068 Router plane rescue

[@StavrosGakos]

Some tools deserve for the rescue. Even when the tool is not so useful, it can give you the lesson and that's the goal in that project. I've always wondered how that high angle routers works (60 degrees), but i've never had a chance to check it. Since i got that plane i felt temted to rescue it and lern my lesson. I stated the plane is good only for shallow dados or tenons cheeks in hard wood, but it's not comfortable to use - need to keep an eye on the the same level to see the iron or work "blind". I'm gonna keep it as a comparmison to other router planes, and for a beauty of it :) As the iron i used an old broken paring chisel made by WARD. I noticed that the tang is almost the same hard as the edge, so it will be enough for this job. I cutted the tang and regrind the bevel without loosing hardness. Oh, the wood i used was boxwood, but you probably know it ;) I've experimented with lighting (less light), so the video looks a little bit different. What do you thik about it? I hope you will like this episode :) Cheers!

[@rauschguitars]

Thanks for the info! I often do fairly deep guitar cavities with my Record 71 router plane, and was thinking about building something like this with a high angle, but I guess I'll stick to the Record for the time being.

[@byquette9504]

I like the light but brighter might be better

[@plainnpretty]

Nice plane good job saving her I like the less light

[@alexander8492]

I prefer more light

[@makenchips]

Ask about lighting and it's like asking about how much salt! Each has its own palate! Nice job on saving the router enjoy your videos immensely! Columbus Michigan USA

[@barkebaat]

5:08 - Some people have wine cellars. Others have SM dungeons... or record collections. This man has a room full of box wood. Respect.

[@hein8360]

Yes! I was thinking how awesome that is... and alao, it gets better with time

[@tim_bbq1008]

The door opened and my breathe was taken away. That is an awesome supply

[@StavrosGakos]

I'm stiill looking for fresh boxwood ;)

[@bocan3189]

A "Humidor" for his wood no less... Awesome!

[@GNU_Linux_for_good]

It's a brilliant idea to show the workpiece every now and then, and turn it around in front of the camera, so that we can see it from all perspectives.

[@johncarruthers5552]

Beautiful workmanship as usual. Well rescued.

[@StavrosGakos]

Thank you John👍

[@СергейНасонов-ю3з]

Отличная рестоврация! Браво мастеру,грунтубель снова в строю!

[@rogerhodges7656]

I am so happy to see you back. It seems like a long time since you have made a post. Thanks!

[@StavrosGakos]

Hey, Roger! It was not so long ;)

[@gbluetoo]

@@StavrosGakos It was for us. I truly enjoy your work and learn a lot from the meticulous care you exhibit with each plane you build or rebuild.

[@dalewysinger3077]

I can never watch one of your videos without learning multiple lessons. Thank you!

[@johnelwer3633]

I like the lighting. It focuses the eye on your work.

[@brucemickelson3023]

Thanks!

[@jamesmurray7478]

Exciting peek in your closet-all those lovely pieces of wood!

[@carlospatriciolabranatorre1259]

Me gustó muchísimo tu propuesta! Me gusta oír el sonido de las herramientas en acción! Sobretodo las manuales! No necesitas más para dejar todo muy claro! Felicitaciones!

[@StavrosGakos]

Thank you!

[@mr.sandman770]

Hello Mr. Gakos, very new woodworker here. Your storage room is very impressive. I really enjoy both your planemaking and plane restoration videos, so thanks for sharing them.

[@StavrosGakos]

Thank you!

[@peterpavelka3465]

Hi Stavros you are really master class ! Nice to see you ....

[@slomkaadas9603]

Elegancka i piekna robota - chętnie zobaczę więcej podobnych renowacji. Pozdrawiam serdecznie

[@StavrosGakos]

Dzięki, będą się pojawiać raz na jakiś czas :) pozdrowienia!

[@slomkaadas9603]

@@StavrosGakos Super, dzięki!

[@professor62]

Excellent, as always, Stavros! You make your videos in such a way that viewers feel like we are there, up close, watching you work. So relaxing, so educational, so inspirational! Thanks, my friend!

[@StavrosGakos]

Hey Russ 🍻

[@buczo102]

Świetna robota, sama przyjemność oglądać taką renowację! Pozdrawiam!

[@StavrosGakos]

Dzięki Michał!

[@kevinsmith1976]

Love the way you made the router plane. Great work. I've got to get some of the hacksaw blades they cut so fast. 😂😂 Stay safe and greetings from Australia.

[@fieqakim]

With all wood working tool you have build and restore this router is the only one that make you look struggle to use

[@walterplummer3808]

We always enjoy your videos. Thanks for making them.

