Hand Plane Adjustment - for Super Thin Shavings (SECRETS REVEALED)

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Rob Cosman reveals his secrets for hand plane adjustment to get those wispy, super thin shavings. In this video Rob shows you how to mate and set the chip breaker to the plane blade, how to properly install the blade set into the plane, how to adjust the plane, and read the shavings to make fine adjustments.
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@ajvc2233 Месяц назад

There’s nothing better when you get a new plane or even your first plane, and you sharpen and set it up and fiddle around with it and finally get a buttery smooth paper thin shaving. One of the best feelings in woodworking

@terbligt2478 3 дня назад

I see lots of videos on how to set up a plane, but would really appreciate a video on trouble shooting when in use. Sometimes I get pretty shavings, but sometimes dust and sometimes ugly shavings etc. I’m trying to figure out what adjustments lead to better results or how to read a problem, but don’t have any experienced woodworkers available. Would love to have a video on actual use and diagnosing different causes of poor results.

@paulpinto6316 4 года назад

Got it! Thanks again Rob

@DominicPannell 4 года назад

Lovely!

@davidpisarski5620 4 года назад

Watching your videos has helped me make a giant leap with my woodworking skills. Thank you so much for the help.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Check out our membership online workshop. There is a free one month code in the description

@jamartin1 4 года назад

Love it! Thank you!💜

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Really appreciate you taking the interest and time to watch

@richardgarrow9260 4 года назад

Another great video thanks.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Appreciate the comment

@chrisjcichocki 4 года назад

Thanks Rob and Jake- Great walkthrough!

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Glad it helped! Hey check out my free monthly newsletter. There is a link in the description

@tdkrei 4 года назад

Thanks Rob, damn you make that look easy. Keep on smiling.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

You can to...just takes a little practice

@ericnoble42 4 года назад

This really helped me, thank you!

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Glad it helped!

@GtubeVideos 4 года назад

Simple and brilliant, Rob

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Thanks for watching. Make sure you sign up for our free monthly newsletter. There is a link in the description

@williamhanna5224 Год назад

Awesome video Great work !

@tonytudor8062 Год назад

Great video.

@debojyotipaul4409 9 месяцев назад

Nice presentation thanks

@MicroFourThirdsCorner 4 года назад

Rob, you are an inspiration week after week after week. Thank you.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Thanks. You should check out my online workshop. There is a free one month code in the description

@738polarbear 4 года назад

Rob is a superb teacher. Great video.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Thanks so much. Subscribe to our monthly newsletter. There is a link in the description.

@kencoleman7762 4 года назад

Nicely done and remarkably useful.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Thanks. What should we shoot next?

@larrychristensen5917 4 года назад

Another outstanding video full of good information. The sound of the plane is so relaxing.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

I think I should record the sound and sell it on an app!!!!

@bfflorida2311 4 года назад

A true master at his best 👏👏👏

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

👍 thanks for the comment

@miguelelmc Год назад

My dear Rob, this is science!!!

@andrewbrown8148 4 года назад

Always so impressive to see you pulling those shavings from the plane~!

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

You have to just love planing!!!

@arthurmccutchan7000 5 месяцев назад

Thanks

@mikerooker836 4 года назад

Thanks for all your videos on hand planes. I'm a novice and it seems to me the more time spent on preparing, the easier the actual planing is

@ianpearse4480 4 года назад

Thank you so much for sharing this stuff. I thought I was doing ok until I saw the shaving you get, Oh well back to learning how to again. Practice Practice Practice and one day I will get to Carnagee Hall.

@bmedicky 4 года назад

9:06 Wow, you changed shirts before getting that blade parallel to the sole! Got the special green blade-levelling shirt on. Just kidding, great video as always.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Shhhhh, don’t give away my secret!!!

@kencoop12 Год назад

New to FINE woodworking. Love all your videos Rob. My father gave me a couple of his planes and couldn't figure out a proper setup and cut. This video has put a whole new perspective on hand planes! Thank you very much.

