I love that you owned your mistake and explained the fix instead of using the magic of video edit, this gives me confidence to fix my mistakes instead of just abandoning the project because it did not go as planned in the first place
Well done Rex. It's hard enough to build something from scratch but to build it to fit existing hardware has to be even tougher. Your work is outstanding. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂
Just finished watching the video, that plane is absolutely beautiful! Between Jame's Wright's handle and totes, and your fix, it was sublime. It looks way nicer than what I would have come up with. But there is one thing I would have done differently: I would have used a bit brace instead of a forstner bit. It is the perfect tool for cutting a complex angled hole like that. It is a hand tool, so you have complete feedback and control. The snail bites into the wood, and the knickers slice cleanly. I am currently using my bit brace for a much different project: Removal of moldy, water damaged particle board from a sink cabinet. While a sawsall and a power drill would be faster, it is much more likely to damage something important like the water supply pipes under the cabinet. So a bit brace and a small heyhole handsaw is the way to go. And it was this guy on UA-cam that taught me everything I needed to know about bit braces. I wish I known about them a long time ago. ua-cam.com/video/tTch3KE_Aio/v-deo.html
I like your humility. I feel a good creator or engineer needs humility, and it helps us know how hard things can be. If you finish, it helps us be encouraged to finish our own projects
the end result is really cool! I want to try an octagonal handle now! Also, I would LOVE to see you try a traditional plane. They’re so much easier than you would expect!
4:45 as an electrical engineer I feel offended but the funny noise you made had me laughing for a bit so we are even. great job rex looking forward for the next project
Brilliant Rex, simply brilliant! I love these collaborations and wish they occurred more often. When you were adding the walnut top filler, I kept thinking, “Rex is going to add a racing stipe of that gorgeous figured sycamore down the middle “. No worries, it turned out beautiful and I appreciate the amount of effort all three of you gentlemen put into this restoration. Thank you!
Hey @rexkrueger for future reference, check out inleting black and inletting gold for mating wood to metal. The black works great on most woods and the gold is only for very dark woods like ebony. They are part of any gun stock makers tool kit.
I still remember you using the same method to true up the bed of your DIY spokeshave, in that video you used pencil instead of marker. It's crazy thinking how long I have been following your channel. I remember that trick because I've made the same spokeshave with the same technique. It still works great and it's about time to change the mouth piece but I'm glad that I made it take-apart so it can be easily replaced.
Rex, I have the same disorder. That’s why I spent the evening after work repairing a friend’s ancient outboard motor, instead of watching your new vids
Wow! Awesome collaboration to say the least! It’s amazing to see these being restored back to there former glory. I’d rather see it working, but THAT Plane is shelf/display worthy!!!
It is beautiful, and this is now about 70% the Plane of Theseus. I wonder if, in another hundred years time, more people will collaborate to update the piece and maybe replace a few more percentage points.
That was fun - There's a curious twist t the timber choice. The timber you call "sycamore" (platanus sp) is known as "Plane" in Britain - our "sycamore" is a maple (Acer Pseudoplatanus) Making a plane from Plane is neat.
the end piece speaks for itself! it looks great and would be proudly prominent on any cabinetmaker's bench. The pandemic put the ENTIRE world on hold, even if you caught it afterwards. It's just going to be something we all have to deal with....from the sounds of it, it may be around for a while yet.. the metal frame is interesting. i've never seen one that had the scoop out of the back like that, though admittedly, i'm a VERY casual collector. In general, i avoid the hybrid planes and look for the older solid wooden ones.