[@StavrosGakos]

Hey Walter 🍻

[@LimitedGunnerGM]

Who else was waiting for him to use a router plane to fix a router plane… then giggle when he pulled out a big router?

[@mitchellkirk1238]

Stavros where have you gone? I miss your great videos. I am just a hobbyist woodworker but have learned a great deal from watching your incredible work. Thank you. I hope you upload something new soon.

[@StavrosGakos]

Hey Michael, I was looking for some workshop time :)

[@markgoode4109]

Excellent workmanship; it was pleasure to watch and learn. As ever, thanks for sharing your skills with us. Best wishes to you.

[@StavrosGakos]

Thank you Mark, Cheers!

[@troystaten5633]

Nicely done, thanks for showing us.

[@nobuckle40]

That was in really rough shape. You made a very useful plane out of it.

[@joaquinperez7567]

Excelente...como siempre.

[@chadwilliams8583]

Stavros!!!!!STAVROS IS BACK!!

[@russlorenzini2492]

Wow! An actual power tool!

[@MikeAG333]

Nice work, as always. I dislike the high contrast timbers, but that's just a matter of taste, and it probably helped make things clear in the video.

[@uncannyvalleywoods]

Waking up to fresh Gakos and coffee is the bees kneez.

[@Gus0046]

Muy bien hecho 👍 buen trabajo. Te felicito.

[@StavrosGakos]

Thank you!

[@leosnovak6914]

Excellent work as usual!

[@lerayhillmon9485]

Keep them coming

[@BobBlarneystone]

Hot hide glue is a great glue that too few people know about.

[@nextlevelarchery9903]

I love the box wood

[@adamtheroofer3659]

Missing your videos. I hope you are doing well!

[@StavrosGakos]

Hey Adam! i'm good, just looking for some time :)

[@jackdelancey248]

Surprised to see the use of a router. Not complaining just surprised.

[@silamaleesri8661]

Please could you make a matching set of tongue and groove planes? Love your videos you make me want to make my own planes

[@StavrosGakos]

Hey! One day i will build them :) Merry Christmast!

[@silamaleesri8661]

@@StavrosGakos merry Christmas! I look forward to your build, love watching your videos

[@ryandavis7593]

Am I wrong that you have taken some inspiration from somewhere? Beautiful as usual my friend. I am home today as I am down with bronchitis. I am grateful though as this gives me time to visit you in your shop even if it is only by video. Greetings from the high plains of Texas.

[@StavrosGakos]

Thank you Ryan! I take inspiration where i can 👍

[@mg3289]

Ot i wyszedł przecudnej urody szturmowiec Imperium 😉! Utrzymujesz formę! 👍

[@StavrosGakos]

Dzięki :)

[@siarheiluzhynski3586]

Hi Stavros. I like the way you did a tail vise for your workbench. Also I saw a good bench top hand drill press in your shop , while you where making video. Would be interesting to know what manufacturer it is ?

[@StavrosGakos]

Hi, thanks! Everything is in my video no 050 👍

[@Akarnf2]

Exellent! And best regards from Israel

[@StavrosGakos]

Thank you Benny! Regards!

[@byquette9504]

I was wondering are you a professional woodworker or just a very Talented hobbyist?

[@StavrosGakos]

Hey, that's my hobby but i'm gonna make it fulltime in the next year.

[@byquette9504]

@@StavrosGakos thats amazing You really are almost putting craftsmans to shame with yours skill

[@StavrosGakos]

@@byquette9504 😉🍻

[@oneshotme]

I can't remember ever seeing you use an electric tool before this video here! Was that animal glue? It looks the same as fish scale glue lol It looks great and you did a masterful job rescuing it as well!! Enjoyed your video so I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@StavrosGakos]

Thank you! I use that router from time to time. It was hide glue, as always :)

[@oneshotme]

@@StavrosGakos You're welcome and I thought it was but just wanted to make sure

[@charleswilson9930]

As always, the best work and videography. Looks similar to one I restored, but you did a better job with the box wood contrast.😁

[@StavrosGakos]

Thank you Charles 🍻

[@SJack-bw9dp]

Super - Good work , us usual !

[@StavrosGakos]

Thanks a lot:)

[@TheJohnRowley]

Hi Stavros, I like the reduced lighting. Have you tried experimenting with altering your camera's white balance or with restrained colour grading of your film? Some adjustment of the tone would I think further increase the great quality of your video production. I always enjoy watching your craftsmanship and appreciate the high quality of your video production, thank you.

