Now you need a skewed blade for the corner slot. My suggestion was to cut parallel grooves, one close to each end so you can use the same blade in 3 different positions.
Perfect timing on this video. I ordered my router plane from Rex the day he released it to his patrons, and then had to go out of town for 3 1/2 weeks for work. I arrived home today (very long travel day, 33 hours to get home) and was excited to see it was here. I don't think I will work on it today, but I can't wait to get started. Thank you.
Corner router? = Compass router? Drive a pivot into the other end and hey presto! Oh no wait a moment, that would be magic. Drive a pivot into the other end and hocus focus! No still magic, but maybe worth trying. LOL. Love the hag's tooth pun!
$20 says you use that corner attachment in the next 20 years!!! Love it when you youtube folks mention the other youtube folks. Validates my liking/respecting all of you... not that I need validation. Okay, maybe I need validation. Doggone it, I like myself! And it should outlast the next two generations of woodworker.
James, This was a great video. Rex has created a great kit! When I saw you making that second location for the iron, I thought it was a good idea until I realized you were putting it in at 45 degrees. If you do it at 90 degrees (parallel to the original, central iron), you could have an offset for working on the ends of pieces, like a when cutting a tenon on the end of a board. Keep it up. I really enjoy your channel!
Installing the insert inside the plane and drilling the through hole only for the screw will make it hold much stronger thanks to better support from the wood.
1:20 James, get a few wrenches! Adjustable wrenches are for those in-between sizes, especially large ones. At the beginning I thought I’d keep things old school and bought a vintage King Dick adjustable wrench, but after a lot of awkward fiddling I realised why they make fixed size ones. I’ve always thought it would be expensive to stock up on good quality ones, but you only need 4 or 5 for the common sizes, and they should last a lifetime.
@@WoodByWrightHowTo Same, but I changed my mind on this. I still use the adjustable one a lot and I like it, but if it’s more than just one bolt, I’ll go looking for the right sized wrench.
THe corner one - could, maybe work - the mid point of the blade would need to be at the exact corner of the wood and the angle would need to be right. Would want to test that out on some scraps. Involved, but maybe not impossible.
Love it and the camaraderie you have with Rex !!! Starting a week long vacation and plan to get some things built and binge watching both you and Rex while I do it :)
I hesitate to say this and I don't want to cause trouble...but I'd be interested in hearing your opinion of Paul Sellers' router plane vis a vis Compass Rose and a Stanley 271. Just a thought. I like your video, Jim
I made a Paul Sellers style one when he first released his video series. I didn't end up including the knobs/handles as I preferred it without, but I really like it and use it regularly. It's got a nice low profile. I will be ordering Rex's kit for when the weather warms up here and I can get back into the workshop so hopefully will be able to compare them.
I think giving people an option to buy just the irons is a great decision. The full kit is quite easy to build, but this design doesn’t allow you to use the plane as a marking gauge, because there’s no sole in front of the iron. Routers make excellent marking gauges because of their wide soles, and if I was to build one, I’d definitely include that in the design.
If you sharpened the other end on a angle it would work but you would need a scabbard to cover the sharp end. Only you wouldn't be able to hammer adjust the depth. You can also order an extra set of blades sharpen them on an angle & that would work well.
Alright, you convinced me. 😂😂😂 Your idea of the second position for the blade would be good if you put it straight, I think it was one of your videos on router planes where a wider router plane can be used on a tenon, with only one side of the plane sole riding on the body of the work, the off center blade would be useful in that situation, and let this small router plane do that (for lack of a better name) flying cut.
I've just order the set of blades, myself, and partly to experiment with off-center blade placement for tenon cleanup that I believe you're describing, and partly just to support Rex's new venture.
@@robertlybarger I ordered the kit, and plan on putting slots at both ends about 1/2” from the ends, in addition to the center one, I’ll have to find another threaded insert, but my local hardware store is the 8th largest Ace hardware in the US, and has *everything* so that should not be a problem. I’m pretty sure Rex would love the idea of his product becoming a test-bed for experimental router plane setups!
great channel and I am new to your videos. This is my first video of your channel and enjoy it. I get so frustrated when I see a video on things like "All you to do to make this really simple spice rack is to get your board cut it with your laser miter saw, run it through your planer, bring over to your joiner, put you biscuit cutter to work, throw in some dove tails with the power router, then slap it together. there you have it! a really simple spice rack made with $12 of material and only $10,000 worth of tools!" you know its not that i don't get that tools can be expensive but would be great if i could just make jigs or modifications or even additional tools with the few tools i already have to get the job done. do you have a minimum recommendation to get started that won't break the bank?
Gotta admit, I expected you to carve designs into it. I really gotta see about picking one up myself, as I don't yet have a router plane. Here's a thought: what if instead of calling this style a hag's tooth, we all started calling it a beaver's tooth router plane?
Small batch production that's actually a really good discount. I almost never have any discount at all on the physical goods I have as margin is so small on them.