ooh nice choice on those rechargeables batteries, i use the same ones. I highly reccomend their better charger that that they sell, it shows how charged the batteries are and also lets you discharge them if you know they wont be used for a long time
As always a great project with all the info we need to get going and build our own planes. Ive always wondered about how to cut out the throat shapes in planes. I have some really gorgeous pieces of kiln dried Australian Eucalypt hardwood. I also have some air dried, over 100 year old, Australian Iron bark which came out of an old shed in our little town. Ill practice on some pine I have air drying in the paddock and will need to be cut into stock pieces, or Ill just buy some pine from Bunnings too practice on before I use my good hardwoods. Ill have to flick over to James' site and have a look at his videos on plane throat cutting. I really like how you guys all work together to bring us the stuff we can do in our own sheds and garages. Cheers from Down-Under 🙂
That sinking feeling when you realise😮. Then you have to tell your buddies. Also, do you have the plans for the derusting device? As we are 240 volts in the UK I might try an industrial version.😉
So now I'm collecting wire from local house construction surplus locations. (Once they put doors and windows in it, the surplus stuff isn't accessible anymore) Once I have enough, I'm going to make an electrolysis ring large enough to drive my rust bucket car through. I can hardly wait !!!
Having myself botched a handmade plane with a walnut sole, I would say it would have to be a different wood. Walnut is very pretty, but waaaayyy too soft for the wear.
Respectfully disagree, I think the walnut where it is understates it as the plane transitions from the dark japaning of the metal to the lighter maple. I think that understating transition is beautiful, and having the walnut on the bottom would be more striking but look to busy.
It _couldn't_ have been on the bottom because of the mouth geometry. The angles of the plane bed came together at a very specific place that would have been messed up with an extra piece on the bottom. He would have basically had to redo the work cutting the bed and mouth.
That's a really nice job, and kudos to you for admitting your mistakes. While it may be destined to be a display piece, does it actually work, and can we see the results?
That is awesome. I appreciate that you tell us about mistakes it keeps the o I didn’t do it as good as they did i suc thoughts away if experienced people make make mistakes it ok when i do it😂 thanks for the honesty. And im not the only one who says yes first then asks what did I agree to. Cheers as usual you rock
I'm at 6:43 where you just discovered your mistake about the body being too thin. I haven't seen your solution to that issue, but as someone who has made plenty of similar mistakes, I would do exactly what the original owner did: Laminate an additional piece to the body to make it thick enough, and probably use a different wood species just to make it even more interesting. To complete the bed, I would use the existing bed as a jig for the chisel to hollow out the new piece, then use the same flattening techniques you used. Now on to the video to see what you actually did.
Nice piece. I am wondering how the sycamore will hold up. I would consider it to be too soft. I will build some wood planes eventually. Ever watch that Polish guy, Stavros Gakos? His pieces are painfully beautiful. and he has so many custom tools.... I have tool envy!
nobody added anything because the main body wore out, it is there from new and it should be something really hard. In Europe it is normally hornbeam. You could use ironwood or black locust. This type of plane is still made in … Germany, I think !
Believe it or not, i said that because it's true. I do this for a living and i know what I'm talking about. I'm not always right, but I'm right this time.
This was a great video that wasn't only a great narrative, there were lessons and warnings to benefit anyone that wants to try fix up a transition plane for the first time (like me). But ... I am caught between a compelling need to know and fear that my question might get me cancelled, but ... after all that, how does it work?
Great job on the plane! I hate transitional planes though, I think they combine the disadvantages of metal and wood planes and don't stand up well to a lot of use.
They really have their ups and downs. There are so many models and some of them are okay, especially when they're cheap. You don't see me using them, but for a beginner on a budget? Might be perfect.
Hello Rex. I am a fan and viewer that has learned a lot from watching your videos. I have built your Joiner Workbench and it is terrific and solid as a rock. I was just watching James Wright talk about Taytools Jack planes that he seems to like. You just mentioned James in this video, and I consider him another expert much like yourself. I certainly don't expect to hear anything from expert Rob Cosman about anything but, Wood River and I do understand his loyalty to that brand. Can I ask you a huge favor to possibly give me your thoughts as an expert on wood planes about the Taylor brand of Jack planes? I have just had a terrible experience buying a new Stanley, Bailey style plane and it was not good.
