45. Snipes - for Perfect Mouldings

Need to clean up a moulding profile? Use a side snipe or a snipe bill plane.
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[@Mr_Rick]

I have to say if it wasn't for you I'd never learn about planes like this. Even that they exist. I really appreciate you sharing Graham. You're a good man. Thank you.

[@gjbmunc]

My pleasure!

[@christopherharrison6724]

Thanks for this never heard of this type plan before.

[@gjbmunc]

You're welcome!

[@kentonward97]

I love how ingenious our elders were at solving everyday problems. I will also say I am enjoying your books too. I look forward to your videos I like others learn so much.

[@gjbmunc]

Yes! Thank you!

[@transmundanium]

I was taught to call your side snipes 'side rabbets' Used obd just last week to widen a groove. Thanks for showing us how to use them on mouldings

[@gjbmunc]

Glad to help

[@HWCism]

Again, thank you.

[@gjbmunc]

You're welcome!

[@chrispokorney6801]

Great explanation of those planes. Would love for someone to do an extensive dive into Moulding Planes and their many uses. Really Enjoy your videos and teachings. Thanks

[@gjbmunc]

Glad it was helpful!

[@noncontradiction]

Wow thanks for sharing Graham. I appreciate your really direct and understandable explanation of these different types of hand planes, they can get pretty confusing.

[@gjbmunc]

My pleasure!

[@haroldschultz5864]

Nicely done . I look forward to all of your knowledge and generosity you give with each video . Blessings

[@gjbmunc]

Thank you so much!

[@promugg]

Thanks! Enjoying your videos!

[@gjbmunc]

Thanks for watching!

[@MCsCreations]

Thanks a bunch, Graham! That's a true lesson! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@gjbmunc]

Thanks, you too!

[@TimothyRourke]

Appreciate the deliberate instruction and intentional pacing.

[@gjbmunc]

Thank you!

[@ianstewart7605]

Sometimes, the side snipes can be useful to clean up after an electric router as well! I have used them to clean away unsightly burn marks where the cut went a bit wrong.

[@gjbmunc]

That's a good idea!

[@Isabel-belsai]

Thank you for sharing!

[@gjbmunc]

My pleasure!

[@davidcampbell2845]

More hidden gems to be preserved - thanks.

[@gjbmunc]

You're welcome!

[@nobuckle40]

Thank you Graham. It's been fascinating to learn about the myriads of hand planes from yesteryear.

[@gjbmunc]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Hawkeyelaotzu]

That just perfectly answers a question I had while using a beading plane last week. Many Thanks Graham.

[@gjbmunc]

Glad to help

[@CleaveMountaineering]

I'll have to start hunting for some snipe planes then... very neat.

[@gjbmunc]

Check the web - they're still available.

[@DesignEcologies]

Thank you

[@gjbmunc]

You're welcome

[@roman_le]

That was very useful. Thank you very much Graham!

[@gjbmunc]

Glad it was helpful!

[@dpmeyer4867]

thanks

[@gjbmunc]

You're welcome!

[@ManuelGarcia-ww7gj]

Thanks, Mister Graham. How about a discussion on how to used hollows and rounds?

[@gjbmunc]

I'll do another episode soon.

[@ManuelGarcia-ww7gj]

@@gjbmunc Thanks, looking forward to it.

[@liveoak4124]

Thanks. Good to learn something new

[@gjbmunc]

Glad to hear that!

[@lincolndickerson1293]

Hey, thanks for the great content. What is the name and or number(s) of the metal versions. I picked up a couple wooden hand planes, bead and plow plane, at a flea market this weekend. Highly inspired to do so from watching your videos.

[@nicolaisimonsen8040]

The metal versions often referred to as side rebate planes. Here Graham pulls out a Stanley no. 98/99.

[@lincolndickerson1293]

@@nicolaisimonsen8040 Thanks

[@gjbmunc]

no 99 and no 79 (double)

[@vasiaa3656]

Danke!

[@gjbmunc]

Bitte!

[@shedactivist]

I have a decent collection of wooden hand planes that I have collected over the years and your series is great for telling me what I have and how to use them. It is time for me to stop collecting and start using.

[@gjbmunc]

Go for it!

[@TheSMEAC]

Graham, I was literally going to ask you to do some content specifically on snipe bills; imagine my surprise when I see that you’ve just released some. I have a great pair of snipes and have been looking for more opportunities to use them. I use my No°’s 4, 6, and SR’s more than anything, but the quirks that the snipes make are delightful. Aren’t they also used in laying out/building up more complex moldings where they are in fact part of the plan? Or are that purely curative planes; much like a scraping plane/smoothing plane as final finishing tool. I don’t plan on looking into side snipes just because I’ve already had really good success with my side rabbets; especially with tuning sliding dovetails. I’m glad at least to have had this video confirm my suspicion

[@gjbmunc]

They can indeed! Good luck!

[@TomBuskey]

I've used my side rabbet (rebate) plane far more then I expected. What is the metal plane equivalent of the snipes bill?

[@gjbmunc]

Not aware that Stanley made one, unless there' s an iron for the no 45 combination plane.

[@ArchEdge]

Amazing.. Thank you Graham. You mentioned that Stanley re-invented the plans in Metal, but did the electric Router eliminate need to re-create the molding planes?

[@gjbmunc]

It made mass-production quicker but some quality was lost, so if you're mainly interested in one-of-a-kinds, the wooden planes are still prefered - and many are actually being remade again!

[@johnadamski4012]

🌲🌳🍀🐾👍So, a "side snipe" moulding plane, does basically the same thing as a Stanley "side rabbet" plane. Before watching this I knew a bit about moulding planes, but hadn't heard of "snipes", I've seen them, just didn't know what they were called. Thanks for the enlightenment🎃🐾🍀🌳🌲.

[@gjbmunc]

You're welcome!

[@pmewUK]

I have been woodworking for many years (as a hobbyist) and I'm ashamed to say I had never heard of snipe planes until now!

[@gjbmunc]

Check the web, they're there, both old and new!

[@pmewUK]

@@gjbmunc I don't dobt it I just feel so uneducated!

[@antoniolopes8776]

These are called «guilhermes» - («williams») in Portugal. You just can't find any except in museums...🙄😮‍💨😠

[@darkounet3478]

That's funny, in France "Guillaume" (ie. "Williams") is a rabbet plane

[@gjbmunc]

Pleanty for sale on the web.

[@jerrygillette854]

I've heard of these planes before, but never knew exactly how they were used. Thanks for the great information. I will now keep my eyes open for a set to add to my user collection.

[@gjbmunc]

Good luck!

[@MikeAG333]

I hesitate to suggest a correction, but a quirk is a flat within a moulding. It isn't the groove alongside the bead, it's the flat bit at the bottom of the groove. The same term applies in stonemasonry.

[@gjbmunc]

Don't really know about stonemasonry but all my life I've heard the quirk referred to as the groove. Thanks for the correction anyway.