So as well as having multiple sub-sets of episodes on the hand tool only (plus power drill) build we now have alternate path episodes which relate to the origin story but are also distinct. This is getting harder to follow than the MCU timeline.
It's like the Zelda timeline. At some point time will split and Ben will somehow build three guitars from this same piece of wood: one where he freaks out and carves a gouge in it with an angle grinder, one where he doesn't realize he used the drill press for a minor fix, and the true timeline where he finishes by making fire with a hand carved bow drill so he can burn the finish.
@@davedavem Absolutely true! At least at the end of HIS procrastination, Ben has something to show for it! All we have is a memory of somebody else making something useful!!
we spoke a few months ago about putting scallops in a fret board and as fate would have it i had too have bypass surgery in both legs leaving me unable to do anything...you have so much skill and being able to watch your videos has kept my sanity ....thank you and keep up the great work
Keith, thank you for letting us keep you company while you recover. We hope you are able to get back to what you love soon. All our best - Team Crimson
That is nit a pile of junk lol.. though, um.. well. Yes, Shred was a bit in the way and got somewhat sidelined.. however, watch this space! Shred will feature heavily on the channel very soon. In an exciting way!
I was lucky enough to catch a fair chunk of the livestream and was able to watch the slow descent into madness for this project. Upside was we did get to see what was lurking in the nooks and crannies of Ben's workshop. It was fascinating to see how something like this was built way back.
PSA: If plane building is your thing, look up (and subscribe to!) Stavros Gakos on UA-cam. He's a Polish guy whose hobby is building planes to, well, build even more planes.
I watched the live stream of this build and I have to mention Talitha. Her editing adds so much to these videos. I'm taking nothing away from Ben, I have become a custom guitar maker because of him, but his sister is an absolute essential part of this and deserves so much more credit than she gets! My vote for the name is "The Crimson Carbon Fiber geometrical channel induction device" I joke! Bugs as in Bugs bunny. Can't name it Jessica! That's the name of the Awl.
As much as I love vintage tools and all…but I suspect Ben needs a new guitar challenge, so here it is: A black fretless full scale bass - black walnut, Blackwood, and ebony. Black hardware. Brass, stainless and mother of pearl inlay. I’d be super enthusiastic to watch that come to fruition.
Very cool. There is a great quote in a Pratchett book about dwarves that always comes to mind when watching Ben work. It goes a little like: "All dwarves need is fire. Because with fire they can make simple tools. And with simple tools they can make complex tools. and with complex tools a dwarf can make whatever they want." Not trying to insinuate that Ben is dwarven in size or demeanor. I've never met him and cannot ascertain whether he is vertically challenged. But tool making out of necessity is something that always particularly fascinates me. (That said: Please hurry with the post guitar build! I long for its completion!^^)
This comment fills me with joy, you absolutely get it! And I love Pratchet too.. the next episode with actual guitar building lands on Saturday btw, I too can't wait to see it finished
Next episode Ben urgently needs a 4mm chisel so builds one from an old Rebate Plane! Loved the build and the process.. still waiting however, for the 90 hour Sunglasses series.
A 6:30 h stream edited to 42 min efficient building is better to watch. And it shows the effort that is needed to have enough raw footage to make this edit. Being a UA-camr looks like 80 % setting camera positions, finding nice view angles and other hassle and only leaves 20% that is about the subject of tool building. Good work Ben, and whoever made the edit .
Talitha is my main editor and is incredible at it.. I normally give her far less footage than the stream though, she generally needs to cut out maybe 30 to 40% of what I film.. but yeah, a large amount of my time is spent moving cameras and thinking about the other thing I am making.. the video..
34:25 - Ben, surely you know by now that things will ONLY EVER go wrong when people are watching! It doesn't matter how many times it works when you are alone, once you get before an audience (however big or small) it is GUARANTEED to go wrong!!
This is great stuff. It shows how devoted the luthier is. Making your own tools for a project just because, well…. It fits the project! You’re the best… crazy… luthier I know. But man do you make beautiful guitars!
You keep me coming back for such videos as this….where you make a plane from scratch. It’s delicate, aesthetically pleasing, and functional! I couldn’t be as creative with naming the plane, but I will leave you with a couple of thoughts. My first was Aero-plane, just because it soars above all other planes….and the second name would be Stradivarius, due to the fact that the wedge had a nice violin head shape. At any rate it is a beautiful plane!
Nice little build Ben, I love that you include the whole process good or bad. Gives us all comfort to know that builds don't always come together first time as if by magic.
I don't think I would enjoy the process as much if I wasn't coming up against new problems to solve or if I was trying to hide them all the time.. and thank you, this is good to hear. there are people out there who only want to watch 10 minute videos with slick and fun to watch builds that come together as if by magic..
