Forging A Plane Blade Pt 2

[@irishwristwatch2487]

Tool & die maker here - for your milling the slot, use an endmill 1 size smaller than your slot (e.g 9mm endmill for a 10mm slot). Endmills will usually cut oversize. You'll also be wanting carbide for that damascus because even annealed it looks to be burning up endmills - and I think your face mill needs a couple new inserts. Lastly - lubricant will help significantly with these sorta of tough materials. There's anchorlube which is technically for stainless but might work in this situation and doesnt require a full coolant setup - just put some on with a brush and send it. The final piece turned out glorious by the way. I love the thin veins of bright steel, the plug is a nice touch too!

[@michaeldoto4673]

This plane blade is absolutely stunning! And the plug? Brilliant! I’ve never seen anything like it and am in awe of your craftsmanship. Well done mate, bloody well done.

[@jpolhamus71]

The thing turned out bad ass... Don't beat yourself up!! That things handmade you should be very proud

[@beezo2560]

Well done. The Damascus plug weld is perfect. The work you showed flattening and prepping the blade shows you struggling with problems we would struggle because math: me don't. 😂 This is why I subscribed long ago. You work out stuff we would be struggling with. Keep up the good work. Love the content

[@adelheidsnel5171]

And here you are again in depth!!! Green Beetle rules!

[@mymemeplex]

Making things a bit out of your depth for someone else makes for great learning opportunities. Well done.

[@orellinvvardengra6775]

I was following everyone but you. These are the first videos of yours I’ve seen and love it. You’re hilarious!

[@GreenBeetle]

I appreciate that ty

[@WobblycogsUk]

An absolute work of art.

[@leppeppel]

I'm still in awe of that mosaic pattern. You knocked it out of the park on this one!

[@GreenBeetle]

ty

[@chewyakarieckenicholas6049]

One thing I enjoy about your videos is that you show everything including any kind of mistakes that you have made and I completely appreciate that after all we are human but I have to say that it turned out beautifully good work

[@GreenBeetle]

Thanks for that!

[@chewyakarieckenicholas6049]

Your very welcome sir and keep up the awesome videos and amazing work

[@kendazley7230]

Never hurts to try something new and it turned out really nice

[@TalRohan]

that looks awesome ...I really like how the plug came out...I mean stayed in ..

[@GreenBeetle]

Right on heheh

[@danthemakerman]

Dude that looks awesome! That plug weld is a really nice touch!

[@tinkeringaround6241]

If you have an edge finder for your mill you can touch off on your corners after it’s square and it’ll be a lot easier to put holes and slots in the proper places

[@probationbird9786]

everyone else has already said it, but I wanna say it too. That plug is amazing! The whole project looks amazing, and you're your own worst critic, but it really really looks good. Great work!

[@GreenBeetle]

Wow, thank you!

[@ilmbutton]

I love it! Amazing work Steve

[@NickLuker]

Looks beautiful. Far better than the oops "dropped it" forged blades that plane makers shipped with their planes.

[@LitoGeorge]

Spectacular work. You can be proud of this. From a novice blacksmith (and learning every day) but a fairly experienced woodworker too. Got the same plane btw, but original :)

[@Chickenandfriends-dj4vt]

Spatulators are awesome! I collect them.

[@tinkeringaround6241]

Excellent job as usual!

[@florianpeters4460]

good work as always, maybe to get a hang of milling operations read a few machinist handbooks, just to get in the order of operations, and writing a milling plan makes things easier, milling the slot in the same fixing as the hole drilling might have made things easier for you.

[@ulrichmachtle4864]

really, really pretty job!

[@funkyspacecow]

Great project! Love the patterns you got for both the blade and the plug, I think this is some of the best looking damascus work you've done. You were killing me on the first video with the made up woodworking terms and the "documentary" clips at the end, too. Great work!

[@GreenBeetle]

ty bruh!

[@weylinchandler8388]

That mosaic pattern is insane, Steve! You’re making me want to try my hand at plug welding haha.

[@awldune]

Very cool! When I saw the full build I had assumed that Uri engraved the iron.

[@kierangcollins]

Looks Amazing!

[@lancemillward1912]

Was not expecting that

[@MCsCreations]

Beautiful, Steve! Really amazing work! It looks mad!!! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@GreenBeetle]

Thanks 👍

[@chuckmuckamuck8001]

Nice!

[@jasonandrewz2214]

Beautiful

[@DanHelfond]

Even being 'off' a little, it still looks great. Nice job, brother.

[@crashwelder5337]

with as much steel as you mill, invest in some carbide end Mills. it's worth the extra cost

[@jackshields606]

You lifted your skills to a higher plane on this one. Wunderschön!

[@GreenBeetle]

Many thanks!

