Thanks for this video. I just purchased the same bench plane. I have not done wood working since high school wood shop class (I loved it). Recently I've gotten into woodworking. I read the manual several times was still a bit confused on if my blade was ready for use and how to exactly get everything aligned. Your video along with another one I watched was great. I'm about to sharpen my blade, I purchased a kit to sharpen blades and a bevel guide to sharpen at a particular degree. I'm going to put that 35 degree micro bevel the instructions talk about. Once that's done I'm going to do your trick of testing the edges to ensure the blade is level. Then I'll practice a bit on some scrap wood and then go to town on my real piece that needs some work. Thanks for helping me get things aligned! Cheers.
Thanks! I love this plane. I did end up using it for the brunt of my work bench which can be seen here 😊 Workbench Build ua-cam.com/play/PLBkW_zpeByMF_0fTn9MCkNWQyMVnlKN-B.html
Please don't sharpen/flatten plane blades on a squishy surface. If you use sandpaper, put in on a hard, flat surface like a pane of glass, a bathroom tile or a plate of granite. In a pinch even melamine board, mdf or a piece of plywood will do over foam. On a squishy surface, the side of the blade that's supposed to be flat will get rounded and not register properly in the plane, the edge will round over and later down the line it will be very difficult to have a straight edge that will take an even shaving over the full width or do good lateral adjustment with the plane or even get consistent sharpness, because you are just polishing a half-circle instead of an edge. Also your shavings seem to be too think. Back off the blade a bit and you'll have a nicer time and better results without binding. Lastly, the plane catches and skits very easily, if the underground is wobbly. There's a reason people build thick workbenches for handtool woodworking.
Teo, completely agree on the soft surfaces. I have moved from the sandpaper method to diamond plates which are order of magnitude better. You're totally right on the shavings as well, I've learned a lot since making this video thanks to people like you helping to point these things out 😊 Thank you! Also agreed on the table haha, my first project was to make a hefty 2x4 laminate table which is a much steamer foundation.
Wow. Very cool video man, very very cool. Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge and experiences. I am just starting to learn carpentry and woodworking on my own and I don't even have a proper space to do it hahaha, s I have to improvise and work on some turned over plant pots xD But someday I will fabricate my workbench like all the pro dudes we see here on UA-cam. My point being is that after watching your video I feel even more inspired because I just received today my brand new Stanley No. 4 SW!!! =D She is damn seeeexy!!! Thanks again man and keep it up!!!
Thanks for the comment James! I’m so happy that you found this video helpful and inspiring! I know the feeling of not having quite the right space, I had to build my own workbench and even now need to move it around in the garage to stay out of the way. If you haven’t seen my videos on building my workbench I used the Stanley No.4 for the entire process, she is a beauty and a work horse. Thanks again and hope to see you around!
Living On Wheels, absolutely takes patience. I cut about 85% of my footage to make this video. Whole process was around 2 hours. That being said, it’s been a valuable learning process.
Good video just a bit of advice when taking the iron off the chip breaker use a flat head screw driver and not the lever cap it will chip the edges of the cap looking forward to watching you learn
You are very right, it’s actually already happened. However, this is exactly what I love about this community, thanks for sharing and helping me learn.
The cap of the older versions is very suitable for this purpose and most who discover this use it, handy built in screw driver for the plane only, mine are fine after years and years of use. Paul Sellers do it also, but with old versions, you may be right, very right, since l have not seen the newer planes and don't know how they are made and of what materials.
@@tayyabsafdar7069 agreed. If your plane is quality it will not matter at all if you use the L cap to loosen it....although I would probably grab the screw driver if the plane had the name Lie Nielsen on it 😄 and cost you over a grand
You should make sure the surface of your plane is also Square Draw a grid on the soul with a sharpie then take it across your sandpaper and make sure that you're removing all the Sharpie at the same time that you don't have high or low spots
Thanks for the tips and demonstration. Also thanks for sharing your testing of windex/sandpaper/granite block method. I've used this method before but only dry and just brushed off the dust. The window cleaner I'm sure makes a big difference, maybe it's worth trying some waterproof sandpaper?
