How To Use and Tune Up a Hand Plane
How To Use and Tune Up a Hand Plane
In this latest episode of Fine WOodworking magazine’s video series Getting Started in Woodworking we go in depth on the subject of hand planes. Find out how they work and how to tune one up. Visit http://www.FineWoodworking.com for more woodworking technique videos.
Muy muy interesante, aplicare una rectificación similar a mí block plane… Gracias.
What kind (brand/strength) of spray adhesive did they use?
the plane I see been tuned is just a piece of cast iron. A garbage which a buyed just yesterday for 29 Euros. Is unable to cut anything. The blade is tuching the front of the mouth even when the mooving base iron is the front end of his traveling
I would hope that an expensive, new, high quality tool wouldn’t require you to deburr and level it.
Thanks so much for this vid. I picked up an inexpensive block plane a couple weeks ago, and tried it out. I had no idea how to set it up properly. And now, even without having sharpened it, it was SO easy to smooth some edges, strip off the outer stained layers of some faces, and do a really nice chamfer.
Appreciate you guys sharing all this expertise!
I watched the entire Nissan van ad. wtf
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what a great video
I hope Phil Lowe doesn’t see this.
Well… sort of, but unfortunately a lot of the well known companies have gone belly up – the brand names have been bought by big international distributors and they buy Chinese made goods, stick the old brand names on them that they own and sell stuff you could buy from china for $10, but for $45… so neither the name or the price is always a reliable indicator these days.
Besides, some of the Chinese stuff is getting better. Once upon a time Japanese goods were thought to be always inferior.
Like making it all from the beginning. Why then should I pay for this imperfections? Stanley should pay me for remaking it.
My eyebrows raised when you said “any sandpaper “, I stopped the video when you spray glued the table saw top.
I’m a newbie woodworker but not that new. No one puts adhesive on a table saw top.
Something with a motor is certainly faster and probably more accurate, but it’s not as fun. For me, anyway. I love hand tools and I love nothing more than going outside on a nice cool breezy day and going at small wood projects outside with hand tools. More relaxing than lounging in a hammock.
Thank you sooo much! Just getting started in this awesome hobby, and really looking forward to tuning my plane!!!!
Everything, even high quality things require routine maintenance. All tools benefit from an initial review and set up, surely someone with as much experience as yourself know this to be true. So are you saying the highest quality car in the world does not require an oil change, ever? I highly doubt that.
Woodworkers Arsenal? Holy shit!
Pardon please for being way off topic.
I just purchased, on Ebay for $57, an old USA made Stanley #4 with the number 465 on it.
I know nothing about planes, so I would like to know if this is a good buy.
Thanks in Advance.
Ken.
Nice vid. The guy sounds just like Jimmy Stewart the actor !
"it’s inexpensive, this one’s only 45 dollars" I’M SORRY WHAT’S IT LIKE BEING THE RICHEST PERSON ON THE PLANET
this was stanley??!! and it needed all this work. i was thinking of buying a plane but the work needed to be done was much much less than effort spent on this preparing. ofcourse next time not needed. that is, if there is a next time. might feel a bity itchy with this plane in hand and may want to straighten a few things out then
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I have an old Stanley No. 4 SB. It has two thumb screws and raise and lower the blade, but it does not seem to have a chip breaker. Am I missing a part? The chatter is unbearable and unless the blade is almost fully retracted I can’t get it to shave off a nice slide. Am I doing something wrong? Please advise. Thanks.
I’ve got 3 old Stanley block planes in the basement and a craftsman I’ll let ya have bro! Save the 45 bux. ANY plane that comes with a sole that concave is a piece of junk from the get go. I guess Stanley has gone the way of a lot of brand names that used to mean quality
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I am surprised at the amount of work this plane needed to prepare it for work. Surely you would expect the sole to be flat on a brand new plane
Your right! And at that rate, I can take it to the bank 44 more times where I will have 44 more dollars waiting on me!
after more than 6 hours of "tuning" this plane (STANLEY 1-12-60) still remains a perfectly flattened piece of BADLY CASTED piece of iron. The blade is not coming out so can’t shave. As for the "patented" side adjusting the blade system….. just a cheap bended piece of metal sheet
Great demonstration
I use to work for veritas making all of planners and seeing the sandpaper to the sole of the plane almost made me cry, just go find a machinist with a surface grinder please.
Great Video
If I have to do all that crap before I can even use a tool, then I just won’t get the tool
Excellent tutorial for novices .It doesnt get any better than this.
Thumb down to 90% of vids, this one got a thumb op.
good video I feel like I leran a lot
Hi do you have any tips on how i might sort a problem of the mouth being too big on my new block plane , I bought a thinker iron but still its too large .
you can’t say inexpensive and $45 in the same sentence
Great explanation , Thanks a lot .
I know he said "besides honing the blade" but the back of the blade needs flattening as well, which isn’t part of the honing.
I nearly screamed when they glued the sand paper to the cast iron surface of the TS stupid thing to do
Except with diamond files! 😀
The guy in Utah seems really nice, but it’s hard to concentrate on a lesson when someone says uh and um so much. I imagine it could be nerves in front of the camera. It might be beneficial for him to have a couple of practice runs before recording. This probably will sound mean, but that’s not my intention. I truly hope he’s able to get the "uh’s and um’s" under control. All the best.
too true that, bro, too true.
Really helpful video which I have followed to set up my Faithfull block planes.
thanks
So I just crazy glued all my 60 grit sand paper to my granite kitchen counter top….. I forgot the next step… any tips???
Oh, I know you old school guys have your reasons for the type of tools you prefer, I am just wondering why its $45? As much as I love America, the Chinese would make that for under a buck. I hate to see jobs go overseas just as much as the next guy, but the truth of the matter is that COMPETITION is at the core of Capitalism. Americans love Capitalism but hate to COMPETE with cheap Chinese labor! Its a double edged sword. Anyway, sorry for my little rant.
This is how you make something simple of what would seem to be hard. Remembers me about Hyezmar’s woodworking plan which can be found online, have a good one!
i almost pooped myself when they glued paper to the table saw. hello? what are you doing crazy man
perfect adjustment
impressive attention to detail! I had no idea this could be so precise