Can you make your plane do THIS?! // Woodworking
Sharpening & Setting up Handplanes- No Jigs! This video brought to you by SimpliSafe! simplisafe.com/anneofalltrades
If you're not getting the results you want from your handplanes, it's likely due to a sharpening or setup problem. Even inexpensive planes can be made to function significantly better with a simple understanding of how to sharpen and set up handplanes. You don't have to buy an expensive sharpening system to get a nice edge either, whether you're using waterstones, oil stones, or diamond plates, the basics of a sharp blade are a flat back and raising a burr across the entire leading edge of the blade. Plane irons are actually one of the easiest things to learn to sharpen freehand, it just takes a little practice. Locking your wrists, tucking your elbows, and centering yourself over the work is the first step. Sharpening bench planes has carried a lot of mystery for far too long, let's get grandpa's Stanley hand planes making perfect curly shavings again by learning to freehand sharpen! After you get your plane sharp, you need to learn to set it up, and handplane setup and tuning tips are coming up in the next video. Stay tuned!
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I'm Anne of All Trades. In NASHVILLE, I have a woodworking, blacksmithing and fabrication shop, a selection of furry friends, and an organic farm. Whether you've got the knowledge, tools, time or space to do the things you've always wanted to do, everything is "figureoutable." I became "Anne of All Trades" out of necessity. With no background in farming or making things, I wanted to learn to raise my own food, fix things when they break, and build the things I need. 8 years ago I got my first pet, planted my first seed and picked up my first tool. Get a better roadmap of how to grow deep roots and live the life you want subscribing to this channel and look for NEW VIDEOS EVERY WEEK!
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Anne, your videos are always so great. As someone who does woodworking and would like to get into hand tool woodworking, I'm overwhelmed by how I should pick my first few planes. I think a video on that would be really popular!
Bart Noble hey! So stoked you’re getting into this! Check out this playlist, spoiler alert, you only need one to start, and ive got a whole video on it in the list :) Woodworking 101 kzhead.info/channel/PLWNVttqlY0tXXBlPgDLegdLuxdoZJ4rBD.html
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I have watched this video at least 5 times and each time some additional detail finally sunk in! Thank you so much, Anne and Stevie! One of my favorite parts was at 22:06. Hearing that the swath of grits available in water stones was not completely necessary was a huge relief as I am just now buying my first ever water stones. Thank you for all you do!
You have no idea how much this means to me. To know people are actually using my videos, imperfect as they may be, to learn, and learn some more, makes it all worth it.
@@AnneofAllTrades ❤️❤️❤️
Hands down, this was the _most informative,_ most _in-depth_ sharpening class I have ever witnessed. (And I have attended a few.) Thank you, _thank you, _*_thank you!_*
Wow, thank you!
As always Anne another very useful video not only for your friend but I know it's here for me to come back to as and when I sharpen my planes and chisels so thankyou 💯% 👍🇬🇧.
Glad it was helpful!
Old planes are the best planes. Using a tool that's been at work for lots of years is magical. The old old ones just sitting on a shelf...cool. Thanks so much Anne. Great information. Be safe - Be well
Absolutely agree! I love to think about the stories old tools tell and the beautiful things they made before I had them.
I love the way you teach and instruct Anne! If I had been fortunate enough to have had teachers who taught the ways you do, my education would have been much more well rounded and thorough...thanks for this one.
Wow, thank you! And you are so welcome!
Love the *carpentHER* shirt.
You are a fantastic teacher - you don't just tell how, you also tell why, so that your "student" understands why they are doing that thing. Also, I wish we were neighbors so that we could visit MilkDud (and Lucy) from time to time.
Thank you! The why is always so important.
This is great! Thank you for breaking this down like this. Hand planes have been a mystery for me. Now I just need to figure out what a good "beginner" plane would be and get to figuring it out
My best recommendation for a beginner plane is this one, and it's an investment, but will be the only plane you need for the forseeable future. kzhead.info/sun/fNuLmM-gj5dmqH0/bejne.html
Great tutorial. Thanks for sharing. Great to see someone learning along with a master.
