Finding, restoring and sharpening a traditional handplane
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- In this Tutorial we will be going over the wooden handplanes. What planes are needed, how to restore them and sharpen them up for effective use in the shop.
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Smartest, best, no-nonsense sharpening guide. I have seen most of them. My dad is a ninety-seven-year old cabinet maker, the fifth generation in his family of cabinet makers and carpenters. He only had one sharpening stone and a leather strop. And of course, all his cabinet making planes were wooden ones. I have inherited a large number of tools from my dad and my grand father. I feel joy but also the weight of respect and tradition when I use these tools. Thanks for helping guys like me to better understand the world of my ancestors. I worked a lot with my dad as a child, but I have so much more to learn in every area of wood working. I just want to thank you again for these wonderful videos.
Sounds like your dad is a wealth of knowledge!
Can’t tell you how many videos I’ve watched in sharpening and no one ever addresses the cap iron. This just makes so much sense! Can’t wait to go to the shop and give this a try. My favorite channel!
Glad to help
Fantastic, practical, demystifying, simple. Thank you. I really enjoyed the real ex-plane-nation. [had to be done] :)
You're very welcome!
This tutorial is amazing! I use both machines and hand tools, and I never knew that one can get such good results going against the grain/around the knots. I knew how to sharpen the iron, but the importance and setting up of the cap iron is kinda new to me. Others repeat 'go with the grain' thing, but it is wood that we're working with, grain direction changes...sometimes three times in one plane stroke :)
Thanks
Yep, its a game changer for sure!
Josh, thanks for your service to our country! Thanks, also, for your kind and gentle spirit, and for embracing and promoting such positivity, confidence, and being satisfied with what you have, while continuing to learn and becoming more who you should be! I wish I had seen the benefit of such a life at your young age! Better late than never for me! Carry on and thanks for your example!
Hello Mr. C, I am a 22 year old german carpenter with a fable for handtools. We were tought how to set up and use wooden hand planes as apprentices but told to flaten the very edge of our cap irons with a file in a 91° angle to the plane iron (makes kind of okay shavings) and then told to plane in the direction of the wood
To be honest i didn't believe in your technique but i tried it out today.
I am so astonished, never hand better results... going over european oak against the grain over a knot and doing perfectly without tear out.
Thank you very much, i am proud to have learned something from a true master
awesome to hear!
With your videos and a couple of years practice, I can now sharpen and use my planes👍
Perfect!
Every time i watch one of your vids, i see you use a tool and i’m like,” I have one of those!”. I was fortunate enough to have a grand uncle who was a carpenter in the fist half of the twentieth century. he left his tools to my Grandmother, my Grandfather was an extremely handy guy who used and cared for them, When my Grandmother passed, the tools were given to me. I’ve used some, like the bit braces and the odd plane, but never really utilized them.( I’ve kept them protected and cherished as the legacy they are) I’m an HVAC tech by trade, and eschewed these traditional tools in favor of modern power tools.Granted i was surprised at how easy say a bit brace/auger bit would go through wood, i only used them if i needed to do something and had no other choice. Watching you, i see the possibilities and will be putting them back in service. thanks for all of the information and inspiration!
Best tutorial I’ve seen. Thank you
As a new woodworker trying to figure everything out, I believe this video will revolutionize my performance with hand planes. Thank you so much! Love the content!
Thank you. That was perfectly presented.
Avoiding tear-out is argument enough for me to go back to the basics.
I’ve been watching you for years, and have always enjoyed your videos. I’m loving the newer instructional videos. You have a lot of hard earned knowledge, that’s worth sharing in this format.
Glad you like them!
Wow man planning that birds eye and knot is the proof in the pudding your workmanship
Really appreciate the simple, straightforward tutorial. After watching the items you've created, I had set the bar really high for myself on what I needed to have in tools and tool condition. Thanks for keeping it real. Please make more of these!
By far the most straightforward instruction on getting a good sharp edge.
These turorials videos are just priceless just like those old tools thank you so much for sharing with us and for giving an other life to theses tools.
Great video:)
I'm on the hunt for what I thought was 'old fashioned' and inferior wooden planes. You've opened my eyes and I thank you!
Thanks for making this video. I've seen dozens of handplane tutorials and have been successfully using them for years and yet still learned new information. Well done.
