Mark's Woodworking Challenges
Mark's Woodworking Challenges
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French Broad River Flood 2024
This is the French Broad River just before it crested. Taken on the bridge right next to my house.
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Mark Builds a Workbench, Part 2
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We're back, and we're in the new workshop! I have finished the workbench that I started on the Gulf Coast. This video gives an overview of the new workbench, with an emphasis on the workholding functionality. For those unfamiliar with handtool workbenches, I have also provided a brief explanation on how the functionality will be used in future woodworking operations. Enjoy! PS: I'm still figuri...
Mark Builds a Workbench, Part I
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Building a workbench is both serious and fun. Fun, because I get to try out new ways of incorporating hardware to hold wood still while I pound on it. Serious, because no other tool in my shop has a greater impact on my productivity. When I got the opportunity to build another one, I was, shall we say, jazzed. In this video, I thought the most useful outcome would be if listeners (especially ne...
The Stanley 95 Butt Gauge
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This video thoroughly describes the Stanley 95 butt gauge. It includes clear explanation of some attractive design features and I use the gauge to lay out and cut mortises for full size door hinges. My goal was to provide better understanding of the gauge than that provided by Stanley instruction sheets. Enjoy!
Scottish Infill Smoother - Revisited
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This is an update to a video that I did almost two years ago on my Scottish infill smoother (btw, the only infill plane that I own). In that video, I complained about the difficulty of setting the depth of cut. Recently, a viewer suggested an alternative that seemed eminently reasonable, and I was eager to try it out. This video describes an alternative method for setting the depth of cut. Enjoy!
Wooden Planes: A Survey and Demonstration of their Use
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All of my videos have been about metal handplanes and transitional handplanes. This video is about the four wooden handplanes that I own and it includes a brief demonstration of how to adjust the cutter. The four planes are an Ogontz coffin smoothing plane, a Scioto Works razee jack plane, an Auburn Tool Co. jointer plane, and a Randall & Cook jointer plane. I believe that the Randall and Cook ...
The Birmingham 103 Plane - The Epitome of Primitive
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I received this plane from a fellow club member (thanks, Mike). In this video, I evaluate the design of the plane and do some rudimentary testing of how well it performs. The plane has a design flaw that probably limited its utility as a foreplane. I speculate that it may have only been manufactured for a few years before the more popular Birmingham "B" plane began production. As evidence for t...
Stanley 41 vs. Stanley 46 - Part Four - Summary of Results
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This video is the last in a four part series on the Stanley 46 combination plane. I present it as a competition by doing side by side performance testing between the Stanley 41 and the Stanley 46. The comparison is especially relevant because both planes were manufactured in 1876 and the Stanley 46 was introduced only a few years (3) after the Stanley 41. The primary aim is a straightforward co...
Stanley 41 vs. Stanley 46 - Part Three - Rabbets and Matching
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This video is the third in a four part series on the Stanley 46 combination plane. I present it as a competition by doing side by side performance testing between the Stanley 41 and the Stanley 46. The comparison is especially relevant because both planes were manufactured in 1876 and the Stanley 46 was introduced only a few years (3) after the Stanley 41. The primary aim is a straightforward c...
Stanley 41 vs. Stanley 46 - Part Two - Grooves and Dados
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This video is the second in a four part series on the Stanley 46 combination plane. I present it as a competition by doing side by side performance testing between the Stanley 41 and the Stanley 46. The comparison is especially relevant because both planes were manufactured in 1876 and the Stanley 46 was introduced only a few years (3) after the Stanley 41. The primary aim is a straightforward ...
Sharpening and Adjusting the Stanley 41 Nicker
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I thought the nicker on my Stanley 41 combination plane was frozen and that I had to live with a dull nicker. This was wrong. It turned out to be surprisingly easy to adjust the depth of the nicker and to sharpen it. Even if you don't have a Stanley 41, I hope it encourages you to experiment with optimizing the performance of your hand plane.
Handplane Challenge, 1876 Edition. Stanley 46 vs Stanley 41, Part One.
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This is the first in a two part video series on the Stanley 46 combination plane, including a detailed comparison of its performance to that of a Stanley 41 combination plane. The comparison is especially relevant because both planes were manufactured in 1876. The primary question to be answered is whether the Stanley 46 solves some of the problems identified for the Stanley 41. Enjoy!
The Stanley 41 Combination Plane - Evaluation of Functionality
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In this video, I test the Stanley 41 (type 4, 1876) combination plane in all of the modes of operation claimed in the Stanley 1884 catalogue. This plane has often been extolled as the epitome of beauty in the vintage hand plane world. In contrast, some of the functionality did not seem to live up to this ideal. While it excels in some functions like making a groove, I found some design flaws th...
Mark's Woodworking Challenges - French Cleat Tool Wall
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After a long absence, I'm back with another video. I hope you enjoy my ruminations about my French Cleat Tool Wall. It isn't intended to be a tutorial or a comprehensive reference on the subject; it's just my first impressions after having used one for a few months. Please be kind, my video skills are a bit rusty, there was a lot of editing for this production.
Night Fall in Western North Carolina
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Night Fall in Western North Carolina
Mark's Woodworking Challenges: Bucksaw Restoration
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Mark's Woodworking Challenges: Bucksaw Restoration
Mark's Woodworking Challenges: An Ode to the Cabinetmaker's Rasp
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Mark's Woodworking Challenges: An Ode to the Cabinetmaker's Rasp
Mark's Woodworking Challenges: Using the AccuBurr Scraper Burnisher on a Scraper Plane Iron
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Mark's Woodworking Challenges: Using the AccuBurr Scraper Burnisher on a Scraper Plane Iron
The Accu-Burr Scraper Burnisher: A First Look
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The Accu-Burr Scraper Burnisher: A First Look
Mark's Woodworking Challenges: How to Know When to Buy a Replacement Plane Blade
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Mark's Woodworking Challenges: How to Know When to Buy a Replacement Plane Blade
Powertool Challenge: A New Router Table Fence
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Powertool Challenge: A New Router Table Fence
Handplane Challenge: a Steers Patent 304
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Handplane Challenge: a Steers Patent 304
Mark's Woodworking Challenges: Boring Tools, Part II
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Mark's Woodworking Challenges: Boring Tools, Part II
Mark's Woodworking Challenges: Boring Tools, Part I
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Mark's Woodworking Challenges: Boring Tools, Part I
Handtool Challenge: Chopping a Mortise by Hand
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Handtool Challenge: Chopping a Mortise by Hand
Powertool Challenge: An Upgrade for the Drill Press Table
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Powertool Challenge: An Upgrade for the Drill Press Table
Handplane Challenge: Flattening the Sole of a Plane
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Handplane Challenge: Flattening the Sole of a Plane
Handplane Challenge: Does Skewing the Plane Lower the Cutting Angle?
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Handplane Challenge: Does Skewing the Plane Lower the Cutting Angle?
Powertool Challenge: a New Table Saw Crosscut Sled
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Powertool Challenge: a New Table Saw Crosscut Sled
New Channel Name: Mark's Woodworking Challenges
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New Channel Name: Mark's Woodworking Challenges