Making a Knob Without a Lathe for a hand plane

Making a Knob Without a Lathe for a hand plane

We are making a knob for a Stanley 10 1/4 hand plane this knob needs to be able to lean side to side. though I do have a lathe I decided to show how to do it without a lathe. with an all hand tools workshop, this is fairly easy. for woodworking tools we will mostly use files and rasps as well as a couple carving gouges.

How to version of the video: https://youtu.be/MazQCQAWNRg

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50 Comments

  1. E Caff on September 9, 2023 at 7:35 pm

    Thank you for sharing

  2. Yang Ji on September 9, 2023 at 7:36 pm

    Nice grain pattern. There is the eye of Sauron now.
    While watching this, I am thinking about how to make this on a table saw.

  3. Valentin Kamolov on September 9, 2023 at 7:37 pm

    Мы не ищем лёгких путей! Что, станков нет ?

  4. Mike B on September 9, 2023 at 7:38 pm

    Could probably shape one pretty easy with only a jigsaw and sanding bit on a cheap ass dremel. Would cut the time down like crazy too. Regardless- looks good! Wondering how long all this took!

  5. Dave Clemmer on September 9, 2023 at 7:39 pm

    Love watching your process by hand!

  6. Civilized Savage on September 9, 2023 at 7:40 pm

    I noticed when I was planening a piece of hardwood that the blade had a mirror like shine. That’s. What a 16000 grit or higher gives a blabe.

  7. Michael Chatterton on September 9, 2023 at 7:40 pm

    A. True work of art.outstanding!

  8. Rick Harding on September 9, 2023 at 7:41 pm

    Nicely done

  9. Civilized Savage on September 9, 2023 at 7:41 pm

    I was wondering, since hardwood has fibers that scratch the sole of a bench plane, what is the grit of a piece of hardwood?

  10. Lightning Wood on September 9, 2023 at 7:44 pm

    were those voice acted effect noises ! ? that earned a subscribe, also i dont think a wooden hitch ball is going to work , but i wanna try out those effects noises out so im totally making one.

  11. Don Cooper, Jr on September 9, 2023 at 7:44 pm

    Iiiiii shoild have watched this before i finished my latest project. Same thing, zebrawood knob with no lathe. And decades less experience. Great work, it’s beautiful.

  12. Corey Evans on September 9, 2023 at 7:45 pm

    I’m so glad I found this! I’m wanting to make some knobs but my stock would require laminating two pieces of thinner boards just like yours and I wasn’t sure if that was a good idea. Now I feel good to go ahead with my plan

  13. tim smith on September 9, 2023 at 7:48 pm

    Cool bro

  14. shafal subedi on September 9, 2023 at 7:48 pm

    is it just me or does he look like jony sins

  15. KillerSugar on September 9, 2023 at 7:52 pm

    The dad joke at the end sealed the deal. Thumbs up dude.

  16. RobMacKendrick on September 9, 2023 at 7:53 pm

    I often do this kind of work without power tools, of which I own very few. When I show the finished item to friends, they sometimes marvel when they learn I did it all by hand and say I must have unusual woodworking skills. (I do have unusual woodworking skills. Unusually bad woodworking skills.) You can do everything power tools do with hand tools. How the heck do you think they did all that stuff before Industrial Revolution?? It just takes longer, and you have to watch closely your shapes and dimensions, the grain of the wood, etc., while you work.

    Slow down, pay attention, and you’re there. Yeah, it takes a month to make something I could have ripped out in a few hours with power tools. But it’s totally doable. Fabulous job, by the way. And you used my favourite finish, too.

  17. Relic Hunter on September 9, 2023 at 7:55 pm

    I only have one plane and the handle has shrunk and cracked whilst still in its original box. It’s a Stanley plane my lovely wife bought for me about 30 years ago (maybe longer) I want to start a wood working hobby now that I am retired. Any ideas why it shrunk and how I can make a new one? Subbed and liked. By the way, where can I get a file that makes those noises? Lol.

  18. E Caff on September 9, 2023 at 7:55 pm

    Excellent video and process

  19. Slaw Mat on September 9, 2023 at 7:58 pm

    What is the paint stuff tell me please 🙏

  20. Ed on September 9, 2023 at 7:59 pm

    cool stuff, I subbed you, badda bing

  21. Casey Benton on September 9, 2023 at 8:01 pm

    Wow I would never have thought one could get that kind of result with only rasps and files. Spectacular. I know it took longer than 12:39. What was the timeline to make the knob?

