Block Plane using Old Mower Blade
Block Plane using Old Mower Blade
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Recently I made my first plane and as that one went so well I decided to make a small block plane using an old mower blade. I also used the forge from my last video to heat treat the blade and the reason the forge was made.
As I mention in the video, I’m no expert on heat treating a blade but it is more than achievable with fairly basic equipment.
I reckon it came out great!
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very nice craft
It’s a treat to watch your videos! Even your very first attempts at these things are so perfect that I wonder where is the room for improvement!
I’ve heard from people that use both wood and metal body planes, wood planes are easier to use. Is that true? I’ve used both but I’m not in the shop often enough to tell the difference. Another YouTuber suggested that the wood body plane is burnishing the surface as you plane and that is why they are easy to use.
What wood did you use to make it? Aside from the blade, this looks like something I could do with simple hand tools and a mitre box.
Can’t wait to make this! Thanks! Btw, your photography is amazing…wow.
What about the measurements sir
8:30
What type of rasp
That is the best tutorial on the subject that I found so far!
Thank you
“It gives nice shavings now, and they look like bacon” See now you’re talking to your American audience! 😎
I enjoy your tutorials and have learned a lot about wood working and metal working, I have purchased a 1×30 belt grinder to start out. I can not thank you enough for your incredible tutorials. Thank You. On this video what kind of wood did you use ? Thank You. Best Wishes, Dirk
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Очень качественно и просто! Спасибо большое!!!
Its like a mouse in a computer
nice plan
You left the blade in for an hour but at what heat did you put it at please
Master, thanks for you time , and share you knowledge… gretings from panama
I thought mower blades were very mild steel? I know the ones on my mower are for sure.
Fergus is a right proper lad and he’s doing a great job.
I made one remarkably similar. I glued a really hard, dense, tropical hardwood layer to the bottom for a more wear resistant sole, and I inlaid a small metal strip in front of the blade opening to help keep it true as well. I also glued a short carriage bolt onto the back as a striker for when I need to loosen the wedge. You totally don’t need any of that, but in for a penny, in for a pound. Good idea with the lawn mower blade. Is that as good as leaf springs, do you think?
Great!
Hand are cool tools
Perfect….
thank you! Great video!
Maestro.
Thanks for all the great videos I love them all… quick question I didn’t see asked, what is the angle of the iron, Thanks in advance !
fantastic…tanks
Very nice
Does the iron have to be heated and all that?
Bella
I couldn’t help but notice how similar your block plane and my computer mouse are. I’m afraid that I would be likely to try to left click in order to get the plane to work. LOL! Nice block plane.
If you made it look easy.
Something I need to make. Thanks for the inspiration!
lovely.
That wooden mouse looks like it’s gonna wear out the mousepad mighty fast.
Hellwach der Mann,genial
Hey dude, great job! 😃
What did you use as finish? Would shellac be a good option?
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Genius… a true artisan
Congratulations on 700k! Been catching up on all of your videos since finding you through your Scrapwood Challenge videos (bladeless fan to be exact). Great channel. Enjoy every single video. Can’t wait to see the rest!
Very good video
"They look like bacon, too!"
No wonder my mouth was watering! Mmmm … bacon!!!
Чудова робота! Привіт з України!
Very nice! Awesome job!
Really liked the fact that you made the blade yourself (and the furnace!). Super cool build – lot of hand tool work there, my kind of video. Thank you! I loved it! (and so kid the kiddos)
I know this is a bit off topic here but I just want to saw how great the audio is in your videos. Your voice is always crystal clear no matter where you’ve got your camera set up and if you do voice-overs afterwards it is not noticeable to me, and that is something I appreciate.
Blade lenght
Beautiful work, could you tell which wood you used? I believe it has to be very hard.
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