[@StavrosGakos]

No i didn't but i will try, thank you 🍻😉

[@TheJohnRowley]

@@StavrosGakos 🙂Thank you for replying

[@BenNawrath]

This may be the first time I’ve seen you use a router haha

[@StavrosGakos]

So you didn't watched all my video's ;)

[@BenNawrath]

@@StavrosGakos haha not yet! I catch them when I can, and I’ve recommended plenty to friends!

[@StavrosGakos]

@@BenNawrath 😉🍻

[@leader133grgr]

Για μια ακομη φορα απολυτος στην λεπτομερεια της κατασκευης σου. Μπραβο σου!

[@RestorationAustralia]

Nicely done. 😊

[@johneriksen5504]

What was the octagonal hole for in the old design?

[@StavrosGakos]

Hey, somebody added the bolt to secure the blade. I don't know why - the plane had the wedge for it.

[@anpr5309]

Good job! I think that I would that the lighting was a little too dark. Again, really good job!

[@StavrosGakos]

Thank you!

[@barkebaat]

7:10 - They say that if you snort boxwood dust it makes you feel like a tree ... but in a good way ! Or so I'm told. Don't look at me like that !

[@PawelKnapik]

Do you know what was the purpose of the hexagonal hole in the part you have replaced? An alternative locking mechanism?

[@StavrosGakos]

Hej Paweł! There was a bolt to secure the wedge. Weird, because the wedge don't need it :)

[@wendellstroup8404]

I think it would be cool if you could add minimal subtitles briefly explaining what you’re looking for with grain direction and type of wood you chose for the repair

[@StavrosGakos]

I was trying to make them in many of my videos (subtitles in stages on the timeline) but it takes me too much time. To be honest, most people don't read them and ask my about things, that i wrote about. Cheers

[@ricos1497]

@@StavrosGakos it's amazing the number of times I see videos with great captions, where people ask questions covered in the captions. I suspect many people don't know they exist. If you were to use captions in future, a very brief "fixed" caption (not using youtube's caption facility I mean, so edited into the video) at the start that said "turn on captions for detailed infornation" or something like that, it would perhaps prompt people to utilise them. The other issue I regularly see, is people asking questions about something that is covered either in the description or a pinned post!

[@jamesmurray7478]

I found 50 to 55 degrees works well in hardwood, but as you say, not so good in most softwoods.

[@NicolausNemeth]

Hi, Stravos! Long time viewer, first time commenter. You know, I have seen you make so many wedges over the years. While watching this video I thought that maybe you could make a molding plane that cut the recess and curve at the top of the wedge. Personally, I would love to see what you come up with (and watch you make it). It might interest you as you seem to enjoy making tools that help you make tools.

[@StavrosGakos]

Hi Nicolaus! Maybe one day i'll make that kind of plane :) Cheers!

[@lope95]

Miałem się już pytać kiedyś o te pilniko-piłki. Buduje strug i widzę że są bardzo przydatnym narzędziem. Budowałeś zapewne je sam, tylko czy ze zwykłej stali, płaskownika czy z czegoś lepszego?

[@MrGudetw]

Cześć, poszukaj sobie ,planemaker floats’, kiedyś Lie Nielsen miał coś takiego w ofercie

[@StavrosGakos]

Czesc, tak jak kolega napisał - planemaking floats. Pod tym hasłem znajdziesz najwięcej informacji na ich temat. Wystarczy płaskownik ze stali wysokowęglowej, dostaniesz bez problemu w sklepach z materiałami do budowy noży. Pozdrawiam

[@lope95]

@@StavrosGakos dzięki za odpowiedź

[@simonmcowan6874]

It's been a long time since you posted, hope all is well.

[@StavrosGakos]

Hi Simon, i'm just looking for some free time :) cheers

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[@飛碟雲]

Excuse me, what is the glue used in the video? Thank you~

[@StavrosGakos]

Hey, hide glue. As always :)

[@What_Other_Hobbies]

Sometimes, when I see super thin shavings in your video, I want to blow them off my computer screen

[@marceloiannini8199]

What’s the name of those rasp-like tools you use to make the edges of the blade slot? It looks like a rasp/saw or a machine shop broach. But one cutter is on the edge, other is on the side. I love your work! Congrats!

[@guillemclapes5587]

They are planemaker’s floats.

[@StavrosGakos]

Thank you Marcelo, please check planemaking floats, there are many kinds od them 🍻

[@trahtrebor]

WHERE! And HOW! do you find all the boxwood? I cant seem to find a source here in the US unless I buy it. Just a little more than I am willing to pay. Lol Thanks again!

[@StavrosGakos]

Hey! I bought boxwood four times from people who decided cut them off from their garden.