  22. lsubslimed on September 9, 2023 at 8:01 pm

    @ 8:57 *wHy aRe yoU uSinG a FiLe foR tHAT???*

    😁 But really, I like the look of the "book matched" bocote(?), the symmetrical grain gives it a cool look. Even though they’re slower, I still love using quality rasps and files to shape things the most, unless of course it needs to be precisely round or cylindrical 😉 Great video

  23. ryanbailey112 on September 9, 2023 at 8:03 pm

    Nice work as usual. Thank you.

  24. Tom Kelleher on September 9, 2023 at 8:03 pm

    "Everything in the shop is just a jig to hold a chisel". Amen! Thank you for another beautiful demonstration!

  25. pinkeye00 on September 9, 2023 at 8:04 pm

    Ya, Ebay … make thatshit so. $15 vs. 9hrs or $350 on lathe and tools

  26. george hilburn on September 9, 2023 at 8:05 pm

    Was that made out of treated wood

  27. Patrick Murphy on September 9, 2023 at 8:06 pm

    I’m restoring a Stanley 33 transitional plane. The last piece I need to do is carve a knob for it. I don’t have a lathe so I gave youtube a shot and this is the first video that popped up. Thanks for making this! What did we do before YouTube?

  28. Brian Prusa on September 9, 2023 at 8:07 pm

    Crazy lookin wood. Love it.

  29. terrulian on September 9, 2023 at 8:08 pm

    Although nothing to your level of skill, I have amazed myself with shaping things with hand tools and the main things required are patience and attention to detail. However, the one thing in the video I would have completely screwed up was drilling the center hole. I noticed you started at both ends. Is the idea that as long as they are centered on each end, it doesn’t really matter if they meet exactly in the middle? I would have a hard time with that procedure without a lathe or drill press. Love the projects!

  30. Paul Newton on September 9, 2023 at 8:09 pm

    Special guest appearance: Donald Duck

  31. ikust007 on September 9, 2023 at 8:09 pm

    Generally never like with music, but yours was just perfect. Thank you !

  32. Chris P on September 9, 2023 at 8:11 pm

    Just exactly what I needed to see. I have a Stanley #7 that was given to me but has no front knob. Thanks

  33. wasatchdan on September 9, 2023 at 8:12 pm

    After a really crappy, stressful day I started to watch this. Between the music and the sound of the rasp, I was dead asleep four minutes in and had to start over when I woke up, much less stressed. I love this kind of video.

  34. ikust007 on September 9, 2023 at 8:13 pm

    Damn i love working with rasps! I dream to one day go buy mine in France, at Liogier

  35. Will Fishing on September 9, 2023 at 8:13 pm

    WHY YOU USING A FILE TO HAMMER THINGS!!! J/K lol…

  36. Russell Nentwich on September 9, 2023 at 8:13 pm

    Man I cringed when that awl slipped. I’m so glad that didn’t go through your hand brother! Beautiful handle by the way.

  37. Allen Trench on September 9, 2023 at 8:16 pm

    I just want to thank you for making that it’s a work of art you are a true master of your craft

  38. Bryan Welch on September 9, 2023 at 8:17 pm

    Beautiful work

  39. tobes jojo on September 9, 2023 at 8:19 pm

    is the wood james used,zebra wood

  40. Somerset Barnard on September 9, 2023 at 8:19 pm

    Awsome. Question.. What oil did you use there?
    Cheers.

  41. Neil F on September 9, 2023 at 8:22 pm

    I really appropriate how gentle and calm this video is. I feel like im right there with you in meditation and wood working.

  42. Tergo247 on September 9, 2023 at 8:23 pm

    How to restore a hand plane. Step one: buy a hand plane.

  43. Cindy L on September 9, 2023 at 8:24 pm

    I HAVE a lathe…so why do I feel the need to make one this way? 😆

  44. DariusMaximilian on September 9, 2023 at 8:24 pm

    Excellent! Just what I was looking for since I don’t have any fancy gear.

  45. Georgia Woodsman on September 9, 2023 at 8:26 pm

    I love your videos i learn so much thank you.

  46. ikust007 on September 9, 2023 at 8:33 pm

    Love you sound effect ahahah!

  47. Juan Panduro Olivas on September 9, 2023 at 8:33 pm

    Exquisito trabajo! Excelente decisión en la madera, reconfortante ver el video asta el final!

  48. Harri Pehkonen on September 9, 2023 at 8:34 pm

    That last "like" that you got was for the sound-effects when (I’m assuming) something went wrong with recording the audio 😀

  49. Lourenco Santiago on September 9, 2023 at 8:34 pm

    Wow! Underfull! Congratulations! Good job! I m from Brazil.

  50. Ray Pandocchi One Man Band on September 9, 2023 at 8:34 pm

    At 2:48 the voice sound effects were amazing lol

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