How To Setup a Handplane (The Correct Method)
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- Опубліковано 4 лип 2024
- In this video, you'll learn how to setup a handplane to produce thin, consistent, clean shavings. Be aware that this video assumes prior knowledge of sharpening, so be sure to watch my sharpening tutorial first.
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00:00 Intro
00:37 What You'll Learn
01:14 Handplane Anatomy
03:19 Disassembling The Blade
04:08 Reassembling The Blade
06:02 Setting the Chipbreaker
07:47 Low Angle Plane
08:18 Assembly
10:19 Setting the Lateral Adjuster
14:00 Testing the Blade Angle
15:00 Setting the Depth of Cut
18:03 Backlash Explained
21:00 Outro
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Finally someone showed how to configure the planes, not just "because that's how it's done" but with a very clear explanation of "why it should be done that way"!!! A colossal difference...
Guided by the knowledge from this video, I made all the settings in literally three minutes. And you know what? It really works perfectly!!! THX Matt.
The first half of the ua-cam.com/users/postUgkx3ICSK6nSknaL_45CU2NmFSoXjarGMDiJ book is everything about wood: types, tools, finishes, setting up shop etc. The second half is all about doing projects for inside and outside of the home. The color pictures are helpful. After reading a dozen of these types of books, this is probably the best overall (layout, color photos, plans). Only detraction is that many of the projects use a table saw/router/planer, which are usually expensive and take up space, so the plans are less friendly to newcomers and the budget conscious. But I know I can use a drill, circular saw or a jigsaw to make the projects.
This was a quality presentation that third level woodwork instructors, twice your age and experience, could only dream of giving. Very informative and interesting. 👍👍
I agree
To be fair, not sure that woodworking instructors are looking to give half-hour lectures on hand planes.
@@frikyouall more like 1/3 of an hour?
@@frikyouallpersonally, I found the video extremely used
@@Physign Certainly was useful to me, personally. This reply was more a commentary on the lack of time and professionalism that modern instructors have, in general.
Additionally, technology has moved on, and humanity looks over the horizon rather than in their backyard. For better or worse. So lesson plans for hand planers are no doubt seen as archaic.
As many videos I've seen explaining hand planes, this is the only one I've ever seen talking about backlash. I know the thrust wheel in my plane was loose when I switched direction, but I thought it was just because mine are lower quality. Thank you so much for explaining this!
Glad I saw this comment. Was just gonna skim through this video thinking that I know all there is to know about setting up a plane. Now I’ve learned more.
Came here to say the same thing. Matt does a great job explaining thoroughly and concisely. He also points out how common mistakes are made and the simple process to prevent those errors. Obsoletely love and appreciate all his videos!
Same. Thought mine was just because its old. Never seen anyone explain the backlash before.
This saved me a great deal of frustration. Got my plane spot in after watching this video.
Best description of the importance of backlash ever. Thank you.
Yes but it wasn't technically entirely accurate. That yoke slop has nothing to do with thread backlash. There's really two things going on there. Explaining that could lead to more confusion though.
Matt thanks SO MUCH for the explanation on backlash! I realized the loose movement was that the knob thing was moving up and down but not realized that it needs to push the blade down! Hands down the best video on plane set up. In the world.
The backlash can be improved by the plane manufacturers simply by employing tighter clearances on the mating parts. On the depth adjustment there obviously has to some clearance between the radius on the operating lever where it engages the the thumbscrew. The same can be said about the tapped hole the thumbscrew goes into and the threads in the tapped hole. Also the boss on the lever that rocks the blade and chip breaker. The slot and the boss could be made to tighter clearances. A note here. Tighter tolerances does not necessarily mean that the fit is tighter. There are whole tables of tolerances and fits in the ISO, DIN, SAE and other engineering systems.
I never understood this either!! Thanks Matt!
I've been around this stuff for 45 years (Dad is still turning pieces at 80). This, by far, is the best information about setting a plane up that I've ever seen. I learned quite a bit. Thanks!
Thank You Matt…I always watched my Dad do the planing and now that he’s gone, I have his WWII Plane that I am cleaning up. Your instructions are super and much needed.
