Thank you. What a learning moment. Since this was the technique used in the period you describe was the planned surface ready for a finish? If not, what was the process to get that surface prepared for a finish? Thank you again.
John, hmm ... I can't say that I know. I have made a lot of replica woodwork, sashes, doors, mouldings, flooring, and such and after planing, we always felt it was ready for finishes. Some times my painters would ask us to lightly sand pieces to 'tooth' them so that the primer would grip a bit better, but most of the time we felt that the work was ready for paint. When I look at early materials I see clear evidence of the tools and little sign of abrasive materials. I know that they didn't have sand paper in the 18th century but the work is pretty smooth, generally, and yet the tool marks are (most of the time) quite obvious. I have always thought that they rubbed powdered abrasives like rottenstone on their (high end) work but I have no evidence of the practice other than in the production of finely finished furniture.
@@davidadams6360 I saw Frank Klausz rub the shavings on the planed surface, and called it hungarian sandpaper. So that is probably what they did in the 18th century.
@@davidadams6360 Here's an old gem, showing the craftsmanship of the old times. It doest show useing shavings, not everything is perhaps showned, but the finish he leaves with his smoothing plane, that is probably finely set, was perhaps good enough. ua-cam.com/video/wGDkliy1DEU/v-deo.html
What an interesting video. I'd never heard of this type of plane for shaping panels.
It has been a constant source of fascination for me to learn to use these old tools.
Wow…. You can knock out doors in no time!!! Shit, by the time I set up my router or a shaper I could be done with an entire set of cabinets lol……
Thank you. What a learning moment. Since this was the technique used in the period you describe was the planned surface ready for a finish? If not, what was the process to get that surface prepared for a finish? Thank you again.
John, hmm ... I can't say that I know. I have made a lot of replica woodwork, sashes, doors, mouldings, flooring, and such and after planing, we always felt it was ready for finishes. Some times my painters would ask us to lightly sand pieces to 'tooth' them so that the primer would grip a bit better, but most of the time we felt that the work was ready for paint.
When I look at early materials I see clear evidence of the tools and little sign of abrasive materials. I know that they didn't have sand paper in the 18th century but the work is pretty smooth, generally, and yet the tool marks are (most of the time) quite obvious. I have always thought that they rubbed powdered abrasives like rottenstone on their (high end) work but I have no evidence of the practice other than in the production of finely finished furniture.
@@davidadams6360 I saw Frank Klausz rub the shavings on the planed surface, and called it hungarian sandpaper. So that is probably what they did in the 18th century.
@@JanXXVI I have seen turners rubbing with shavings ... you are probably on to something!
@@davidadams6360 Here's an old gem, showing the craftsmanship of the old times. It doest show useing shavings, not everything is perhaps showned, but the finish he leaves with his smoothing plane, that is probably finely set, was perhaps good enough. ua-cam.com/video/wGDkliy1DEU/v-deo.html
I would love for you to show your process in sharpening Plane blades and chisels I think everyone looks for a different method
I did a video sharpening a 2" Chisel about a year ago ... I will do a more comprehensive one in a week or two!