How to Make the World's Best Router Plane | Paul Sellers | Episode 2
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- Опубликовано: 4 ноя 2021
- If you would like a Router Plane kit to work with rather than building from scratch, you can purchase them here: rokesmith.com/product/router-...
In this final episode, we go all the way from creating the handles to making the cutting iron and the retainer bar, installing the components, and finishing the plane with a shellac finish.
There are detailed drawings and parts list available here: paulsellers.com/router-plane-...
It's simple step-by-step for everything to take out the mysteries of metalworking, and the magic result is your very own hand-made, finished router plane.
We do hope that you will enjoy the success of making such a fine woodworking tool as your own fully adjustable hand router plane for a lifetime of use. We believe that this is the best router plane in the world. Enjoy it!
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Thanks for watching! You can get technical drawings here: paulsellers.com/router-plane-drawings/
If you would like a Router Plane kit to work with rather than building from scratch, you can purchase them here: rokesmith.com/product/router-plane-kit/
Love your work! Greetings from the Mosel river in Germany.
A beautiful plane. I want to make one, the prices for new ones are extremely high and not as nice as yours.
Quenching the hot steel is best done in small hourglass patterns or sections of hot steel can make a bubble zone on the steel and it doesn't harden evenly.
I really enjoyed these two videos on making a router plane. I've downloaded the plans and I'll definitely give it a go next spring. I was a bit surprised to see you quench the O1 steel in water, rather than in oil, but it seemed to work.
You didn't show tempering the cutter after hardening. Did you leave it at full hardness, or did you leave the tempering step out of the video?
I would very much like to see a poor man's jointer plane!
I am an 80 year old engineer and your instruction brings back memories of my valuable shop experience in High School. Much of what you cover was commonly taught 60 years ago but few were able to pursue woodworking as a hobby or career. Regardless, the primary lesson you offer may be that good work requires patience, attention to detail, and repetition. These attributes will always serve us well in other fields.
Thank you for all of your support, everyone.
We love you, Paul.
We love you, man!!!
No, thank *you* for your inspiration, and for passing on such wonderful lifetime skills.
@Paul Sellers I have learned so much watching your videos and I really enjoy watching them.
You KNOW a man is good in the workshop when he still has all his original fingertips.
Paul is a planetary treasure. Many generations around the world are learning woodworking from these videos. Thank you, Paul.
Whenever I want to add a bit of joy to my day, nothing more needed than a browse through Paul Sellers comment section. Uncommon. 😇
Paul is the gold standard of teachers. Thank you so much for being a source of knowledge.
He is showing the world how build a router plane and he has 5 hanging on the wall behind him, Bravo Mr Sellers !
An hour long video that feels like 10 minutes. That's how beautiful it is. A pleasure - and an inspiration - to watch, better than any movies.
Its almost soothing to listen to/ watch.
Same here!
I've been wanting a router plane for years, but the cost of a good router plane (Lie-Nielsen or Veritas) was intimidating. Also, the blades were difficult to sharpen. This plane by Paul Sellers solves both problems. I've made a wood plane, and the pleasure of making your own tools is priceless.
A year ago I didn't know what a routerplane was, a month ago I didn't know if I'd ever own one (those prices!), a week ago I didn't think it could be done, making one myself. Now i'm sourcing parts to make one!
Best of luck. I think it is worth tryin
Let us know how it goes!
How'd it go?
Pure pleasure. Suddenly, after getting addicted to your videos, i began abandoning my power tools for real hand working and old school craftsmanship. I started paying respect for my high quality hand tools while I enjoy making stuff with them. Thank you so much for that mr paul.
Thanks for being the favorite grandfather of half a million people, Mr. Sellers.
I thought you exist in reality but you are simply a legend.
Watching your videos makes me realize I could write a very thick book about what I don't know. Your knowledge, craftsmanship, patience and general demeanor should be a required course taught in every high school. I really wish I lived next door to you!
Verdict is in. You're a true magician.
I was so inspired I built one. It is beautiful and it actually works. Wow. Paul, thank you for not only sharing your expertise but making videos that actually cover everything in patient and complete detail. As I built, I would rewatch them (many times..). Everytime I hit a point where I though "now what" I looked again. And every question was answered. I wish there was a place we could share pictures of what we made, if nothing else as a huge THANK YOU to you! There would be one from me.
Go to woodworkingmasterclasses.com which is my site for teaching and you can upload to the gallery there.
SILENCE in the house!!! Paul is teaching!