You definitely have a kiss method but also a natural talent for teaching. Im aware enough from experience on how to do such things but I have open ears to new methods and actually enjoy watching your videos. I tip my hat to you
thanks for the plane facts. this is true traditional knowledge that you won't find anywhere else. last night I submitted my resume to a local timber frame company, hoping for a major career change. inspired in part by Mr. Chickadee of course.
Excellent!
What a class, brother . Thanks from Brazil.
When it comes to hand tool use you're my go to guy because you learned it all the hard way, by trial and error and error, etc. Thanks for the tips on use and acquisition.
mostly error, lots and lots of error!
Made my day when your new video came out. I inherited a couple of planes from my father and wanted to sharpen them so this was a nice coincidence. Hope you and your family are well and I look forward to your new projects and watching your four legged helpers.
That is awesome!
This really helps me out. I have several wooden and steel planes sitting on the corner bench waiting to be restored but never knew how to set them up. Now I have the urge to get them working again and use them alongside my power tools.
Absolutely love the sound of a sharp plane cutting through wood. Great video. Love all your stuff
Glad you enjoy it!
All of your video's deserves more than one thumbs up. This one deserves at least 10 thumbs up.You need to tell youtube you need more thumbs up options. Can't tell you how much this has helped me. Thanky very very much!!!
love the whistle you get from a good, sharp iron.
Hey Josh, it is always such a pleasure to watch a great teacher at work, via a video that is so well done. Only thing better is in real life. Hope you and the missus are having a good spring.
Just noticed I was using the wife's account, cheers, Brad Hadden.
Great to hear from you Brad!
That’s got to be the best shop lesson I have ever paid attention to !! 👍👍 Thanks Josh for the sharing and teaching us about the woodplane. Great job for sure. Fred.
Any time!
Thank your for a very straight forward tutorial. My personal experience has been exactly as you explained. Often technology creeps in to add new and improved techniques when it's not always necessary. I personally have not found a better method, to achieve a perfect finish, than the method shown in this video.
Thank you so much for this education. You have prevented me from having to ask stupid questions.
Fantastic tutorial, thank you Mr. Chickadee. I'm looking forward to practicing in the shop tomorrow!
Thanks A LOT for these videos. I've been thinking about even buying relatively expensive planes because I don't like buying twice, but this has convinced me I should try antique ones. I hope I find them around here.
I've spent hundreds of dollars foolishly over the years buying diamond stones, oil stones, water stones. I've finally realize for all my hand tool work that I could have had one stone and a strop as you show. Moreover, I've gone completely to wooden planes. There is absolutely no comparison once you learn how to set up, tune and adjust them. All this technology and waste has been a learning experience. I hope all the watchers will keep it simple and make sharpening a quick and easy thing to do. It should NOT be a chore and should be done regularly and quickly. If you think craftsmen of old went through all the nonsense we have been duped into believing, you have another thing coming. Thanks for this video. Well thought out, well executed and spot on.
I find more guidance from trying to just copy the tool set and practice of folk craftsman before the machine age, they were working class joes who did amazing work with little tools, and used very simple and effective techniques, that sadly were not often passed on. The tools themselves can be good teachers.
You’re an excellent teacher. Thank you!
First time I heard you speak. This is a brilliant tutorial thanks for your time and effort putting your videos together.
👍 = there is nothing more to say! Everything perfect!
So this is my first video of yours where I heard you speak, and WOW! I'm super glad I found this. I've struggled with my Millers Fall No. 4 for years and I'm thinking it's because I never touched the cap iron after I bought it. I'll have to get out and try sharpening that as well as see how it goes. Thank you for the great tutorial and the no nonsense method to your approach. It's good to know that with a just a few old quality tools, people can do a WHOLE lot.
Wow! Really effective demonstrations! That's the, fix it right and get back to work, style my grandad used. Very enjoyable!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Using one single sharpening stone is the first video of its kind i've seen. Thanks for sharing the oil was being used on the stone. You're right, the knots usually give me issues while planning. I will give this method a try. Also, what is that wood finish you use? Love these instructional videos. Thank you for your service. Semper Fi!
Excellent film, thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge and discoveries!
My pleasure!
Very nice...im gonna like these tutorials even more than your regular videos. Great stuff. I already knew most of the information but constant learning is what keeps us sharp and focused just like our plane blades.
Glad to hear it!
Another great video! Really informative and concise. I really like when you do these videos, showing how something that is essentially trash can be restored to its former glory and provide many more years of service. Great for the pocket book and the environment, not to mention providing the new owner with a sense of accomplishment when the old tool is all cleaned up and dialed in 🙂
Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent info. Thank you.