Hi Rex - Noticed your bandsaw puts out alot of dust. Checkout rob cosmans dust extractor. PS I made mine without a slot hole to take off the blade. It gathers nearly all the dust with a shop vac.
I am sorry Rex and I am sure that my comments will bring me some hate. But you should have matched the wood you used to that of the handles. There are just too many colours going on, making the composition look confusing to the eye. Maybe the Rex Krueger of a hundred years in the future will ask what was this guy doing I guess he found some odd bits of timber in his scrap box and cobbled them together. or repaired the plane over time, as one bit wore out, he would use whatever wood he had available at the time. What you have done has been well executed and I am sure that it is a perfectly functioning tool. (A) for the quality of your build & (C-) for the artistic interpretation of the brief. Well done, Rex, it was a lovely personable video, a really quality production as ever (A+).
If anyone wants to learn how to make planes, search for a man called Stavros Gakos....... You will learn a lot from this man...... "Master" is the word i would use to describe him 😁
So I tried to make that electrolysis ring but made it too big and ended up in a place that looked like Egypt, I won't go into what it took to get back home but it was stressful! do you have correct dimensions? ⭐
@@stacksmalacks8826 i wish I could afford an induction coil. Have done electrolysis before. Also have seen those laser things that heat and remove rust.
So seriously cool. This was a lot of fun. And someone's going to be really happy when they get it.
I was HONORED to be included. Can't say thank you enough
I love that you owned your mistake and explained the fix instead of using the magic of video edit, this gives me confidence to fix my mistakes instead of just abandoning the project because it did not go as planned in the first place
Yup, no magical editing in this video at all... 🤐
Well done Rex. It's hard enough to build something from scratch but to build it to fit existing hardware has to be even tougher. Your work is outstanding. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂
Loved the electrolysis ring filler. I wonder how many people will be trying to make that work? :)
I took that seriously for way too long lol.
I really wish you had been wearing rubber gloves to make it safer. LOL
Damnit.
That's more than exquisite craftsmanship. It's art. Pure and simple.
TY for your contribution to PHP!
Just finished watching the video, that plane is absolutely beautiful! Between Jame's Wright's handle and totes, and your fix, it was sublime. It looks way nicer than what I would have come up with. But there is one thing I would have done differently: I would have used a bit brace instead of a forstner bit. It is the perfect tool for cutting a complex angled hole like that. It is a hand tool, so you have complete feedback and control. The snail bites into the wood, and the knickers slice cleanly.
I am currently using my bit brace for a much different project: Removal of moldy, water damaged particle board from a sink cabinet. While a sawsall and a power drill would be faster, it is much more likely to damage something important like the water supply pipes under the cabinet. So a bit brace and a small heyhole handsaw is the way to go.
And it was this guy on UA-cam that taught me everything I needed to know about bit braces. I wish I known about them a long time ago.
ua-cam.com/video/tTch3KE_Aio/v-deo.html
Good job, Rex! It doesn't look just 'Good', it looks awesome!
Nice work, Rex! That was a great solution to a complex problem. My advice is to just say no next time (but I never do myself).
the walnut strip on the top really takes the plane over the top
I like your humility. I feel a good creator or engineer needs humility, and it helps us know how hard things can be. If you finish, it helps us be encouraged to finish our own projects
the end result is really cool! I want to try an octagonal handle now!
Also, I would LOVE to see you try a traditional plane. They’re so much easier than you would expect!
It's a beautiful piece, gentlemen. Thank you for sharing the process.
What a cool project. Happy-making on a lot of different levels.
4:45 as an electrical engineer I feel offended but the funny noise you made had me laughing for a bit so we are even. great job rex looking forward for the next project
At least you knew it was a joke. Plenty of people are taking that way too seriously.
Brilliant Rex, simply brilliant! I love these collaborations and wish they occurred more often. When you were adding the walnut top filler, I kept thinking, “Rex is going to add a racing stipe of that gorgeous figured sycamore down the middle “. No worries, it turned out beautiful and I appreciate the amount of effort all three of you gentlemen put into this restoration. Thank you!