@stufarnham 3 года назад

I was just watching one of your other videos and reflecting on the difficulty i have getting my plane set up to my satisfaction. A quick search through your videos ad Bingo! The information I was looking for! I see that you are located along the St John River in New Brunswick. When I lived back East 30+ years ago I spent many happy days canoeing and fishing that river. If I still lived back there a visit to your shop would be a must. I appreciate your videos very much. You have a great combination of technical and teaching skills. Stu

@smtitmas 4 года назад

I have constantly struggled with over-correcting the lateral adjustment lever. Your little tip about using the thumb and index finger to pinch the lever and the blade to make the adjustment was just the right tip I needed today. Thanks Rob.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Great timing!!! Glad you got a good tip from the video

@rjtumble 4 года назад

I have most of the planes needed for the train the hand class so I'll be doing a lot of plane setup over the next few weeks, thanks for the well timed video.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

See ya in the class

@GreenDeetype 4 года назад

Great - I like to watch your videos. I can learn very Much - even here in Germany.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Vielen Dank. Ich liebe Deutschland. Sie mussen eine grosse Klasse zusammenstellen, damit ich vorbeikommen und unterrichten kann! Tschuss

@kobusduvenage7109 4 года назад

That was now well time spend ...I must say you are very practical

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

I always want the best, quickest, and easiest method

@frankcornfield5915 4 года назад

So pleased to have found your channel. I have inherited all the tools from my uncle's workshop that he accumulated over seventy years. He was a perfectionist. I want to understand how to maintain his planes and chisels. Many thanks.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Thank you. Make sure you sign up for our free monthly newsletter. Link is in the description

@rossgebert9422 4 года назад

GREAT little tutorial. It's truly amazing how much you learn no matter how old you are. Thanks Rob (and cameraman!!)

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Thanks. Sign up for our free monthly newsletter and learn even more! There is a link in the description

@mikebrown775 Год назад

@@RobCosmanWoodworking hey on your apron is that a 3rd Marine Reg patch or 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines (Trinity or America's Battalion)?

@PPMOCRG 4 года назад

I love those shavings!

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

And the sound they make!!!

@null8366 2 года назад

All these videos I’ve watched on planes, and no one has mentioned the finger on the blade AND the lateral adjustment… that’s so much better for control.

@jrdt07 4 года назад

Thank you very much! I'm following you since a lot of time. You're one of the best teachers on the internet. Cheers from Florence, Italy, keep being strong in this difficult time!

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Thanks. I visited Florence once, awesome city

@jrdt07 4 года назад

@@RobCosmanWoodworking Beautiful indeed, let's hope for a quick reprise in both our countries. Ciao e grazie!

@carlson.douglas.w 9 месяцев назад

I have 2 issues: 1. For my blade to be centered, my lateral adjustment lever has to be at 50% left. If the LAL is centered the blade is skewed. Not sure how to fix that. 2. I get a beautiful ribbon shaving on 1 side of the work piece,(in this example, I'm planing 8/4 Maple side grain), but on the other side i get shredded ribbons. It doesn't seem to be an obvious issue with the blade. I will try the finer adjustments you've laid out in this video. Thank you Rob

@paulpennington816 4 года назад

Thanks for the sharping technique and how to adjust plane. Woodcraft had a sale for number 5 Wood river plane! Bought today and tried it out tonight. What a big difference. I have been afraid of planes but buying a good one makes a difference.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

It sure does. It so hard to convince some folks of that. There are so many videos of folks say you can take an old plane and make it work as good as a new one and thats not the case, for the vast majority of people

@andrewbrundle8074 4 года назад

I thoroughly enjoy the videos! I do have one question. What brand of wax do you use? Thank you

@befmx31 4 года назад

I do love the sound of a shaving coming off of the wood.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Awesome. I should bottle it and sell it. Is that possible?

@gbwildlifeuk8269 4 года назад

I've been following advice on sharpening and planing and practising the techniques. Amazing how I used to plane, discover the edge out of square, THEN adjust the plane! By observing the shaving as it emerges as in this video, its amazing how adjusting the plane takes on a new meaning! Far from perfect but my planing has improved 50 fold!

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Its feels so good when you understand how to make a plane work right. This use to be common knowledge, but with the industrial age and loss of shop in schools, we lost the knowledge base.