Mr chickadee You are a solid piece of gold
Marketing woodworking hand tools must be a hell of a job when there's such a wealth of old, inherently better tools going for peanuts, and guys like you doing their best to make sure people are aware of that.
its pretty easy for them when these days hobby woodworker doesnt know any better, and has more money than time
Mr Chickadee Your Tutorials are not Dirty they are more beautiful than watching a movie .I loved the way you made a ruobo work bench i Loved the way you and small girl fell a infected tree .Love and Regards to you and your Family from India Your videos are beautiful and i follow you on saturdays and sundays .I am not a wood worker at age 41 i found my self inclined towards wood i dont know if i ll ever be able to shape wood all by self i am just taking baby steps ,i saw mdfs are useless and wood is expensive in cities .Please make videos for people like me a million and ten thanks i sincerely owe you
This should be a sharpening 101 for anyone who uses hand planes especially the 50+ degree bevel on the cap and the distance between edge of blade and cap. Excellent explanation, thank you.
THANK YOU! I never fully understood the tool. This is the best explanation I have seen...
Glad it helped!
I am very intrigued by watching your videos. Especially when you put that jigsaw floor together. Excellent plane care video. Much to learn from you! God bless and take care!!
I would love a vid on dimensioning wood
Always love the videos and anticipate the new ones. Just bought my first wooden plane and have cleaned up the iron. The tote was broken but I think I've fixed it. Can't wait to do more wood working.
Nice work!
1:44 I got my smoother plane for free. I found it in the wall of a turn of the (previous) century italianate (people often calk them victorians) when I renovated the kitchen. Some poor carpenter, dead for decades, left it in the wall while he was beveling the lath prior to plastering. The workmanship and attention to detail always amazes me. No butt joined lath, beveled. The plane is identical to yours. I have subsequently been using it for decades since.
What a wonderful story!
I like the way you work
very skilled and informative and using tools rather than machines
Cool, thanks
Thank you! Excellent explanation & straight to the point!
Finally an honest tutorial! Thank you!
No worries!
Really like the instructional videos you’ve started.
Thank you and keep it up, Mr. C!
More to come!
Very nice tutorial! Makes things simple - I love it! Stay healthy and keep up the fine work! Thank you for sharing. Greetings from Leverkusen, Germany.
You are amazing! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with the world.
So nice of you
Thank you for this informative video. I always learn something from you. My Dad and Grandfather always told me to lay the plane on the side. THANKS for clearing that up for me.
Thanks for the video. While cleaning up and sharpening my wooden smoothing plane, I noticed a stamping I hadn't seen before. My plane was made by the Auburn Tool Company in NY between 1864 and 1893. Not bad for $15!
Auburn made some nice planes!
Excellent, thanks a ton.
Easy and detailed explanation!
Glad you liked it
Thanks for the video, this will help me to improve my technique with a plane considerably especially the part about cap irons.
Best of luck!
Very usefull informations about the cap iron set-up, much appreciated here!!
Thanks for sharing Mr Chickadee !
Glad you enjoyed it
Always love your videos! Back to my hand planes I go. I'm pretty new to hand planes and watched lots of videos as to how to set up and sharpen. That being said, im going to use your methods as I cannot plane against grain without tearout. Thank you so much!
Great to hear!
Adding to your repertoire of talent.....great teaching skills. From one professor to another, best wishes and stay healthy.
I am so impressed with your knowledge, and your willingness to share. I really learned a lot with this video, and am embarrassed to say that over the years I have wasted a ton of money. Thanks
Old habits die hard. You still rested the plane on its side in the end :)
there was some grit from grinding that day. Normally I dont.
Excellent video
Great video! Never tinkered with the cap iron because everything I read said put it 1/32” from the end. Definitely going to play around with some of the more difficult planes I have now.
You should!
I'm another person who has planes that need to be tuned-up. Thank you for this extremely useful video.
It seems there are two distinct forms of woodworking today. Those like yourself working wood the way it was done for millennia and those willing to spend tens of thousands of pounds on machinery and bling tools. I must confess I was one of those taken in by the glitzy commercials . I still have some of those machines because they can make some laborious tasks more bearable. However I have found hand tools and traditional methods more satisfying in my pursuit of happy workshop time. I have also found learning how to set up and use hand tools has not only gained me new skills it has in addition provided me with a better understanding of how the tool interacts with the wood, important when things invariably go wrong or mistakes are made. In any case an interesting video, I just hope it doesn't lead to a mass desire to buy old tools because they are still plentiful and easy to get a hold of for little money. I have even had people give me them because they don't know how to use them. Good luck.