Love this...the tool, the teaching, and the time!
I got my kit in the mail today. ( Maryland, USA) I'm very happy.
Much respect for Paul's wisdom and pretty special integrity to sell the parts yet also tell people how and what to buy separately.
Thanks again Paul
Where did you get a kit from?
@@jeremyvaughan8616 Paul has the kit available now. You should see it pop up on his site.
Can we just nominate Paul for UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage?
He's quite tangible, isn't he?
@@pleappleappleap I support your idea!
@@pleappleappleap I am yet to touch him to be certain of it. For now he is more like an online entity
When people call you a master it's an understatement. Thank you for all of the videos you've shared with us and all the best from Northern California 👍
Great project. These old eyes appreciate the close-up detail shots. Many presenters on YT seem to miss this point.
#PastoralHomestead recommended your channel and I am thankful for this courtesy. You have a great way of teaching and I hope to learn some more here.
Fantastic tutorial and I'll definitely be making one of these ASAP! One thing I would say from my (admittedly distant) previous metallurgy and materials science bachelors degree is that, from what I understand, best practise for hardening the steel would always be to use a process suited to the specific alloy of steel you're using.
Some plain high carbon steels will need a water quenching as shown in the video, though I personally wouldn't do it in a glass container as a water quench can occasionally shatter the steel due to the thermal stresses of cooling that fast. Some tool steels and many other steel alloys on the other hand would be better off quenched in hot oil, ideally using a specialist quenching oil, although vegetable oil can also work in a pinch. Oil has about half the specific heat capacity of water and can be heated well above 100C before boiling, so the steel will cool a little slower if it's quenched in a pre-heated pan of oil. These tool steels are in part designed for this process rather than water so if that's what you're using then it's much better to use this process instead. Just make sure you do it outside and have proper safety precautions for dealing with burning oil. It'll always burn a little so a fire blanket and a suitable fire extinguisher for burning liquid fires are a must!
I'd also highly recommend a tempering process after hardening to relieve some residual internal stresses from hardening, and to improve the steel's toughness to reduce the possibility of breakage if the iron is dropped on the ground or the like. For a lot of steels, this can actually be done below 250C (480F) and so could be done in a domestic oven or toaster oven, though others may need hotter temperatures so your alloy choice is important. If your alloy is suitable, you'd do this by heating the steel up slowly from cold in the oven (preferably soon after it's completely cooled following quenching), holding at the recommended temperature and timing for your alloy, and then turning the oven off and leaving the steel in it to cool slowly. Multiple cycles of this may be also required depending on the steel.
A specialist heat treating oven would do a much better job if you could get access to one, but unless you're friends with a bladesmith that's pretty unlikely, and I think an oven treatment should be good enough for a DIY project in most cases. Also, if you quenched with oil, be sure to wash and scrub the steel *very* thoroughly in soapy water once cooled and grind off *all* the scale from hardening *before* you put it in the oven as this scale will contain absorbed oil that will smoke like crazy in a hot oven! Definitely not going to endear you to your loved ones by filling the house with oil smoke! The exact temperatures and timings for this are very dependent on the alloy of steel you use too, and doing it wrong can in some cases actually make the steel *more* brittle or significantly reduce its wear resistance and ability to hold an edge, so it's always best to check what's required for the alloy you're going to use before you buy to make sure it'll work. Most steel alloys should have datasheets available that will show graphs of hardening and tempering temperatures against toughness and hardness that should point you on the right track. There are also a lot of resources online from knife makers and bladesmiths that I'm sure would be useful to anyone attempting this process too. 👍
Thanks for all the good information about the tempering steel all wood workers should know about this. Thanks.
Unbelievable craftsmanship 👏👏👏
Amazing build and great video as usual. :) I want to try it myself!
Little if anything is as enjoyable as making your own tools. I see this build in my future, for sure. Thanks again Paul!
Mr.Sellers,
The simple act of being human, while teaching is a treasure for someone like myself...60 plus years old.
I wish I had a teacher like yourself,when I was a young buck.
You,my mentor are a pedagogical master!
Very Respectfully...Phil Blanchette...
THE only Master ! 😮❤️
Simply beautiful. This hits both the "I like to make things," and the "I like to make tools" buttons.
When hand made surpasses the factory finish. True craftsmanship.
Paul: I just finished you Router Plane Kit. I did have to jump between the PDF drawing and the two RUclips videos in figuring out a few dimensions and techniques.