Kudos to Talitha 😂 👍 I watched the 6 hour livestream and she made this look easy. Love your work Ben, you have brilliant content on guitar building and it’s great to see the other aspects. I have had to modify many tools in the past for specific custom uses and it’s honestly a big part of any trade. It’s great seeing the process on video
That's beautiful!! I want to try making one too! One tip I've noticed on my small planes- angle the tip of the wedge so it pushes the chips to one side instead of straight up. So it has a double bevel to it
Thanks Ben, always love to see your passion for tools, I just happen to have a box full of these old hand planes, you're now made it not so scary to restore them, thanks for that !
Things how they used to do it before mass production I would assume that as an apprentice, you would have to make all your tools. And with trial and error. All these beautiful tools are still with us today. Well done on another excellent video.
Since you are a luthier Ben you'll probably appreciate this even if you don't use it. I think you should call this masterpiece of miniature rebate planing the "Stradiplanius." You've taken specialized miniature plane making to a whole new level. 😉
I do like the enthusiasm for this build. For most of my projects, the journey is as important as the destination. As such, I do it the way I want to which is often not the easiest way. As for the left over chisel handle. Looks like you might have enough metal left to make a square awl out of it. Just a thought to still be able to reuse what you really liked. I know I use my square awl all the time.
my miniature tool obsession huh? how did you know?? lol. um.. yes.. it's a deal :) I love the process and am going to make a whole collection of them moving forward. it will be a long lived series.
As always ben. Very cool! Thanks for clearing up the angle question I had in my head. Also the building these thumb planes in multiple pieces. Rather than carving out of a solid chunk. The blade question has been stopping me from building one. I’ve been doing the same thing. Looking around at existing blades, files, tool steel...ect that I can sacrifice for the good of my tinkering brain. Again very cool! Thank you
So I made basically the exact same thing during the first lockdown. I never did get it to work how I had imagined. I can't tell you how satisfying it is to know what problems someone is going to have and watch them go through the exact same thought processes trying to solve them. I feel less stupid now.
Well done Ben, I totally understand where this comes from. Good custom tools precede excellent custom builds. Plus you got there, hopefully does the job originally intended for and others in the future ;)
I don't know how youtube messages work, but I am not opposed to making a few plane blades. I'm building my first electric ukelele and am really enjoying your channel. Transitioning from machinist to woodworker and back again is difficult, though!
I'm just putting some hand tools together for the next GGBO so it's built by hand and off to a great start by finding a rare collectable No4 Metril Ind Bras smoother for £5 on eBay in great shape probably worth £150 . Ele tric plane now put to bed. The hardest piece of metal you have in your shop is an Alnico 5 pickup magnet . I know that for a fact as I've just cut one in half lengthwise with a super thin ceramic grinding blade in my handgrinder which whips through bearings and drill bits no problem . This was done for a single coil pickup using a Gibson bobbin so I have a South Pole either side of the screws . Generally 1/8" (3.2 mm) but at 1/2 wide you have enough for a few small blades of various widths which will never need sharpening . I have A2 to hand for odd cutters which is easy to cut and shape and heat treat .
I think a wedge made of a darker coloured wood would really bring the whole room together. It's a bit...ahem, plain... looking as it sits. To paraphrase Fisher's Shop, "add some unnecessary walnut"
I think maybe a video where you make hand tools to make hand tools only using hand tools would be the logical next step here (and no incorporating drills for doing the simplest processes under any circumstances)
Wondering if you considered using that beautiful chisel intact rather than cutting it off for the plane so it could still be used either way in the future.
As I said during the live stream, no one ever told me that files weren't used much for most wood working, so I use them a LOT. I love using them, and have a small but growing collection. I'd love to see a video on making handles for them, since so many I come across don't have any, and I HATE most manufactured ones that I've seen- primarily resin. It's not just aesthetics, either- I have very short, fat fingers placed on very wide palms. Besides, most are made to fit larger hands, overall, and become very uncomfortable to use very quickly. Some tricks on how to customize tools/handles to fit not only the use but the user would be AWESOME!
You’ve done a lot of videos, so maybe you’ve already covered the topic in detail. But I’d like to know more about truss rods and the slot dimensions (in comparison to rod dimensions) and whether one end is “anchored” or they just bow because it has an inner thread and outer sleeve? Really get into the detail.