Excellent! It's good to see you making tutorials again! I'm 74, and my eyesight is shot, so that trick with the scrap-wood is just what I needed.
I gained a lot more, besides, so I'll be less wary of using my planes in future.
Keep up the good work. Your presentation skills are superb!
And I loved the intro, too :-)
P.S. I would have loved a bit more information on the low angle jack-plane, because I have one...
By far the BEST handplane set up video i have ever seen.
Ah he completely ignored the frog. But setting the mouth can be fairly involved itself.
No matter how long or how far I go, Matt Estlea is the man to see and listen to, when you want to learn something about woodworking. I will forever be thankful to this precious UA-cam channel and to Matt Estlea!
Something about your videos...Everything just clicks for me! You are an amazing teacher!
Excellent, thank you. It’s rare to find someone who can teach so well at a relatively young age.
Talking about the depth of cut at 16:38 was just what I needed to hear - explained in the right way. When you add some of my "trying to get better with hand tools" with a dash of "lifelong impatience" you'll find me ending up cranking on the wheel wondering where my shavings are at. Nice one Matt!
Brilliant video. I'm 70+ and now realise why I've always hated planing and hanging doors to fit ! Never too old to learn, thanks.👍
What an absolutely brilliant tutorial. I've always been frustrated with the use of my planes and now I know exactly why. Awesome video.
Brilliantly done. I don't remember any of this being taught when I was in the woodwork classes at school back in the 70's. Entertaining too. You are going on my list of go to people for woodworking for sure.
Great video, Matt. No one has ever explained the concept of backlash to me. This was absolutely great. Thank you so much.
It’s rare that I join in the comments section. I’m new to wood working and am looking to purchase my first plane. Doing as much research as possible before moving forward, and found your video very helpful. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Thank you. I'm a blade sharpener, not a woodworker. This really helped my get my clients tools in better shape.
I want to thank you! I have had a collection of older planes that I have never been able to use, mostly due to inexperience and an inability to set them up properly. I came across your video and followed your easy setup instructions. I was amazed that I washable to make very smooth and incredibly thin shavings. I truly thank you for b the manor in which you break down the process as well as the reasons why. It made it easy to understand and I look forward to using my planes now instead of just letting them collect dust in my cabinet.
Excellent explanation of the backlash. Really appreciate you going through the whys and not just the hows!
Your teaching style is the perfect balance of depth and brevity and holds attention like a casual conversation, fantastic. Looking forward to exploring the rest of your channel. Cheers.
Matt. First time coming across your channel. I was looking for a good how to video for hand planer. Your presentation is by far the best explanation I've seen. Thank YOU!
Great tips and educational! I’ve never come across a video that explains this so well and gives a great understanding of a hand plane. Such useful knowledge and info for a novice hand tool woodworker like me. Cheers!!
Okay Matt - I'm 63 years old and you're just a kid (well, almost), and you taught me more about the proper setting up of planes in 21 minutes than anyone else in all my years of woodworking. Thank you for the videos and for sharing your knowledge with us all. Very much appreciated.
Thank you! I have had a plane with a sharp blade, and plenty of sharp chisels for a while and I’ve never been able to make the plane do what I wanted. This video finally got my plane calibrated how it should be and now the thing is a joy to use. I need more planes now, it’s so fun! Thanks, Matt!
This is absolutely the best explanation on how to set up a hand plane I've seen. The backlash section is a game changer for me. I knew it existed too but didn't know the yoke had to support the blade at all times. Thanks so much Matt. Cheers.
What a game changer. I was taking those tiny shavings thinking the cut wasn’t deep enough and now I learn I was just not being patient and the plane was in fact taking off the high spots! Thank you, hopefully my woodworking improves!
This is by far THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE explanation of hand plane setup and all the implications of poor setup. Excellently done, Matt.
I wish this video was around when I first started using a hand plane - would have saved me a lot of head scratching and disassembling/reassembling.
Thank you very much. That's the best explanation of setting up a hand plane I've seen, yet. Just beginning to use a hand plane, and I appreciate you taking the time to explain not only the "how", but the "why".
