It's amazing how RU-vid has made it possible for anyone to make a solid TV show. RU-vid has utterly replaced cable for so many people my age, and it's nice to see guys like this making TV-quality broadcasts on whatever interests them.
The infill planes you demonstrated, Speirs/Mathewson were made in Scotland, not England. Krenov was Russian, not Swedish. If you are teaching please ensure you all info i.e. Relevant and accurate. Otherwise enjoyed watching the video. Thanks
What a beautiful video. I would like to thank you very mutch for making this. This is knowledge that gets lost when people die and this way it doesn't. Thank you very mutch!!!!! Kind regards from the Netherlands
Really enjoyed this first episode. Brought me back to my early woodworking schooldays (ages ago :-) ). Schools don't teach the kids woodworking history/"old techniques" no longer here in Belgium. #respect !
What ? U couldn't be bothered to stay for the last 42 seconds ? Shame on you !! 😅😅😅 Just kiddin Klaus, I watched it all too & now I'm going to raid the archives... 👍😎
Just wonderful, I been tryin to find out about "vintage woodworking plans" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you heard people talk about - Yiyli Yeyavid Booster - (do a search on google ) ? Ive heard some interesting things about it and my work buddy got great success with it.
I am incorporating more hand tools into my woodworking hobby and I am so glad I came across your series. Thank you very much for the detailed content. You are amazing!
This is an incredible video! What a treasure! Question: why didn’t people want planes made completely of metal? Was there a practical reason? Was it too expensive? Is there something we should know about the finish a wooden plane leaves rather than a metal plane?
A really really informative video, I learned way more in this video than several others that I struggled through. this one I had no idea I was absorbing and enjoying it so much till it was over! that my friend is indeed a wonderful feat. Thank you very much.
A drawknife is far too wide to be used for flattish/wide surfaces due to the force required hence used for medium/heavy round/edge work from. de-barking logs down to pole,ladder,handle and peg-making,often followed up with a spokeshave Side axes (single or double bevel) and carpenters axes can be used to dress a cleft/rough surface e.g.hewing or producing shingles from split stock..
That's so generous from Phil Lowe and you guys from BevCam! If there will be no electromagnetic impulse destroying all Google's digital data, and if you won't take it down. Those lessons will stay for future woodworkers. That's a tremendous source of information & education for enthusiasts & those being in love with this craft. Thank you, thank you so much for putting it all together!
"Spiers and Mathieson were popular names in England."..well maybe, but they were actually made in Scotland, where there was a great tradition of infill planemaking.
about 30+ years ago, I had a couple of my grandfathers old moulding planes. Over time and several moves they became lost. I wish I still had them.Interestingly enough His last name was Bailey, I think the spelling was changed when his grandparents emigrated from Ireland. grandpa was a cabinet maker by trade and he made a lot of his own tools. Largely because money was scarce and he couldn't justify the expense for tools that he didn't use but maybe every other job. He made the planes that I had when he was an apprentice in one of the cabinet shops in I would guess 1922 25. Thanks for the video. seeing those old planes in use was very educational.
Great video! It really got me interested in working with hand tools. I have A question. I have a house built in 1887. The trim around the doors and windows amaze me on howl they made them. My question is did they have one plane to make the trim or is it a series of planes? The width of the trim is 5 inches. Is there a place where I can get one?
I watch woodwork YT everyday, never came across so many things I didn't know yet in one video. Also, I've always wondered and asked what all those weird plane-looking things are behind Stumpy Nubs and others.. Now I know they are molding planes! Thanks!
I can remember in the late 60s early 70s guys would pull up to the flea markets with truckloads all this stuff and sell them for a penny on the dollar and the guys that bought them up were happy is all get out I miss those early days at the flea market
Full of information, however “transitional”planes were made at the same time as the metal planes. One possible reason is to offer a choice to craftsmen that were resisting the all metal approach. They were not an evolutionary step as presented. Also would’ve liked to have seen some info on dado, fillister and combination planes.
Phil, I am about to mount the bras pulls on the Boston Bump out dresser we started out at your location. My question is how do the pulls and lock escustions space from top to bottom when the drawers start at 4 inch wide on top and increase to 7 inch on the bottom. If you had a front view of your dresser it would help Steve and I better place the finishing brass in the proper place. Thanks Terry
Question about planes. I currently don't have any tools for milling lumber. Given the cost difference and the ease of use + the accuracy of power planer/jointers what would you suggest for a neophyte?
Great video Phil, extremely interesting to learn about the tools our ancestors had to work with in order to create the objects we grew up seeing in our lives.
It's plain to see that planes could be addictive. :-) At a few points in the video you said we could see various things that you tried to draw our attention to. And, we could have seen them, if the camera man had zoomed in. Aside from that minor issue, this is a fabulous episode. There is a good chance I might loose sleep binge watching this series.
thanks! How do you use your coffin style smoother plane? do you pinch the sides or rest it in the palm of your hand. I can't seem to find a comfortable grip on mine
So awesome to see and learn how woodworking has evolved. The early craftsman were very creative on how to adapt using no electricity. It really makes me look at those antique pieces of furniture differently and with much more respect. Thank you Phil for taking the time to teach and preserve this history. I LOVE wood. Rose Jaeger, Wyoming
A wonderful journey through the history of the plane. Most of it is very accessible knowledge on the internet but it was all beautifully put together in one place and Mr Lowe certainly has a passion for his chosen craft. An excellent video, thank you very much indeed.
Thank you for explaining some of the tools I saw in my grandfather's shop. A few of them I saw on the New Yankee Workshop. Thank you for the information.👏🌲🍑
Same as if there's a nail that's not been seen when planing . So if your busy and just put the plane blade side down an catch something then the blade is chipped knocked hit ect so in theory we always had it told us to always remember to put the plane down sideways get my drift
@ANTIDOTE TP, you have opened a can of worms, there. The number of acrimonious opinions voiced by woodworkers on this subject is exceeded only when Scandinavians discuss which way the firewood should be stacked, bark up or bark down. I do it both ways. When I am uncertain about the cleanliness of the bench I am working on, I won’t let the blade contact the bench, and possibly come to rest on a piece of grit or some such. It is no trick to find a stick or something on the bench to elevate one end of the tool at rest, maybe even a bed of the shavings just produced. Laying the plane on its side is second best, as it is easy enough to knock the blade adjuster lever when I do, and who needs that? When I know that my work surface is clean, there is no reason to fuss with that, upright on the bench is just fine. Interestingly, Phil Lowe was at the North Bennet Street School, where George Fullerton would teach students to keep planes in contact with the work piece on the back stroke, claiming a stropping effect.
This is like one of those rare old school video. Very knowledgeable man. Love that there isnt any over editing so we can see the whole process. I wonder if he will show how to carve. It would be great if he did.