I took a bit of license with it. I used vintage porcelain door knobs for handles, pure esthetic reasons. And I angled the central hole to 35° then installed a rear filler and inlet and bedded the iron with rifle bedding compound. I also finished in a crazy burgundy color. Lots of fun.
Mr. Sellers, you've helped me to build my own router plane, and I really appreciate it! Mine turned out to be not as beautiful as yours, of course, but the most important thing - it works absolutely great! Now I can make clean and even surfaces which I couldn't do with a chisel. Thank you very much for such an amazing tutorial!
Thank you Paul
I just wanted to say you are truly a master craftsman. This was a very impressive build! Thank you for sharing
Just finished making mine - it works great! Great content - love watching your content sir - I had to make my own handles - couldn’t find any wood handles that were tall enough - had a few walnut scraps laying around
Love the handmade tool videos! Gauges, router plane, awls, and I can’t wait for the next one! I can finally stop my eBay alerts for router planes!
Best woodworking channel by miles! Would be chuffed if you made a guitar!
For some reason, it was profoundly satisfying to see you add your signature and date at the end. Few items in this world get such treatment. You were justifiably proud of this one.
Thank you Paul for giving us the benefit of your skills. I've put off buying a router plane for some years to the cost. I am currently making one of your design and have only the blade to make.
I had a thought though - if I were to flip the depth control thumb nut over 180° I wouldn't need to cut two slots in the blade. With the nut flipped over the blade would protrude a similar distance as it would using the upper slot.
“You can toss this on the lathe if you’ve got one” 5 minutes later creates a make shift one out of a cordless drill to sand the handle.
I love that he could easily walk over to the drill press or lathe or even (in the first video) use a router plane but doesn’t because a lot of us don’t have it.
i did the same thing a few years ago.... 8 lol to make a fipple block for a low D tin whistle from an old peice of wood. that was fun.
There is usually a jaw-drop moment for me in your lessons, like "Oh! You can do that?". This time it was around 26:45 where you put the the compass point on the circumference rather than the centre. Love these little gems of understated genius.
Marvelous tutorial. I really appreciate that you don't speed up the video, and we get to see you work in real time.
Yeeees. This is the best part!
Half lost my mind with the poor man's lathe when sanding the handle. Such an obvious/simple solution that I never would have considered!
I SO appreciate hearing your naked thought processes.
Great work!
This deserves so many more views.
Made one step by step following your drawings and videos. One of my best projects so far……satisfaction wise!!!. Thank you so much Paul for your generosity and gentleness 🙏🏼🙏🏼👌🏼👌🏼
Parts should arrive by the time I finish my bench, can't wait to build this.
Finished one of these planes just before Christmas, using the cutoff from a maple countertop for the base and turned cherry for the knobs. That one went to my son. Now I'm making a second one for me. Thanks, Paul!
Mr Paul you are a professor of carpentry. I really like the accuracy in you and the excellent presentation of the product, which I like the most. You use creative carpentry tools. Thank you very much.
That Sir, is a testament to your very existence and presence on this planet. I hope anyone privileged enough to hold this in their hands, appreciates it for what it is and who you are!
That's gorgeous Paul. Well done, and greetings from Johannesburg
Really enjoyed the change of pace of the video. A simple narration worked really well for the second half of the video. It was quite pleasant
Thank you so much Paul!! Saludos
This is so fantastic, Paul. Thank you on behalf of the entire world of woodworking. I've priced the key parts here in Ohio, and the O1 tool steel is clearly the most expensive bit. And even there, I can buy a 36" length locally for about $30, and have enough steel to make 8 of these, if I wanted. Call that (generously) $4 in tool steel per router plane, and the other hardware can be had for as little as perhaps another $3-$5 in total, depending on the bulk one is willing to buy in. Absolutely astonishing.
I ahve been looking for O1 tool steel online. I found a company that would sell me an 18 inch piece for28 dollars but shipping from CA to NYS was 30 dollars.That piece weighs about 1 1/2 lbs total. I decided to look locally and found a place but they had to order it. they only stocked HSS and A2 .
Needed to call me back with a price. 18 inch piece was 108 dollar plus tax that is with me driving to get it no shipping to my residence. I realize they will be paying shipping to get it delivered to them but that seems ridiculous. still looking for machine shops locally. I have all the other hardware.
@@geraldanania8081 the place local to me is "online metals" - I just happen to be local to them, but you might want to check them out.