@roni3425 2 года назад

Hi Rob, thank you for sharing your hand planing skills with us. Thanks to this I have mastered to work without sandpaper to finish off the surface I have a question about how to back off the blade in tiny increments the right way: Do I turn the ajuster knop slightly and let the blade come back on its own at the next pass ? Or do I turn the ajuster through the dead zone until the yoke touches the backside of the blade slot, give it a slightly more, then back until de yoke touches the front side of the bladeslot again? I’m allways in doubt about this one….. Thanks in advance, Ronald from the Netherlands

@TrevorDennis100 4 года назад

I loved that comment right at the end about it being very relaxing, How many people sharpen a plane blade and then make more shaving than they needed to test the set up just for the pleasure of it? There have been times I've made shavings even without sharpening as an excuse. It's just so satisfying.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Spread the word, stress release from a board! Could go viral :)

@TheVimeo 4 года назад

this is really nice tip. My forever issue when planning is that I tend to put more pressure on left or right, so I never manage to make straight. Also, the tip to make the opening smaller, is really nice.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Thats why i love bedrock style planes, you can adjust the throat easily.

@dukeengine1339 4 года назад

Great!!!

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Thanks Duke. Subscribe to my monthly newsletter. There is a link in the description.

@dukeengine1339 4 года назад

RobCosman.com Already did Mr Coach!

@campbellmj9405 4 года назад

Thanks for the tip on the lateral adjustment. I sometime get confused as to which way the blade will move in the heat of the moment, but by now squeezing the lever instead of just moving it, my thumb or finger on the blade top lets me know which way I'm intending to move the blade about the pivot point. That, along with the added fine adjustment you mentioned, is a good technique.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

It will give you super adjustment power!

@kenstewart687 4 года назад

Thank you. I think I am headed in the right direction but I need a piece of that wood. 👍🙂

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

A piece of wood is a requirement in woodworking!!!! : 😇

@charlotteenpapa5349 13 дней назад

Hero!!!

@michaelthompson5875 4 года назад

Great video as always Rob, I love the detailed explanation. It helps understand what's really going on when I'm working. I'm constantly fighting plane tracks, especially if I'm using a wooden plane. I've read that putting a camber on the blade or filing the corners back will eliminate them but nothing seems to help. Will you be covering these adjustments in a future video? It would be greatly appreciated!

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Yes thats coming soon. For now you should practice freehand sharpening method. See the video we release last week, “32 seconds to sharp”

@dukeengine1339 4 года назад

Great! I also don't like sanding. It's a great satisfaction when I get shavings from a glued together sequence of different coloured wood and it seems one solid piece of extra thin wood. Plane finishing is awesome...

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Goodbye sand paper!

@jimmysiniawski7391 4 года назад

I was really surprised at the feel when you said you could feel snipe. I practiced for 4 hours on some walnut and maple for a checker board. I thought the wood out of the planer would be flat, but when hand planing I could feel the blade skip on the unseen snipe.I was using a new veritas 62. But will eventually get a WR. 5-1/2 now That I feel how wonderful the surface feels. It’s like glass. Who knew? I got the 62 at the advice the screws keep it perfectly aligned on the veritas. But you have proven the 5-1/2 should be my first go to plane. Thanks Rob and Jake.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Yes you have discovered the power of planing. I am not a fan of the low angle bench planes, manly because the are not as easy to adjust. You can get them to perform well, but i like the 5-1/2.

@felipehuibonhoa7338 4 года назад

I love the way you plane and the fine shavings it produces. How would you attack a bevel up plane? Thanks!

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

I much prefer bevel down planes because they are so much easier to adjust than bevel up. The principles are the same (blade parallel to the sole, small projection). Depending on the plane you have, you may not have a left / right adjuster. If not use a small brass hammer to tap the blade left or right. Also, since there is no frog on a bevel up, as you adjust the blade in or out the whole assembly may loosen up and fall out. If that happens you just have to replace and tighten it in a slightly different position

@trevsmith4605 Год назад

Rob love your vids, can you comment on how far the frog should be in relation to the mouth and what is the start point for the iron adjuster ie furthest forward or furthest back

@steveskope2074 4 года назад

Thanks Rob, that was an excellent demonstration on hand plan adjustment,. This will help me so much, it has given me a better perspective of how you adjust the blade. Every time I have watched you planing, while adjusting the blade, I would get lost.....did Rob go left or right and did you go clockwise or counter clockwise .... Now I know thanks again Rob.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Thanks. Subscribe to our monthly newsletter, the link is in the description

@steveskope2074 4 года назад

I have been a subscriber for some time I enjoy reading the different articales. Very informative information. Thanks Rob I will look it up in the newsletter.