Others have said it… but I’ve never seen anyone else mention backlash and have gained so much knowledge from this video!
Someone showed me a different way to put a camber on a plane blade. It was much harder, and clearly out of my skill range. So, I never did it. Thanks Matt. At my old job, I had been doing it for few years (Five years). That made me a veteran. When I ate lunch, everyone wanted talke to me. I never noticed it, until it was pointed out. People who were ten, or fifteen years older then me asked for advise. Mostly, I think they wanted to hear from someone who had been there, and back. I would say, "Don't worry about guns. Mostly they won't shoot you, but a large caliber going off in small room will ruin your hearing. So carry disposible ear plugs in you front shirt pocket." That's just common sense, but it beats learning it for yourself. That's what your channel is like. Not everyone does this stuff everyday. You help a lot.
Absolutely brilliant video that even a bumbling knob such as myself was able to understand. The backlash bit was especially enlightening.
I have seen dozens of plane setup videos and never have I seen one that goes in such great detail regarding backlash. I learned something new....thank you
This video was just brilliant. Thank you, Matt. I had my bevel upside down, my yoke was incorrectly positioned, and I didn't know a thing about backlash until I watched this. No wonder my planing was junk. Cheers!!
I just went through eight - 8 videos on how to assemble a standard jack plane and yours was the first the actually mentioned the orientation of the blade, ieL bevel down. The rest, if any hint at all was given, assumed you could see which way it was. Thanks from all the dummies out there.
This was so helpful, I'm a beginner and I've been planing badly today, now I understand some of where I went wrong! You've a real talent for teaching
I’m flattening my first workbench top and getting frustrated with the mixed success of my plane. I’m not a pro though I’m not new, but I am self-aware enough to know I needed a refresher. Matt and this video got me back to fine shavings!
This is the best set up video for a bench plane!!! Thank you so much! Still learning and this was so concise and the backlash was all new to me as well!
Thanks for the clarity on backlash. Your visual demo made such good sense. I've learned so much watching your videos! Thanks!
After watching 5 of these videos, I find one that has everything I need. Thanks so much!
Your video is the first to truly explain backlash and why it is important for “too thick of shavings” correction. Thank you.
Probably the single most useful video I have seen on this subject. Brilliant. Off to finally get my planes working to their best. Thanks Matt.
As a follow up, I spent yesterday applying this method and now have two perfectly functioning planes with their blades the right way up 😂
How simple we humans are, we become happy and satisfied when we can shave a ribbon off a wood. I’m working on it, these videos are superb.
Thank you Matt, you are a treasure of knowledge! And though these are rerecordings i dont mind at all! Your old vids were really good, though the new ones are miles better, even though i didnt think it was possible! Just keep em coming!
Matt 2.0 the reboot. I also love these, so much detail, from the master.
This was a incredibly well thought out and executed video... Commanding knowledge of Hand Plane setup... Really helped me make sense of the process and the back lash explanation was brilliant.... This is my vote for the best Hand Plane setup video on UA-cam...
Exceptionally well done. I hadn't realized the role of backlash so this came as a genuine learning experience. Thank you.
Love the simplicity of your explanations. I have a whole new way at looking at plane set up out-in-out. Simple. And your entertaining too👍.
Omg I am 64 years old and have been around woodworking since I was about 30. This presentation had so so much very good information and coming from such a young man is unheard of. Matt I commend you and your dedication and knowledge to your trade. I have just subscribed and so glad I found your channel, thank you
Learned more about planes in this 20 min vid than any I ever watched
Thank you! This and the sharpening video got my grandfather's plane back in action. I was working with a sharpening stone that was too narrow and I didn't get the nick completely ground out but it works amazingly! Long wafer thin curls, almost mirror smooth results. Very informative videos.
Must confess that when a plane is cutting well the satisfaction it brings is rewarding and therapeutic. Keep ‘em coming……..great intro by the way👍You know a razor blade held flat to the base and slid up to corner of plane blade can be useful too. If it meets solid resistance you know the corner is proud of base. Adjust blade penetration until the razor blade doesn’t catch. Check result using the scrap wood tip.
