We used to use these planes a lot when I was an apperntice back in the early 60's. We used to have to copy skirting boards and architraves, often with complex profiles from old Victorian hotels. The boards used to be 14 foot long or more and were difficult to handle when they were longer than the bench!
Nice music used. Salute people like you and Mr Sellers in Britain. Sadly such craft has disappeared from art, which I studied, or painting. I can't even begin to raise the subject amongst all the well paid professional gallery dealers, galleries and other experts. When everything is the "idea" with no respect for beauty and craft we are in a mess. Eventually without people like yourself and Mr Sellers appreciation is lots.
everything started to go down the drain with picasso and modern and abstract "art" they threw centuries of greek, roman, renaissance and classic proved principles of geometry and proportion rules out of the window as if irritated by its perfections , not because those principle had run dry but because they did not understand how to use them to generator new forms.
Thank you Bill for sharing your knowledge and experience. You have done a thorough job of explaining; this is how it should be done. God bless. Greetings from France.
I saw a woodworking demonstration last weekend and the gentleman was using a molding plane; the first time I ever seen one. I thought it was coolest thing seance slice bread. happy to say that I have order me first one, I can't wait for it to show up and I start learning how to use it. thank you for posting this video, I have subscribed and will be looking for more of you videos.
What a great reference tutorial, exactly what I needed, thankyou. Love the clear instructions, can't wait to out this knowledge to work once I've finished restoring my planes
Hello Bill! I watched this some months ago but got back now to tell you how much i appreciate you giving me this knowledge. I hear your words in my head as i plane my mouldings - keeping the fence tight and the front line straight. With a string from my breast to the plane. Plane and simple. :) Best wishes from Max in Sweden.
Hello Harvey, Joshua Farnsworth here. This is actually my channel & video, and Bill doesn't monitor it. But he'll be up here in Virginia teaching a class in a few weeks at my school: woodandshop.com/school
What a superb and engaging explanation, really useful info, looking forward to trying out what I've just learned with some recently acquired planes. Thanks very much for the brilliant instruction.
I'm glad it was helpful Lee! The DVD goes into great detail on rehabbing, sharpening, & using moulding planes, should you run into that need: store.woodandshop.com/product/dvd-choosing-refurbishing-using-moulding-planes-with-bill-anderson/
I'm learning so much from these lessons. Absolutely love the way carpenter's worked without power tools. I always feel that I'm cheating using my power tools.
excellant video. Very well done and it is obvious you are so experienced, you make it easy for us to follow. Lokking forward to watching more of your videos, Thanks JIm Murphy San Diego
Is it a coincidence the top of the vertical white line ending up in the top corner of the plane? It probably helps to align the plane with the corner of the stock you are planing.
+Willem Kossen Oh don't worry, you'll definitely find them when you're looking! The DVD talks about where to look, and you can try my handplane buyer's guide: woodandshop.com/woodworking-hand-tool-buying-guide-handplanes/
What if you want to do a hard wood like oak or maple? Just go to the router? Also, what if you are doing a long piece of molding? Do you have longer jigs for holding?
Moulding planes work on oak and maple just fine. But a power router is also a good option. But moulding planes (especially hollows & rounds) allow you more flexibility, especially when trying to recreate a historical moulding profile.
I have inherited my great Grandfathers Stanley 606 and a mystery plane I am totally lost on. No one I've talked to can identify it. Is there a way to send you pictures of it?
Certainly James. Send me an email through WoodAndShop.com/contact, and I'll respond. Then you can attach an image. Or you can post photos on our forum.
Dang im struggling to find moulding plays for a decent price. 70$ for a simple beading plane... i have a power router but i HATE the loudness and having to change bits
They can still be got very cheaply, if you go for the random box of planes approach--then learn what to do with them and--importantly--make planes to fill any gaps: it's not hard.
Far too much of this video is 101 woodworking, real basic stuff. The video could have either been 50% shorter or could have contained far more useful info on the use of the tools.