That was an awesome instructional vid, thanks!
Freshmen year of high school I had wood shop and we had to learn how to use a plane. Sharpening our irons was done on this ancient grinder that had a guide for getting the perfect angle, but since it was so old and the safety window was nearly impossible to see through we had to go by feel. I hated that thing!! Especially after I found out that the guide actually had a dip worn into the center and it wasn't sharpening square, but hitting slightly more on the outer edges of the iron. I pointed this out to our teacher who basically said I was crazy and there wasn't anything wrong with it, but by the end of the semester they took it apart to have the guide block reground to take that dip out. Although he said it was for some other reason.
Sharp freshman! Way to go. Respect.
Totally getting me a carpentHer shirt!
aren't those great?
Awesome Video Anne and Stevie! There's a lot of useful information packed into this video!
So glad you found some gems!
Great tips for beginners. 👍🏽 You're in the best hands Stevie! 👌🏽
Thanks Bill!!
So good! So helpful that you modeled/taught by answering questions from a beginner sharpener. Thanks!!
You are so welcome!
Anne, you are very patient. You are a very good instructor, please keep up the good work. Take care and be safe.
Thank you!
Thanks for the lesson Anne, awesome work! 😃👍🏻👊🏻 ..... Stevie!!! 😊👋🏻
You’re welcome Fred! Thanks for being here :)
You are a very good teacher. You explain everything in layman terms which is excellent. Peace from WV
Thank you very much!
Thank you for this video. You somehow demystify the process.
So glad to hear it! It can be so confusing, even though it sounds so simple!
You are a very good teacher. So encouraging 😊
Thank you!! That means a lot.
Really enjoyed this episode, thanks.
So glad to hear it!
Very Nice Anne!
Thank you! 😊
Lots of useful information and tips, great primer
Glad you think so!
The ruler trick also helps to remove minor pitting in blades of old planes
Also true!
Hi Anne, I didn’t know there were pig police how could come out and stop a pig from eating your screen door. I have been collecting and logging all sorts of tools since I was a young boy wanting to getting woodwork, I have branched out into metal work as well but I am now seventy and wanted to give my son the pick of the tools that he will need when I am cremated and no longer care. He asked me if I had a list of tools he could go through so I gave him a copy of my tools on a USB stick. When he looked at the list he was amazed to see that my tools that I had collected over the years had a value of sixty odd thousand pounds (did I mention that I had been collecting tools for about fifty years) and I have at least one of every tool I have ever seen or heard about and they are all stored away in four sheds in my back garden. To cut a long story short (something I don’t do often) he was watching one of your videos and now I have a security system by simplisafe. All I have to do now is remember that basted security code?
I think you have become my new hero!!! Sixty k pounds! Thats almost 80000 USD. Did I mention I was of English and Scot-Irish decent? Kudos to you and your son. Tools are cool.
That sounds like quite a collection! You sound like me, every time I find out about a new tool I have to get my hands on one.
This was GREAT!!!!!! Thank You
You’re welcome!
Great info. as always - love Stevie- you go girls -
Thank you!
You did a awesome job!
Thanks!
Damn you have some nice dance moves!! I wish I could have danced like that. When I used to go clubbing the bar stools wouldn't even dance with me!!! LOL
Anne, your videos are always so informative and and perfect, I love em all and btw, I might also mention ur awesome 😁
Thanks so much for the encouragement! So glad you find them helpful!
I'll be sure to follow your advice next time I need to sharpen my plane or chisels. That's the one thing I always struggled with.
Best of luck, hope this helps!
Anne the figure 8 movement is so you use all the surface of the stone and you don't create a dip sooner on the stone.
I know what it's for, but in my experience teaching sharpening classes, it's not really a move most of my beginner students could master without some practice, it's all about eliminating those variables at first ;)
I actually find it's easier to freehand it, just got to get your body mechanics correct so that you're not controlling the angles with small joints which are floppy and make big movements quickly.
