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.
55 years ago we had a wood maker teacher who lost patience with some of us youngsters and throw anything which came to hand even a chisel. Consequently we all turned off, if we had a teacher like you how much more we would have learnt. At the age of 71 I enjoy your lessons so very much. Thank You!
You get a solid like from me I've seen far to many videos where people work small pieces of metal they went out of their way to temper then decide to run it on grinder not knowing it can wreck the temper or get to hot to handle! Excellent video!
Always a pleasure to watch your videos. You have a knack for imparting just enough practical knowledge to allow for others to follow your steps, and your enthusiasm is plainly felt.
I would never question you Neil, but I was close to it when I saw you pulling out that lawnmower blade... Holy cow.. it just goes to show what you can do with a little knowledge and a "just do it" attitude. Absolutely fantastic stuff (once again!!). Looking forward to seeing the little hammer, the Instagram pic looks sweet 👍
As per usual another great video. I also agree that you have spot on timing for your videos in so many respects. I've done a few of my own wood planes over the years. My own block plane is a little taller so it fills my hand. This avoided the need to scrunch up my fingers and also reduces the risk of catching the heel of my palm on the sharp edge of any serious hardwoods as I'm planing an edge. It doesn't LOOK as nice as yours with your low speedy silhouette. But for function I prefer it for the way I can hold it tirelessly in hand for much longer periods of time and not risk bleeding on the wood when the heel of my palm gets cut by some hardwood when I don't hold it up high enough.
Thanks very much Bruce! You make some good points, it is quite small. Until I use it for any length of time I couldn't be sure how comfortable it will be. It does feel good though the little I have used it. :)
The wood plane part I think I could do, forge grinding and hardening would be out of my skill set. Am thinking along the lines of finding an old block blade and using that.... great video as always ....
Thanks Bruce! I'm happy it comes across that way. I haven't really planned my videos that way, they just seem to have evolved into the way that they are. :)
Like your approach and am inspired to try my hand at making a block plane. I use the block plane frequently if for just sharpening a pencil for marking.
"And they look like bacon too!" Must be getting near lunch time for you (lol)! In all seriousness, great job! I never thought of a mower blade. I have some kicking around so I'll most likely use those. Thanks!
I couldn't help but notice how similar your block plane and my computer mouse are. I'm afraid that I would be likely to try to left click in order to get the plane to work. LOL! Nice block plane.
I know this is a bit off topic here but I just want to saw how great the audio is in your videos. Your voice is always crystal clear no matter where you've got your camera set up and if you do voice-overs afterwards it is not noticeable to me, and that is something I appreciate.
Between Metal and Wood, can't figure out where you have the most experience!!! Super impressive and wish you were on the other side of the world so I could get you drunk and pick your brain!!! Keep up the good work!!!
Ahaaa gotcha , this time you did it the easy way , cutting the wooden block to three pieces to make the blade groove , while the previous plane you chiseled it :-)))
All through the video, I was thinking that it looked like a computer mouse. But that bit at the end, oh! my! Definitely a computer mouse! Another great build. ❤🌅🌵
Good on ya Mate. I love the way you just make things seem so simple and easy. I'm gonna make a couple for myself. Thank you for taking the time to make and share this video with us. Tom
Definitely going to make me one or two these at some point, as I don't have a decent plane. But if I make the blades I'll need to make a Fergus first... so much to do!
Great job on the shape. It's hard to make a plane with a unique shape that still works. Yours kinda reminds me of an HNT Gordon., but is still its own design. Love your videos.
Really liked the fact that you made the blade yourself (and the furnace!). Super cool build - lot of hand tool work there, my kind of video. Thank you! I loved it! (and so kid the kiddos)
Great stuff Neil :) The step are well explained and demonstrated :) I love making my own Planes. I hope this inspires people to do the same. Take care and blessings to you all ॐ
Lovely!!! Really digging your animations :D I was having lunch on the other day while watching the pig furnace and forgot to comment, so I'll say it now that I loved it! all the stop motion part was super funny. Keep rocking!
Yep, I'm with GHD, the little animations are fab. I love them all, but I especially dig the grunting squealing Fergus, and the Pac Man one; the latter was, I think, the first one I saw. It put a smile on my face that lasted the whole day. So thanks for making the effort Neil.