@@timkaiser8149 thanks i will check it out
good luck with your router
@@timkaiser8149 i was able to order the steel bar from online metals
a lot cheaper than a local supplier wanted and a reasonable shipping charge. ships in one to two weeks
try to figure what i can work on until i get the piece
Okay; either prices have changed since I wrote this, or I was a little optimistic. I still think if you are willing to buy hardware and steel to make 4 of these, though, you can get everything for about $20-$30. Not the
Thanks 😊 that's brilliant 👏
Thank you so much for this Paul. I had so much enjoyment following your two videos. Your design blueprint was essential to replicate your creation. The router works like a charm!! Thanks again for your generosity.
Thank you again Mr Sellers! I've been checking your channel every day waiting for the second part of this. Sir, you are truly a master craftsman, and I hope someday I can pass this knowledge on to my son and (future) grandkids. I've learned so much from you, and continue to look forward to learning more.
EXCELLENT!
I love it when a plane comes together.
Kojak! Now you're going back some!
Just one small tip from a metalwork tradesman. When you place your hot metal in the water to quench, you need to move it around so he water temp remains even.
As always excellent work Paul.
It was such a great treat to come home and be able to see that this video was available I was waiting for it I'm about to get my internet cancel because I'm moving and I really wanted to watch this thank you so much!
amazing I think i need to try to makes one of these myself.
That was incredibly calming, as with all your videos. Thanks Paul!
Such a pleasure watching you work Paul. Thank you
Absolutely beautiful! Thank you, Paul.
I like the way of working and teaching of Paul Sellers, he is the best!!..
Oh I want one of these so bad!
It's great to see a wood worker who has the skill and talent to make superior projects with simple hand tools. What a lost art it has become , because of the invent of power tools. It is a pleasure watching you work.
superb!
Beautiful work. Such a pleasure to watch a perfectionist at work.
A thing of beauty is born. Thank you Paul.
To find the centre of a door knob I put knob in bench vice.I then measure between inside jaws,divide by 2 and get exact centre - mark centre on knob,loosen jaws and rotate knob 90°, mark centre again - and voila-yours for life.
Tank you Mr. Sellers. You are an inspiration for me.
Absolutely beautiful. Love your work
Allways amazing seeing you at work. Thanks a lot!
Kit received just last week, router made and works a treat! Thanks Paul
I've been making due with that poor man's router you showed us how to make for a long while now. I've been meaning to find a good metal one but now I think I'll make this instead. Working with tools you've made yourself is something special.
I've watched your videos for quite a while now. Each one teaches me things I need to know. Your calm, collected voice is fantastic. I enjoy your pointing out the times things do not go as planned without showing frustration. YOUR TRUELY ARE A MASTER OF THE CRAFT!
Paul Sellers, Beautiful job and best teaching. In all your videos, we feel like we are working alongside in real. We love you.
outstanding woodworking as always - thanks!
Such a beautiful object. Thanks.
Lovely job Paul. Looks warm and tactile; bet it's a pleasure to use.
So beautiful!
Been watching many years, genuinely superb production, your team has smoothed video/audio just like smoothing with a No.4. I’m making wood planes for antique irons and these techniques directly apply.
I have learned so much from this man, thank you Paul, you are a great teacher!
Thanks so much Paul for your generosity in providing this to everyone. I just finished my router plane and I'm very pleased with it. It's a really fun project! For others out there making one, one thing to note. I couldn't find knurled nuts exactly like the ones Paul used; mine don't have the longer neck, so there aren't as many threads. Although the plane works perfectly, that lack of threads means that my nut almost comes off the hanger bolt when I fully retract the cutting iron. The fix would be to place the bottom notch in the iron a few millimetres lower.
Thanks 👍
Great demonstration of how it can be done with hand tools!
I believe that I will use power tools since I don’t have the physical agility that I once had.
Absolutely beautiful work of functional art
Fantastic work Mr. Sellers. Old school brilliance.
Great build! Love it
Just finished mine today. Made it out of hickory. Wanted it to last (from me dropping it on floor all the time). Thank you so much. I love it!!
Brilliant, thank you for sharing.
Thank you Paul for another master class ... Cheers!!
Beautiful. Looks great!
Thanks for these two videos Paul; very nice work indeed! I have downloaded the plans with the intention of making my own plane in 2022.
Just want to say thank you for this. I made one for my brother out of Cumaru. My heat treatment on the iron wasn't quite up to par, but it functions wonderfully. I'm about to make another for myself.
Fantastic Paul you’re an absolute pleasure to watch and a craftsman at the Top of your game 👍👍