You have a gift for teaching. Your video is professional. Although I (age 76) have been using hand planes for many years(before the internet) I look back and realize that learning on my own was a real struggle. I always learn from videos like yours. Good luck with your course. I do want to add that for those who want to use a cambered blade as well as a straight blade without buying an extra plane body, simply buy another blade and change them out as needed. You might have covered that in an earlier video.
Another option if you only have one jack plane is to purchase a second plane iron and cap iron (chip breaker) and put a gentle camber on it effectively giving you two jack planes. You are a gifted teacher and one of my favorite hand tool UA-cam channels. Thank you!
Superb video, Bob. our step-by-step instruction makes both the why and the how of the process clear. I’m going to save a link to this video so I can come back to it multiple times.
That was a fascinating video. I have found that planing wood ( I'm making furniture) is one of the most enjoyable aspects of woodworking.But, your video format and info was great!
I am a completely new wood worker, I know I want to work with hand tools but that's about it. I finally live in a house I can have a small shop and I mean SMALL but it's my space and I love it. Your videos have been very helpful and easy to follow along with and at the same time not being extremely long. Rob Cosman, Paul Sellers and Matt (um I forgot his last name) are all great resources I have found so far but I have found I am learning better from your videos, so thank you (may have something to do with the fact I have watched the same video topic multiple times from multiple teachers) but either way, I like your style. Now I'm having some problems thinking of some small projects (besides boxes) that I can practice joinery and other hand tool use with.
If you haven’t already checked out my Hand Saw Foundations course, that one concludes with a very lovely bench build. I’m also starting to work on my next course which will conclude with another hand tool built project.
@@BRFineWoodworking Thank you very much for your response. I seen the course on your website and the playlist in here but have not checked out the contents yet. I plan on it either later this evening or tomorrow. Looking forward to future videos and builds. Thank you again for all the time and knowledge shared.
Bob- it's delightful to see you back "on the air," sharing your extensive knowledge once again. I would be glad to restart my Patreon support if you are set up for that. I have not spotted a reference to that on the UA-cam site, but will check around some more.
Thank you! This is such a great demonstration. One question tho-this video show how to get one side flat, but that board is clearly not flat on the other side. How can we flatten that other side AND ensure that its parallel to the top (now flat) side?
Literally just found your channel this evening. Being a complete newbie to hand planes, have been trying to research which ones I need to start, which ones are used to start to flatten rough sawn boards, etc. I can say with all honesty, I am subscribed to an inordinate amount of woodworking channels. Most are great and informative, but none of them really told me or showed me what exactly I was looking for. Your two videos (this one and the one explaining how the fore planes and jack planes are the same thing) have shown me more of what I was looking for than the 20 or so videos I previously watched on the same topics. I do have a couple questions (if anyone can answer this would be appreciated). Is it better to use a low angle or high angle jack plane for scrubbing the board and what size would you recommend for a beginner? Thank you very much.
Low angle vs high angle doesn’t matter. The difference is mostly personal preference. If you go to my Hand Plane Foundations playlist there should be a video on this as well (it’s called Bench Planes vs. Block Planes; there’s also one where I give my recommendation on which plane to buy first based on your current situation). A standard jack plane (2” wide blade, 14” long, like a Stanley No. 5) has been the go to for this work for over a hundred years.
On a board that short, the smoothing plane can do it all. I’d add a bit more camber than I would for a plane that would be dedicated to smoothing though so that I could plane a bit deeper without leaving plane tracks. Alternatively, you could have two blades with different cambers and just swap the blades out as needed.
You have a gift for teaching. Your video is professional. Although I (age 76) have been using hand planes for many years(before the internet) I look back and realize that learning on my own was a real struggle. I always learn from videos like yours. Good luck with your course.
I do want to add that for those who want to use a cambered blade as well as a straight blade without buying an extra plane body, simply buy another blade and change them out as needed. You might have covered that in an earlier video.
Another option if you only have one jack plane is to purchase a second plane iron and cap iron (chip breaker) and put a gentle camber on it effectively giving you two jack planes.