Potentially! I actually upgraded after this to diamond stones and would never go back, they’re seriously life changing in the shop. Below is one of my videos where I use them and explain why along with a link to the set I have, and a cheaper alternative. Diamond Stones Video ua-cam.com/video/K8UfezJZgbM/v-deo.html My Stones Ultra Sharp Diamond Sharpening Kit: amzn.to/3mvkMpT Cheaper Alternative Ultra Sharp II Diamond Sharpening Kit: amzn.to/3e3nuzN
the hollow spot is no problem aslong as the edge is near polished and sharp :) the hollow part usually comes from a rotating stone used to grind the blade in shape/angle :)
TheFordGuy78 no problem! Thanks for watching all the way through! One of the themes I’m looking to continue is to provide the lessons I learned at the end of each episode.
You caught my inexperience! 😂 I learned that a while after making this video. Thank you for pointing that out! That's exactly the type of feedback that helps me learn. Please keep it coming.
Power to you. For context, the point of the channel is to share my journey of learning to woodwork and at this point I couldn’t afford to build or buy even a basic work bench, so I used what I had and hope others that want to start woodworking do the same. I don’t want to discourage people from starting to woodwork because they don’t have a beautiful hardwood work bench or all the right tools.
Not a problem! I appreciate your reply. Glad to have you around and God bless you as well. As a note though, you’re totally right in a sense that a workbench ought to be one of the first projects any new woodworker does 😂 makes a huge difference having a heavy and stable work platform.
Thanks for this video. I just purchased the same bench plane. I have not done wood working since high school wood shop class (I loved it). Recently I've gotten into woodworking. I read the manual several times was still a bit confused on if my blade was ready for use and how to exactly get everything aligned. Your video along with another one I watched was great. I'm about to sharpen my blade, I purchased a kit to sharpen blades and a bevel guide to sharpen at a particular degree. I'm going to put that 35 degree micro bevel the instructions talk about. Once that's done I'm going to do your trick of testing the edges to ensure the blade is level. Then I'll practice a bit on some scrap wood and then go to town on my real piece that needs some work. Thanks for helping me get things aligned! Cheers.
So glad you found it helpful! I’d also recommend checking out Paul Seller’s channel. I learned a ton about hand tool woodworking from him.
Thank you for sharing your very honest review. Best of luck with your projects and yes, hand planing is amazing and almost therapeutic.
Dude. Having a good workbench is bomb. Can't wait to see the new build.
Thanks! I love this plane. I did end up using it for the brunt of my work bench which can be seen here 😊
Workbench Build
ua-cam.com/play/PLBkW_zpeByMF_0fTn9MCkNWQyMVnlKN-B.html
Great video. Just what I was looking for getting into the word of hand planes for my picture framing. Thank you sir, we’ll done 🙏
Thanks! I’m so glad you found it helpful!
Please don't sharpen/flatten plane blades on a squishy surface. If you use sandpaper, put in on a hard, flat surface like a pane of glass, a bathroom tile or a plate of granite. In a pinch even melamine board, mdf or a piece of plywood will do over foam. On a squishy surface, the side of the blade that's supposed to be flat will get rounded and not register properly in the plane, the edge will round over and later down the line it will be very difficult to have a straight edge that will take an even shaving over the full width or do good lateral adjustment with the plane or even get consistent sharpness, because you are just polishing a half-circle instead of an edge.
Also your shavings seem to be too think. Back off the blade a bit and you'll have a nicer time and better results without binding.
Lastly, the plane catches and skits very easily, if the underground is wobbly. There's a reason people build thick workbenches for handtool woodworking.
Teo, completely agree on the soft surfaces. I have moved from the sandpaper method to diamond plates which are order of magnitude better.
You're totally right on the shavings as well, I've learned a lot since making this video thanks to people like you helping to point these things out 😊 Thank you!
Also agreed on the table haha, my first project was to make a hefty 2x4 laminate table which is a much steamer foundation.
Wow.
Very cool video man, very very cool.
Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge and experiences.
I am just starting to learn carpentry and woodworking on my own and I don't even have a proper space to do it hahaha, s I have to improvise and work on some turned over plant pots xD
But someday I will fabricate my workbench like all the pro dudes we see here on UA-cam.
My point being is that after watching your video I feel even more inspired because I just received today my brand new Stanley No. 4 SW!!! =D
She is damn seeeexy!!!