I don’t think the modern “double-action” truss needs an anchor at the non adjustable end, the slot just needs to be the right length so it doesn’t ‘shake’ back and forth. An old fashioned rod could twist in the groove I suppose, but I don’t really know if that’s the reason one end is ‘fixed’…
This is convenient. A few days ago I was thinking about how I needed a rebate plane for box making. A builld like this looks simple enough, and I'm sure I can find a piece of steel in my garage. (Probably not tool grade, but that should just mean quicker edge wear and not much else)
There are plenty of UA-cam videos that document the hardening process if you want to have a go. If so watch half a dozen or so and think about safety a lot, then decide if it's for you. I tried it and made a rather nice blade for a plane that was promptly stolen the first time I took it to a work site :(
it is a vert easy process, and as @fire angel said, heat treating isn't too much of an issue. I was filming this as a live stream and didn't want to take the time to do that off camera.. though I probably should have tbh :)
Applause sounds out for Talitha, the edit from the 6+hrs live is tremendous. The content is excellent too, Ben. Talitha needs to sneak in on screen Editor Comments while editing 😉 Credit is needed too. Thank you again for another episode.
More live streams on the cards for sure. I've just ordered a stream deck and will be setting up some permanent cameras so it is more a better experience all round.. and yeah. The edits make it look so much easier 😆
i needed 3mm chisel once and i found that you can make a good chisel out of square needle file easy to make even on a sanding paper if its worn out or bench grinder so i think i`m gonna make router plane with blade like that :)
Loved watching this live., and lovely tool. Brilliant editing, as always. You'd never know that the camera stream cut out for the first planing test ;) PS. the chip clearing epilogue....I'm claiming that since I suggested it at 6:13:58 :p
I absolutely loved this! Having the right tool for the job is always going to result in a better outcome and sometimes that means making it. The attention to detail was as the toolmakers of old would have done it, making it not only a functional tool but a thing of beauty as well. I was intrigued by the little egg whisk drill you found in one of the drawers, I shall have to see if there are any available in the Vintage Toolshop!
A few years back I spent a week looking for such a drill - my biggest enemy was that I didn’t know a name for them that other people would know them by! Those - and a bit and brace - are two of the most elegant tools ever invented imo, I just love them - and would much rather have an egg whisk to drill small holes for pickguards, tuner screws, TR covers, etc, than go through the kerfuffle of using a heavy cordless drill to do them!
One thing the livestream really showed (other than just how many drawers you have) is how often you have to move the camera. Look forward to more in the future sir 🙂
Violin makers consider boxwood to be a self-lubricating alternative to ebony for tuning pegs - that is, it makes for tuning pegs that are much smoother and responsive to use, but hold the tuning much less. A friction fit in boxwood for planes might therefore be less than ideal, even before adding the extra problems you talked about
Yes, it would seem that common sense did not tell this gentleman to not oil the wood to wood friction surfaces of a hand tool, at first. But he did figure it out for the redesign. And isn't learning a big part of design? Great job, sir. Nice little tool you have there in the end. The slant to help the shavings curl outward is a nice touch. I believe I have seen that on many old wooden planes, but not all of them. It does appear to be somewhat more prevalent in the smaller ones like the wooden luthier's planes that I have come across. Especially the tiny molding and grooving planes. I kinda like "Jessica Rabbit/Rebate Plane"; however, if you are not familiar with the movie "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" then it may not make sense. How about "Little Groovy" for a name for the new plane. And you can lay down a sweet groove number when the guitar is complete to honor the new tool.
beautifull tiny Puppet-Tool .. very very nice 👌😁👍 from my thoughts, problem with the Blade is, there for you have a wedged Blade and did not compensate that with the clamping Wedge (took a Wedge-angle for a parallel Blade + the angle of the Blade) .. your Angle is maybe a bit too steep for optimal clamping
that bit must have been cut out of the edit, I held the blade against the wedge from the other tool to work out the combined angle, the issue I have with this one is that the blade should be in the other way around, ie currently when you push on the blade during use it is trying to loosen the wedge, the other way it would be continuously seating itself more snuggly against the wedge. I'm going to have to harden the other end of the blade and go from there imo
@@CrimsonCustomGuitars then the Solution is easy .. turn around the Blade .. Chisel should be fully hardend so just grind a new Cutting-Edge and make one last Wedge ^^ must be good it rhymes at the end 😁 i realy love that tiny Toll ^^
As for the Leatherman dilemma, I'm the same. Custom built work cart (mahogany body with a cheap plywood/laminate top) full of every tool a custom cabinet maker could want.....reaches for his leatherman 9 times out of 10
Masking tape and super glue! I wish you told us about this on one of your other videos 😜loved this build just finished the live stream and nob I'm re watching the edited video really interesting seeing both sides of it!
oh the “super glue trick” is out in the videos somewhere. I look forward to using it myself - should I ever actually get myself some form of workbench…
Would a stiffening rod be beneficial inside a 3/4” dowel as a neck for a cigar box guitar? Most of the time dowels work just fine as necks for this style of instrument, especially if I keep the scale length short. I also have a cantilevered fretboard design that allows me to adjust the straightness in spite of any neck bowing but a straight neck is preferable nevertheless. I have tried copper tubing with the wooden dowel inserted into it but it added way too much weight and was a less than ideal playing surface for sliding my hand up and down the neck. The dowel itself is surprisingly comfortable and therefore I have little interest in adopting a more standard guitar neck design. But a strong, stable instrument is the goal, so I’m open to the idea of strengthening the dowel in a similar way that you would any other neck.