@BitsOfEternity 2 года назад

Liked, and shared! I really (serious question) want to know what you do with the shavings... I'm about to order some planes from you, but I'm only set up for dust collection for my power tools - I can't use shavings for mulch, can I? Or in a composter? Or do you burn them? Or compress them and turn them into pellets for cat litter? So many questions, so little time! One of the reasons I'm asking is because I'm considering doing some planing inside the house - I can't work outside (in my uninsulated garage) in the winter, but I could bring my bench into the house - so, if I prepare (mill) a whole lot of lumber projects at the same time, in the garage, during warmer weather, using my power tools (table saw, thickness planer, etc) but then don't finish them, I could finish them all with the 5 1/2 (and the low angle block plane) that I'm about to order from you - in the house! But I need to figure out what to do with the shavings.. I would be doing it in the dining room, which has a fireplace, so there's that, but um... uncompressed, I think that would be a bad thing - they'd just go up in a ball of flame all at once...

@watermain48 4 года назад

Great tip on squeezing the lateral adjuster with thumb and finger. Thanks Rob, appreciate the lesson. In a future lesson would you address adjusting the frog and how far forward it should go? Ron wants to know as well.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Glad i gave you something you can use

@watermain48 4 года назад

@@RobCosmanWoodworking I always get something from your videos even if it's not the first time seeing it.

@richardgoebel226 4 года назад

That is another excellent video. On some legacy planes I inherited i applied a thin coating of wax to the top of the frog and bottom of the blade. It made a difference when I want to adjust the blade depth and lateral movement. Are your next videos going to be on technique? I noticed the left hand was not on the knob but used as a guide.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

When planing an edge, DO NOT use the knob. Place your thumb in front of or behind the knob applying downward pressure. Your fingers curl up acting as a fence. Use the knob when planing a board's face.

@AbouTheMagnanimus 4 года назад

Not trolling, just glad to see that even for seasoned pros it can take a bit of time to get that blade parallel. Sometimes I drive myself nuts getting an edge square to the face. Usually to me that is a sign I need to stop and sharpen the blade, but other times it is just bad luck getting the blade set right. And like you said, just be patient.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Patience is a virtue!

@dkg30 4 года назад

Great video, really appreciate the way you break things down. Some great camera work by Jake too.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Thanks. Check out our free newsletter. There is a link in the description

@sjguynes 3 года назад

One thing I was waiting for in the video was what the throat opening of the plane was. But it was never mentioned. Please reply. And do you vary the opening much from a smoother to a jointer. Thanks

@123reivax123 4 года назад

As always, brilliantly concise... Thanks very much. My only question is, are the blade bevels required to be perfectly square to blade edges for optimum and ease of performance?. Thanks again Rob Cosman.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

No but the scratches or polish from that bevel MUST extend all the way to the cutting edge for the entire length of the cutting edge

@vkbellis 4 года назад

Thank you for this video Rob. One thing that could be expanded upon: when the chip breaker and blade aren't perfectly matched. Not everybody will have the super thick cutting iron (and widened mouth sole) but rather the cutting iron that came with their plane from the Tool Barn, yard sale, or eBay find. @ about 1:04 - 1:07 into this clip the word light gets introduced, but the "touches up front", co-planar along the entire width of the cutting iron isn't always such a perfect marriage. Some cutting irons and chip breakers seem more fussy (for whatever reasons) than others. Also, another area that could be expanded upon is where that 1/32" from the end gets measured (@ about 1:32-1:33) when there is any camber (arc) in the edge of the cutting iron; e.g., 1/32" from the outer corner.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Good video idea. I am just not a fan of folks using the original tool barn blade that came with the older tools. In my experience teaching students, Most people cannot get success with them regardless of what some you-tubers say. In fact I NEVER recommend keeping the original blade. Its just not worth it. I think that if you want good results you need a quality blade and good sharpening equipment. My niche is not how to teach folks to take antique planes and make them work. I leave that realm to others.

