50 Comments

  1. Wood you be my bag? on January 2, 2022 at 9:50 pm

    Most people would say that feeler gauge is not useful for woodworking. 🙂



  2. Wood you be my bag? on January 2, 2022 at 9:52 pm

    Most people would say that feeler gauge is not useful for woodworking. 🙂



  3. nemovir on January 2, 2022 at 9:52 pm

    This is what YouTube is meant for.



  4. MOSTAFA ABDALRAHMAN on January 2, 2022 at 9:53 pm

    Very helpful video, you made a new plain completely different and priceless now, thank you 🙏



  5. Guilherme Rocha on January 2, 2022 at 9:53 pm

    Not all heros wear cape, thank you sir!
    Greetings from Brazil!



  6. Ray Wright on January 2, 2022 at 9:54 pm

    I have this plane and it’s horrible. Now I know how to fix it or at least make it work. Thanks!



  7. Ronald McMillon on January 2, 2022 at 9:54 pm

    Just watched your video for the second time, I just wanted to note that someone’s been paying attention either to lack of sales or some of these type reviews I bought one today and it only took me about 10 minutes to flatten the bottom and the lever cap using 120 then 500 by hand, it sure seems to me that either they tightened up the tolerances or mine was produced shortly after re calibrating the machinery, thanks for your tips savings purchasing this over a Lie Nielsen or such can go to materials or needed tools.



  8. Big Daddy on January 2, 2022 at 9:59 pm

    Another YT mute. Thought I’d learn something. Oh well



  9. Louie's Workshop on January 2, 2022 at 9:59 pm

    Brillant, a video that will help me. Thankyou. Regards Louie U.K



  10. Eric Williams on January 2, 2022 at 10:00 pm

    Maybe if Kobalt cared enough about their customers. They would put out products as good as what this plane was, after all the hard work you put into it.



  11. Patrick Keefe on January 2, 2022 at 10:01 pm

    @Young Je
    I thought I was bad fixing cheap stuff out of the box, but I don’t think I can carry your bags when it comes to this. Nice work. That is a $500 block plane now.



  12. goosecouple on January 2, 2022 at 10:01 pm

    This video deserves million views.



  13. Togog Putra on January 2, 2022 at 10:02 pm

    belinya dimana itu?🙏



  14. 19XX on January 2, 2022 at 10:02 pm

    Wow



  15. Cesar Godinez Sanchez on January 2, 2022 at 10:03 pm

    Excelente video e información desde México saludos y gracias por el conocimiento



  16. الشيخ on January 2, 2022 at 10:05 pm

    يعم كسم العظمة



  17. Roger Mursick on January 2, 2022 at 10:06 pm

    Bravo! I enjoyed this tremendously. Thank you.



  18. TalonTSi82 on January 2, 2022 at 10:06 pm

    Better lighting or subtitles when showing the feeler gauge. No clue what size you were measuring



  19. Douglas Jing on January 2, 2022 at 10:08 pm

    Plus labor cost, this planer almost over $200



  20. Cory Fiume on January 2, 2022 at 10:10 pm

    Where did you get that huge whetstone? That thing is amazing!



  21. Acey Riot on January 2, 2022 at 10:11 pm

    kobalt planes: 60% paint, 40% spoon



  22. Eli Vojnovich on January 2, 2022 at 10:13 pm

    I came across this video just passing time and actually have that same Kobalt plane and when I saw what you could actually do with it….well, there go my evening……I’ll be heading down to my shop room to start my own work on tuning it up as close to what you did (hopefully) and if I get even in the ball park….that little blue hunk of import might just become my newest favorite toy in the shop…..



  23. Oxonian on January 2, 2022 at 10:16 pm

    Congrats! You have got your own Veritas-like plane block plane.Tks for sharing!



  24. Dan French on January 2, 2022 at 10:16 pm

    I have that exact same plane. It does not work as well as yours.



  25. AKA Nathan on January 2, 2022 at 10:17 pm

    So much work to make it decent. I have had to spend many hours on my stanley plane too, though nothing compared to all the poor parts of this block plane. I just had a Groz block plane arrive for use in our school workshop, much the same junk as this one you worked on. I doubt I have the time to invest to make it half decent though.
    Thanks for sharing the video.



  26. Cassondra Takemoto on January 2, 2022 at 10:18 pm

    Wow I just bought one and wondered why it was so crappy. Can you tune mine lol!