In 100 years from now some future Ben will get absolutely excited about finding this 100 years old plane and probably make a video about it (or whatever the media of choice will be in the future). He'll think: Ah, handmade tools from the good old days, where people made things by hand, that will last for a lifetime :)
Hey Ben! (or anyone else) im really wanting to build a guitar body, i've just bought a 9" bandsaw as it was the only one in my price range, i bought this not only for guitars but for other things as well, do you think this size would be ok? Thanks! -Caleb
It will do fine for many tasks, I had one about that size for years.. It is limited in other ways like cutting bookmarked tops etc but there are.other ways to do that
So as well as having multiple sub-sets of episodes on the hand tool only (plus power drill) build we now have alternate path episodes which relate to the origin story but are also distinct.
This is getting harder to follow than the MCU timeline.
CCGCU, BCCU?
Do the bandsaw and grinder count because he isn’t actually building the guitar?
It's like the Zelda timeline. At some point time will split and Ben will somehow build three guitars from this same piece of wood: one where he freaks out and carves a gouge in it with an angle grinder, one where he doesn't realize he used the drill press for a minor fix, and the true timeline where he finishes by making fire with a hand carved bow drill so he can burn the finish.
I just looked up Procrastination in the Dictionary and there were no words, just a picture of Ben Crowe!
Is that the same picture they show next to Distraction?
squirrel!!
lol. 'tis true, so so true
It's amazing any of us neurodiverse types get anything done.
@@davedavem Absolutely true! At least at the end of HIS procrastination, Ben has something to show for it! All we have is a memory of somebody else making something useful!!
Those Marples Tools are amazing, I got my first Marples chisels back in 1983 and I still have them in 2022. Thanx Ben, I'm digging this project.
Just plane beautiful.
I'll show myself out.
we spoke a few months ago about putting scallops in a fret board and as fate would have it i had too have bypass surgery in both legs leaving me unable to do anything...you have so much skill and being able to watch your videos has kept my sanity ....thank you and keep up the great work
Keith, thank you for letting us keep you company while you recover. We hope you are able to get back to what you love soon. All our best - Team Crimson
9:00 Is that Shred just lying in a pile of junk?
Savage!
That is nit a pile of junk lol.. though, um.. well. Yes, Shred was a bit in the way and got somewhat sidelined.. however, watch this space! Shred will feature heavily on the channel very soon. In an exciting way!
an ebony wedge would be gorgeous in that plane. Amazing work, Ben.
I was lucky enough to catch a fair chunk of the livestream and was able to watch the slow descent into madness for this project.
Upside was we did get to see what was lurking in the nooks and crannies of Ben's workshop.
It was fascinating to see how something like this was built way back.
I've spent a good chunk of time tidy the workshop over the past few days.. it was such a mess while filming this one! thank you for watching both :)
PSA: If plane building is your thing, look up (and subscribe to!) Stavros Gakos on UA-cam. He's a Polish guy whose hobby is building planes to, well, build even more planes.
Rampant rebate?.... it will get the job done quickly! 😉
I'm fascinated by small tools/small scale models so now I need to get me one of these planes!
I LOVE tiny tools too.. I'm hoping to make some miniature vices one day soon
I watched the live stream of this build and I have to mention Talitha. Her editing adds so much to these videos. I'm taking nothing away from Ben, I have become a custom guitar maker because of him, but his sister is an absolute essential part of this and deserves so much more credit than she gets! My vote for the name is "The Crimson Carbon Fiber geometrical channel induction device" I joke! Bugs as in Bugs bunny. Can't name it Jessica! That's the name of the Awl.
she really really is essential, and I 've been asking her to add credits to the videos for ages!
As much as I love vintage tools and all…but I suspect Ben needs a new guitar challenge, so here it is: A black fretless full scale bass - black walnut, Blackwood, and ebony. Black hardware. Brass, stainless and mother of pearl inlay. I’d be super enthusiastic to watch that come to fruition.
24 hours to finish?