[@trahtrebor]

@@StavrosGakos After I made the comment, I remembered that I saved a bunch of huckleberry wood. Chunks of 7inch diameter. It should work. I made a knife handle from some years ago. It was so hard that an 80grit belt polished the wood before the blank face was flattened. Have a good one!

[@brucemickelson3023]

Where did you do your apprenticeship?

[@StavrosGakos]

Thank you Bruce! I work on my skills alone in my workshop 🍻

[@williamoverton7265]

Wonderful

[@StavrosGakos]

Hey William!

[@leomeilak6532]

As always Great!!!

[@awldune]

Where do you get your boxwood? And how do you keep it from cracking? I removed a boxwood bush at my house and the wood cracked terribly despite me sealing the ends.

[@StavrosGakos]

Hey, mainly from olx dot pl. I keep it in dark and windy place, but sometimes big pieces gets one big crack. Small diameters never. Cheers

[@slomkaadas9603]

Przejrzałem Twoją listę natzedzi, które sam zrobiłeś i się tak zastanawiam. Jesteś w stanie zrobić działający gwintownik (część żeńską, a może i nawet męską) ? To byłby niesamowicie ciekawy i wymagający projekt. Tak tylko rzucam z ciekawości... Pozdrawiam serdecznie

[@StavrosGakos]

Hej Adam, narazie nie potrzebuje ale może kiedyś :) pozdrowienia!

[@masterskay_na_naberezhnoi]

👏👏

[@АлександрНевский-н5э]

Что у вас за клей ?

[@StavrosGakos]

Jak zawsze, klej skórny 👍

[@mitchellkirk1238]

Happy birthday

[@StavrosGakos]

Thank you that you remembered :) Cheers!

[@barkebaat]

16:38 - New tool ?

[@StavrosGakos]

As old as the bandsaw 👍 i use it only for cutting the wedges shape 🍻

[@michabiaochleb1188]

Pięknie go ogarnąłeś ;)

[@StavrosGakos]

Dzięki Michał :)

[@jasondurham3581]

You can fluently speak Polish and English, can you also speak Greek? I love your wood work, it is amazing. I subscribed.

[@StavrosGakos]

Thank you, unfortunately i know only some Greek words. Cheers!

[@dariuszstasiowski8097]

Bardzo piękne rzemiosło super się to oglada ale prośba o polskie opisy niestety starsi nie znają angielskiego .pozdrawiam i czekam na następne produkcje

[@StavrosGakos]

Dziękuję serdecznie! Nigdy nie jest za późno na obcowanie z obcym językiem. Proszę spróbować korzystać z tłumacza google. Wystarczy skopiować tekst i wkleić do tłumacza, wtedy wszystko będzie jasne:) Opisywanie filmów w dwóch językach było dla mnie utrudnieniem dlatego z niego zrezygnowałem. Mam nadzieję, że pomysł z tłumaczem będzie dla Pana wygodny. Pozdrawiam

[@johnpeterdean1653]

That is the first time that I have seen you use a power tool (router) in a video. Normally you only use hand tools....

[@StavrosGakos]

I've used it few times before 👍

[@luizgabriel3388]

Out of nowhere? Niiice!

[@StavrosGakos]

Hey Luiz!

[@АлександрЧумак-м2о]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@tangle70]

5:09, and my wife thinks I have problems letting go of scrap wood.

[@larrykelly2838]

Nice

[@StavrosGakos]

Thank you Larry!

[@maasha2001]

I tried x0.5 playback speed to get the real tempo, but that didn't do the trick ...

[@simonmcowan6874]

It looks a bit of a pig to use, not being able to see the chisel working the rebate, still, as ever a super post.

[@محمدالكناني-ش1ظ]

ممتاز

[@patrouch4267]

👍👍👍👍👏👏. 🙏

[@christopherharrison6724]

The only unbelievable thing is that you would saw a tennant that far out of square 😂

[@StavrosGakos]

😂

[@АлександрВладимирович-к2р]

💪👌👍🖐️

[@barkebaat]

1:15 - Blue tape matches blue carcass fronts on bench. Smoooooth ! Oh! Yes baby, I know what you like :-) (*cue Barry White soundtrack*) kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJbCl2SLhLyshMk

[@Rockwoodworkshop]

Electric router pissed me off, but the rest was great!

[@StavrosGakos]

Electric router is very helpfull, but can't do the whole job 👍

[@genabookin128]

you can immediately see the loser! the wrong material and in the wrong direction of the fiber and you must first glue and then adjust the profile!

[@StavrosGakos]

Wrong comment. Yes, i can see the loser here.

[@williamoverton7265]

Wonderful