Thanks again man and keep it up!!!
Thanks for the comment James! I’m so happy that you found this video helpful and inspiring! I know the feeling of not having quite the right space, I had to build my own workbench and even now need to move it around in the garage to stay out of the way. If you haven’t seen my videos on building my workbench I used the Stanley No.4 for the entire process, she is a beauty and a work horse. Thanks again and hope to see you around!
All comes down to lots of practice and learning.
and even more patience haha.
Living On Wheels, absolutely takes patience. I cut about 85% of my footage to make this video. Whole process was around 2 hours. That being said, it’s been a valuable learning process.
Good video just a bit of advice when taking the iron off the chip breaker use a flat head screw driver and not the lever cap it will chip the edges of the cap looking forward to watching you learn
You are very right, it’s actually already happened. However, this is exactly what I love about this community, thanks for sharing and helping me learn.
@@NorthwestCraftsman no problem.
The cap of the older versions is very suitable for this purpose and most who discover this use it, handy built in screw driver for the plane only, mine are fine after years and years of use. Paul Sellers do it also, but with old versions, you may be right, very right, since l have not seen the newer planes and don't know how they are made and of what materials.
@@tayyabsafdar7069 agreed. If your plane is quality it will not matter at all if you use the L cap to loosen it....although I would probably grab the screw driver if the plane had the name Lie Nielsen on it 😄 and cost you over a grand
You should make sure the surface of your plane is also Square
Draw a grid on the soul with a sharpie then take it across your sandpaper and make sure that you're removing all the Sharpie at the same time that you don't have high or low spots
Willow McIntosh living the goodlife, that’s a great suggestion! I’ll have to do that next time I’m taking it apart.
@@NorthwestCraftsman Before doing that run a straight edge across it, no point in marking the sole of the plane if it doesn't need done.
Thanks for the tips and demonstration. Also thanks for sharing your testing of windex/sandpaper/granite block method. I've used this method before but only dry and just brushed off the dust. The window cleaner I'm sure makes a big difference, maybe it's worth trying some waterproof sandpaper?
Potentially! I actually upgraded after this to diamond stones and would never go back, they’re seriously life changing in the shop. Below is one of my videos where I use them and explain why along with a link to the set I have, and a cheaper alternative.
Diamond Stones Video
ua-cam.com/video/K8UfezJZgbM/v-deo.html
My Stones
Ultra Sharp Diamond Sharpening Kit: amzn.to/3mvkMpT
Cheaper Alternative
Ultra Sharp II Diamond Sharpening Kit: amzn.to/3e3nuzN
the hollow spot is no problem aslong as the edge is near polished and sharp :) the hollow part usually comes from a rotating stone used to grind the blade in shape/angle :)
Interesting! Thanks for helping me understand that.
16:40 I spoke too soon... informative video. Nice editing
TheFordGuy78 no problem! Thanks for watching all the way through! One of the themes I’m looking to continue is to provide the lessons I learned at the end of each episode.
6:00 looks like like you need a sturdier workbench
Sure do! Stay tuned because I’m working on a video right now for putting one together.
I would clean that grease off #1. Secondly, that chip breaker needs to be mated flat with the blade. You really need to prep that.
Thanks for the tip! That's a great suggestion.
Also, you want to cut at an angle. :)
You caught my inexperience! 😂 I learned that a while after making this video. Thank you for pointing that out! That's exactly the type of feedback that helps me learn. Please keep it coming.
I can't trust a carpenter with a fold down picnic table for a workbench🤦🏽♂️
Power to you. For context, the point of the channel is to share my journey of learning to woodwork and at this point I couldn’t afford to build or buy even a basic work bench, so I used what I had and hope others that want to start woodworking do the same. I don’t want to discourage people from starting to woodwork because they don’t have a beautiful hardwood work bench or all the right tools.
@@NorthwestCraftsman a bro I apologize. I call my self trying to be funny but your right. "Humble beginnings". God bless!
Not a problem! I appreciate your reply. Glad to have you around and God bless you as well.
As a note though, you’re totally right in a sense that a workbench ought to be one of the first projects any new woodworker does 😂 makes a huge difference having a heavy and stable work platform.
Hey, it’s HIS journey, man.