You are a gifted teacher and one of my favorite hand tool UA-cam channels. Thank you!
Thanks for demonstrating everything in detail. You are an authentic woodworker and artisan.
Thanks for taking time to teach what you know, I learned a lot.
Awesome demonstration , I still learning a lot from your videos , thanks a bunch .
Superb video, Bob. our step-by-step instruction makes both the why and the how of the process clear. I’m going to save a link to this video so I can come back to it multiple times.
That was a fascinating video. I have found that planing wood ( I'm making furniture) is one of the most enjoyable aspects of woodworking.But, your video format and info was great!
I am a completely new wood worker, I know I want to work with hand tools but that's about it.
I finally live in a house I can have a small shop and I mean SMALL but it's my space and I love it.
Your videos have been very helpful and easy to follow along with and at the same time not being extremely long.
Rob Cosman, Paul Sellers and Matt (um I forgot his last name) are all great resources I have found so far but I have found I am learning better from your videos, so thank you (may have something to do with the fact I have watched the same video topic multiple times from multiple teachers) but either way, I like your style.
Now I'm having some problems thinking of some small projects (besides boxes) that I can practice joinery and other hand tool use with.
If you haven’t already checked out my Hand Saw Foundations course, that one concludes with a very lovely bench build. I’m also starting to work on my next course which will conclude with another hand tool built project.
@@BRFineWoodworking Thank you very much for your response. I seen the course on your website and the playlist in here but have not checked out the contents yet. I plan on it either later this evening or tomorrow. Looking forward to future videos and builds. Thank you again for all the time and knowledge shared.
Bob- it's delightful to see you back "on the air," sharing your extensive knowledge once again. I would be glad to restart my Patreon support if you are set up for that. I have not spotted a reference to that on the UA-cam site, but will check around some more.
incredible good video! thank you so much!
Thank you! This is such a great demonstration. One question tho-this video show how to get one side flat, but that board is clearly not flat on the other side. How can we flatten that other side AND ensure that its parallel to the top (now flat) side?
Bob,
Your timeing is spot on. My workbench top has twist and I have not found a good way to remove it. Thanks
Hey Bob, great video! You only put shims under the board to eliminate the twist, not under any concavity along the length or across the width right?
Literally just found your channel this evening. Being a complete newbie to hand planes, have been trying to research which ones I need to start, which ones are used to start to flatten rough sawn boards, etc. I can say with all honesty, I am subscribed to an inordinate amount of woodworking channels. Most are great and informative, but none of them really told me or showed me what exactly I was looking for. Your two videos (this one and the one explaining how the fore planes and jack planes are the same thing) have shown me more of what I was looking for than the 20 or so videos I previously watched on the same topics.
I do have a couple questions (if anyone can answer this would be appreciated). Is it better to use a low angle or high angle jack plane for scrubbing the board and what size would you recommend for a beginner? Thank you very much.
Low angle vs high angle doesn’t matter. The difference is mostly personal preference. If you go to my Hand Plane Foundations playlist there should be a video on this as well (it’s called Bench Planes vs. Block Planes; there’s also one where I give my recommendation on which plane to buy first based on your current situation). A standard jack plane (2” wide blade, 14” long, like a Stanley No. 5) has been the go to for this work for over a hundred years.
@@BRFineWoodworking Thank you very much! I fully intend to watch your full line-up of videos and do your bench plane course.
Does anyone know what he's using to draw on the wood? White chalk maybe? I've been using a pencil but it's hard to see on darker wood.
I tried to become a member on your site but it keeps saying error.
Question if I am hand planing a live edge piece 15 inches by 18 inches do I o ly need the two plane types, the shorter one and the longer block plane?
On a board that short, the smoothing plane can do it all. I’d add a bit more camber than I would for a plane that would be dedicated to smoothing though so that I could plane a bit deeper without leaving plane tracks. Alternatively, you could have two blades with different cambers and just swap the blades out as needed.
@@BRFineWoodworking thank you SO much!
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