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William C Allen
Canada
Приєднався 18 сер 2006
William C Allen, Errington, BC, Musician Photographer Farmer Artist
I am an eclectic person. I like to do a lot of different things, but at base I'm a creator.
I grew on a farm on the Canadian Prairies.
On a farm, you learn a lot of different things, fixing machines, fixing diesel engines, gas engines, small engines, building sheds, barns, granaries, fences, corals, operating trucks, heavy machines, tractors, skid steers, excavators,raising cows, pigs, chicken, horses, gardening, composting, milling animal feed, butchering animals cooking, and so much more.
Below is brief list of subjects you can expect to see from me.
Subscribe, watch, comment. I'll always try to answer any questions, or make videos on requested content. Enjoy
Hand tool woodworking
Hobby Farm
Gardening
Nature and Environmental
Gardening
I am an eclectic person. I like to do a lot of different things, but at base I'm a creator.
I grew on a farm on the Canadian Prairies.
On a farm, you learn a lot of different things, fixing machines, fixing diesel engines, gas engines, small engines, building sheds, barns, granaries, fences, corals, operating trucks, heavy machines, tractors, skid steers, excavators,raising cows, pigs, chicken, horses, gardening, composting, milling animal feed, butchering animals cooking, and so much more.
Below is brief list of subjects you can expect to see from me.
Subscribe, watch, comment. I'll always try to answer any questions, or make videos on requested content. Enjoy
Hand tool woodworking
Hobby Farm
Gardening
Nature and Environmental
Gardening
Box Making: part 4, Cutting Joints
#woodworking #handtools #viseless
Building the astronomy accessories box, part 4
cutting the finger joints
You can find me at BuyMeACoffee
www.buymeacoffee.com/allenwcL
and on Patreon
patreon.com/user?u=3952058
Building the astronomy accessories box, part 4
cutting the finger joints
You can find me at BuyMeACoffee
www.buymeacoffee.com/allenwcL
and on Patreon
patreon.com/user?u=3952058
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Відео
Box Making Part 3: cutting grooves
Переглядів 15821 годину тому
#woodworking #handplane #handtools Part three of the box build. In which we cut the grooves to seat the box bottom we use a chisel and we also use a plough plane Please like and subscribe You can find me at BuyMeACoffee www.buymeacoffee.com/allenwcL and on Patreon patreon.com/user?u=3952058
Turning a Mallet/Baton on the Lathe
Переглядів 14514 днів тому
#woodworking #lathe #bowlmaking Turning a baton for use with my bowl adze from Alder that I've let dry for 1 year.
ASMR Build of the Astronomy Box Part 2 4K
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#woodshop #handtools #woodworking Every move Every sounds Every minute Part 2 is all about measuring and marking for the next stage, cutting.
Precision Marking Box making
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#handtools #woodworking #boxmaking Part two of the astronomy accessory box build measuring and marking the finger joints You can find me at BuyMeACoffee www.buymeacoffee.com/allenwcL and on Patreon patreon.com/user?u=3952058
Build an Astronomy box
Переглядів 1,3 тис.28 днів тому
Part one of a box build using hand tools for my telescope accessories In lovely pine
UnBoxing Veritas Bullnose Plane
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#handtools #woodworking @LeeValleyTools An unboxing today. The Veritas Bullnose Plane. which I picked up at the recent Veritas Seconds sale. Factory items that have some form of defect. A nice little hand plane, very useful I'll go over the various uses and do a complete review in a later video stay tuned You can find me at BuyMeACoffee www.buymeacoffee.com/allenwcL and on Patreon patreon.com/u...
Useless Block Plane? Or is it?
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#woodworking #handtools #handplane Here I demonstrate just a few uses for a block and explain why I think it can be a better choice than a bench plane when the circumstances are right You can find me on Patreon patreon.com/user?u=3952058 And BuyMeACoffee.com www.buymeacoffee.com/allenwcL
Review: Veritas Low Angle BlockPlane
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#Veritas #woodworking #handtools @LeeValleyTools A short review and unboxing of the Veritas Low Angle Block Plane You can find me on: Patreon patreon.com/user?u=3952058 and BuyMeACoffee www.buymeacoffee.com/allenwcL
What IS a card scraper??? #woodworkingtool #handtools
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#woodworking #handtools #cardscraper Just a quick demonstration of what a card scraper is and how to use it in the most basic way. Please hit like and subscribe You can find me on Patreon www.patreon.com/user?u=3952058 and BuyMeACoffee www.buymeacoffee.com/allenwcL
Review: Veritas side clamp honing guide
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Review: Veritas side clamp honing guide
Busted To Beautiful part 2 #handtools #woodworking
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Busted To Beautiful part 2 #handtools #woodworking
Busted To Beautiful Chair restoration #handtools #woodworking #restoration
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Busted To Beautiful Chair restoration #handtools #woodworking #restoration
Weird Weather: Iceheave #winter #ice #weather
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Weird Weather: Iceheave #winter #ice #weather
Build Shellacalator #handtools #woodworking #carpentrytool #diy
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Build Shellacalator #handtools #woodworking #carpentrytool #diy
Build: Small Turned Mallet with square cut Head
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Build: Small Turned Mallet with square cut Head
That is an ingenious use of clamps as a vise!
lol, I love it, very fast, very secure.
