Build a Shoulder Plane using only Hand Tools! | Woodworking Plans Available 

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Thank you! It was tedious at times, but rewarding!

Thanks for the encouragement!

Thank you! I use it all the time!

Thanks!! This was definitely a project that needed perseverance, but it was also a real joy!

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Nice!! Definitely should try it!

Thank you for the kind words! I love it and use it all the time! The scratch is definitely organic like you say. Thanks again!!

Thank you! Man, that filing was not fun, but you are right--I'm very happy with it now and expect it to have a long, useful life!

The HandToolery thanks!

Thank you!

Gracias a ti por haber mirado!

Haha! Glad you like it!

I’m a huge proponent of smart over hard! Sometimes I just like to work hard for hard’s sake! Here I wanted to show just how basic you could go and still get a good result. Thanks!

Thank you!! I use it all the time!

Sure. I've been thinking for a while of making a dovetailed infill one too. Let's see if I jump off the cliff...

Haha! Give it a try for sure! At worst you lose a little time and some money for the metal. But at best you have a beautiful functional tool that you made!!

Thank you!

Thank you!

yes I do. and thanks man!

Nice! While not perfect, it works really well! I have been thinking about trying to make a wood body version as it might be more accessible for people to build and you don’t have to go and buy metal :) Even so, it’s not terrible, just tedious with filing and what not.

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Thank you!!

Honestly, I need a new hacksaw. That one I use in the video is soooo cheap. It's actually broken. The "bolt" that holds the blade on is bent, and it keep slipping off, so I use coat hanger wire to secure it! Yikes! I'll look into that Stanley :)

Or build one similar to a frame or turning saw, just cut a metal cutting bandsaw blade to length and you've got a custom hacksaw

Good idea!

Too thin, way too thin

😂😂 let me think it over... haha

The HandToolery it’s the only logical thing to do....I mean, sending it to me

I am not an expert, but from what I have read (mostly from "The Wooden Plane" by John Whelan, some other non-specific-to-planes books and various places on the internet): The function of the plates in a shoulder plane is to make the tool more abrasion-resistant, not really to add mass. A shoulder plane is used for the squaring up of tenon shoulders (hence the name) which involves a lot of contact against rough endgrain and the requirement that the sole remain square to the cheeks. This style also was historically used on mitre planes, with other types being relatively rare. The infill style predates the processes needed to make both the metal adjustment mechanisms like in transitional planes and the fully cast iron and steel bodied planes. Thinner metal should be fine as antique examples used either thicker dovetailed plates or a single, folded thinner piece. The mass shouldn't be an issue unless you make your plane very small, in which case just be use to use a relatively dense wood as the the infill. You may want to make a pair with alternately skewed blades to make its job easier by permitting the slicing through of the endgrain (reducing tearout as well) but this isn't absolutely necessary. The important bits are the squareness and flatness and the 10 degree, bevel up, bedding angle.

You're welcome, most examples aren't skewed from what I have read, but they did exist in small numbers. I don't know why exactly. If you're interested in some more historical techniques you should check out Joseph Moxon's Mechanick Exercises: blog.lostartpress.com/2013/05/13/free-download-joseph-moxons-mechanick-exercises/ (free since it's from 1703 and thus long been in public domain). The section linked is on joinery but there's also a section on blacksmithing before it and other trades after. I've been slowly chewing through it and thought it was interesting how much your metalwork on the plane here lines up with many of the cold working techniques he describes. Of course the possibilities today for cold work are a lot more interesting, since Moxon didn't have mild steel, modern files and hacksaws, silicon carbide sandpaper, power drills (I forgive you for that despite the title being "only hand tools" since metal drilling by hand is... just tedous and requires special equipment :P ) or other such things.

One issue with going thinner is that the sides need to be lapped, and since they are steel will need to be lapped whenever they rust because part of the use of a shoulder plane is to index against the sides, so if they are rough the entire tool is toast. You might be ok with 3/32, possibly 1/16, but I really wouldn't go thinner without switching to tool steel.

Yes! I am pretty sure many of these planes have been made using brass in the past!

Hey! Thanks! It’s black walnut :) beautiful stuff to work with.

Sim! Just do it!

The HandToolery I have some brass screws I will be using for the rivets.

I don't see a way to post a picture so I will have to make it my profile picture when done.

The HandToolery I would love to but only camra is my cellphone and I have no editing skills, no time and money to invest in RU-vid channels. Also have no clue how to do it.

Hey! Thank you! I love it. I actually have two of them now-one I keep for light cuts and the other for heavier cuts. I wouldn’t change much if anything, actually! I would however like to find a way to keep the same design but make a smaller mouth opening. That would be on the wish list I guess! Take care !

Exactly. It’s really a very small amount of wood, and I’ve never noticed it moving at all, though it surely is. Both planes are holding up perfectly!

Oh, and also, my shop is in the basement, which stays about the same temp and humidity year round.

The HandToolery so you have a cave as a workshop!

Yup!

Thank you!

No they are not.

@@TheHandToolery They are the best of those I know :D God bless you!

What can I help you with?

Hello sir please thia send project scratch

sir any Time a new projects ready please send this scatch and sizes

Sorry to hear that. How can I help??

I messaged you through Etsy!

@@TheHandToolery Thanks for getting back to me. The issue I’m having is that the description/diagrams in the plans show all the lines for the two-part wedge converging on a single point at the base, however in this video you are using a template piece for the 11 degrees which extends the opening by an unknown length from the first line drawn. It’s a bit confusing.

Ah… I see! Sorry about that confusion. So, I made the video before I made the plans. The plans reflect a more methodical way of doing things. So follow the plans. All the measurements are good in the PDF and the SketchUp. The wedge in the video was just convenient at the time. The important thing is that the wedge that you actually remove has about a 10-11 degree angle. Again, sorry for the confusion!!

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