Hey @rexkrueger for future reference, check out inleting black and inletting gold for mating wood to metal. The black works great on most woods and the gold is only for very dark woods like ebony. They are part of any gun stock makers tool kit.
Nice work Rex there’s been a lot of hours put in to this project. Have seen some of the others work as well some one will get a great plane.
That's stuning. I would almost be afraid to use it.
I still remember you using the same method to true up the bed of your DIY spokeshave, in that video you used pencil instead of marker.
It's crazy thinking how long I have been following your channel. I remember that trick because I've made the same spokeshave with the same technique. It still works great and it's about time to change the mouth piece but I'm glad that I made it take-apart so it can be easily replaced.
Amazing work! Thanks for sharing.
The plane looks great!
Oh that dowel technique/order of operations is smart. I think the darker tone of that walnut layer goes well with the body.
Beautiful work, Rex! Really stunning plane! 😃
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Rex, I have the same disorder. That’s why I spent the evening after work repairing a friend’s ancient outboard motor, instead of watching your new vids
Wow! Awesome collaboration to say the least! It’s amazing to see these being restored back to there former glory. I’d rather see it working, but THAT Plane is shelf/display worthy!!!
Great collaboration of 2 of my fav youtubers. Well done Rex, you don’t give yourself enough credit! You’re quite the capable guy!
You're right, it really looks intentional.
That plane is so beautiful that I'd be afraid to use it 😀. A true masterpiece.
I inherited my grandfather's transitional 22" and 28". Love using them both
Ha ha! Great work, Rex. You got the hardest part. Will that electrolysis ring clean my fingernails?!
Dude, I don't know. Your blade is NEXT LEVEL. I've been smithing for 5 years and I can't come close to what you did.
Truly lovely work by each and all of you
That is a so beautiful project, you have nailed it!
It is beautiful, and this is now about 70% the Plane of Theseus.
I wonder if, in another hundred years time, more people will collaborate to update the piece and maybe replace a few more percentage points.
Good on you Rex. I learned more from your mistakes and recovery than if you had edited it leaving out confessing to the errors.
Nice work Rex. Looks great and sure it will work well.
That was fun - There's a curious twist t the timber choice.
The timber you call "sycamore" (platanus sp) is known as "Plane" in Britain - our "sycamore" is a maple (Acer Pseudoplatanus)
Making a plane from Plane is neat.
came out fantastic!! great job by everyone involved for sure!!
Seriously love thatplane. You have ALL made a fantastic effort.... Bob Weston super Mare..... England
the end piece speaks for itself! it looks great and would be proudly prominent on any cabinetmaker's bench.
The pandemic put the ENTIRE world on hold, even if you caught it afterwards. It's just going to be something we all have to deal with....from the sounds of it, it may be around for a while yet..
the metal frame is interesting. i've never seen one that had the scoop out of the back like that, though admittedly, i'm a VERY casual collector. In general, i avoid the hybrid planes and look for the older solid wooden ones.
Thank you so much Rex on behalf of veterans everywhere for your participation in Purple Heart. Cheers.
Thanks Rex 👍🏽
thats an interesting title rex!
Excellent work. Well worth the delay. Well done gentlemen.
Looks awesome, makes me want to go and use those old Oak and Ash pieces I have laying around in the cabin :)
ooh nice choice on those rechargeables batteries, i use the same ones. I highly reccomend their better charger that that they sell, it shows how charged the batteries are and also lets you discharge them if you know they wont be used for a long time
there is also stavros gakos who can make a plane from a solid block of wood by hand
He is an absolute master.
Yep he’s the man. You want.
Nice work! Love the lamination effect.
Wow, I learning lots of new techniques here...
Right on!
Very nice job. I would be proud, too.