Congratulations on 700k! Been catching up on all of your videos since finding you through your Scrapwood Challenge videos (bladeless fan to be exact). Great channel. Enjoy every single video. Can't wait to see the rest!
Genial Estimado MAESTRO. Gracias por su sabia enseñanza. Felicitaciones y agradecimien Gracias Estimado MAESTRO por su sabia enseñanza. Felicitaciones y agradecimientos.
You make all of this look so easy! Your videos are very inspiring and give me motivation to try to build stuff like this too. Sometime I will try to build a plane myself. (But with a bought blade.) Thank you so much!
Thanks Jed! That's great to hear. When I start a video I don't have any expectations of how it will work out but if it comes across that way then that's fantastic! :)
I have a cute little wooden smoothing plane. I never use the thing. It does look nice though. If I'm going to use a plane that small I'll use one of my metal block planes. Just how it goes.
Thanks very much Dominic! Yes the stop motion is very much Frank Howarth inspired even if it was short. It took me three attempts, I would get so far and the shaving would break off and I'd have to start again. Not easy moving the plane a few millimetres and cutting the shaving without it breaking off. Anyway, glad you liked it! :)
Prolly wouldn't feel as good, but you also could have created the time-lapse by taking pictures in reverse and slowly shortening a complete shaving you had already made (: A little bit of movie magic.
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.
55 years ago we had a wood maker teacher who lost patience with some of us youngsters and throw anything which came to hand even a chisel. Consequently we all turned off, if we had a teacher like you how much more we would have learnt. At the age of 71 I enjoy your lessons so very much. Thank You!
I think you're one of the two or three best woodworkers on youtube. Bravo.
I made a bench plane many years ago. I bought the iron. Very satisfying to use a tool that you made yourself. Well done!
Love that feeling Tom - every time you use a tool that you made yourself! :)
You get a solid like from me I've seen far to many videos where people work small pieces of metal they went out of their way to temper then decide to run it on grinder not knowing it can wreck the temper or get to hot to handle! Excellent video!
Fergus is a right proper lad and he's doing a great job.
Next contestant on “Forged in Fire”! Nice work! Especially liked the Pig and the woodwork. Perfect size!
Always a pleasure to watch your videos. You have a knack for imparting just enough practical knowledge to allow for others to follow your steps, and your enthusiasm is plainly felt.
I would never question you Neil, but I was close to it when I saw you pulling out that lawnmower blade... Holy cow.. it just goes to show what you can do with a little knowledge and a "just do it" attitude. Absolutely fantastic stuff (once again!!). Looking forward to seeing the little hammer, the Instagram pic looks sweet 👍
Glad you liked it Nick! I'll probably get the hammer video done sometime the weekend. :)
Pask Makes Looking forward to it 👍👍
"It cuts nice so now I'm going to start shaping it."
I like the mower blade idea. Easily accessible just about anywhere
As per usual another great video. I also agree that you have spot on timing for your videos in so many respects.
I've done a few of my own wood planes over the years. My own block plane is a little taller so it fills my hand. This avoided the need to scrunch up my fingers and also reduces the risk of catching the heel of my palm on the sharp edge of any serious hardwoods as I'm planing an edge. It doesn't LOOK as nice as yours with your low speedy silhouette. But for function I prefer it for the way I can hold it tirelessly in hand for much longer periods of time and not risk bleeding on the wood when the heel of my palm gets cut by some hardwood when I don't hold it up high enough.
Thanks very much Bruce! You make some good points, it is quite small. Until I use it for any length of time I couldn't be sure how comfortable it will be. It does feel good though the little I have used it. :)
What a great video, you took the "mystery" out of blades and made it so straightforward. I'll have to try this some day
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so great wood and metal work. nice pics an good editing. timelaps is 100%👑
Thanks very much Lukas - glad you enjoyed it! :)
those shavings would make excellent kindling for firestarting
Funkcióját tekintve , jobb mint a japán verzió!🤣🤣😉😉😉 Imádom és .eg is csinállom! Mondom ugy, hogy Asztalos vagyok!😉😉😉
That’s an excellent little plane.
I like how you mix hand tools and power tools on your videos. Hand plane sound is quite relaxing compare to a jointer
inheritance of a few old spiers has started a fondness for planes. will try this one and experiment with the angles..
Go for it Tom! :)
Do I make stuff. Naw, I just watch ole Pask make stuff. More satisfying.
