Making a Mini Low Angle Block Plane with Dovetails
Making a Mini Low Angle Block Plane with Dovetails
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This was one of my favourite projects to make and I reckon it came out pretty awesome! I’m looking at getting a milling machine and/or metal lathe so I may have another go at making the plane with those machines in the future.
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Is the love of filing an Aussie thing? Clickspring seems to really enjoy it also!😃😃 JK, keep up the great work. (Come to think of it, it’s been too long since I’ve had a Fosters!)
That’s pure therapy. How long did it take to finish?
Watched and really enjoyed how you created this. Thank you for sharing. A+
Where do you get plate brass and steel like this from? I’d love to make an infill mallet, but I can’t find any suitable plate metals to use for it. 🙁
I really want to come round there and grind that weld spatter off your vice!
Beautiful!! 😍😍
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Lovely video and nice result. Some of the methods are not perfect, but I like how lack of some tool doesn’t stop you, there’s always some workaround – even if those workarounds might take lots more time than a "proper" one would. I do enjoy filing and watching you filing. With good technique and quality files, it actually is not so hard going, as one might assume based on childhood experience using a dull file from grandpa’s garage.
I know you mentioned you are getting good results with heat treating, but I’d like to mention to the viewers, that when using a toaster oven for tempering, it must be understood that their temperature control leaves a lot to be desired. The calibration of the temperature dial is usually far from exact, there is usually some overshoot, and the temperature can fluctuate quite a lot (by 30-50C, easily). So at least check your oven out in advance using a temperature probe (bbq thermometer, multimeter+thermocouple, …), to know what to expect. Alternatively, the oven can be retrofitted with an affordable PID controller (search for "pid controlled tempering oven" for more details).
Lindos trabalhos. from Brasil.
Many years ago I used to work on HVAC systems and when we needed to solder things we used a product called Sil-Fos. We were working mainly with copper and brass but it seems I can remember using it on stainless steel too but I could be dreaming. Anyway, no flux was needed and the stuff flowed beautifully. Even if it doesn’t work with stainless you may be doing some brass, bronze, and/or copper fabricating sometime and I know for sure that the stuff works really well with those materials.
VERY NICE
Brilliant!!👍
Fantastic work. One question. Did you replace your wife’s bread pan yet?
Dang Neil give that poor old Vise a little love… Great Video as usual..
Your large belt sander is most impressive, did you make that also? If not, what brand is it? Thanks for the great show!
I like it more each time I watch it wow that’s cool
Simply fascinating.
…if you only had a milling machine…
Beautiful!!
Watching your videos reminds me to slow down and enjoy the whole process. Sometimes I get fixated on getting it done and rush through some aspects of the build. It’s not so much sloppy fabrication as it’s that I have so many things I want to build that I forget to enjoy the one I’m currently doing. Someday I will learn. Thanks for the inspiration.
Wonderful! Congratulations! Master piece! Im from Brazil.
Thanks to you for this amazing project
Move over Carter and Holtey! Seriously, hats off and well done!
Oh, there was one thing I couldn’t quite make out for certain, which was the steel you used for the iron. Sounded like you may have said it was 1075, but my ears aren’t what they once were. Cheers, Lee
its crazy to see him do all that and what all is possible! I feel like people have been made so impotent even in their thoughts, by mystifying everything or at least not really teaching about it, and having consumerist singe-use mentality.. Like, I would throw perfectly good (probably) stuff away because I wouldn’t know if and how it was fixable, if there was some top-coat/finish that I would ruin, can you use a tool that has written "metal" on it also for wood if you don’t have anythign else.. things like this. I’m so limited & insecure in my mind as I never learned these things.
Gorgeous work!!
Dat anvil, ah ma gawd.
Excellent work
Your work is outstanding, but you might want to work on your intonation.
Everything sounds monotonous except for the middle of your sentences where it’s as if you’re asking a questio. And then at the ends of paragraphs you go "up" like you’re reading a text with great difficulty and you’re relieved you finally reached the end of the text.
Has Lie-Neilsen called you yet? They can use all the help they can get! I know it would be quite a commute, but you’ll get used to it! Seriously, you inspire me with your easygoing personality and resourcefulness. I’m certain this project took weeks if not months, and you captured the highlights wonderfully. I’ve been subscribed for quite a while and love your videos. I saw the video where you built the base for the fly press, and I’ve always coveted your belt sander. Your stamp on the lever cap says it all. As you would say, "I reckon that’s a beautiful plane," and it looks handmade–just as it should. Great job, mate!!
Fantastic job. One of the nicest planes I’ve ever seen. Well done.
Absolutely fantastic 😍
Looks so beautiful and seems to work good too. If you ever decide to build a batch of these i want to get one. 👌🥸
I have watched this video a few times, but I just realized the brass sides look like little dinosaurs 🦕 😅 😂 🤣
Your bloody amazing. So many different skills. Great work 👏
Nicely done
Never get tired of watching you. If I’d had pask in highschool I would have become a tradesman for sure
Absolutely beautiful. Your detailed breakdown of the steps involved helps make the idea of attempting this so much less daunting.
Thanks!
Очень круто. Очень
You anneal almost all metals except steel by heating and quenching.
Nice job on the plane there Neil. You do fine work sir!
Young Je would be proud
"I really like filing…"
If this YouTube thing doesn’t work out at least you’ll always have a job in a nail salon.
Brah beautifull. I cannot believe you stuck a magnet to the iron to sand it down. Good ideas in this vid!
I love the whole project, but I think my favorite part is that little piece of rosewood. I have so many tiny scraps of exotic woods, and it gives me hope that someday I might actually use one or two of them.
Beautiful little plane!
I bought a small plane about that size back in the eighties.
It was made from cast iron but had a very soft blade. It was in the one dollar tool bin so I didn’t expect much. After I made a new iron from an old chisel that became my favorite plane to keep in my pouch.
So beautiful and remarkable craftsmanship. So enjoyed watching you create this lovely thing. Thankyou
Never heard of someone who enjoys filing
Very Nicely done. I enjoyed the silver soldering, and learned a lot. Look up Young Je for beautifully crafted planes as well. His methods are similar to yours. I have always enjoyed your work and wish you well
Beautiful job!!
Instrad of endless filing I would rather use Dremel as much as I can.
That’s a beautiful little plane!