As always a great project with all the info we need to get going and build our own planes. Ive always wondered about how to cut out the throat shapes in planes. I have some really gorgeous pieces of kiln dried Australian Eucalypt hardwood. I also have some air dried, over 100 year old, Australian Iron bark which came out of an old shed in our little town. Ill practice on some pine I have air drying in the paddock and will need to be cut into stock pieces, or Ill just buy some pine from Bunnings too practice on before I use my good hardwoods.
Ill have to flick over to James' site and have a look at his videos on plane throat cutting.
I really like how you guys all work together to bring us the stuff we can do in our own sheds and garages.
Cheers from Down-Under 🙂
You do amazing work such a talent 👍👍
I forgot the original title because the content was so good. Don't judge a video by its wonky title.
Krehnov. Frequently, the sole was made of more durable materials than the body. Lignum Vitae, anyone.
That sinking feeling when you realise😮. Then you have to tell your buddies. Also, do you have the plans for the derusting device? As we are 240 volts in the UK I might try an industrial version.😉
And the result looks all the better for the walnut pieces👍
Love it when someone films a mistake and states that noone will ever know :D
Love these videos
So now I'm collecting wire from local house construction surplus locations. (Once they put doors and windows in it, the surplus stuff isn't accessible anymore) Once I have enough, I'm going to make an electrolysis ring large enough to drive my rust bucket car through.
I can hardly wait !!!
Very nice job ,BUT I think the dark wood you added would have looked more interesting on the bottom to set the handle off.❤
Im gonna drop my few cents here, I think it would look nicer if there was a sycamore strip amidst the walnut.
Having myself botched a handmade plane with a walnut sole, I would say it would have to be a different wood. Walnut is very pretty, but waaaayyy too soft for the wear.
Respectfully disagree, I think the walnut where it is understates it as the plane transitions from the dark japaning of the metal to the lighter maple.
I think that understating transition is beautiful, and having the walnut on the bottom would be more striking but look to busy.
It _couldn't_ have been on the bottom because of the mouth geometry. The angles of the plane bed came together at a very specific place that would have been messed up with an extra piece on the bottom. He would have basically had to redo the work cutting the bed and mouth.
@@anonymousaccordionist3326 ah, out of all the comments, one person gets what's going on. Thank you!
looking great.....
When I do something dubious or am not satisfied, I make Minecraft Villager noises. Every craftsman has his own whoopsie noise
Fun step 2!
That's a really nice job, and kudos to you for admitting your mistakes. While it may be destined to be a display piece, does it actually work, and can we see the results?
It worked when it left my shop, but it needed some tuning and it got a new (better) blade after that.
Yep that's what my tool box looks like 😔🫣🙄
thank you Rex . i had heard sycamore can be super .
Super awesome
that sycamore is a great choice
That is awesome. I appreciate that you tell us about mistakes it keeps the o I didn’t do it as good as they did i suc thoughts away if experienced people make make mistakes it ok when i do it😂 thanks for the honesty. And im not the only one who says yes first then asks what did I agree to. Cheers as usual you rock
Taking your "oops" sound as my message notification sound 😂
I'm at 6:43 where you just discovered your mistake about the body being too thin. I haven't seen your solution to that issue, but as someone who has made plenty of similar mistakes, I would do exactly what the original owner did: Laminate an additional piece to the body to make it thick enough, and probably use a different wood species just to make it even more interesting. To complete the bed, I would use the existing bed as a jig for the chisel to hollow out the new piece, then use the same flattening techniques you used.
Now on to the video to see what you actually did.
Nice piece. I am wondering how the sycamore will hold up. I would consider it to be too soft. I will build some wood planes eventually. Ever watch that Polish guy, Stavros Gakos? His pieces are painfully beautiful. and he has so many custom tools.... I have tool envy!
Plane tool obsession disorder
Njce thinking. Thanks.
nobody added anything because the main body wore out, it is there from new and it should be something really hard. In Europe it is normally hornbeam. You could use ironwood or black locust. This type of plane is still made in … Germany, I think !