Fretless base? I wouldn’t mind watching that build! Not at all 🤩
Very cool.
There is a great quote in a Pratchett book about dwarves that always comes to mind when watching Ben work. It goes a little like: "All dwarves need is fire. Because with fire they can make simple tools. And with simple tools they can make complex tools. and with complex tools a dwarf can make whatever they want."
Not trying to insinuate that Ben is dwarven in size or demeanor. I've never met him and cannot ascertain whether he is vertically challenged.
But tool making out of necessity is something that always particularly fascinates me.
(That said: Please hurry with the post guitar build! I long for its completion!^^)
This comment fills me with joy, you absolutely get it! And I love Pratchet too.. the next episode with actual guitar building lands on Saturday btw, I too can't wait to see it finished
@@CrimsonCustomGuitars can't wait!
Next episode Ben urgently needs a 4mm chisel so builds one from an old Rebate Plane!
Loved the build and the process.. still waiting however, for the 90 hour Sunglasses series.
A 6:30 h stream edited to 42 min efficient building is better to watch. And it shows the effort that is needed to have enough raw footage to make this edit.
Being a UA-camr looks like 80 % setting camera positions, finding nice view angles and other hassle and only leaves 20% that is about the subject of tool building.
Good work Ben, and whoever made the edit .
Talitha is my main editor and is incredible at it.. I normally give her far less footage than the stream though, she generally needs to cut out maybe 30 to 40% of what I film.. but yeah, a large amount of my time is spent moving cameras and thinking about the other thing I am making.. the video..
Enjoyed the video. Now you can proceed with guitar build. It will be beautiful as always. Great work Ben.
34:25 - Ben, surely you know by now that things will ONLY EVER go wrong when people are watching! It doesn't matter how many times it works when you are alone, once you get before an audience (however big or small) it is GUARANTEED to go wrong!!
lol. great point.. it is especially true when I look over the shoulder of a member of my staff :)
This is great stuff. It shows how devoted the luthier is. Making your own tools for a project just because, well…. It fits the project! You’re the best… crazy… luthier I know. But man do you make beautiful guitars!
You keep me coming back for such videos as this….where you make a plane from scratch. It’s delicate, aesthetically pleasing, and functional! I couldn’t be as creative with naming the plane, but I will leave you with a couple of thoughts. My first was Aero-plane, just because it soars above all other planes….and the second name would be Stradivarius, due to the fact that the wedge had a nice violin head shape. At any rate it is a beautiful plane!
Nice little build Ben, I love that you include the whole process good or bad. Gives us all comfort to know that builds don't always come together first time as if by magic.
I don't think I would enjoy the process as much if I wasn't coming up against new problems to solve or if I was trying to hide them all the time.. and thank you, this is good to hear. there are people out there who only want to watch 10 minute videos with slick and fun to watch builds that come together as if by magic..
Kudos to Talitha 😂 👍 I watched the 6 hour livestream and she made this look easy.
Love your work Ben, you have brilliant content on guitar building and it’s great to see the other aspects. I have had to modify many tools in the past for specific custom uses and it’s honestly a big part of any trade. It’s great seeing the process on video
Edifying AND entertaining! A rare duo indeed, except here.
That's beautiful!! I want to try making one too! One tip I've noticed on my small planes- angle the tip of the wedge so it pushes the chips to one side instead of straight up. So it has a double bevel to it
Thanks Ben, always love to see your passion for tools, I just happen to have a box full of these old hand planes, you're now made it not so scary to restore them, thanks for that !
my pleasure, and have fun with it!
Is it a Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Wooden Rebate Plane Machinie?
Also always nice to get a look at Bens drawers
lol. I LOVE it, well done.
SUPER GLUE?!
;) That kind of a plane would look awesome with rosewood sides. Drool.
Things how they used to do it before mass production I would assume that as an apprentice, you would have to make all your tools. And with trial and error. All these beautiful tools are still with us today. Well done on another excellent video.
Since you are a luthier Ben you'll probably appreciate this even if you don't use it. I think you should call this masterpiece of miniature rebate planing the "Stradiplanius." You've taken specialized miniature plane making to a whole new level. 😉
This is absolute genius.
I do like the enthusiasm for this build. For most of my projects, the journey is as important as the destination. As such, I do it the way I want to which is often not the easiest way. As for the left over chisel handle. Looks like you might have enough metal left to make a square awl out of it. Just a thought to still be able to reuse what you really liked. I know I use my square awl all the time.
'Snakes on a Plane' You can make a set of them that way, the Cobra, Python, Anaconda, Viper
I think I am going to have to make a set of them in any case tbh :)
Ben: Super-glues plane together because he's in a rush to finish it
Also Ben: Designs and makes a custom plane instead of working on the guitar itself
I really enjoyed this one. More of this kind of thing.
