The Block Plane – Tune Up and Use – Most Useful Hand Plane In the Shop
The Block Plane – Tune Up and Use – Most Useful Hand Plane In the Shop
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In This week’s woodworking skill builder we’re going to talk about the Block Plane, tuning it up, uses and why it is the most important plane in the shop. We are also doing a brief overview of the least expensive way to get a plane blade scary sharp. In fact this system is called “The Scary Sharp System.” It is really easy to use and has a great return on investment. I really can’t wait to see what you create! Let me know what you’d like to see next. Thanks for watching! Please like, comment and subscribe. Cheers!
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*Scary Sharp Instructional Video-* https://youtu.be/eom0qu5YO94
*$62 Mid Range Block Plane With Cool Lever Cap-* https://lddy.no/goz2
(the Shop Fox I talked about in the video is no longer available BUT this one from TayTools is made in the same factory AND has the same style lever cap as the Wood River)
*$129 Wood River Block Plane-* https://amzn.to/2S3yfsj
*$175 Lei Nielsen Rabbeting Block Plane-* https://bit.ly/2S8gDeC
*Sharpening Supplies I used (make sure to get the PSA paper)*
Main Page of Scary Sharp Supplies – https://lddy.no/ecii
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When cleaning up outside dove corners, should one approach it with a well-tempered/aligned block plane first, or sand it down to within spec using, like, those bomb-proof Cubritron pads? Starting at like 80?
Granite counter top drop. Always very flat
Hey thanks for the angry rant… I never had thought about the adjustment question. I’ll never complain again!
Kept going by the only one on are right side that I’m not trying to get info on not very detailed if you’re going to put things in frame and not talk about them
All the gear, no idea.
@12:08 "You can cut that out." Lol, cracks me up JKM. You the man.
Too many gizmos? I think I can set up the Veritas jig while holding my breath….on a slow day. Different strokes.
I actually got to make a block plane in a woodworking class in high school and yes we did do the blades (the block planes were made out of wood the blades weren’t)
I did not realize just how short Danny really is.
HI there, what is the brand of your apron? I bought a cheap one and it just doesn’t do the job. Yours looks like a far better option
The feud has got me interested. I want to hear more lol. On a serious note thanks for the content. I new to the block plane and these videos help. I absolutely get using machinery now especially at my young age is common. However, there’s something about actually learning the art
“But….it is the most useful AND the number one plane I reach for in my shop”
Also like Danny Devito
Awesome video Jonathan, I always enjoy watching another setup technique.
Thanks as always. Love how you keep it simple for the slow folks, especially me. Just picked up my first plane about a month ago. Figured $10 for a Stanley handyman wasn’t bad for my first endeavor into hand planes. I know it’s not the most popular, but we all start somewhere. Actually just picked up two older Stanley 220 block planes today on FB market for a steal. Thanks for the great info on use and tuning. Eager to see how they perform.
William Walker (THE William Walker) was a Dr. By the time he reached adulthood, became an attorney and founded a newspaper before he was thirty and became a American expansionism mercenary overthrew parts of Mexico, and Nicaragua and was aquitted of sedition twice and established a new country before being executed by the British royal navy on the beach near Trujillo, Honduras at 33 years old. Who the F cares about your Willy?
Wow. I never knew that I know so little about my plane.
Going shopping for a low angle.
Many thanks, from France 🙂
One of the best footages on the subject! Thanks!
Thankyou heapsssss
14:09 lmaoooo, great video, really helpful
You earned a subscriber on this one! I watched 3 other plane videos before this one and yours was the one that got me what I needed! I used your method to adjust my plane and I finally got some super thin curls pulled off of my poplar project. Thank you for a great and incredibly informative video.
1:38 He says Lie Nielsen so perfectly, I feel like giving up. I’ll never say it in such a fine, American way.
There is no flex whatsoever in a metal plane.