@ronthornton2583 4 года назад

Wow!! Today of all days. I was trying to set up my plane correctly and you posted this video. Thanks a million. You must have read my mind. Hopefully, in you next video, you will show us where to park the frog in relation to the mouth. - ie how much blade gap do you want when setting up the blade? Take Care ☺

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Why yes! I said Ron needs to see this video so I uploaded it : )

@ronthornton2583 4 года назад

@@RobCosmanWoodworking Where is the mention of setting the frog distance from the mouth?

@bfflorida2311 4 года назад

@@ronthornton2583 he said in this video that part two will address that adjustment

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Yes we will. For now make it 1/8. To 1/4 inch

@ChefS.Keller 4 года назад

Wish I had 1/16th of the skill Rob Cosman has.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Its not hard. Just focus on the basic techniques

@jenkinsjack7733 4 года назад

Hi Rob im a beginner in handplane... thank you for your vid... may i ask how wide the opening of the mouth should be?

@bluewren65 4 года назад

This is so helpful! What kind of wood is that? Getting a shaving like that out of any Australian timber is woodworking mecca.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

That is yellow cedar. It can be done with your harder than nails Aussie wood too

@andreajava8402 3 года назад

Hello! My fave Christmas gift this year was a #4 Stanley Sweetheart plane and I'm THRILLED. I'm trying to get things set up perfectly, but this is my first experience with a bench plane (I have a block plane, too, but it's obviously a bit different). Is it a true statement to say that you never really FULLY tighten the lever cap piece? I notice that if I DO tighten it completely, I can no longer move the lateral adjuster and it's also really difficult to turn the blade depth adjustment knob. However, the alternative leaves me with a sloppy, floppy depth adjustment knob and a blade that won't stay parallel to the sole. Is it about finding a happy medium tightness level? Thanks for any advice and thanks for all of these helpful videos...they make a huge difference.

@dzee9481 3 года назад

Rob , the edge of the wood you are testing the blade being level with the sole of the plane, what if the wood is not square or beveled, in other words if the wood piece is slightly beveled, the blade would be cutting out that high point of the edge of wood. You have to keep planing till the wood is level with the plane?

@chuckwieland3940 4 года назад

Thank you so much for what you do. Great instruction. I am trying to get the free hand method down. I go between free-hand and Tormek. Tormek is far too slow, but I feel like I have more control. When you hollow grind the primary bevel, do you take it all the way to the edge and then do the secondary/tertiary process?

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Typically you do not take the grind 100% to the cutting edge, in order to prevent burning the thin edge. I go maybe 95-97 % to the edge. Then i do my normal sharpening procedure starting on the 1000 diamond stone.

@chuckwieland3940 4 года назад

Thank you, sir. Sorry to further brother you on this...I don’t have room to add another bench, otherwise I would build one of yours. I would like to adapt my existing benche to add the sharpening station. Do you have any plans or considerations for this addition to your bench?

@paulpinto6316 4 года назад

I currently camber my blade (Charlesworth), I find it helps when I have planed too far on one side of an edge. I put the high center spot where the wood is high, and take a pass. How do you adjust for a high side (out of square to face) if the blade is straight across? Do you use more pressure on the high side, or do you tilt the blade with the lateral adjust lever (leever :)), or what? Thanks for video, look forward to hearing when you move the frog forward.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Paul, the strategy with a straight blade, is to use the fact that the mouth of the plane does not extend all all the way to the edge of the sole. Lets say the left side of the board edge was high. Then I would hold my plane so that he right side is flush with the right edge and take a couple of passes. This way there is a strip on the right side that does not get planed (there is no blade there). Once I bring the left side down, I go back to planing in the center of the plane. Then test for flatness

@idahoguy4706 4 года назад

Please describe how to set the frog relative to the blade having firm support . Thanks 😊

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

You use the frog to move the blade closer or farther away from the forward edge of the throat. The more difficult the grain, the more tear out you experience the closer to the throat you move the blade. Up to the thickness of the shaving.