Recently I started using an old Record smoothing plane and was not aware of the backlash issue, so I was fighting with the thrust weel ineffectively. Also I did not understand why the thrust wheel was so hard to rotate, so now I now I can use the screw to set the tension... This is the best video on setting up the planes that I have seen, thank you so much!
A youngster teaching an old dog some New Tricks
Very well done I really enjoyed this and learned a LOT😆
Yes! Love seeing you upload! I like seeing other woodworkers around my age and not letting this trade/hobby die! Learning craftsmanship makes you appreciate things so much more even outside of woodworking! Really can’t find too many things that can keep me calm and lower my anxiety like woodworking! (Ps I know I’m young and have nothing to stress about, but I’ve been diagnosed with severe anxiety so not too many things help me zone out and let things go for a second) Thanks for the uploads Mat, your video production and editing is progressing like crazy!
Amazing teaching skills ! I had so much trouble with the backlash having to figure it out by myself, and i whished so much to have watch your video before !
Well done Matt, being prepared and pre sorting all the videos into playlists now! Nothing could ever go wrong with that
Fantastic video. Learnt more in 20 minutes the all the instructions I’ve ever had. Thank you 👍👍👍
Thank you very much for that lucid and highly intelligent video!
I have been trying to revive a 20+ year old bench plane, that has been rusting away in a gunny bag for all this while, along with my understanding of the tool... And this video of yours is just what the doctor ordered!!!
Excellent tutorial. I am one of those that really needs to know “why” to properly learn something. Your explanation of what a plane is actually trying to do has really given me a solid understanding of why the setup needs to be done in this way. Thanks Matt. Great stuff.
You did such a great job in this video, it was so helpful to watch and learn from you. I've been watching your videos for many years and you've become an excellent, clear, effective teacher -- on top of being a skilled woodworker. Good jokes, too. Thanks for your great work.
The best plane adjustment explanation I've seen in a long time!! Thanks from Texas, USA
The first time I have watched one of your vids. A MASTERCLASS ! I was initially deterred by the speed of your delivery, but soon came to appreciate your clarity. Excellent diction, even mildly amusing. Consider me subscribed !
I'm one of the old farts with dodgy eyesight and having followed your video step by step and with the explanations you gave through every part of the process it was out to the workshop armed with the knowledge you imparted and the result was staggering for which i am eternally grateful. THANK YOU.
Fabulously useful, super clear, totally logical and easy to follow.
Been meaning to look for this very specific info for ages. Glad youtube engineered its way to me 😅
I kept lots of planes belonging to my dad, but need to give them a bit of TLC before i can use them for my diy projects.
He had taught me to use them when i saw little, but not how to adjust them.
Now i know how 😍
Thank you so much!
Hi Matt,I am a retired mechanic who loves diy. Having moved into an old bungalow,my various skills have been put to the test. I have learned so much off utube,plumbing,decorating etc,now turning to woodwork. general stuff is ok,have had floorboards up,replaced brutalised sections (thank you electrictions/ butchers) but planes have always been my greatest fear...Have just bought a no3 plane,(no idea what the numbers mean yet...) but just discovered your videos,and will now be a faithfull follower. My all time best mate was a joiner all his life,his skills are off the scale,but cant even fit a wiper blade to his car...each to his own eh. Thanks for great demo's.
wow, the backlash explanation was such a needed addition to this demo! mind blown! this explains so much of some of the issues I have run into with my planes...
Absolutely brilliant video mate. I've been looking for a run down that goes through the anatomy and setup just like you did for weeks. So happy I came across it. Thank you very much. Subbing and hitting that bell!
This was a great video and came at a GREAT time. I'm very new to woodworking really and have always been intimidated by the use of hand planes. I have a couple and would love to do more hand tool work but never really felt like I could dial in my hand planes. This video has made things so clear I now have the confidence to dig out those planes and start making shavings... (Thank you from Wpg. Canada)
You saved me so much headache. Doing trim work and using a Jorgensen no 4 plane for the first time and this video was exactly what I needed to assemble correctly. Thank you!
This was incredibly helpful. Thank you so much for taking the time to explain not just the what but the why.