Let your miniature tool obsession loose!
my miniature tool obsession huh? how did you know?? lol. um.. yes.. it's a deal :) I love the process and am going to make a whole collection of them moving forward. it will be a long lived series.
As always ben. Very cool! Thanks for clearing up the angle question I had in my head. Also the building these thumb planes in multiple pieces. Rather than carving out of a solid chunk. The blade question has been stopping me from building one. I’ve been doing the same thing. Looking around at existing blades, files, tool steel...ect that I can sacrifice for the good of my tinkering brain. Again very cool! Thank you
Wow, this was a fascinating video thank you! Haven't got any good name ideas for the plane but definitely taking notes about the whole process.
Make the blocks around your own chisel's. Universal in mind, you will need to account for varied sizes. sm, m, lg etc.
This was a cracking watch Ben👍👍👍
thank you :)
So I made basically the exact same thing during the first lockdown. I never did get it to work how I had imagined. I can't tell you how satisfying it is to know what problems someone is going to have and watch them go through the exact same thought processes trying to solve them. I feel less stupid now.
Well done Ben, I totally understand where this comes from. Good custom tools precede excellent custom builds. Plus you got there, hopefully does the job originally intended for and others in the future ;)
“ I could have an external slot into which to insert my wedge ..,” - Oooh, MATRON! 👍👍😂😂😂
I want make one of those now! I think I'll leave the walls thicker though to cut down on the body flexing
6:57 It's only de rigeur if it comes from the Rigeur region of France. Otherwise it is just sparkling adherence to unnecessary limitations.
I love this :)
I don't know how youtube messages work, but I am not opposed to making a few plane blades. I'm building my first electric ukelele and am really enjoying your channel. Transitioning from machinist to woodworker and back again is difficult, though!
Super cute little plane.
I'm just putting some hand tools together for the next GGBO so it's built by hand and off to a great start by finding a rare collectable No4 Metril Ind Bras smoother for £5 on eBay in great shape probably worth £150 . Ele tric plane now put to bed.
The hardest piece of metal you have in your shop is an Alnico 5 pickup magnet . I know that for a fact as I've just cut one in half lengthwise with a super thin ceramic grinding blade in my handgrinder which whips through bearings and drill bits no problem . This was done for a single coil pickup using a Gibson bobbin so I have a South Pole either side of the screws .
Generally 1/8" (3.2 mm) but at 1/2 wide you have enough for a few small blades of various widths which will never need sharpening . I have A2 to hand for odd cutters which is easy to cut and shape and heat treat .
Only smoothing planes need a narrow mouth. On a rebate plane you want a thick chip to go through without binding.
A thing of beauty!
I think a wedge made of a darker coloured wood would really bring the whole room together. It's a bit...ahem, plain... looking as it sits. To paraphrase Fisher's Shop, "add some unnecessary walnut"
Nice! A little bit of violin rosin might help keep the blade from slipping.
I think it should be called crimson 10, it's a rebate.
I think maybe a video where you make hand tools to make hand tools only using hand tools would be the logical next step here (and no incorporating drills for doing the simplest processes under any circumstances)
This was wonderful, I don't need a tiny rebate plane, I just want one...lol. Think I may have to make one of these. Thank you.
Wondering if you considered using that beautiful chisel intact rather than cutting it off for the plane so it could still be used either way in the future.
As I said during the live stream, no one ever told me that files weren't used much for most wood working, so I use them a LOT. I love using them, and have a small but growing collection. I'd love to see a video on making handles for them, since so many I come across don't have any, and I HATE most manufactured ones that I've seen- primarily resin. It's not just aesthetics, either- I have very short, fat fingers placed on very wide palms. Besides, most are made to fit larger hands, overall, and become very uncomfortable to use very quickly. Some tricks on how to customize tools/handles to fit not only the use but the user would be AWESOME!
You’ve done a lot of videos, so maybe you’ve already covered the topic in detail. But I’d like to know more about truss rods and the slot dimensions (in comparison to rod dimensions) and whether one end is “anchored” or they just bow because it has an inner thread and outer sleeve? Really get into the detail.
I don’t think the modern “double-action” truss needs an anchor at the non adjustable end, the slot just needs to be the right length so it doesn’t ‘shake’ back and forth.
An old fashioned rod could twist in the groove I suppose, but I don’t really know if that’s the reason one end is ‘fixed’…
Be interested in how the DA rod “bends” both ways with one nut on it.