A good source book on steel prep is Hardening, Tempering, and Heat Treating by Tubal Cain. Amazon has it.
Alex T man mr.pete makes books on everything!
That’s not Mr Pete, but was the pseudonym of an author and contributor for various English model engineering magazines many years ago.
The wood plane part I think I could do, forge grinding and hardening would be out of my skill set. Am thinking along the lines of finding an old block blade and using that.... great video as always ....
“It gives nice shavings now, and they look like bacon” See now you’re talking to your American audience! 😎
Very nice plane. Really like the end shot where it propels itself.
Glad you liked that Donnie! :)
Just fantastic! You really break things down in an easy to understand way. Thanks!
Thanks Bruce! I'm happy it comes across that way. I haven't really planned my videos that way, they just seem to have evolved into the way that they are. :)
Sweet sound of the shaving plane!
Like your approach and am inspired to try my hand at making a block plane. I use the block plane frequently if for just sharpening a pencil for marking.
"And they look like bacon too!" Must be getting near lunch time for you (lol)! In all seriousness, great job! I never thought of a mower blade. I have some kicking around so I'll most likely use those. Thanks!
No worries Rick! :)
I'm addicted to hand plane videos, so thanks for this ^^
No worries! :)
This is a very nice piece of work. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂
Very good Pask. It’s a wonderful thing when you can make the whole thing yourself. Good video and well put together.
Thanks very much Becky! :)
“And they look like bacon, too!” Great video. Thanks!
Think I'm going to have to give this a try. As always, thanks for sharing.
Steve
Something I need to make. Thanks for the inspiration!
I couldn't help but notice how similar your block plane and my computer mouse are. I'm afraid that I would be likely to try to left click in order to get the plane to work. LOL! Nice block plane.
I know this is a bit off topic here but I just want to saw how great the audio is in your videos. Your voice is always crystal clear no matter where you've got your camera set up and if you do voice-overs afterwards it is not noticeable to me, and that is something I appreciate.
Between Metal and Wood, can't figure out where you have the most experience!!! Super impressive and wish you were on the other side of the world so I could get you drunk and pick your brain!!! Keep up the good work!!!
Thanks very much Patrick! That would be cool! :)
So that's what the forge was for! Nice plane.
Ahaaa gotcha , this time you did it the easy way , cutting the wooden block to three pieces to make the blade groove , while the previous plane you chiseled it :-)))
Yes, showing a different method. :)
All through the video, I was thinking that it looked like a computer mouse. But that bit at the end, oh! my! Definitely a computer mouse! Another great build. ❤🌅🌵
Beautifully done
"They look like bacon, too!"
No wonder my mouth was watering! Mmmm ... bacon!!!
Block plane is very good, congratulations !
That is the best tutorial on the subject that I found so far!
Good on ya Mate. I love the way you just make things seem so simple and easy. I'm gonna make a couple for myself. Thank you for taking the time to make and share this video with us.
Tom
Definitely going to make me one or two these at some point, as I don't have a decent plane. But if I make the blades I'll need to make a Fergus first... so much to do!
Great to hear Sebastian - Fergus really was quick and easy to make. :)
Great job on the shape. It's hard to make a plane with a unique shape that still works. Yours kinda reminds me of an HNT Gordon., but is still its own design. Love your videos.
Thanks very much Robert! I really wanted to make my own design but not that easy to come up with something original! :)
Really liked the fact that you made the blade yourself (and the furnace!). Super cool build - lot of hand tool work there, my kind of video. Thank you! I loved it! (and so kid the kiddos)
Great video! I love being able to tackle every part of a project from start to finish. Thanks for demystifying an otherwise daunting build👍
Great stuff Neil :) The step are well explained and demonstrated :) I love making my own Planes. I hope this inspires people to do the same. Take care and blessings to you all ॐ
Thanks mate! :)
Plane'ly it is very nicely planned
Master, thanks for you time , and share you knowledge... gretings from panama
It's a treat to watch your videos! Even your very first attempts at these things are so perfect that I wonder where is the room for improvement!
Such a simple thing yet so beautiful.
Lovely!!! Really digging your animations :D I was having lunch on the other day while watching the pig furnace and forgot to comment, so I'll say it now that I loved it! all the stop motion part was super funny. Keep rocking!