@rajerrell 2 года назад

Rob, getting a full width shaming is great but how do we insure that or edge is square? Is that on another video someplace. Thank you for the collection of tips on craftsmanship and ways to quality woodworking.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 2 года назад

Yes watch the video titled “truing an edge”

@DaltonPhantom 4 года назад

Thank you! How about one for a low-angle jack plane? 😬

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

See the long comment i just made on adjusting a bevel up plane

@dkbuilds 4 года назад

Hey Rob! I'm an enormous fan of your channel and your products. Just providing some feedback which I hope you don't take personally! I think the new intro style is OK, but I'm not a big fan of the new thumbnails and somewhat click-baity titles of the videos. Of course if it brings you more views, more awareness for the PHP, and/or more income into your store then by all means please keep doing it! Just wanted to throw in my two cents. Regardless what you do I'll be a fan for life :)

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Well since implementation of simpler easy to read thumbnails, better titles and descriptions, we are up over 30-50% in every measurable category, especially in new folks finding their way to our videos. You tube allows us to analyze everything about the videos to see what is and is not working. If you have some good ideas email COL Luther, he really appreciates the feedback. His email is: robswebmaster@robcosman.com. I will tell him to expect an email from you

@dkbuilds 4 года назад

@@RobCosmanWoodworking Wow! Hey if the data shows you're up, don't listen to me (I mean that earnestly). If my slight annoyance at thumbnails is the price to get more viewers on your content then I'm definitely willing to pay that price. Keep experimenting and you'll find out what works and what doesn't, you're approaching this the right way (in my opinion as a professional data scientist!).

@luthershealy8144 4 года назад

@@dkbuilds COL Luther here....maker of the ugly thumbnails!!!!. I am looking for good ideas trying to find a template that works well, meaning a high click through rate. I am not satisfied with the thumbnails yet, but RU-vid analytics shows CTR up from 2% to 9.3%, views and watch time is tripled!!! Please if you have ideas on how to improve them I need the help. email me at robswebmaster@robcosman.com

@toastyhot 4 года назад

Very informative. My planing has improved a lot from your videos. Can you shiw an example with a harder wood and more prominent grain like white oak?

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Good idea. Another video

@williamshaffer2562 4 года назад

Professor Cos, I just bought a Woodriver 5 1/2 Jack today. Blade sharpened easily but the blade adjustment wheel very stiff. How do I adjust that. Great video as always sir. Keep them comin....Semper Fi...

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Try putting some graphite on the screw (alternately a drop of oil) and work it back and forth. Let me know it that helps

@williamshaffer2562 4 года назад

@@RobCosmanWoodworking put drop of machine oil and turn in and out. Starting to loosen up, thanks Professor.

@LegoMan-cz4mn 4 года назад

I like to tap the latteral adjustment lever with a little hammer for fine movements

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Does that work for you?

@LegoMan-cz4mn 4 года назад

@@RobCosmanWoodworking yes it does, works surprisingly well (standard stanley planes)

@danaparish1644 4 года назад

Rob, what plane are you using in this video?

@K0CMD 4 года назад

There is something about the feel, sound and smell of taking shavings off a board that is soooo therapeutic.

@jakeo2600 4 года назад

You sound soooooo much better than Saturday. Probably chugging that maple syrup.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

And not talking!!!!

@danielgeng2306 4 года назад

Never get tired of seeing those whispy shavings coming off your 5-1/2 !

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

I need to try some cling-free!

@danielgeng2306 4 года назад

RobCosman.com lol, yes you do !

@silver-hy6mi 4 года назад

How do you adjust the gap between the blade and the chip breaker when restoring a plane? Good subject today!

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

What specifically do you mean by "Adjusting the gap?"

@738polarbear 4 года назад

There should be NIL gap between blade and chip breaker . The Chip breaker should mate perfectlyto the iron .Sometomes with old Stanley planes the chip breaker or cap iron can be bent ,particularly if its the type with the bump on it . bend it in a vice and then use a stone or diamond plate to give the chip breaker a perfectly flat finish on the edge that contacts the plane iron.BTW ,when flattening the edge of the cap iron do it horizontally and drop the cap iron down from level by about 15 degrees.. Hope this info helps.

@silver-hy6mi 4 года назад

RobCosman.com when either the blade or the chip breaker are damaged, like bent or a bow.

@rogersepulveda9871 4 года назад

Thanks a lot! Any thoughts on what are the pros of a bevel up plane? They exist for a reason. Thoughts on the Japanese style? I have the woodriver low angle with a 25 and 40 degree blades, don't have any other plane but I'd like your thoughts on what to experiment next. At the time of the purchase it seemed like the best for the money. The adjustable throat allow for scrub plane configuration by opening it, and smoothing configuration for difficult grains with a closed mouth with the 40 degree blade. That was my reasoning; very interested in your point of view.