@@stevenwilliams1550 ua-cam.com/video/Ad8nqm5qP6A/v-deo.html
Thanks for that. The clip shows it very clearly. All my question answered. Cheers
This is convenient. A few days ago I was thinking about how I needed a rebate plane for box making. A builld like this looks simple enough, and I'm sure I can find a piece of steel in my garage. (Probably not tool grade, but that should just mean quicker edge wear and not much else)
There are plenty of UA-cam videos that document the hardening process if you want to have a go. If so watch half a dozen or so and think about safety a lot, then decide if it's for you. I tried it and made a rather nice blade for a plane that was promptly stolen the first time I took it to a work site :(
I'm sorry that happened to you mate :(
it is a vert easy process, and as @fire angel said, heat treating isn't too much of an issue. I was filming this as a live stream and didn't want to take the time to do that off camera.. though I probably should have tbh :)
I really enjoyed that. Now I feel like you need to make a nice little set of mini planes with a box!
I can get behind that!
Applause sounds out for Talitha, the edit from the 6+hrs live is tremendous. The content is excellent too, Ben. Talitha needs to sneak in on screen Editor Comments while editing 😉 Credit is needed too. Thank you again for another episode.
Couldn't agree more, she really does!
Enjoyed seeing the process live, amazing how the edit makes things look so straight forward 😏keep the live streams coming Ben.
More live streams on the cards for sure. I've just ordered a stream deck and will be setting up some permanent cameras so it is more a better experience all round.. and yeah. The edits make it look so much easier 😆
@@CrimsonCustomGuitars Great News 😉
I love all your guitars!
i needed 3mm chisel once and i found that you can make a good chisel out of square needle file easy to make even on a sanding paper if its worn out or bench grinder so i think i`m gonna make router plane with blade like that :)
oh yes! really good idea, I didn't even consider using a file once through the hour plus hunt for a quick and easy blade.
Loved watching this live., and lovely tool.
Brilliant editing, as always. You'd never know that the camera stream cut out for the first planing test ;)
PS. the chip clearing epilogue....I'm claiming that since I suggested it at 6:13:58 :p
Merry Christmas to you and yours!!!
Same to you! :)
Another video that was a pleasure to watch. Nice one
That's an amazing little plane! Enjoyed watching, thanks. I am going to try and make a plane soon. Love a Fibonacci spiral 👍
thank you Ben . the name should be Boxie made from box wood .
Gah I'm so glad I found this channel. It's one of the best ever!
I absolutely loved this! Having the right tool for the job is always going to result in a better outcome and sometimes that means making it. The attention to detail was as the toolmakers of old would have done it, making it not only a functional tool but a thing of beauty as well.
I was intrigued by the little egg whisk drill you found in one of the drawers, I shall have to see if there are any available in the Vintage Toolshop!
I found an 8 & 1/2" inch drill, but what I don't need but want is I think a little smaller, maybe 5 or 6 inches. I'll keep checking.
A few years back I spent a week looking for such a drill - my biggest enemy was that I didn’t know a name for them that other people would know them by!
Those - and a bit and brace - are two of the most elegant tools ever invented imo, I just love them - and would much rather have an egg whisk to drill small holes for pickguards, tuner screws, TR covers, etc, than go through the kerfuffle of using a heavy cordless drill to do them!
One thing the livestream really showed (other than just how many drawers you have) is how often you have to move the camera. Look forward to more in the future sir 🙂
Violin makers consider boxwood to be a self-lubricating alternative to ebony for tuning pegs - that is, it makes for tuning pegs that are much smoother and responsive to use, but hold the tuning much less. A friction fit in boxwood for planes might therefore be less than ideal, even before adding the extra problems you talked about
I’d really like to see more on truss rods and their slots. How they behave and all their ins and outs. Maybe you’ve already done one? Cheers
There are a few videos in this playlist. ua-cam.com/play/PLp6z5fUMeeAZDHOM1_45XwI_L7EmHF9UG.html DC
Yes, it would seem that common sense did not tell this gentleman to not oil the wood to wood friction surfaces of a hand tool, at first. But he did figure it out for the redesign. And isn't learning a big part of design? Great job, sir.
Nice little tool you have there in the end. The slant to help the shavings curl outward is a nice touch. I believe I have seen that on many old wooden planes, but not all of them. It does appear to be somewhat more prevalent in the smaller ones like the wooden luthier's planes that I have come across. Especially the tiny molding and grooving planes.
