Lovely gentle and informative video...Just checked it out to ascertain that I was following the correct procedure for tidying up my newly eBay purchased No5. Felt as if I was in the workshop watching you work. Love it!
Great video, it’s nice to watch a video without a blaring soundtrack. I love the sound at the end of the plane being used on wood, that is such a great sound!
Nice sympathetic restoration! Not too over the top like some restoration channels. When I have a plane set up just right I could happily plane a plank of wood down to nothing just for the pleasure of hearing that lovely swish of shavings.
I love to watch restoration videos like this one. Very well done. I'm thinking about trying to restore a plane too. so this video wasn't only fun but also inspiring!
Plane came up a treat, nice work. You mention leaving the frog in place when flattening but I was taught you should also leave the blade assembly locked in as well so the plane is under tension.
It depends on the casting quality of the body and how far out of true it is when you start. Having the frog in place doesn’t add any tension to the plane as it’s simply attached by the screws but when you lock the blade in place that can add a significant amount of load into the plane as a whole which can slightly alter the overall body shape. I’m pretty sure Paul Sellers advocates it as well for the same reason.
I just did up a Record #5 last week, the Record a lovely plane that is used on most jobs. I’ve also got a wooden Jack that I was going to do up as my #5 smoothing plane, but I think the record with the adjustable depth is a better option and I’ll made the wooden one more for rough work. I leave the blade in backed up when flattening the sole. A great video, well done.
Hi Matt, lovely sympathetic cleanup, yep that is probably a Stanley plane, they work just as well,🙂 How happy are you that the granite plate is flat?, looks like it took some time to clean up the sole, but it’s a jack plane for coarse to medium stock removal, it’s not a smoother, Thanks for sharing,
Hi Matt thanks for the vid. You started doing a series of stuff you carried in your pocket. You did a torch and a knife but they stopped after that. We're they unpopular, I enjoyed them.
Nice and straight forward explanation and demonstration of restoring a plane. I liked it, especially the finish on the tote and knob. I was always led to understand that flattening should be done with the blade in situ yet you removed the blade before flattening! Also that the chip breaker should be rotated before removal so that it cannot come in contact with the sharp edge of the blade. Any comments?
Rotating the chip breaker falls more under good practice than an essential. It is generally best to have your plane pretty much set up before you flatten so pressure from the cap iron and frog is allowed for etc. Real world though, distortion in the body from this is minuscule if detectable at all. And I've looked for it thinking it'd be a good demo of "what not to do and why" video. Not finding any I dropped the idea. So again, my conclusion would be these things are best practice rather than essentials.
Bisch Basch Bosch Ive restored several planes to working condition because i want them functional rather than pretty and I abhor people who buy antique tools and display them on a shelf or in a cabinet. My feeling is also that f;attending with the cap iron etc in situ does not make any noticeable difference. After all the body is very strong and stiff. I also think if you are careful then how you separate the iron from the chip breaker is not that significant, as you say its good practice. To Matt: I wasn’t intending to be critical, just making observations. I hope you are not offended. Love you vlogs.
Which angle guide do you use for sharpening? I am struggling to learn how to sharpen and the cheap guide I have is difficult to set up consistently. Thanks!
The abrasive for flattening the sole needs to be longer than the sole.....if its shorter it will tend to hollow the middle leaving you with a curved sole
Thanks for this video, I picked up my first plane yesterday which is a slightly tatty whitmore no.5 so your video is going to be really helpful 👌 @the_little_garage_woodshop
Lovely gentle and informative video...Just checked it out to ascertain that I was following the correct procedure for tidying up my newly eBay purchased No5. Felt as if I was in the workshop watching you work. Love it!
Great video, it’s nice to watch a video without a blaring soundtrack. I love the sound at the end of the plane being used on wood, that is such a great sound!
Thank you. Yes it is a very satisfying sound
Nice sympathetic restoration! Not too over the top like some restoration channels.
When I have a plane set up just right I could happily plane a plank of wood down to nothing just for the pleasure of hearing that lovely swish of shavings.
Thanks Alan. Yes I also enjoy the process
I love to watch restoration videos like this one. Very well done. I'm thinking about trying to restore a plane too. so this video wasn't only fun but also inspiring!
Thank you. Good luck with your plane
Plane came up a treat, nice work. You mention leaving the frog in place when flattening but I was taught you should also leave the blade assembly locked in as well so the plane is under tension.
Thank you. I don't think it would make much difference
It depends on the casting quality of the body and how far out of true it is when you start. Having the frog in place doesn’t add any tension to the plane as it’s simply attached by the screws but when you lock the blade in place that can add a significant amount of load into the plane as a whole which can slightly alter the overall body shape. I’m pretty sure Paul Sellers advocates it as well for the same reason.