@1deerndingo 4 года назад

Roger, don't tell Rob, but I have a low angle jack plane (LAJP) . I use it as a go to plane for many of the jobs I need to do. I got it before bumping into Rob's youtubes. And Rob is exactly right about them. They don't really do any more than a well adjusted, really sharp well designed Bayley style jack plane can do (Wood River, Veritas, Lie_Nielsen). Only thing is a Bayley plane is so much easier to adjust as you go and has a bit more weight to it to assist with planing. Many people speak of having a few blades with different grinds for different jobs on a LAJP, but there is no reason you can't do the same with a "normal" jack plane. The throat on a LAJP is much easier to adjust on the LAJP but you can adjust it on a normal plane also. It is a bit more time consuming but how often do you need to do it. I like my LAJP, but if I had my time over I'd buy a 5 1/2 and a few extra blades and maybe be even happier.

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Deerdingo said it well. I would only adjust him in one statement, go with a bedrock style plane not a Bailey style. Bedrocks have the better frog. I find that with modern planes and metals you can have a lot less planes than in the decades past. I use my 5-1/2 WoodRiver for 85% of my planing. I don’t need a smoother, i use my 5-1/2. I do reach for my # 7 the second most - 10% ??? Of the time

@1deerndingo 4 года назад

@@RobCosmanWoodworking Well he knows I have one now. :-)

@xgreenjacket 4 года назад

I have the no4 premium plane from Stanley, the cap iron doesn’t have a screw it’s a knob used for finger tight adjustment, it’s a pain to set up and I think my blade moves after a heavy hit on a knot, also the adjustment lever which has it’s on locking knob doesn’t seem to lock that well, I’m thinking this is because the cap iron knob needs to be tighter after watching this . Do you know if another style screw from a different plane. One with a driver slot would fit? And where I could get one in the UK. Thanks for all your hard work on the videos

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Unfortunately i cannot direct you to local UK places. Are you using a new or old stanley? What model?

@xgreenjacket 4 года назад

RobCosman.com thanks for getting back to me. it’s the Stanley 112136 one of the newer models

@danthechippie4439 4 года назад

Thanks for that Rob, can I assume the same technique applies even if the edge you were working on wasn't square to the face?

@DiggaDiggaDug 4 года назад

As long as your blade isn't cambered

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

You mean the edge of the blade is not square to its side? If so the answer is yes. The cutting edge must be set parallel to the sole. The lateral adjustment will let you compensate for a blade cutting edge that is not square to the blade’s side, up to a point. At some point you need to square up the cutting edge to the side....but thats another video.

@johnspencer1145 4 года назад

What kind of screwdrivers do you use ? Thank you for the video

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

I use these: robcosman.com/collections/planes/products/cosmanized-plane-adjustment-screwdriver

@zumbazumba1 4 года назад

They are called gunsmith screwdrivers mostly or hollow ground screwdrivers.Why they made tapered ones is beyond my knowledge ,all it does is strip the screws.Buy them if you can they are worthy.

@Obisix3 4 года назад

Does the flatness of the board you are planing impact the set up process?

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Not at all, however if your wood is really wonky then you need to start with a scrub plane to flatten it out. After that you transition to a regular plane. You would continue flatting by taking thick shavings and sneaking up on a thin shaving.

@arookhnadhv.p168 Год назад

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@AngJerJos1 4 года назад

Could you please demo on the knotty wood

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Yep a good future video, not so much knotty wood (why would you use that in the first place?) but difficult grained wood.

@blayne2029 11 месяцев назад

I seem to get little marks where the blade first starts to engage the wood at the end. I try to keep the back parallel to the wood and not have it sag. Any other tips? Thanks.

@cucubits 4 года назад

So how much do you have to turn the blade advance knob once it start to feel like it's going to cut. I keep messing up there, mine it's not cutting, it's not cutting and then suddenly cuts way too much. Am I advancing the blade too much? Feels like I'm making very small adjustments.

@frankdesantis452 4 года назад

Any tips on adjusting the frog for a plane where the blade has to be removed to get to the adjustment screws. Is it all just tedious trial and error?

