How to make a Plane Tote | Paul Sellers
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- Creating a new handle for your bench plane is one of those rites of passage every woodworker should go through, and this will likely be the first time you will see it done using hand tools.
From tackling the complexities of laying out to shaping and fitting every part of the tote, this video walks and talks you through every step to applying the final finish. You will love engaging with this video before you tackle your plane handle remake!
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Paul Sellers many thanks for this.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and skill. It was an absolute pleasure to watch you make that beautiful handle. Now I will give it a go at making my own.
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Three years later, I was fortunate enough to catch this video! Thanks for sharing your hand tool expertise and creativity, Paul. Beautiful results! Hope that you fully recover soon!
An hour and a half of Paul giving us a real masterclass, wonderful!
and americans make masterclasses web style that u pay and here paul does it high-end style for free!
@@shintarolin1933do you cry when Paul sellers uses inches too?
Dear Paul, my wife and I enjoy watching your videos. Myself for the instructional value and my wife because it sends her off to sleep. Each to their own i suppose.
I usually watch in the morning...Paul's videos are a bit like sitting down to a cup of tea and a chat with an old friend.
Jeff Dutton definitely. He laid back and even tempered demeanor makes him the best on the subject matter. I’ve learned most of what I know from Paul and I appreciate his effort greatly. Could never sleep through a video, too interesting for that.
Dear Peter
Watch more et get more peace and quiet
Can you imagine Paul doing a Gordon Ramsey when he finds out we made a mistake 😁😁😁😁
Hi Paul! Thanks for getting your long drill hole way off the line. It made me feel much better after just screwing up a long difficult boring operation in my shop. It delights me to know that it happens to the best of us.
Sorry, but I did it on purpose to show the efficacy of the method for centralising the handle! Just joking!
For me, boring the hole into the already shaped handle was the difficult thing. It didn't come to my mind to first bore the hole. Clever trick! Thanks for sharing.
@@michaeldornhausen8807 same here. I did most of the cutting then drilled, on my first attempt. Made it a complete waste of time and material. Hade to start over again, in which I drilled first the second time. Then the grain was just a bit off in my white oak and the bottom finger snapped off. So, I adjusted my angle of drilling on the third attempt and got the base "finger" in some squirly figure and that held together quite nicely, but was a bear to shape. Ended up with a fairly nice tote though. Still holding strong over a year later. Most of the shaping was done with carving gouges then fine tuned with a lot of file work and sand paper as I did not yet own any rasps. I still inly own one, so far, a 4 in hand. I want a shinto so badly. But this Covid garbage has me with no income at the moment.
If the operation was boring, no surprise you screwed it up, you just have to make it interesting
@@Paul.Sellers You made me crack up!😆
The amount of times Paul winds up saying something like, "Oh, that went much better than I thought it would!" is stunning. :)
That's the kind of 'luck' that only comes afters years of mastering your craft
I have made a goodly number of plane totes and knobs over the years, yet I enjoyed watching this video every step of the way. Thank you!
There a good woodworkers out there, (like me), great woodworkers, (like I strive to be), and master woodworkers that very few should claim to be. Paul Sellers, however, is in a very elite field of GOD level woodworkers. Paul, thank you for your teachings, and for inspiring me to keep trying to get better. Man, I’ve made a few plane handles in my life, but nothing compares to yours… I really should’ve payed closer attention in math class (way back in the 70’s 👴🏼). Peace!✌️
another 5 star video. watched this and the recondition hand plane video . pulling an old stanley jack plane out of the junk drawer for some long overdue love. thank you.
Paul, as always a great and inspirational video. Thank you for sharing your skill and enthusiasm with others.
Plugging the 1/4 inch hole to get something for the snail to grip is so clever. 👏🏻👍🏻
After repairing about a dozen rear handles and a couple of knobs, as well as making a few new knobs and totes, I came up with another way to make the top and bottom final recess for the seat and the nuts. My 7/16 inch auger bit was not suitable for this as the snail on it was gone, so I used a 3-12 mm step bit instead. This has proved to be a lot easier and more crisp cutting way to make the recess for me.
For the repaired pieces, where the top or bottom part of the handle with the hole were replaced by a new piece of wood, I bored from the other side using a 6 mm brad bit (~1/4 inch) until the brad came through the top or the bottom of the new wood. I then used the step bit in a drill to drill the recess from the location where the brad of the 6 mm bit came through and followed the angle of the hole.
There is probably an imperial version of the 3-12 mm step bit making the fit to the nut even more precise, but from my experience the 12 mm recess is quite good.
