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RWW 165 From Boat Anchor Junk to Fore Plane

Hyperkitten Tool CoI hear from a lot of people who tell me they are saving money to buy a premium Scrub or Fore plane. I’m very quick to tell them that it is a waste of money to buy a modern, precisely manufactured plane to be used as a tool that required very light tolerances to do its job well. Of course I own both a Veritas Scrub and Fore plane so I’m being a bit hypocritical. We all make mistakes right? So I put my money where my mouth is and in about an hour’s work converted a beat up and rusty Jack plane into a Fore plane that will match my Veritas stroke for stroke. Its really just a simple matter of cleaning it up and cambering the blade.

Thanks to Hyperkitten Tool Co for donating the two planes in this video. Check out Josh’s tools for sale and subscribe to his email list. Its the only way to move fast enough to get some of his great tools.

Wanna Win One of These Restored Planes?

Leave a comment below telling me about your next project and how your hope to use this plane in the project. I’ll draw two names on September 9th and ship them out for free.

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Anthony

I’ve only been woodworking for a few months and I’ve nearly gathered enough tools and skill to start making a proper workbench instead of the wobbly old kitchen table I’ve been using(you video about not having a workbench made it much more enjoyable though). I was just looking at getting a scrub plane to surface the wood for the workbench but I’ll definitely do this instead.

Thanks for the great videos, Anthony

Dave

Nice video on setting up a fore plane. I don’t have one, but I may just try to find an old no.5 to set up. It would come in handy on my next project. I’m just about to start a desk for my son.

TylerW

As someone with a nearly exclusively power tool background, watching your videos is something akin to watching a magician wave his magic plane over a board and make it flat. I bought an old no name jack plane (Shelton I believe) a while back and after watching this video I’m thinking I might make it into a scrub plane (I’m certainly not having the best of luck using it as a jack plane, but that’s another story entirely.) Thanks for the video!

David Costello

I’m a new woodworker, and am definitely saving $$, not for a premium plane, but any planes, being new I need everything woodworking!! lol The only plane that I have is a $18 #4 Stanley from HD, but I tell you what, I have it tuned up and screaming!! lol I haven’t really built anything other then a regular workbench, and a shaker style bench, instead I’ve been reading, watching every youtube video, subscribing to anything woodworking, and getting overloaded on everything woodworking!! As far as physical work I’ve set up practice sawing, chisel, plane, and sharpening exercises, that I just keep doin over and over!! As far as my next project and how I would use the plane, that’s easy, I’m going actually on Sept.9th to South Suburban college to register, as long as things work out for financial aid, and this grant, I will also be taking fine woodworking courses, so I would be using the plane for school, and many projects!! Not only I need help with tools, but I need the experience, and info. I’m so happy I also won a e-pub copy of “The Essential Woodworker”, I can’t wait to read it!! Thanks for the chance, and have an awesome day!!

Tom

I really enjoy your videos and having just started collecting hand woodworking tools and have had good success lately finding some old tools that need some TLC. Thanks for all the information on this project with helpful hints I can use on other projects. I’m hoping to be able to do a couple of simple Christmas gifts for the daughters using only hand tools this fall. Again thanks for all the good information.

Jason

I just bought some 2×10 Douglas fir from the local home store.
I plan on using it to make a split top roubo. I’m going with a chain leg vise and an acme screw “wagon vise”.

This plane will go a long way in helping me get the top slabs “flat enough” to hit it with my refurbished #7 or the final passes.

Roy

Great video. Thank you for sharing. I finally have space to do some serious woodworking. This came at the perfect time as I’m putting together some of the essentials for my shop. I love the tip on creating templates of the irons to dublicate the cambers. Great idea. My first project is going to be a tool chest. I’m leaning towards the Dutch style. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge. It sure helps us newbies.

-Roy

Douglas

( I posted on G+ as that’s where my phone sent me from the link). I’m going to be doing a 6 board chest, completely from hand for the first time. That trans fore plane would sure come in handy. I’d like to get good at flattening by hand, although I’ll likely keep using my power planer as needed. Thanks

Jeffrey

I have some nice 8/4 maple with a live edge on it. I plan on resawing it then backing the two pieces up to each other to make a coffee table with two live edges held together with butterfly splines as well as using the splines to stop the cracks coming in from the ends. It should come together nicely. I would use the planes to smooth the table top after resawing.

James Huntsman

My next project is my workbench. My local lumber man didn’t have any #1 or #2 common 8/4 maple, but he had some “rustic” (#2) cherry that he practically gave me for the top. I just got the wood and started milling this weekend, surprisingly easily avoiding knots and defects for the top surface. With my glue up skills the top will probably come out like a 3 1″2 thick potato chip. I just hope I can keep it over 3″ after flattening. I’ll hopefully be using this plane along with my #6 and a bunch of carbohydrates tacking this feat. After the workbench is completed I’ll be using this plane to flatten some 12″-18″ wide Mahogany for my next project. I haven’t been able to decide what will be next either a blanket chest or a sugar chest. Thank you for all of your great content you work tirelessly on. I probably never would have bought more than a block plane, as far as hand tools go, if it weren’t for your videos and your passion for hand tools.