from that a single check in the front end...
The plane ran true, with a broken shaving until the 3rd pass, on a rough planed 2"x1" batten; when it hogged out a 4' long single shaving.
Being about the thickness of approx. 4 sheets of printer paper, it was thick enough to stay intact in one roll.
I don't think I need to take this one apart just yet.
I've still to watch your second video, on choosing and using wooden planes.
Hey Rex, You're a regular exavangelist... you saved a sole!! :+))
Not that you HAVE to do them but I'd like to see the processes of fixing the mouths and throats of planes in different shape on wooden planes. Yes I know ... there are different methods based on the type of plane and styles (Japanese/Chinese/American/English - but that's a topic in itself). However this topic should keep you busy for a year or two, right? I once watched a series of videos by a Japanese plane maker without a single word of English in them because of the extremely well made demonstrations of every step. YOU are one who makes well made explanations of what is needed and why. His were lacking because I could not understand a word of what he said. Please?
I have about 10 planes to restore. Your video came at the right time. :)
Excellent video as always! This reminded me that I have to do something about the chip breakers in my cheap planes-and also what to do about them! Thanks, Rex.
My pleasure!
I started trying out all wood planes recently and I've suddenly started using the coffin smoother more than the no. 4, the thing just glides over wood.
Next stop is restoring a Sargent 613 1/2 Razee jack plane. The tote is broken, but repaired and in the process of making and fitting a new wedge. Thank goodness for Stavros Gakos' planemaking videos.
In hindsight, I should have gotten the slightly longer English fore plane with an equally nearly unused 2 1/4" Sorby iron for like 5 bucks more (didn't have much money on me at that estate sale) and no broken tote or undersized wedge, but I'm actually not that fussed about it because I'm learning so much about planemaking doing this.
Very informative! Have 5 - 6 planes I'm going to restore if i can, and your video has helped me alot. Thank You!
I’ll say it again awesome channel.
lovely work! i only bought antique wooden planes once so far and i did it online. cannot recommend that :D they were full of worm holes and literally bursted in my hands... anyways- great job on these to!
It's so difficult to buy these sight-unseen.
@@RexKrueger just say stupid :/
You don't have to tell me about buying tools online. I'm fortunate because I live close to a good market for used tools. A lot of folks bring tools from there to here. But sometimes I head up there to the source to pick myself. If you want to score big game you have to head to the happy hunting grounds.
Wow. Those planes look really nice. Very characteristic.
Rex, thanks for making the plans for the handles available for free. Once you have a drawing, making a handle is surprisingly easy. Much easier and quicker than you would expect.
This video will save me money, let me send you some of that.
Jesus that's the nicest piece of wood I've ever seen.
just wanted to say hi. rex you have inspired me to start woodworking and i am building my shop now. thank you keep up the great content, if you haven't already how bout a vid on starting your own woodworking business .thanks again.
Awesome stone board, I will be building one. thanks for the video
folks, get yourselves a wooden plane and restore it. you gonna learn a lot. i have a half-metal-half-wooden plough plane and need to restore the entire wooden part. it’s gonna be a thing of beatufil vintage + modern tool.
Went antiquing last weekend and the owner was selling the wooden planes for more than the cast iron Stanley's! I walked out with 3 of the iron ones and I have finished fixing up the No 5!
Yeah when people have insane prices you always have to remind yourself that the road is long. There'll be someone somewhere down it that is reasonable too. You have to just spend your time on that road to gain the perspective it offers. I don't say nothing to them I just keep on going.
Thanks for another great video. Your style of teaching is one of the best on RUclips
Fantastic video. Fixing totes is a pain and the end result looked great. Love watching that try plane in action. These old wood planes have so much life left in them.
13:13 Tell that to every thrift store around my area. Those stalls look at rust like its red gold.
Thank you Rex. Looking forward to the next video. :-)
Great video, I just bought a pretty big wooden plane at an antique mall for 30$ It was in reallt great condition, the handle was just cracked in half. . It wasnt all wood either, just the body. everything else was cast Iron. I wanna say its a Stanley #3, it has the wierd curved blade. I was just gonna use the guts and make my own but I think im just gonna restore it myself
Great Restoration
nice job! but you forgot the first rule of using hand planes! lay them on their side to keep from dulling the blade or face the wrath of Roy Underhill
I've been working in Boston for a few months now and staying at the Residence Inn in Charlestown, a block or so from the old wooden Navy Ship The USS Constitution, around the corner from a tavern Paul Revere used to frequent, The Warren. The hotel has a display case with some great historical stuff including an old wooden plane probably from the ship builders. I took a picture of it I'll put on Instagram and tag you in it.
Great timing for this video. I have an old 22" plane I got for $8 at a thrift store. Figured I could either restore it or make it a display item in my workshop. Now after watching the video, I'm going to be restoring it. The wedge is a bit tight going into the throat, so I'm thinking it's not the original. I'll need to tweak it some to make sure it holds the iron in place properly.