I kinda like "Jessica Rabbit/Rebate Plane"; however, if you are not familiar with the movie "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" then it may not make sense. How about "Little Groovy" for a name for the new plane. And you can lay down a sweet groove number when the guitar is complete to honor the new tool.
beautifull tiny Puppet-Tool .. very very nice 👌😁👍
from my thoughts, problem with the Blade is, there for you have a wedged Blade and did not compensate that with the clamping Wedge
(took a Wedge-angle for a parallel Blade + the angle of the Blade) .. your Angle is maybe a bit too steep for optimal clamping
that bit must have been cut out of the edit, I held the blade against the wedge from the other tool to work out the combined angle, the issue I have with this one is that the blade should be in the other way around, ie currently when you push on the blade during use it is trying to loosen the wedge, the other way it would be continuously seating itself more snuggly against the wedge. I'm going to have to harden the other end of the blade and go from there imo
@@CrimsonCustomGuitars then the Solution is easy .. turn around the Blade .. Chisel should be fully hardend so just grind a new Cutting-Edge and make one last Wedge ^^
must be good it rhymes at the end 😁
i realy love that tiny Toll ^^
Fantastic build - loved it.
Thank you, me too. it was a blast to build a plane finally!
‘External slot into which I could insert my wedge…’ gigady - gigady
As for the Leatherman dilemma, I'm the same. Custom built work cart (mahogany body with a cheap plywood/laminate top) full of every tool a custom cabinet maker could want.....reaches for his leatherman 9 times out of 10
Awesome. Can't wait to see it being used on the guitar :)
Thank you Ben
Already filmed, it should be live within the week. Thanks for watching!!
@@CrimsonCustomGuitars That's great news :)
Masking tape and super glue! I wish you told us about this on one of your other videos 😜loved this build just finished the live stream and nob I'm re watching the edited video really interesting seeing both sides of it!
Talitha does amazing things doesn't she?
@@CrimsonCustomGuitars she certainly does and I love the acting now I know where it is :)
oh the “super glue trick” is out in the videos somewhere. I look forward to using it myself - should I ever actually get myself some form of workbench…
Very nice little build Sir.
Glad you like it, thank you. I enjoyed getting a full project completed in half a day tbh. very fun!
Ben, where did you find the little Japanese knife saw?
How does using power tools to make a hand tool affect the integrity of the hand-tools-only build?
@16:08 Was that _castrato_ results? Because that's bad....... _real_ bad.
lol.. yes, that really would be real bad! :)
Would a stiffening rod be beneficial inside a 3/4” dowel as a neck for a cigar box guitar? Most of the time dowels work just fine as necks for this style of instrument, especially if I keep the scale length short. I also have a cantilevered fretboard design that allows me to adjust the straightness in spite of any neck bowing but a straight neck is preferable nevertheless. I have tried copper tubing with the wooden dowel inserted into it but it added way too much weight and was a less than ideal playing surface for sliding my hand up and down the neck. The dowel itself is surprisingly comfortable and therefore I have little interest in adopting a more standard guitar neck design. But a strong, stable instrument is the goal, so I’m open to the idea of strengthening the dowel in a similar way that you would any other neck.
yo.. yes, I would say adding a strip of carbon inside the dowel would make a world of difference.
Crimson Custom Tool Tuesday. Ben makes a series of tools and makes terribly brilliant dad jokes every Tuesday.
It's a deal :)
So, is "Burnish" going to part of the intro now?
Is that a new cal 3861 on your wrist?
Man! Algost had a heart attack on 6:45
yeah.. did you see my brain pause as I realised what I had just done? close one!
You should call it "The Taxman's Bane" because its a rebate plane.
Nicely done, i enjoyed that.
Thank you kindly!
Plane Jane 😆🙌🏽
Dear Ben you should name it "Tiny Weeny Wonder"
In 100 years from now some future Ben will get absolutely excited about finding this 100 years old plane and probably make a video about it (or whatever the media of choice will be in the future). He'll think: Ah, handmade tools from the good old days, where people made things by hand, that will last for a lifetime :)
Calamity plane? 😀
Adding this to the “things I watch/listen to while assembling IKEA furniture in order to feel like I’ve accomplished something” playlist.
Entertaining, educational, funny ... with a music twist. Are you related to Bill Bailey?
Plane Jane 👍
Well, now I wanna build a tiny plane...
my job here is done :)
Hey Ben! (or anyone else) im really wanting to build a guitar body, i've just bought a 9" bandsaw as it was the only one in my price range, i bought this not only for guitars but for other things as well, do you think this size would be ok? Thanks!
-Caleb
It will do fine for many tasks, I had one about that size for years..
It is limited in other ways like cutting bookmarked tops etc but there are.other ways to do that
It looks to me that the wedge angle is too steep it needs to be shallower in order to lock in place.
The wedge looks like the side of a violin. Call it the "Violin wedge".
Sitting here with a piece of 3mmx4mm HSS stock in my grubby little fingers ... wish I could have traded for that chisel.