Fantastic! And we see how so many items in our world were made before mechanization and power tools of any kind. Thank you for posting videos like these, I always knew these things could be done but had no idea how to get them made myself. Keep up the good work and please stay healthy.
Amazing that this should come up as I'm sitting at my laptop. I help maintain the hand tools for a small tool lending library here in my town. One of my predecessors had bought a new Stanley No 5, which now comes with plastic handles, and I have thought of replacing them. I have salvaged many hardwood offcuts and was thinking of using cherry or walnut.
@Larry..tool lending what a good idea !! I am using cherry as the original tote was made from rosewood ..close enough for me..i also have been gathering apple wood from local orchards to use on old hand saws...
@Larry..tool lending -- what a horrible idea !! Your enthusiasm marks you as a true beginner in the tool trade, and as a certified old fart I'm looking forward to the day you realize that half the population are stupider & sloppier than average, and that most of those have signed up to your tool-lending scheme. Your altruism is laudable and your naivety is lamentable. Let's talk in 3 years about the wisdom of sharing edge-tools. But still ; Keep up the good work ! ( I mean it -- the world is made a much better place by people like you)
@@barkebaat I knew all that, but thanks. I'll make sure to label everything "For Use Only with Wood", and keep my sharpening station set up. ;-)
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@@barkebaat It has never helped anybody to be that vainly and exaggeratedly pessimist. Plus you could simply give a heavy fine to anyone damaging the tools (in fact, that's actually what they do here). And if it weren't profitable, business lending tools would have gone bankrupt (there are a few that haven't, here anyway). I have no doubt the majority of people are stupid, but that doesn't make lending tools a bad idea, not in my opinion anyway.
Anything that can help against consumerism is a good thing.
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Thanks Paul for your great video's, it helps with my woodworking which I picked up the past half a year now. Made myself some wooden bicycle handles!
Yup, I noticed that too. Fortunately, it sorted itself out.
I find that I enjoy using my coping saw for more delicate work and sometimes, even the not so delicate work. This is definitely one of those need to learn things. Great video, cheers :)
the knowledge, skill and love of the craft on display in these videos is fantastic. Thank you for these.
Really another good one classic Paul Sellers video, thanks for the knowledge!!!
Thank you so much for the lessons
Paul, I greatly appreciate all the things you do for us, for free! You are a master of your art! Thank you
Well done, Paul. That Yew does make a beautiful tote and knob. Love the methodology. Somewhat similar to the way I did mine, but youy way looked a bit easier.
Really love the yew! Awesome job paul!!! As always..love learning from you
Hi Paul.....thanks so much for the lesson! I have a couple to make but have been putting it off - this is quite the inspiration. Thanks for sharing and as always, have a happy day!
Plane tote as a work of art. Thank you!
Thank you Paul. I have a perfectly good plane with a broken handle. Now I know how to fix it.
The Lee-Nielsen method drills the hole at 90° to the face of the block and the grain, then lines up the pattern to the hole. This means that the grain slants down towards the front of the plane. Some folk might not like this, but it makes the process much easier - I could drill mine straight down on the drill-press. Lee-Nielsen have free patterns, even for Stanleys, on their web-site.
At least here you actually have someone "teaching" you how to make the handle vs just handing out plans. There's a purpose behind this channel. Cheers :)
@@Ham68229 One does not negate the other. Better plans + the best parts of Paul's demonstration gives you the best of both worlds.
But, wouldn't that weaken the thinner sections at the palm hook and base finger being at a 45°angle?
@@thomasarussellsr Could well do. I'll let you know if mine breaks.
@@Ham68229 Certainly, and it's appreciated; but I needed a handle 3 months ago. ;)
Yew is very difficult. I once made a hatchet handle out of Ipe. That was fun, but it is strong and added a nice bit of heft that makes carving very easy. Very, very nice. Thank you for the great video. Oh, and you did such a good job polishing I think I'll bring my shoes by.
I've a big Diamond Edge jointer that I was given some years ago. It has no wood at all, everything else is great. I was thinking of making a tote and front handle for it. I hope it is pretty close to the larger of your 2 templates. You have motivated me to break out a special piece of mahogany I have stored back and get started. Thanks
1:20:02 "we've got to get it dead right, so what I'm doing is eyeballing the centerline..."
I bet that explains why I never get anything dead right ;)
I used to make pipes (for smoking stuff in) and I got really really good at drilling holes into some amazing shapes of wood, including branches off fruit wood and other hardwood trees. Being these pipes had residue that was up until now illegal, I threw of the remaining pipes into the woodstove, except for those that I had already sold or given away.