You suck at adzing
Alder?
Yes indeed, some alder that came down during the winter.
I love that you started with a tree branch!
Thanks kindly. It was a fun project. And the whole shop layout has really come together to make the whole thing easy.
I'm liking it, gonna get one. A bit less expensive than a slow speed wet stone bench grinder.
Yes indeed. I have seen another locally for $15, very like the one I have. (Should have bought it :P )
Thanks!
No problem!
Pure wast of my time.
🤣 I do appreciate the comment, and sentiment. Not everyone knows how to measure and cut accurately, so, /shrug
Doug fir?
actually supposed to be resin pine, or shore pine, smells like pine too . . .
Thanks for the Demo!
You bet! Thanks for the comment!
Very interesting. It looked like you were using it as a shoulder plane there? I guess the advantage/disadvantage is the lack of fore-foot to get into tight spaces, plus you can convert it into a chisel plane?
Absolutely, using a bullnose plane as a fat shoulder plane is a natural. Once you have the dado started it follows perfectly. And, yes, the big advantage of the bullnose is the very short forefoot. That allows you to get right up on stopped dados, then removing the toe/nose you can clean up the dado stop. There are so many uses for these planes I’ll be doing a separate video on it.
The engineering on this is stellar. I see many gripes are addressed here. Thanks for the demo!
I agree! The things is actually comfortable. Veritas really understands how a tool is going to be used.
Cool demo. However, the Stanley plane you're showing isn't a good comparison with the Veritas. Look up the Stanley No. 90. That's a more accurate comparison
👍 I don’t have one of those though . . . hint hint nudge nudge say no more say no more
Good demo!
Thanks, I very impressed by the design of this little plane. I can all kinds of uses for it.
Holding the crosscut saw incorrectly in your introductory part?
because I don’t extend my index finger along the handle? No, that’s not incorrect. You will notice that my hand fits comfortably in the handle with all fingers. This is a relatively large saw, with a correspondingly large handle. One may extend one’s index finger but it isn’t required unless the handle is too small to fit your entire grip. A lot of small joinery saws have small handles.
For me, the one advantage of a block plane is that you can use it one-handed. In my workshop I never use it as I have a bench and a vice, but when I'm on site, with fewer work holding options, it comes into its own.
Indeed, and probably the most common use of these planes. At least in my experience. I do, however use mine at the bench, it is always at hand.
I would have liked to have watched this video, but the shaky-cam made me motion sick and I bailed at about 1:15.
thanks kindly for the feedback. I've been experimenting with a chest camera. It has a number of flaws, but it does give good views. I have a another option almost ready to try, so you can expect the next video to be using a different tripod system. I definitely don't want my viewers to get motion sick!
The low angle block and miniature low angle block planes are definitely my planes of choice for small finicky bits of wood. Also if you do have exotic wood / reversing gain there is nothig stopping you grinding the bevel to a large angle so raising the efective cutt angle to 45 or even 55deg if necessary.
or even just getting separate blades for different angles. It takes only a few seconds to change. It’s one reason I keep the old Stanley around, it has a high angle blade
You didn't even test it on End Grain what it's made for...you clearly have no idea what it's for...just put it in inventory...good grief...😩
if it can make a shaving, out of the box, of a thousands of an inch I think it can handle any end grain just fine. Block planes, apron planes, what ever you choose to call them are meant for small planing tasks in general. Like trimming the sides of doors, windows, drawers, trim, edging, banding, you name it. They are a general purpose plane, meant to be small so you can keep them handy, use them for a simple quick task, and then drop them back in your apron pocket or portable tool kit.
I have one et I love it
:D they sure are handy when you learn to use them well.
@allenwc One of the guys at woodcraft introduced me to it I am still learning
Thanks a lot friend.👍👍👍👍👍
😁 thanks kindly, I’m glad it helped!
👍
Thanks eh :D
Could a depth stop from, say the skew rabbet planes, fit in the unused screw holes on the opposite side of the fence?
it is very possible. I don’t have one to try though. Most of the “fences “ that Veritas makes work across pretty much all their planes that have the fence screw holes.
Perfect demo! Thanks for posting!
Glad you liked it!
Very interesting little palm plane. Thank you, William!
It is going to come in very handy.
Thank you for this. Every other video shows how to setup expensive adjustable block planes. This is the only video that has shown that you need to finetune the cheaper planes by tapping, similar to a Japanese plane.
glad to help :)
How much do you use that vs other styles of planes in that size range?