This was super helpful. I had not heard of backlash before. I have experienced this issue but did not realize it was backlash. Thanks for pointing this out. Love your videos
Well I sharpen everything myself and I have been a furniture maker since 1992. I also teach in high-school professionnel degree in furniture making too. All to say lol you are doing great and you are a great teacher too. Its very clear and easy to understand well done. I also like your sence of humour 😂
Great video. I do a lot of woodworking , but have power versions of everything . I was given a couple of giant wooden carpenters tool box "crates" packed, that were built specifically to hold as many of his tools as possible . These were a friend of mines grandfathers tools and she is in her late 40's. I have 6 or 7 metal hand planes, 6 very narrow wooden planes, 2 big wooden planes.... and another dozen + assorted odd framed hand tools. This video made me understand the clear mechanics and function of planes, where I had given up. A big "Thank You" for this video !!!
Explaining and correcting for the backlash is the missing ingredient from all other videos. Thanks!
I bought my first plane yesterday and have watched 7 other videos on "how to set up a plane" and your video is the best. Admittedly, I was one of those people that thought the blade bevel went up. Thanks for video and in return, I am now subscribed.
Those shavings were insane! This should be entitled the Theory of Planing, which is as important as all the technical know-how. Backlash and getting a feel for what's going on is never explained elsewhere. I appreciate that!
Wow Thanks Matt - I thought I’d learnt all about setting up a plane but you’ve taught me something new in backlash. It all makes perfect sense now.
You’re really good at this
I’m usually a critical git on UA-cam because I feel lots of crap content is destroying the platform
Yours isn’t, it’s well thought out, well presented, well scripted
Awesome stuff.
Excellent. Explained so much I never knew and didn’t understand. The backlash explanation alone was very helpdful.
Thank you for such great guidance. I now have a Wickes No.4 plane working like a dream. It's so good that I've got obsessed with shavings and have no wood left!
Many thanks for the discussion on backlash. I have not come across this concept before and have found it extremely informative.
I really like watching your tutorials. For me it's revision, but that's good too. Keeps me tuned up. Thank you
Your teaching method is so logical that I watched this video once and was able to remember every aspect of it! It’s now burned into my brain. Nice work! And thank you!
Matt, if you really want to be teaching at a warmer place, let's talk about setting up a course here in sunny Portugal :)
This new set of how to videos is just perfect! Brilliant, as you britts would say...
What a competent presentation! Not only do you describe the parts of the plane so clearly but you also give some really helpful rules for setting up the plane for optimal operation. I shall store the link to this video to use when I find time to set up my own plane. But first I want to see your video on how to sharpen its blade.
I can finally plane well thanks to the explanation of setting the depth around 16:00 - 18:00 - slowly lowering the blade while planing. Before I thought you just sighted down the sole. Thank you sooo much!!
Great video! I love your sense of humor!
thank you have watched twice and I now have several planes that were useless. now flowing ribbons of pine .not the easiest of wood to plane so a big thank you m8
That was my first and possibly only ever OSB meme I will lay eyes upon.
First time someone explains backslash, thank you. So obvious and easy once you know about it but someone must explain that to you once.
I just bought my first hand plane and this video is exactly what I needed to understand the tool itself. Thanks, Matt! Gonna spend some time here.
Matt - great video! I've been using a hand plane wrong for quite a while. Thanks!!
Very, very well done ! Clearly explained and I thank you for doing this! I really needed this!!
Never heard anyone discuss about retraction no longer supporting the blade. Great advice Matt.
Best setup video I’ve ever watched! Wonderful, thanks!!
Great information and some plain basics 👌. Good for beginners and a good refresher for those with shavings under their belts.
Brilliant, brilliant, BRILLIANT video. Thank you Matt.
I had to re hang a door and then plane to fit. I borrowed a small plane from a friend then got a Buck bros 9 inch planar from home depot. The instruction manual (very loose description) look like they have not been updated since the 1970's are basically useless. Love this video, best description of a plane I have found. Matt I suggest you reach out to Buck Bros, my local home depot had two in stock and both had been returned as the tool is basically impossible to use unless you take it apart, sharpen the blade and follow your instructions