Beautiful
I've just completed my first tote. It was actually my 2nd attempt after shaping revealed an otherwise hidden split from the toe. 2nd time I tried boring after rough shaping and strangely I found it easier - I can only guess, for me, that having the shape and layout together helped me keep on track. Hardest part by far was the transitional curve 'twixt handle and toe.
What an utter treat.... Thank you.
Thank you Paul, as always a wonderful tutorial. Keep up the great work
Id love to see paul build a marples prefabricated plane
Great job, wonderful, thanks a lot.
Was this hour and half video created in one shot? Seems like only masters can do something like that. Really impressive.
I just picked up a Stanley Handyman plane yesterday so now I'm doing the deep dive on YT. Heck I thought a "tote" would be a case to carry and store it in. Ha ha.
Very classy looking 👍👍👍👍
I prepared some English Character Yew about two months ago, to replace the plastic butt and stock on my rifle. This video is perfect timing almost as though you knew???
Paul, you did it again, drawing in tens of thousands of viewers to watch you do something most will probably never do ourselves in a movie length episode. No matter, there are additional lessons to be learned in every video. Plus, there's the added benefit of time spent with your soothing voice and demeanor. In the time of Covid that is priceless.
It is nice of you to add the metric measurements as a little flag on the screen for Foreign viewers.
In the UK, throughout all the decades we were members of the EU, Imperial measurements have NEVER been out of the National Curriculum in British Schools. You will find it, where it has always been, in the Maths Curriculum. All British children must learn the National Curriculum whilst they go through school.
From my decades of teaching Technologies in a school with children having 32 First languages, other than English, when estimating, a child knowing its span and thumb width can work quickly with Imperial Units whereas it is useless trying to estimate in metric. This went for all children of all nationalities.
Wonderful Stuff. I have some sapele that I'll try. Love the gold color.
Paul where did you get the radius template, a must have for anyone making handles. I like your natural teaching abilities. Thank you.
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Timestamp for reference, if anyone can enlighten those of us who are curious.
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Pickett 1202I Circle Radius Master Template, Circle Range Size 3/64 To 7-1/2 Inches (1202I)
by ALVIN
This template is available on Amazon, in the US it's right under $10.00 plus sales tax. Hope this helps.
@@lotharerkens8154 Thank You!
Outstanding
Hello Paul. Great video as always, interesting and informative. I was wondering how critical grain direction is. I notice all the plane handles I own have the grain running front to back as yours does. I would think it would have a little more strength if the grain ran up and down, or does it really matter?
Yes, important. Some say put the grain vertical but that is a nono as this causes the handle to break at the foot and catching the horn at the top breaks off the tip too. For four centuries plane handles have gone in the direction I showed. A million ancient woodworkers didn't get it wrong
@@Paul.Sellers The reason for having the grain horizontal is to compress the wood across the grain when the long screw is tightened. If the grain was vertical the pressure of the screw would eventually split the wood along the grain. The equivalent of the rebar tensioning in concrete beams used for example in bridges.
I was taught to use a file or rasp with a rocking motion - point of contact getting closer to you as you make the stoke, rather than following the curve away from you. With that style, getting an even rounding seems easier.
Thanks Paul hope you're doing well. Thank you.
Loved the video Paul 👌🏼👌🏼. Would have loved a close up of the wood at the planning and drawing stage......watching you do it on a small piece of wood from afar was......
Thank you, Paul. I enjoyed your video very much. Have made a couple of totes over the years and I have one question. Why does the grain of the tote run horizontally instead of vertically? My logic is the tote would be stronger if it was vertical. I realize the toe would be weaker but the pressure from planing is absorbed by the bolt running thru the tote. Thank you for your videos. I think they are great.
You don't want any movement horizontally because it has to mate with the casting/screws.
I have a Record 4 1/2 with a broken tote, I was thinking of laminating three pieces, with the centre piece having the grain running parallel with the length of the tote.
“It’s not hard, just difficult”
-Paul sellers
Another wonderful and informative video, thank you! I was wondering if you've ever considered shooting a video on making a new hand saw handle, particularly an open handled dovetail saw. I'm so dismayed at the current prices for vintage/antique dovetail saws on ebay that I'm considering building a saw from a kit (blackburn tools) but would need to make the handle and would love to see how you approach it. Anyway, thank you again for all your wonderful videos!
Sir I love the fact that u love to use all hand tool vs power tools butsir u r like me where I lay things down but that’s how I loose things when it’s rite in front of my nose but sir I do enjoy ur shows
Meant but sir
Wonderful!