Another amazing video, you are my favorite person to watch on UA-cam, keep it up, you're inspiring
You're the best!
the need to have a well mated chip breaker/cap iron is so underrated in other videos, i've only recently found that one out and it really is night and day in your planing experience, even with a razor sharp edge on the cutting iron/blade
Thankyou. I have used many tools and I am mechanically inclined but there is no replacement for a good tutor. The scale of the lesson is perfect also.
Great to hear!
Great job Mr. C you have it! Thank you.
You bet
Oh wow! What an amazing video. I am indeed into hand tools and especially hand planes. That was a revelation. I love all your videos but this was an exception. Great to hear you explain things in detail. You are a fabulous teacher. All the way from Australia!
Glad it was helpful!
what a great teacher thank you
this is a great / informative video! Thanks for making the process simple and effective. The demonstrative is helpful also.
This was very useful, thank you!
thank you so much, that was incredibly helpful! i assume there is a lot of skill, you made look easy, and a novice will struggle at a bit, but struggle is good, no good thing comes easy.
Great video, exactly what I needed. Thanks a lot!
These are very important videos. Keep up the good work!
Glad you think so!
awesome, thank you so much for the effort; makes my heart pound with life again
Mr. C. hardly ever speaks. But when he does, you better listen. Excellent video.
Man you make everything look so simple I know you've studied and had trials and errors but some people are just natural at it.nicecwork mr.chick a dee Dee dee dee dee..
I'm very much looking forward to the gouge set up tutorial. I've got a beautiful vintage set that needs some care.
like carving gouges?
@@MrChickadee Yes. I sent a little glimpse to your Instagram DMs.
Great tips.
Glad you think so!
Thank you for this video. I have a really poor quality plane that I got at an estate sale and was having a lot of trouble with knots despite having a well set up, razor sharp plane, and no one had ever mentioned exactly why having a cap iron is so important in any video I have seen before
Sadly, not many know, yet teach...
Ten years ago, I took classes of cabinet making. Finally gave up because I was not good enough. Watching this video, I can't do anything but think that, have I had a teacher like you, I would have been much better at it :) Thanks for the videos and sorry for the mistakes, English is not my mother's tongue.
touching comment, thank you my friend!
Excellent, absolutely excellent information. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Amazing tutorial! Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you so much! I'm sequestered at this time at my girlfriend's house with a few basic hand tools. I've been trying to sharpen my planes to work on some birdseye maple thinking I need to order additional diamond stones to get a better edge. I'm going to go work on the cap irons (never realized this was so important) to see if I can get better results without spending a fortune.
I feel your pain Jim, I learned early on that everyone wanted to sell you more stuff you dont need, but not the simple know how you do
@@MrChickadee Thanks for the great tutorial! I worked on the cap irons and managed to get feathery shavings that you can see through. I enjoy your videos and look forward to the next one.
I'd love to see how to properly set up a spoke shave and how you sharpen it.
here are some videos on that specific topic:
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I would imagine very similarly to what is done with a plane?
I Loved your videos simple and no rocket science in a world of technology your videos stands unique Hats of to you finally i subscribed
When I first started with planes I bought every stone and sharpening jig I saw to help me sharpen. Then, I read an article by a famous Japanese carpenter. He used to teach classes, and he said he was always amused that his American students would show up to his class with a bag full of sharpening jigs. He said in Japan, when you apprentice with a master woodworker, your first year is spent learning how to sharpen tools by hand. The old timers did not have the time or money to waste on sharpening. They took it to the stone, sharpened it in a minute, and got back to work. My son graduated from the International Yacht Restoration School in Rhode Island. IYRS. He said at one of his first jobs, his boss saw a worker spending time sharpening a plane blade and he walked over to him, grabbed the blade and said, "This is how you do it." He walked over to the stone, poured some Coke on it, and in a minute had it sharp. Then he said, "Quit wasting time. " LOL Another famous British chair maker hosted a Famous American UA-camr for a lesson on his chairs - The American showed up with a bag full of hand planes and the Brit asked him, "What are all those for?" He then walked over to his bench, picked up a # 7 and said, "This is the only plane you'll need." Simplicity. Great video. The alternate micro bevel is commonly called, "The ruler trick" today. But some of the old timers still believe in getting that back flat and shiny
Well done
What I learned was that didn’t put the cap iron close enough