I just did up a Record #5 last week, the Record a lovely plane that is used on most jobs. I’ve also got a wooden Jack that I was going to do up as my #5 smoothing plane, but I think the record with the adjustable depth is a better option and I’ll made the wooden one more for rough work.
I leave the blade in backed up when flattening the sole.
A great video, well done.
Thank you
Nice job quick and clean looks great ☕☕👍👍👍👍
Thank you
The handles are looking much nicer , i prefer the colour of the wood in general. I like that looks used but not neglected !!!!! Nice !!!
Thank you
Excellent, appropriate restoration.👍
Thank you
Excellent video, thanks. Oh yes, as others have mentioned, no ghastly music!
That was a nice job, I only have one plane and its old and needs to be restored. I may give it a go after watching this.
Its a nice fun little project to do
Great one again Matt. Thanks
Thank you
Great results there, nicely done.
Thank you very much
Hi Matt, lovely sympathetic cleanup, yep that is probably a Stanley plane, they work just as well,🙂
How happy are you that the granite plate is flat?, looks like it took some time to clean up the sole, but it’s a jack plane for coarse to medium stock removal, it’s not a smoother,
Thanks for sharing,
Its very flat
Use the side of the chisel to remove finish from the tote , lessons the risk of dig out ! Nice job fella.
Hi Matt thanks for the vid. You started doing a series of stuff you carried in your pocket. You did a torch and a knife but they stopped after that. We're they unpopular, I enjoyed them.
I just wanted to keep this all workshop related
Nice and straight forward explanation and demonstration of restoring a plane. I liked it, especially the finish on the tote and knob. I was always led to understand that flattening should be done with the blade in situ yet you removed the blade before flattening! Also that the chip breaker should be rotated before removal so that it cannot come in contact with the sharp edge of the blade. Any comments?
Maybe you are right
Rotating the chip breaker falls more under good practice than an essential. It is generally best to have your plane pretty much set up before you flatten so pressure from the cap iron and frog is allowed for etc. Real world though, distortion in the body from this is minuscule if detectable at all. And I've looked for it thinking it'd be a good demo of "what not to do and why" video. Not finding any I dropped the idea. So again, my conclusion would be these things are best practice rather than essentials.
Bisch Basch Bosch Ive restored several planes to working condition because i want them functional rather than pretty and I abhor people who buy antique tools and display them on a shelf or in a cabinet. My feeling is also that f;attending with the cap iron etc in situ does not make any noticeable difference. After all the body is very strong and stiff. I also think if you are careful then how you separate the iron from the chip breaker is not that significant, as you say its good practice.
To Matt: I wasn’t intending to be critical, just making observations. I hope you are not offended. Love you vlogs.
Good tutorial. I also was lucky enough to get a plane of andi also so I will refer back to your video we I get the time to restore it.
Look forward to seeing it John
Nice job Matt. Great vid
Thank you
Cheers Matt
Which angle guide do you use for sharpening? I am struggling to learn how to sharpen and the cheap guide I have is difficult to set up consistently. Thanks!
Good score mate. 👍
Didn't scrub up to bad at all. 👌
Some nice fine shavings there. 😎
Thanks Bill. Im pleased with it
Looks good I love my Jack plane
Thank you
Nice job! 😃👍🏻👊🏻
Thank you
Introduce this man to paintstripper
Nice job Matt, the handles never used to be painted !!!
Thank you
I'd love to have the patience to use a plane, never mind restore one!
Hand tools do seem to take longer to learn but once you can use a plane they are pretty quick.
Sorry for all the questions Matt - but where do you get your emery cloth from? Again, surprisingly hard to find!
I use tools station wet and dry paper
Hi Matt, it may not be an antique, but at least it's got wooden handles.
Very true
The abrasive for flattening the sole needs to be longer than the sole.....if its shorter it will tend to hollow the middle leaving you with a curved sole
I've got a few I need to fix up. Just need to make the time.
There is never enough time. The good thing with these projects is you can just do a bit at a time.
Also, wear a ventilator, especially when using the wire wheel
Do you think the paint used could be lead-based on handles etc..? anyone else know?
Its not that old
I've been told my soul is flat
I have been told I don't have one
Thanks for this video, I picked up my first plane yesterday which is a slightly tatty whitmore no.5 so your video is going to be really helpful 👌
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Hi nice video but it's not a record plane just a record lever cap. Record planes are blue
... and have "record made in England" on the body.
Is it a bird?……is it a plane?……
Haha