Believe it or not, i said that because it's true. I do this for a living and i know what I'm talking about. I'm not always right, but I'm right this time.
@@RexKrueger I also do this for a living,and think you said that because you thought it was true.
This was a great video that wasn't only a great narrative, there were lessons and warnings to benefit anyone that wants to try fix up a transition plane for the first time (like me).
But ... I am caught between a compelling need to know and fear that my question might get me cancelled, but ... after all that, how does it work?
Great job on the plane! I hate transitional planes though, I think they combine the disadvantages of metal and wood planes and don't stand up well to a lot of use.
They really have their ups and downs. There are so many models and some of them are okay, especially when they're cheap. You don't see me using them, but for a beginner on a budget? Might be perfect.
Hello Rex. I am a fan and viewer that has learned a lot from watching your videos. I have built your Joiner Workbench and it is terrific and solid as a rock. I was just watching James Wright talk about Taytools Jack planes that he seems to like. You just mentioned James in this video, and I consider him another expert much like yourself. I certainly don't expect to hear anything from expert Rob Cosman about anything but, Wood River and I do understand his loyalty to that brand. Can I ask you a huge favor to possibly give me your thoughts as an expert on wood planes about the Taylor brand of Jack planes? I have just had a terrible experience buying a new Stanley, Bailey style plane and it was not good.
Hi Rex - Noticed your bandsaw puts out alot of dust. Checkout rob cosmans dust extractor. PS I made mine without a slot hole to take off the blade. It gathers nearly all the dust with a shop vac.
That plane is definitely not plain.
No links to the other video's?
Perkin's builder brother's on UA-cam took a long drill bit and welded a single cutter on the shaft to drill the angled holes
I am sorry Rex and I am sure that my comments will bring me some hate. But you should have matched the wood you used to that of the handles. There are just too many colours going on, making the composition look confusing to the eye. Maybe the Rex Krueger of a hundred years in the future will ask what was this guy doing I guess he found some odd bits of timber in his scrap box and cobbled them together. or repaired the plane over time, as one bit wore out, he would use whatever wood he had available at the time. What you have done has been well executed and I am sure that it is a perfectly functioning tool. (A) for the quality of your build & (C-) for the artistic interpretation of the brief. Well done, Rex, it was a lovely personable video, a really quality production as ever (A+).
I have nothing to say really, but I appreciate your content, and wish to help with the yt-algorithms.
Nice job Rex. Do you have any info on the electrolysis ring? Very interesting technique for removing rust.
If anyone wants to learn how to make planes, search for a man called Stavros Gakos....... You will learn a lot from this man...... "Master" is the word i would use to describe him 😁
Hey Rex! Will you be selling the plans for the electrolysis ring? I want to make a huge one and drive my car through it. 👍
Do you plan on reviewing the RALI planes in comparison to the traditional Bailey? Thank You.
Magic marker is handier, but real Dykem layout ink is so much better.
The crib looks beautiful. Well done. May your baby sleep through quickly and safely
Good
nice
You ever heard of Stavros Gakos?
Did you pull a shaving with it?
You ran the measurements off the body of the plane after you removed the laminated piece on the bottom? I'm sure that's what I'd do.
Rex, I have one of these with a too worn sole and therefore a too large blade mouth. Can you suggest someone to send it to? Thanks.
So you blew this months video budget on special effects? 😂
So I tried to make that electrolysis ring but made it too big and ended up in a place that looked like Egypt, I won't go into what it took to get back home but it was stressful! do you have correct dimensions? ⭐
Funniest. Comment. Ever.
I understand your affliction only too well.
OK. now how about a how to of the electrolysis ring? I have an old gouge i would like to clean up.
Its was a joke, that's not how electorlysis works lol. It's still easy enough to do though, just have a google.
@@stacksmalacks8826 i wish I could afford an induction coil. Have done electrolysis before. Also have seen those laser things that heat and remove rust.
Someone messed up the title. Why the sfx lol
Because of the sfx?