  27. Dreyn 77 on January 2, 2022 at 10:18 pm

    All of this work and he doesn’t even oil or grease the components.
    Lubrication. Friction. They exist.
    Scratches on the surface of the sole is for grabbing onto the wax, or added grip for your fingers.



  28. Chris S on January 2, 2022 at 10:18 pm

    Thank you for this video. I just bought the other plane from the same company. I knew it would need work and this video helps a lot since you used the same brand. Thank you!



  29. ared18t on January 2, 2022 at 10:20 pm

    Yep belt sander is a must lol.



  30. BAK87 on January 2, 2022 at 10:22 pm

    It’s inspiring to see a man understand and improve the workings of a tool. It’s becoming a rare thing in today’s consumer society. Well done, much respect!



  31. Rafael Quiroga on January 2, 2022 at 10:23 pm

    Excellent work of adjustment and tuning of a tool that due to its importance, must be as accurate as possible. Just an observation that with sadness and anger I have noticed in many teachers who here, show us the beauty of a trade, but forget that he is due respect. And I mean appearing on video with lessons, but in clothing that does not show safety at all, much less respect. aIn addition to those disastrous sandals or huaraches that in addition to horrifying and typical of women, they would not help anything in the event of an accident. greetings and thanks for the lesson



  32. Dominic M on January 2, 2022 at 10:23 pm

    Question, I was inspired by this video to get into some carpentry. I’m a beginner. I bought a cheap jack plane and the blade is actually wonky! There’s an angle on the blade and it’s not straight… I thought about filing it back with a file but I should say I think I need a bench grinder or belt sander….?



  33. Jerry Mascorro Jr. on January 2, 2022 at 10:25 pm

    Thank you for your help and time, I will follow your instructions tune my plane as well. 🙏🏼😱



  34. kenlum hemang on January 2, 2022 at 10:28 pm

    In China most products are very cheap because of no quality products



  35. Jim Brown on January 2, 2022 at 10:32 pm

    Different wood on the second try lol



  36. getenlightened on January 2, 2022 at 10:32 pm

    Nice job, nice shavings. Are the sides square to the base?



  37. Gixer750pilot on January 2, 2022 at 10:33 pm

    Cheap tools are more often than not just not had the time and effort to get them to work properly and that’s what you pay for with the good things in life . The last 10% is what cost the money



  38. Barry Kery on January 2, 2022 at 10:37 pm

    Very nice. I see from watching your video I still need to do more work on mine. Mine was so bad that the blade’s cutting edge was not square to the side of the blade. It was way off. Once I trued the blade and sharpened it, my shavings were still thicker on one side than the other side. I used a micrometer to check my shavings. One side was .010" think and the other side was .016" of an inch. My board was only 3/4" wide. I had to take mine all apart and use a die grinder to actually grind down the planer’s body where the blade rested.
    The best use for mine is to just cut away wood on some really bad spots that you can feel by hand that are high. I would never use this tool for build professional furniture. I’ll have to go back and do even more work on it too see how much I can improve on it.
    Thanks for the informative video.
    Barry



  39. Martin on January 2, 2022 at 10:37 pm

    What is the quality of the iron,,,, wonder how long it will hold an edge?



  40. michael Ryan on January 2, 2022 at 10:37 pm

    The hard part was extracting it from the packaging…hate that



  41. upside downdog on January 2, 2022 at 10:37 pm

    Nice! These methods should work on older neglected good planes too.



  42. Parwez Suleman Suleman on January 2, 2022 at 10:39 pm

    great job sir



  43. LUCIANO -7 Lagoas-MG on January 2, 2022 at 10:41 pm


  44. Togog Putra on January 2, 2022 at 10:43 pm

    I’m from Indonesia, if you want to buy something like that, how do you do it?



  45. Maximiliano Olivares on January 2, 2022 at 10:45 pm

    La madera de inicio no es la madera del final, la primera es mas dura…



  46. kenlum hemang on January 2, 2022 at 10:46 pm

    Must be Chinese products ?



  47. Tim Everett on January 2, 2022 at 10:47 pm

    Simply amazing. Thanks 👍



  48. KingKracker on January 2, 2022 at 10:48 pm

    NO wounder mine was taking chunks out of my wood lol



  49. David K on January 2, 2022 at 10:48 pm

    Well done but I don’t see how price affects the assembly procedure. Did deburring things improve performance? Maybe leaving all the burrs on is how it was available to us for 15 usd?



  50. Cesar Avaca on January 2, 2022 at 10:49 pm

    DEJA DE ROMPER LOS HUEVOS