It can be a long learning curve and is best to make you stone last longer. Once you know how to do get it right it's such a nice relaxing way to sharpen your tools. Love you vids and hope your well and safe.
Very nice video keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work to both of u keep making
Thanks Jared, will do!
Anne of All Trades ur very welcome my friend and glad to hear that
I think close ups of the marker lines would be useful to further understand some of the details.
That's a great bit of feedback, I'll be sure to get that kind of B-roll next time. The marker is really just meant to black out the whole tip so when you rub the blade on the stone, the marker gets removed, showing where the high spots are, and where you are removing material.
Don't forget you can skew it if it's not biting. You can also scrub with anything from a block plane all the way up, it doesn't have to be a dedicated scrub, but would benefit from a blown out throat and cambered blade. But you only really need all of that if you're taking stuff down from rough logs with only haha tools, it's kinda why not many 40's were made anyway.
thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Lots of info lady. Practice Practice Practice. she will get it I’m sure.. good teaching skills teach... Good video
She's well on her way! I can't wait to share part two!
I learned so much from this! I'll have to take another crack at my crappy old Craftsman plane. I tried sharpening it once but was never satisfied with it. Looking forward to the next one in proper setup, because I'm sure I've got that totally wrong too. Thanks for sharing!
I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed it! Setup is coming soon!
Great video as always. I would love to see a close up of the water displacement as the blade touches the stone. I don't believe I have heard about that before.
That’s a great bit of feedback, I’ll see if we can’t get that into an upcoming video :)
You know that's a straight up honest answer, I don't know how to use my plane. Now if it was me, I would say you need a license 😂🙂. Your a great teacher Anne.
Haha thank you!!
Great video 👍 I sold all of mine hand plans for ones little more power
Thank you! Haha a little more power ;)
Great sharpening tips , now I have to learn to dance 😁
Hahaha so do I 😬😬😬
Love the J.T. musical break 😆
Rock your body ;)
I was wondering if it was going to be the BEP "Rock that Body" But I imagine that Anna would prefer JT.
Hi Anne....I recently discovered your uTubes, so glad I have! Question for you, what did you rub the whetstone on to flatten it?
Y'all did great I was really impressed with nobody cutting their finger, I would have drawn blood somewhere in the process 😝
Haha I usually cut myself during the shave test
I didn’t know ANYTHING about wood planes! Other then maybe the basics of how to use one. I love knowing HOW a tool works. Also, I love that shirt! #carpentHER
Now hopefully you know a bit more ;)
Muito bom seus vídeos 👏👏👏👏🇧🇷. vocês duas são lindas.😘🌹🌹🌹🌹🌷🌷🌷
Thank you!
Fabulous!! It's always so much more informative when there is someone being taught! (especially someone like Stevie!!) Am I correct in thinking you should only have to flatten the back once and only with the diamond stone? Or does that get hit more often? Thanks again for the great vid!! 🥰
Hey Donna! Absolutely right, we only need to flatten once, but then “re establish our baseline” every time by polishing the back and the bevel successionally.
This is so helpful! I have 2 planes i could never figure out so i just sand entirety too much or not at all.
Oh heck yeah! Fix em up!
Lucy has a mind of her own. I think she wanted to join the class inside. LOL 🤣
hahaha she is so funny
Weren’t you lookin’ right at me talking about flattening my stones Anne? Yes you were! 😂
Hahaha isn’t it the worst feeling “attacked” at moments like that?
🤔 Anne is one sharp cookie 🤣
hehe I love a good sharpening pun :)
@@AnneofAllTrades to the point.....😃
Jazz Mc not all heroes wear capes
@@AnneofAllTrades nope. You wear dungarees!
The last seconds of the video hahaha. Animals love you.
Hahaha they sure are something...
LEARNING , 👍🇲🇽
So glad to hear it!
Nice piggy 😍
She's a character!
Perfect ending 🤣😂
haha Lucy is such a character.
Great vid. How would you rate the different sharpening guides, specifically how does the Woodpeckers compare?