I do have my eye on an old tri-plane (~16" long) at the same thrift store. I need to try to talk the seller down in price (they have it listed for over $20 - too expensive). They have it listed as "a wooden thingy", so I don't think they know what it really is. Going to try to get it for under $10 (assuming it's in decent shape). I need to look over it again with the tips you provided.
**Just checked that one at the antique store. It's a Matheson (stamp was upside down), but it's in really bad shape. No iron or chip breaker, lots of cracks around the tote handle hole, in the throat, deep gouges on the sole, etc. Not worth what they are asking.
Man this is such a jungle! A couple of things to help you out: 1) You're totally right about that being too much money. Walk away! 2.) a 16-18" plane is a jack (although it would work as a try in a pinch if you just set it up like one.) 3.) Matheson was a hardware dealer, so their blades show up EVERYWHERE and people think that a Matheson blade = a Matheson plane. Not true.
sometimes its better to walk away. i have seen old wooden or transition planes at pretty much every antique or flea market store in my area. keep your eyes peeled and before tou know it, a nice one at a good price will present itself
I caught your channel at the beginning of the pandemic, and it inspired me to build a bench, which I needed, and I just kept going from there.
By the way, when you put a machinist’s square on the blade to draw a line, I recalled my experience regrinding a couple of irons for my planes: Not all of those irons have parallel sides. Check that before you use a square, or your iron will end up skewed; and not in a good way.
I have four wooden planes that need the mouth replacing. I’d love to see a video on how you would do that, what wood to use etc...
I've never done that yet myself. I think I want to try resoling some wooden planes someday. As in replacing the whole bottom. Using notches like European planes have. I have a CNC machine and a mill. I wouldn't be adverse to using either doing it. Dovetails look really good. I got a whole set of dovetail end mills too.
Rex you are the man !!! My favorite chanel by far you show me what tools will do what I want to do, without starving the family buying them hahaha two big thumbs up from Florida
"... OF COURSE, I would get the GNARLIEST... "
Story of my life, Rex... Story of my life... ;o)
THANKYOU! I have been running into wooden planes but wasn't sure what to look for. Now I am not totally clueless.
I've had a 1950s Marple for years . Only last week did I get the knack of using it . I built 2 massive doors from pallets . My electric plane was gliding over or digging . So I was like fuck it try the old hand plane . After a few hrs it just suddenly clicked . Ill hand flat everything from now on its so much fast and saves so much sanding.
Well until I get a thickneser that is .
I just love working with pallets . There's nothing like having someone refuse to believe you built everything from pallets.
you should visit germany some day. we’ve got tons of high-quality woodworking tools and most people give them away for free.
Our Germans usually want a bit of money for their old tools.
A couple weeks ago, I came across a very decent wooden plane in a thrift store. I didn't immediately pick up, as it was bulky and I was looking at other stuff, so I thought I'd pick it up on my way out. Needless to say, I forgot to pick it up, only to find out this week that it was already sold, for 20 bucks.
Thanks for this Rex. I have bypassed so many wooden planes at antique stores because I was afraid I'd be in over my head. I think now that I could take on one of these projects.
Interestingly Rex..if you allow the ends of the plane to go over the ends of the sand paper when flattening the sole you will actually put a very slight concave curve in it. Effectively you are sanding the middle more than the ends. Its a principle used to great effect for acoustic guitar neck resets by Luthiers. Love the channel Rex! :o) xx
I recently bought a large box of mostly wood hand planes of different sizes along with some rarer steel planes off of Craigslist for only forty dollars. So now I have a lot of work to do getting them going but I bought the box for those rarer steel planes not realizing how many wood planes the seller was including. So I am pretty happy and a bit excited about my purchase
Isn't it funny how the wedge's "fingers" are inside the plane's "throat"? Are you insinuating that the plane is *vomiting* shavings? Scnr. Nice channel, Rex; though i am not a wood-working guy, i enjoy your content! Keep going!
This is a great video. Rex you are the best!
Great video Rex. Thanks for the insight.
Thank you Rex for that great video!
See ya next time
In my experience if i moved the wooden plane back and forth on sandpaper like that I would get a skewed plane bottom as your hands have tendency to apply more pressure on one side. It is a good idea to turn your plane around and sand in the opposite direction too.
I have many nice iron planes, but still reach for my wooden planes often. My largest jack plane was made less than a mile away from where I was born, and about 5 miles from where I live now.
Very nice, great job.
Really enjoyed this excellent video. Thanks
Awesome video !!!!!
Honestly ,, I've overlooked and bypassed so many wood planes because of things that you just fixed !!!
I could have saved so much money ,,,,, now I know !!!!
Thank You !!!!
Awesome video, Rex. I look forward to more info about wooden planes. I really, really want one!