Glad you like them Cris! And glad you liked Fergus! :)
Yep, I'm with GHD, the little animations are fab. I love them all, but I especially dig the grunting squealing Fergus, and the Pac Man one; the latter was, I think, the first one I saw. It put a smile on my face that lasted the whole day. So thanks for making the effort Neil.
Thanks Sebastian! :)
Very nice...once I get my forge up and running again I really want to start a woodworking tool series. Great build bud. Love it.
Very cool, sweet little project.
Thanks Neil! thats an inspiration to make one. im piling projects now by watching your videos :)
No worries Flavio! :)
Looks great and I bet it’s a lot lighter for those people that carry a block plane in they’re apron.
I think I had a mouse that looked like that years ago. But I'm guessing your plane works a lot better. Great job!
Nicely done. Love the still-motion outro.
Thanks Thomas - glad you liked it! :)
Genius... a true artisan
Congratulations on 700k! Been catching up on all of your videos since finding you through your Scrapwood Challenge videos (bladeless fan to be exact). Great channel. Enjoy every single video. Can't wait to see the rest!
Genial Estimado MAESTRO. Gracias por su sabia enseñanza.
Felicitaciones y agradecimien
Gracias Estimado MAESTRO por su sabia enseñanza.
Felicitaciones y agradecimientos.
A great little shop toy.... Love it !!
Another beautiful plane! Thanks for sharing it with all of us, really enjoyable.
Really useful video! I'm going to be making some knives and was wondering about the treatment process! Beautiful hand plane
Nice work as usual Pask. You make it look easy.
You made this look easy!
Great work and a lovely tool to boot.
that is a very nice little plane
Great!!! You're the best at making it look easy...
Thank you Giulio! :)
You make all of this look so easy! Your videos are very inspiring and give me motivation to try to build stuff like this too. Sometime I will try to build a plane myself. (But with a bought blade.) Thank you so much!
Great little block plane friend! Thanks for sharing the video with us.😎👍JP
Can't wait for the hammer video. Keep it up!
Thanks mate! :)
It’s amazing how through your teaching and editing you make most everything seem attainable Neil! Fine job my friend!!😊
Thanks Jed! That's great to hear. When I start a video I don't have any expectations of how it will work out but if it comes across that way then that's fantastic! :)
You’re welcome and that is such sound advice for anyone getting into making!!😊
Awesome work mate! I have been looking for something small like this. I'm going to give it a crack!
Thanks Matt - great to hear! :)
Super project; this turned out very well. I'll be giving this a go. Thanks for sharing. Best wishes
Nice plane! Thank you.
I want one too. It's so cute.
I have a cute little wooden smoothing plane. I never use the thing. It does look nice though. If I'm going to use a plane that small I'll use one of my metal block planes. Just how it goes.
Very nice my friend down under.
Great job!!!! I’m going to have to try this too!!!
REally cool stuff Pask, you're inspiring me mate!
That's great to hear Rob! :)
Great stuff Pask
Good inspiration! Thank you!
You’ve inspired me to try!
Great video, looks fantastic, and I can't wait to make me one.
works like a charm! awesome video. Very cool.
Can't wait to make this! Thanks! Btw, your photography is amazing...wow.
Wouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu. The planer works very well. A good tool. 👋MARTIN
Thanks Martin! :)
Nicely done and well explained as always. Love the Frank Howarth-esque bit of stop motion too :)
Thanks very much Dominic! Yes the stop motion is very much Frank Howarth inspired even if it was short. It took me three attempts, I would get so far and the shaving would break off and I'd have to start again. Not easy moving the plane a few millimetres and cutting the shaving without it breaking off. Anyway, glad you liked it! :)
Prolly wouldn't feel as good, but you also could have created the time-lapse by taking pictures in reverse and slowly shortening a complete shaving you had already made (: A little bit of movie magic.
Great build. Looks nice and comfortable to use. 👍
Thanks Kuffy! It does have a nice feel to it! :)
"..and it looks like bacon too" ...love this guy!
Very nice!
Great little mouse plane...!
You made it look so simple. Enjoyed the vid!
VERY GOOD MY FRIEND. FROM BRAZIL.
nice plan
Like your shirt says about cool so was your work. I love watching it and am gonna try the same.
As allways : Great video, Great project. pure pleasure to watch!