My personal favorite is the Lie-Nielsen guide for price, simplicity to use, and build. The woodpeckers does have a wider wheel base though, so there is value there, but going on personal preference alone I’d pick the LN.
What are the sharpening jog s called that you had in the video!? Also is there a quick way of finding out about all the different types on wood planes? Thanks
Hey Mel! Check out this playlist: kzhead.info/channel/PLWNVttqlY0tXXBlPgDLegdLuxdoZJ4rBD.html
Hi, I see you from chihuahua mexico
Hello there!
Good video! I would have called the flight tower and said “Do you mind! I’m making an instructional tutorial here in case you hadn’t heard!”
hahaha FOR REAL
Please compare your traditional method with the WorkSharp 3000.
If you have a work sharp 3000, use it! Use whatever you’ve got, because we are woodworkers not sharpeners. I just want a nice edge so I can get back to work.
Haven’t used my plane since you touched it. Will sell on eBay when you’re famous.
Hahahaha you might be waiting a while on that one
Nobody planes like the Japanese. Here are 2 KZhead videos worth watching: Marunaka Planed Finish VS Sandpaper made in Japan. 2017(Great SEM pictures showing sanded vs. planed wood.) Hobeln auf japanisch 2016 (German appreciating the Japanese skills.)
Yayaya
I'm working right now and I haven't got a chance to watch your video but does your first aid kit look like a Williamson County ambulance
I'm not actually sure what a williamson county ambulance looks like?
Hey Anne, Can you do a unedited normal speed cold start video on your gas chainsaws to show how many pulls it takes you to get them started and running when the engines are cold to your touch before craving a pumpkin with them for Halloween okay?
Howdy! I can’t really recommend carving a pumpkin with a chainsaw unless you are a very experienced chainsaw user. While I do think a video on chainsaws and saw safety is in order, it usually takes me about 2-3 months to make a video ;)
@@AnneofAllTrades Hi and I understand but you are an experienced chainsaw user right? And can't you make the video quicker for this special request? Maybe do the unedited cold start video on your mini bike in the meantime :)
csanch64 s there are dozens of videos on this topic already on KZhead. m.kzhead.info/sun/gtRrZciJkYhja4k/bejne.html cheers!
@@AnneofAllTrades But I wanted to see you do it Anne :)
So you don't subscribe to the Charles Hayward method of removing the bur with the palm of the hand?
I’m not trying to get sued by someone on KZhead who cuts themself 🤣🤣
This video would have been a lot more helpful if the camera had been repositioned to show a close up of the blade on the stone.
Thanks for the feedback!
What about a camber? Did I miss that?
That’s a topic for a more advanced lesson. In this video, we want to give people the basics to get them making shavings. All the nerdy stuff comes later ;) Check out the video pinned in the comments for more on that.
Anne of All Trades ok!!
I thought my cats were spoiled, they don't hold a match to Lucy lol
Haha ya Lucy is something else
I’m so lost. What is the first step?
kzhead.info/sun/hdCJYaWKeaKrnq8/bejne.html
tools in storage, i know that too too well
It’s the pits isn’t it?
@@AnneofAllTrades yes it is, mine have been in there way too long
There's a lot of difference between "That's sharp" and "Hey, I see blood! Cut myself and didn't know it! ".
Haha true
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will my plane do that? er.... sometimes. If I hold my mouth just right and somehow manage to tippity tap the persnickity wooden thing just right.
Haha I hear ya there! Hopefully the next video can help with that bit as well.
mi ci posso fa la barba / i can do shave
I'm 35 and never married...and I will probably be single for the rest of my life because the only girls I've managed to get a date with (a few dozen over the years) have thought my passion for woodworking and antique tool collection, restoration, and use is something I need to "grow out of" before I could get serious about a relationship...on the subject of this video, I've got 12 antique planes, and the list of other woodworking tools is fairly lengthy...where are all of the cute tool girls at?
There are only ten, all on YT, and all taken...
@@court2379 I have no reason to doubt or question your words.