Paul you have a color that you mix and coat your totes with. It has a beautiful deep red, purple appearance. Would you share the mix with me? I'm restoring my second plane following your videos. This is a Stanley/Bailey No 6. I'm having a wonderful time with hand planes since watching all your videos. Thank you for keeping this alive
I would guess that the Yew block you use come from a rather big Yew tree as it does not have any of the dark heartwood in it. Just out of curiosity - does the heartwood from a Yew tree have the same characteristics as the sapwood beside the colour? Would it make a good handle material?
Thank you so much for your constant guidance and artisanship. You make woodworking even entertaining to watch as well as inspiring.
The most comfortable tote is on my number 5 by Qiangsheng. Next most comfortable are the plastic ones, but I wouldn’t want anyone to see them, so they have been replaced with maple!
i have made a new handle for my smoothing plane and never did all that marking out lol i love this old time carpentenry it reminds me of when i served my time at the carpentry
Very nice mr wood
Excellent video on how to make a plane tote! Are you planning a future video on how to make a fancy one?
Thanks for this video. I will be making my first tote shortly, and this was very helpful. One question though. Why do you use the oil can on the saw instead of wax?
I broke my plastic one now I'm here to learn and replace one 😮💨. "Virtually unbreakable" until they meet my hand...
Paul, at 1:20:00 we can see the boss that the tote mounts to is hollow. Would there be any advantage to creating a short tenon on the tote to fit into that recess which would take any lateral or forward force off the screw and stem and maybe prevent the base of the tote from cracking?
Also, would taking a rubbing on a piece of paper of the boss the tote mates with be an alternate way to locate and transfer the screw hole (and also the recess) onto the bottom of the new tote for the purpose of creating the tenon.
Can you advise on how to orient the wood grain to the angle of the threaded rod?
The grain should be parallel to the length of the plane sole, Carol.
I am doing mz best to craft such a handle for a No. 4 Stanlez Smoothing Plane, thank you very much indeed for the templates!
I am fighting against a block of wood cut out by hand (saws) from a greeninsh cherry wood log, out of which I have recently cratfted a file handle, which turned out lovely.
I am only asking how much would the remaining moisture in the given raw wood would effect my final works, after shellac-ing, waxing and polishing them, given the still high water content within the cherry wood fibers?
Do you think he noticed is mistake in transposing lines for the base to the other side of the block? I imagine he didn't realize it but he is such a master it just got worked out.
This is a very informative and fun video but I do have a question that I noticed. Your brush looks like a shoe brush with a handle attached. Did you modify a shoe brush or buy it that way?
Looked like honeycomb at the end almost edible. Great work could watch for hours. Actually I did already. Hours more I meant!
Wonderful job Paul, can I ask you the brand of that beautiful rasp? Thanks
Hi Paul What is your opinion on using red oak to make a tote and knob... Paul.
Paul, you’ve inspired me to learn more traditional approaches to woodworking. I now have a plane addiction... Been thinking about carving some new totes and knobs so you video is timely. What do you think about laminating several pieces of hardwood together for the tote? I thought the contrasts would look nice but I also don’t have easy access to thicker hardwood stock.
I have never really liked laminated handles for planes though they can and often do look stunning.
Paul Sellers thank you, Paul. I assumed it may be weaker than a solid piece of hardwood but I thought some that I’ve seen looked quite outstanding. I want to do this mainly out of necessity since I don’t have easy access to hardwood quite large enough for a plane tote. I appreciate the reply greatly.
You're clearly a knowledgeable and skilled man, and I'm not about to enter into an argument with you, but I was always taught to leave planes lying on their side, rather than their face. So many people on YT seem to do it, and it always makes me cringe a little bit.
Christopher, I do understand the theory people hold to but in the realms of benchwork with joiners and cabinet makers, furniture makers and such, this did not happen until this last half of the last century when, unfortunately, schools took on teaching woodwork. Back in 1932 teachers were faced with a bunch of kids blaming planes down on other tools and damaging the cutting edge of the plane. The developed this idea for that situation and unfortunately, people did it into their adult life and the 'Law' continued unquestioned and indeed unchallenged. I decided to fly in the face of silly protocols mostly because in my apprenticeship I never saw any fulltime woodworker lay a plane on its side and I was told not to do it again after the first time at the bench. `the pane was not ready for action and nothing was going to happen to the cutting iron because to was my bench and I should know everything that is on my bench. It is also true that exposing the blade as it is laid on its side is more likely to result in damage by placing other metal tools down near the plane which now takes twice as much valuable bench space.
