This about the end grain on the square and plane was eye opening! Such an important but easily overseen feature. It is what makes a truly great craftsman stand out from your average woodworker. You are one great teacher! Thank you!
We got ours in today, thank you s much for such quick shipping sir. I love it, it will be well used, Thanks again for all you do for this community sir, it does not go unnoticed, your willingness to help teach us all is priceless, so thank you so much,. Shared on FB , Instagram Etc, Hope it helps you sale them all sir. I love it, again, thank you so much Dale
Since learning a lot from you over the years, I decided to buy one of your French Squares. Hopefully it will serve as a template and how-to later on when I want to make my own. :)
I watch this to try and figure out a christmas gift for my boyfriend-(girl);), and i think i just found the perfect thing!! He works in a cabinet shop and always having little problems here and their and this i think could really help him their! Thank you! If you have any special coupon promos for this item, please let me know! would love to win one, i never win darn contest lol ok, so anyway il leave ya'll alone and thank you for the help again! J
As I stated on your previous video. This would be an unsolicited testimonial. Ken S. ,Texas. I have one even though I don't do cabinetry or serious woodworking. The square would be utilitarian in its application in serious woodworking . In my case it is a wall hanger, I've been picking up some unusable old squares, braces, planes, old tools. It looks out of place against all of the rusty junk on my shop wall but , it is still cool and the price is comparable to some of the woodpecker tools. imho Ken You can send me a check when they are all sold. :)
You mentioned that using the inside corner of the square is not advisable. I see a lot of people use try squares to check that the sides of boards are square to their faces using that inside corner. What tool should be used for that operation?
many metal squares are designed to do that until they go outa square and then you replace them. A wood square is designed to be tunable but only on the outside corner.
moisture leaves through end grain faster than long grain so if more end grain is exposed... that's the logic though in today's climate controlled shops prolly not that dramatic.
@@wortheffort, moisture leaves, moisture enters, moisture leaves, moisture enters. To make a piece of wood stable, inhibit the moisture cycling, or eliminate it completely. I do not think that 18th and 19th century plane makers had any considerations other than style, comfort, or utility when choosing a particular shape, just as when they continued to use those shapes when making them from metal. I really like your Osage turned mallet, and I think that it is a really good value, too. I have a joiner's blocky mallet that I made from Osage many years ago, and for the life of me I can't figure out how my Lignum Vitae turned sculptor's mallet went missing almost as many years ago. When I return from Japan sometime I will seek to buy one of yours to replace it, if you are still making them. All the best.
@@leehaelters6182 Oh no, that's exactly why the guys in prior centuries made that style. They routinely had temp swings of 30 degrees with resultant humidity shifts. On a small plane they were using for finish, stability was most important. Lots of reference material on this. But today's shops don't have as much humidity swing so.... Coffin metal ones do seem silly to me.
Lee Haelters you mean like Underhill, Rozanski (sp), OldStreet, the many books on making traditional hand planes, ads from the time.... ya, I’ll send you to google or amazon.
Received my square this week. Thanks for the speedy delivery. Also for the added spin top.
Thanks for the support.
This about the end grain on the square and plane was eye opening! Such an important but easily overseen feature. It is what makes a truly great craftsman stand out from your average woodworker. You are one great teacher! Thank you!
Thanks
Your videos are so worth the time to view. Thanks for sharing!
We got ours in today, thank you s much for such quick shipping sir. I love it, it will be well used, Thanks again for all you do for this community sir, it does not go unnoticed, your willingness to help teach us all is priceless, so thank you so much,. Shared on FB , Instagram Etc, Hope it helps you sale them all sir. I love it, again, thank you so much
Dale
Thanks
ordered on this morning, thanks for sharing,
have a blessed weekend sir,
dale
just ordered one to support a fellow woodworker
Thanks, will be in mail monday.
Excellent review. Lots I missed the first time. Thanks
Thanks
Since learning a lot from you over the years, I decided to buy one of your French Squares. Hopefully it will serve as a template and how-to later on when I want to make my own. :)
Thanks
Great video, thanks a million. Good advice. All the best Graham🇬🇧🇬🇧
Great video might have to checkout the square
Thanks for sharing
I watch this to try and figure out a christmas gift for my boyfriend-(girl);), and i think i just found the perfect thing!! He works in a cabinet shop and always having little problems here and their and this i think could really help him their! Thank you! If you have any special coupon promos for this item, please let me know! would love to win one, i never win darn contest lol ok, so anyway il leave ya'll alone and thank you for the help again! J
Maybe put a link to you website along with your other links to help lazy people like me. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing
Ya, missed that. Done.
As I stated on your previous video. This would be an unsolicited testimonial.
Ken S. ,Texas.
I have one even though I don't do cabinetry
or serious woodworking. The square would be utilitarian in its application in serious woodworking . In my case it is a wall hanger, I've been picking up some unusable old squares, braces, planes, old tools. It looks out of place against all of the rusty junk on my shop wall but , it is still cool and the price is comparable to some of the woodpecker tools. imho Ken
You can send me a check when they are all sold. :)
You should consider trademarking "schmootz groove" :)
You mentioned that using the inside corner of the square is not advisable. I see a lot of people use try squares to check that the sides of boards are square to their faces using that inside corner. What tool should be used for that operation?
many metal squares are designed to do that until they go outa square and then you replace them. A wood square is designed to be tunable but only on the outside corner.
Is same thickness makes it better to use? I mean making one side same thickness
Don't understand the question.
wortheffort I mean making one side flush.
Really nice tools! Not buying that business about seeking to encourage moisture cycling with curly grain or coffin shape.
moisture leaves through end grain faster than long grain so if more end grain is exposed... that's the logic though in today's climate controlled shops prolly not that dramatic.
@@wortheffort, moisture leaves, moisture enters, moisture leaves, moisture enters. To make a piece of wood stable, inhibit the moisture cycling, or eliminate it completely. I do not think that 18th and 19th century plane makers had any considerations other than style, comfort, or utility when choosing a particular shape, just as when they continued to use those shapes when making them from metal.
I really like your Osage turned mallet, and I think that it is a really good value, too. I have a joiner's blocky mallet that I made from Osage many years ago, and for the life of me I can't figure out how my Lignum Vitae turned sculptor's mallet went missing almost as many years ago. When I return from Japan sometime I will seek to buy one of yours to replace it, if you are still making them. All the best.
@@leehaelters6182 Oh no, that's exactly why the guys in prior centuries made that style. They routinely had temp swings of 30 degrees with resultant humidity shifts. On a small plane they were using for finish, stability was most important. Lots of reference material on this. But today's shops don't have as much humidity swing so.... Coffin metal ones do seem silly to me.
@@wortheffort, I will be convinced when you cite a reference from a contemporary.
Lee Haelters you mean like Underhill, Rozanski (sp), OldStreet, the many books on making traditional hand planes, ads from the time.... ya, I’ll send you to google or amazon.
I'm old school,waste not want not,