I use the this little one on pretty much every tenon on the shoulders. You really want those shoulders to rest flat against the mortise board. And the detail plane is just the right size. Which is why I got that one . . . ;)
Ok, yeah, agreed with @blomrj. I need to incorporate chest cam immediately.
I have to agree as well. Chest cam will be standard from now on, with my other came used for closeups, other angles, etc.
I like the chest cam. Really clear demonstration…
Thank you, now I need to learn how to do "picture in picture"
Thank you William! This disproves some of my preconceptions.
Glad it was helpful!
An excellent review. This tool is exactly what my spouse needs for his birthday. Thanks
thanks kindly, I'm he needs it! ;)
Interesting progression. That auger is soooo useful in this rocky soil…
Is it ever. This soil is hard to hand dig post holes in. Even with the auger it is still impossible to get straight fence lines.
Not trying to be a jerk, but if the grain was running in an orientation where the wedge would split it, it wouldn’t be suitable orientation for a gamble period.
Ya, not what I meant, I meant if the grain were in the other orientation you could use two smaller wedges, they would likely be enough. I’ve seen plenty of commercial axes done that way. So not really a gamble. I personally haven’t done any that way. When you make your own handles you get to pick your grain. I appreciate your comment though, it helps me to communicate bettter, so no, you are not being a jerk in any way .
The best part of this, which is a not inconsiderable concern, is that the final product will fit your axe head and your hands. Anyone who has ever shopped for shovel or axe handles will realize very quickly that this is a very disposable society. The handles available are few and far between (at least locally) and NEVER fit…
Very true, everything is disposable, nothing is repairable. Not the least because you can’t get parts.
nice seeing you in the wild, William!
More to come!
Very cool! I like that those can sit right into the holes for bench dogs. I have seen other dowel plates that people operate horizontally, like held in a vise or similar, but this looks well supported and efficient. 👍
I really like these over my old dowel plate. (a saw plate with drilled holes). These things are super robust and I have no hesitation to whack em solidly. And with the right wood (Doug fir eg) they produce very clean dowels.
I feel like this was made at me, William. 😁
Hmm, well, it certainly sparked the creative juices 😉
I like it …very useful!😊
Thank you! 😃 I’ve learned a whole bunch of new editing techniques.
That's really interesting about removing the end and using it through the bench or apron. I have some Irwin quick grips, small ones, but they don't seem to detach like yours do. However, they were not very expensive, so that may just be a more advanced feature in other models. 🤔
they do make at least 3 different versions.
Fun!
Thanks kindly
Very cool! One of my old chairs just broke recently, and is now in the shop, waiting for me to figure out how to tackle that problem, so I will probably rewatch this again for some inspiration… 👍
You can do it if I can ;) and if you have any questions, just ask.
I love my 1021 it’s a little work horse
Interesting process.
Thanks kindly, it was fun, learned a ton
That is not a very good edge on the scraper. You should be able to get it to cut much better. You should be able to get long very thin shavings that curl up into a tube. For one thing you are not using the burnisher correctly. This is partially Lee Valley’s fault. You have to first set it to 0 degrees and burnish a few times with moderate pressure, this starts to spread the edge of the scraper, then set the angle you want and burnish a few times. ALWAYS using a drop of oil. The directions clearly say this, and it makes a huge difference. Go to Lee Valley and look at the care and use . Using the burnisher directly from the file will work, but the higher the polish the better the scraper will perform, just like with any sharpening.Lee Valley skips this step in their directions for the burnisher, but if you go to their care and use on their scraper page,it gives details and clearly says to stone after filing, but it has to be polished square. And both faces need to be polished at the edge. And probably not on a water stone. It is very easy to damage a water stone if you are not careful. I have owned my variable angle burnisher from long before they started making them out of plastic. Late 80’s early 90’s I think. All the variable angle burnisher does is hold the burnisher at a constant angle. You still have to properly prepare the scraper just like with any other burnisher.
Thanks kindly. I will give it a go tomorrow.
@@allenwc I would read the care and use for the burnisher, and then read the care and use for their hardened scrapers. On their website. They explain it much better than me.
Alot of these tractors sit outside year round, I don't understand why the ignition is straight instead of pointing down a Lil bit to help keep moisture out of the key hole.
Useful video!
Why the fuck are you wearing latex gloves? Are you afraid of wood dust?
lol, my sad skin is very sensitive to cedar dust, and a couple of others. I work with cedar a lot for outdoor projects, so wearing Nitrile gloves has become a habit. They are actually very comfortable. AND, I have a tremor disorder. I have discovered that the pressure on the hand from the glove reduces the tremor considerably.
Oh, that thing that everyone already does even with full sized lumber, just do that? Cool thx.
It’s only a lever cap if it has a lever on it. This one does not. So it’s called a cap iron.
fair enough.
What a fine mustache you got there sir
Why thank you kindly sir, much appreciated.