Hi Paul, this might seem a daft question to ask you, but due to coronavirus lock down, I have tool up trying to do woodwork. I’ve started by doing dovetails,and have made various boxes. I am gradually getting better, but can you tell me can I do these kind of joints with plywood or mdf. It’s very hard to get good traditional wood, and if you can ,I can try to make things bigger than boxes. Love your videos, you do make it look easy😊
If you have a Stanley #5 with a broken tote, do you need a different size threaded rod for a jack plane tote since it’s 65 degrees instead of 60 degrees? 2:08
Hi Paul, amazing woodworking. I have a question about your using wood. What kind of woodpiece are you using for the handles? Thank you! Stay healthy best Woodwork of the World!
I have noticed on many of your videos you often place a plane, blade down onto the workbench. I was taught never to do that as it could damage the blade edge. I would like to hear your views on this, thanks.
Hi Paul, thanks very much for sharing your knowledge with us, as always a most enjoyable watch. What do you think of using raw linseed oil on a new tote? I love the feel of it on the new tote once dried.
A few days ago I heard another RUclipsr say that shinto rasps were only good for beginners. I had to laugh out loud. I bought mine after seeing Paul use one.
Yup!!! It is a remarkable tool and cleverly devised with two grades in one tool.
See how RUclips in the wrong hands is like a sharp chisel in the hands of a baby!
Is the shellac the sanding sealer shellac or an amber shellac product? Looks a nice amber colour.
Could you cut out the profile in it’s entirety with a coping saw, or would that take forever compared to breaking the cut up into sections and tackling it with larger saws?
No, not at all. A coping saw would be just fine.
Why not use a scroll saw to cut out most of the basic shape?
Very cool! Next time, can we see what your drawing on the piece? It is hard to follow without seeing what your marking. Thanks
What are you rubbing on your saw blade?
Why not bore the hole straight, with a drill press, and work the orientation of the tote around that?
Because not everyone will have a drill press??? In fact, perhaps only 5% of my audience will. I often ask myself the question, 'Why do so many people with gear assume that the whole world has the same privilege? Just asking! Can we just think a little differently, perhaps
Yew was the wood that made the English longbow, that cut down the French army at Agincourt 1346.
I have some small samples of apple, cherry and pear, which I have reserved for 'tool handles' etc. Are these suitable for this application? I need to replace both of the handles on my No.5.
Yes they are perfect for it.
PAUL how do you keep your diamond stones clear of rust?
Who makes the saw? Good, AND inexpensive...If it's good enough for Yew, it's good enough for me! =p
The handsaw Paul used for cutting the parallels and the shaping cuts was a Spear&Jackson panel/handsaw. Hope it helps
Quick question: rather than buy furniture wax, can one use bees wax paste? I keep a mix of beeswax and mineral oil for cutting boards, would that serve as well for furniture wax when finishing off shellac?
Thank you for any feedback.
Most good furniture wax has beeswax as part of its recipe. (Cheaper ones don't include it anymore.) So you would be quite OK using your mix.
@@alangknowles Thank you for the response!
You made that look hard for your self some of that stuff was unnecessary to do
what can i use instead of steel wool? because i can't get my hand on a fine steel wool, and the only steel wool that is available to me is too coarse
Try scotch pad scourer, the green web stuff.
Paul, thanks yet again for another amazing instructional video. I couldn’t help but notice that the lights and sound were not there normal perfection. Normally you have great closeups and really great sound. Just curious if something changed. Cheers
Yes, this was one of ten of my COVID-19 lockdown projects I filmed myself with a single camera repositioned wherever I could. It's not so easy to film and present and keep the flow. Instructionally it kept pace and lost nothing so feel good about it overall..
hello paul. i just came across a dovetail saw its a sanderon kayser are those good handsaws? with friendly gr sven
Paul, would you please add a link to the brush that you used to apply the shellac or does anyone know where I can purchase one like it?
Mr Paul, what type of lubricant is in your can?
Just 3in1 oil. The one in the red, black and white can sold in all hardware stores worldwide as light machine oil.
Just realized what I have to do with that masur birch stump a friend of mine gave me... To this point all I have done to it is leting my old handy man go to town on it.. It planes as a champ but the handles looks aweful..
Hello whats that brush?
Dear Sir Paul, How much Preston router planes do you need to feel accomplished? 😂
Does anyone have any idea why he has a steam iron on his shelf? What would that be used for?
You can ask me directly, Zolidaire. That way there are no guesses and I usually try to answer myself where I can. When I dent a piece of wood, a hot iron and a damp cloth brings the dented wood back up and it is usually perfect.
@@Paul.Sellers oh, thank you! I wasn't sure if you would have time for comments ams thought some other knowledgeable fellow may have the answer. I see though. Sort of rehydrate the fibres to reform it. Thanks! Seems obvious now!
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