*Lots Of Links today so make sure to click “Read More”*
*Scary Sharp Instructional Video-* https://youtu.be/eom0qu5YO94
*$62 Mid Range Block Plane With Cool Lever Cap-* https://lddy.no/goz2
(the Shop Fox I talked about in the video is no longer available BUT this one from TayTools is made in the same factory AND has the same style lever cap as the Wood River)
*$129 Wood River Block Plane-* https://amzn.to/2S3yfsj
*$175 Lei Nielsen Rabbeting Block Plane-* https://bit.ly/2S8gDeC
*Sharpening Supplies I used (make sure to get the PSA paper)*
Main Page of Scary Sharp Supplies – https://lddy.no/ecii
*Individual Products I used (make sure to get the PSA paper)*
$12 Honing Jig – https://lddy.no/ecik
$25 Starter Set with half sheets – https://lddy.no/ecic
$43 3 Pieces of Float Glass with Lapping Film Starter Set – https://lddy.no/ecif
$25 3M Micro Lapping Film Set of 6 Full Sheets – https://lddy.no/ecid
I bought my first ever plane last week. It is a block plane with an adjustable mouth. I needed this video so much! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and helping me get the most enjoyment from my new hobby.
What angle is used for the sharpening process when in the jig? Thanks
and what about if I will sharpen 15 one side and 15 another if I have not low angle block plane? I think it will be about 35 degree. Sorry for my English.
I have a kobalt plane and a kobalt jack plane I was always taught that a block plane was only for end grain but watching your video and several others I tried the long grain with a block plane and it worked great keep up the good videos
I bought a Tay Tools block plane and the damn throat is not square. Has a hollow in the middle so it makes it hard as hell to adjust to square. QQ.
If I could only afford one nice block plane, would you recommend that rabbet plane, or should I stick with the regular Lie Nielsen block plane? People seem to really like the rabbet plane, but I wasnt sure if it was more of a specialty plane and not ideal for general purpose, or if it works just as well for normal stuff, and has the benefit of getting into tight spots.
The more of your videos I watch the more I really love your teaching style!!! Kudos!!!
I get that setting your plane down bottom first won’t dull the iron, but how are you going to accidentally chip the iron and ding the shoe if you insist on putting your plane down that way?
I got the LN Rabbeting Block. It’s fantastic even for a novice.
Perhaps you can explain why the soles of these planes have to be so precise? I’ve watched Japanese woodworkers (which many tout as so wonderful) using wooden planes which I can almost guarantee are not perfectly flat. Same with woodworkers for hundreds of years (before diamond grinding stones, float glass, etc). Many today, however, seem to be almost anal retentive about the soles of their planes. I don’t get it.
Great video and learned I have been using my block plane all wrong. thank you for educating me.
Just got my Lie Nielson low angle adjustable mouth in the mail today 💯
That video is a gold mine of great informations about setting up block planes. I love it. Thanks ! Also, has anyone ever told you your voice sounds just like Jimmy Kimmel’s ?
simply the best block plane instructional video everrrrrrrrrr! 🙂
Great video. The name of the person inventing the steel ruler method is David Charlesworth famous English furniture maker.👍
thanks jonathan – very informative – btw: david charlesworth is the ruler trick person
Do you leave the blade in when flattening all planes? Or just block planes?
Handles on files at 5:30 Otherwise excellent.
Watched Walker restore a plane then take shavings .0005 thickness. That’s pretty impressive isn’t it?
The difference a little wax made on my cross cut sled was remarkable.
Thanks – gonna see if you have any plane refurbishing videos as I just picked up a few that were neglected and need to be refinished for use.
Did anyone ever tell you, you sound like Jimmy Kimmel? Great channel BTW, just found it and I am an instant fan.
Where do you put pressure when using a block plane?
Very interesting video , my only difference with you would be that I use Camellia oil instead of 3 in one , Camellia is chemical free , a rust inhibitor and a lubricant for sharpening , its cheap and fairly easy to find , it’s the only oil I use on my Japanese carbon knives as it’s non toxic to humans.👍
Nice vid!! Im kind of new on wood working(4 year) and i use my block plane exactly on does task!but not so long ago a got the lie-nielsenChisel plane and im been using it more than my block! Especially for removing glue,trimming,cleaning shoulder,ect!!! Have you used it? I dont see many video on YouTube about it! Keep does videos coming!!
14:07 LOL, look how see-through these are……….. aaaahahahaha