[@BloopTube]

Those holesaws are a pain in the ass to get running well. If your mill has the oomph a 2 flute slot drill would be a decent option, otherwise try absolutely drowning it in a really thick cutting oil, ive even used tapping fluid in a pinch

[@philliparudolph9595]

beautiful piece of work

[@GreenBeetle]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Ateliermartinon]

I'm not sure how it's usually done but would it be viable to quench just the usable part of the iron? since anything above the slot isn't getting used as an edge anyways. or would that make the warping worse?

[@GreenBeetle]

You can but the differential etching would be mostly lost. To get the full effect of contrasting steels both steels need to be fully quenched.

[@Ateliermartinon]

@@GreenBeetle gotcha. great job on the iron! looks amazing. actually love the underside with just the bare steel and the plug.

[@Pablo668]

Great work. While it did turn out lovely, the side with the lines on it looks a bit like the Starbucks coffee logo. I can't unsee it.

[@daveys]

Nice job!

[@GreenBeetle]

Thanks!

[@crashwelder5337]

When you faced the plate I noticed there's a ton of chatter on either end Wear it was overhanging the vice. I suspect if you had used vice Jack's under each end it would have kept the peace more stable

[@JuanRamirez-yd7eg]

Nice Jobs.

[@tinkeringaround6241]

Carbide endmills will let you do the slot and hole when it’s hardened

[@rawr2u190]

Ohh, so a plug is like a metal salami slice, gotcha. Damn, I really like how that turned out.

[@krissteel4074]

Think you're probably being a little bit too tough on yourself there matey on the finished product, for what it is, its more than fine. Its hand made and looks hand made.

[@jerrysanchez5453]

Honestly it looks great I am curious as to what that band around the plug weld is though.very curious

[@robertlunsford1350]

An impressive plane iron! If you ever happen to do another, there is no point in hardening any higher than the bottom end of the slot. The upper ends of plane blades sometimes get tapped with a hammer. A DRO and an edge finder would take all that math out of finding the center for the keyhole slot.

[@blacknorce]

I don't want the whole plane but I really want the iron you made. I'm guessing that would cost like $1000 for you to make another one.

[@GreenBeetle]

Something like that. Less without the mosaic plug.

[@standswithfish]

But the question remains, how did James Wright finish the build before you finished the blade?😆

[@KendrasEdge757]

Sick!!

[@Joseph-Colin-EXP]

Alternative title: how to turn a 200$ antique plane iron into a $2,000 that you can't afford." :)

[@MCsCreations]

Well... It wasn't that expensive to start with... 😬 The old ones you can find for $5 bucks on the flea market... I don't know about new ones in the US, but from China you're going to pay $25 bucks for a great one, I think... Either way, I hope they get a very good amount for it! After all, it's for charity. 😊

[@GreenBeetle]

Yep go check out the charity auction!

[@georglechner986]

Cool!!!

[@fxnepilogue]

I’m not sure what that “shadow” is on the plug weld. It’s almost like when you smooshed it the center of the top of the blade ballooned out or something. No clue but it looks cool 👍🏻👍🏻

[@GreenBeetle]

its weird isnt it

[@StuartSmithHandForgedKNives]

I watch this as I sit filing guards

[@GreenBeetle]

Poor guy. Probably hand sanding today too... :)

[@wmose3694]

i don't know what mill you have you checked to see if you have any flex column of your mill i have a small enco mill works great for anything a drill press would do and that's about it facing or any ?heavy" cuts and it has similar results to what you are getting it turns out the column will flex this lets the cutter ride up then dip back down i know they say don't blame the tools ..... but sometimes they just don't help or cant do a task anyway you can check it quick just mount up a dial indicator so that it is in contact with the table while mounted to the spindle then pull down and push up on the mill head with one hand (my mill is still better than no mill but it was a expensive mistake on my part (1200 bucks) still nice to have for drilling lots of holes but not so much for making parts

[@wmose3694]

and i should say i genuinely look forward to watching you work you make some amazing things and your narration style is dam near perfect funny and informative

[@GreenBeetle]

thanks bro!

[@stevealford230]

STEVE SUPREMACY!

[@JBCaudillKnives]

Could have used a pin through both clamped them together then scribed.

[@robertshelton3796]

So this is really cool 1) I watch some of the other makers you collaborated with and 2) not a knife. Your knives are great, but this is not a knife :D

[@zirconia21]

Its certainly not a plain plane.

[@GreenBeetle]

boom

[@potatoturtle9194]

I’m so sorry you had to do math your poor soul

[@GreenBeetle]

It didn’t even work I think there’s something wrong with math. 🤷

[@joshmajor8662]

PLEASE fix your audio man!!! Lol at 4 mins you started screaming Haha

[@putteslaintxtbks5166]

Sounded the same beginning to end for me?

[@baldotcom]

Repeat after me. Math is our friend. Math is fun. Math is not scary.