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Unfortunately yes. Thats why Stanley invented the bedrock design so you can actually see what you are doing, and why i recommend that style of plane

@assessor6951 4 года назад

A few days ago I watched you put a tiny back bevel on a plane blade, using a ruler as a guide for the angle. You were sharpening a relatively thick new blade. Would the same technique work on something like a Stanley 5 /12 or 4 1/2, with a normal (old style) thickness blade?

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Absolutely. Blade thickness has no effect on the sharpening technique

@assessor6951 4 года назад

@@RobCosmanWoodworking Tried it. Tested it with seasoned English oak. Awsome thin shavings and a finish that would be ruined by sandpaper.

@stanhawkins1023 4 года назад

Rob, I have the same plane you do, and my adjuster knob is very difficult to spin after the blade begins tp protrude. Yours clearly works more easily. Seems pretty clear that I need to adjust something, perhaps the frog. Any advice?

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Try some graphite on the threads,and work the knob back and forth to break it in. Let me know how that works. I have a few more tricks if that doesn't do it.

@juancamore05 4 года назад

Could it be that the screw that holds the lever cap is snugged too tight?

@WelshRabbit 4 года назад

Rob, do you oil your planes (with Jojoba or other oils)? If a plane has been previously oiled, do you have to thoroughly remove the oil before using -- or is a simple wipe sufficient? What do you do about rust spots appearing on a newly purchased quality plane? Will your "sock" help prevent rust spots?

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Good questions. Any light oil will work and you don’t have to remove one to change oils. I use camellia oil but jojoba is perfect, even 3 in 1 oil works. If you have a rust issue do this: always brush off the dust from your plane after use (use a small paint brush), lightly oil it. Yes plane socks help and work too. Buy a medium grit rust eraser (robcosman.com) to erase any rust that shows up. Keep your planes in a closed container with desiccant inside.

@raytower5041 4 года назад

Could Rob do the same video for a block plane?

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Good idea. I will have COL luthey put it on the to do list

@buck10539 Год назад

what kind of wood are you using to get that kind of a shaving?

@Mike.DeNinno 4 года назад

Rob, a trick that I learned for adjusting the blade parallel is as follows : instead of running the plane over the wood, I use a small narrow piece of wood that I run along the sole of the plane. When it just barely catches on each side, it is parallel and ready for planing. What do you think about this method?

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

That is a method my good friend David Charlesworth teaches and uses. Its a good method. I find I can reach my initial parallel by eye faster than with a little piece of wood. Regardless, when you start planing you still must "read" the shaving and adjust the blade. Thus the first parallel setting is a preliminary setting, just get it done and move on to reading a shaving.

@travisbuildsthis8673 Год назад

Question…. When you’re seeing heavier shavings to one side and adjusting, I’m assuming that is only when you are planing already squared stock. If the surface isn’t square, I need to get the blade as parallel to the sole as possible and plane down until I show a full shaving and then check for square? Thanks!

@RobCosmanWoodworking Год назад

Not as critical until you get closer to flat and smooth

@yanai219 4 года назад

Great advice, and great video. I just find myself having issues between the low angle jack and the smoother adjustments. I can't seem to find that sweet spot as you show, and I don't know if it has to do with the sharpening or not. is there a way to tell if the blade needs to be resharpened?

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Which low angle models are you using and what are your specific problems?

@yanai219 4 года назад

@@RobCosmanWoodworking I have a 62 low angle jack from Bench Dog (Rockler), the problem is the shavings. they are actually come out better than the 4 1/2 from Benchdog I got as well. but they come out with lines on the side, since there is no camber on the blade, so then I use the smoother, but it just doesn't "work" the same. having trouble biting the wood and getting nice shavings on it

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

Got it. Sounds like a sharpening issue to me

@RobCosmanWoodworking 4 года назад

On both planes. Review my sharpening video i just released last week. What method are you using and what is your finest grit?

@yanai219 4 года назад

@@RobCosmanWoodworking so I have two systems that I can use. one is a set of diamond and whetstones. The diamond has 400/600/1000/1200 sides. the whet has 3000/8000. I also recenty got the "scary sharp" sheets from taytools (cheaper option) that go: 300/600/1200/1800/8000/14000/60000. It's a set of 7 sheets. I use the Veritas MK2 and do the micro swivel only on the highest grit. after everything I use a strop free hand. After watching your other video from a few days ago I did get the Shapton 16000 and it's arriving friday.