How to Make a Grooving Plane From Firewood and a Chisel

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We are making a Groving plane from firewood using basic woodworking tools. this is a live build where we will be doing it all in one take. later we will release the footage in a shortened version. come for the fun and ask any questions that come up.
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[@liquidrockaquatics3900]

I know this was at the height of the pandemic, but whenever you’re working with firewood, do you normally test with a moisture meter before starting your projects or partway through to verify that the wood is actually dry? The reason I ask is because I have made a few projects like mallets out of Osage Orange it is extremely dense, and I started with green logs. I made a few rough boards as well and they have been sitting for the last two years

[@WoodByWright]

with fire wood if it has been drying out side for a year or two it should be fine to bring in. I then let it acclimate to the shop for a week or two.

[@skylazart]

Traditional woodworking is awesome cuse you can have kids around without too much of worry :) pretty cool project

[@COEYRN]

I forgot about that cool little hammer. The cylinder mallet. I asked you about it before I tried to make it and I screwed it up. Looking at the mallet now. I'm thinking go to a valley village and find an old wooden rolling pin. That would work that would definitely work. Well thank you for that epiphany.

[@douglashopkins8070]

That is a very nice little plane. I much enjoyed watching it.

[@WoodByWright]

thanks man! that was a fun time!

[@stephanieray6587]

The patina on the bench though

[@David_11111]

yay am enjoying the knott

[@BladeforgerKLX]

Enjoying!!! Thanks!!!

[@terrysmith8714]

Fantastic video. Love thje build. Thank you. Cheers.

[@tim8767]

Great Video!

[@nathanwooler8047]

"that's why I have multiple planes" LOL that is so funny because it's so true

[@David_11111]

yay impressed with your finished firewood :)

[@NeoYAG]

I watched the card scraper live, I like your making tools videos! Can you do a live video to make winding sticks??

[@WoodByWright]

That one is on my list. I have done a long form on that before if you want to see it. But I may do a live in a few weeks.

[@NeoYAG]

Wood By Wright thank you!! I see the long format and it’s on my watchlist for tomorrow!

[@goesnatural]

good listening

[@TheSMEAC]

I make something from each years load of firewood and this year’s will be this. I’ve done saw handle and boxes, but this and a rebate plane will the plane this year. We have white oak and pecan primarily (indoor & outdoor respectively). Thanks for these long form live builds.

[@Rembo426]

0:43

[@LegoMan-cz4mn]

Boxwood is a nice option 😉 although it would make for a valueable plane

[@WoodByWright]

It would be fun to find a piece of boxwood big enough to make a whole plane out of.

[@LegoMan-cz4mn]

@@WoodByWright yes it would! Do you know stavros gakos on youtube? He is a toolmaker, he made a mini english miter plane out of boxwood, very enjoyable videos that he puts together

[@WoodByWright]

Love his stuff!

[@mattwilson9179]

I followed along with this and made my first plane. Pretty excited! Makes a nice clean groove! I may even make another one to set a more shallow groove for smaller drawer bottoms. Thanks James!

[@WoodByWright]

Sweet man. Sounds like a fun time.

[@bitbyterjr]

I'm curious to know if it is possible to break down a piece of firewood into lumber without a vice? Are you able to do this with other work holding methods (dogs, holdfasts, etc)?

[@WoodByWright]

Sure. I have a video showing how to rive it then plane it square. You could do it with just a planing stop. If nothing else mount a clamp and use that.

[@christopherrayulloa6281]

Bro I fell asleep while watching KZbin and woke up to this lmao

[@mrropro6784]

Omg same

[@karibars1]

SAME!!! And reading comments to figure out who the lady is in the bottom right!

[@steamerpowered]

Haha yup same!

[@spankin]

Add me to the list

[@thulungsystems]

😂😂😂 exactly same here

[@westleypfannerstill6915]

ive taken a few courses for Azure and AWS exams, but this guys breaks it down far better than anyone else

[@charles1075]

"Tongue in cheek" nice one

[@williamking6992]

i like watching u handle such large pieces of wood im learning so much thx

[@ginafarducci1600]

Why do you set your planes down onto the cutting edge?

[@WoodByWright]

That's the most common way. I did a video comparing putting it on a soul in on its side and putting that side does more damage in general. Unless you're working on a metal bench or a bench with nails or screws in the surface it's best to put the plane down on that soul. It started with a Ole Miss propagated by shop teachers. They scared a lot of people from putting them down on their soul.

[@maticjelovcan]

One thing you forgot to mention about wood selection for planes, is that apart from beech, a lot of european planes, especially shop made ones (also even new ECE ones) have been made from fruit woods too. Pear and apple seem to be used quite often. So if one is felling a fruit tree I would assume that either of those two would work out fine as well... Pear wood btw is wonderful to work with. I just made a tiny smoother out of it the other day. :)

[@WoodByWright]

Verry true. I have two that are apple.

[@cesarmatiasbalderrama3658]

bien

[@justinrice8509]

What's it used for?

[@LegoMan-cz4mn]

For making grooves along the edge of wood, for example drawer bottoms, door panels, ect

[@WoodByWright]

What Lego man said. You can also use it for the groove side of a tongue and groove joint or to capture panels in a door or basically anywhere else you need to make a groove.

[@82NDSalmonski]

Love your videos, I’m learning so much and I can’t stop watching. Keep up the good work and thanks for all your help 👍

[@WoodByWright]

thanks Simon. my pleasure!

[@claytongrigg3909]

Would red oak make a good plane

[@WoodByWright]

Sure. You have to be careful the grain direction isn't going to cause you problems. You'll hear a lot of naysayers out there saying to not use that and a lot of other woods because there are better woods to choose. But there are always better woods out there. Red oak will make a fine tool that will work for years and years to come

[@donaldcallahan450]

is that wooden handle chisel from Harbor Fright better the the plastic handle one

[@WoodByWright]

yup that is a HF Chisel that I used for the iron.

[@donaldcallahan450]

@@WoodByWright ok does the wooden handle chsel hold a better edge then the plastic handle one

[@WoodByWright]

Yes. I just included them in the chisel test video if you want to see the comparison.

[@donaldcallahan450]

@@WoodByWright ok thank you

[@44-Hik.]

👍👍👍

[@bulatz2615]

Почему бы клин не сделать покороче? Не пришлось бы ручку стамески ломать.

[@WoodByWright]

if you make it too short then you could not eject it easily. I broke the handle off as I did not want to use it as a chisel any more. the long handle would get in the way of using the plane.

[@bulatz2615]

@@WoodByWright Понял. Мой отец давно делал подобный инструмент с фигурным резцом для украшения кромки облицовочной доски. Там над резцом в теле рубанка было коническое углубление для удаления стружки. Калевка называется.

[@davidgagnon2849]

I was curious to see what a "Prooving" plane is.

[@WoodByWright]

Lol oops!

[@pettere8429]

You could have gotten a taller blank if you had cut it out at an angle from the piece of firewood.

[@christopherharrison6724]

Did you make your clogs yourself?

[@WoodByWright]

I was given the blanks but I cic the carving and the fine turning to the foot.

[@AdamBouharrate]

😘😘😘

[@fabiodoll]

Uma aparadores de grama custa 1/3 da esmerilhadeira 😂

[@robinconkel-hannan6629]

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[@WoodByWright]

Sorry not sure what you are talking about. This is a build a long live free class. Let me know how I can help. I always welcome feedback.

[@dennisf.macintyre117]

please check signal

[@WoodByWright]

This is a live video from a few years ago.

[@David_11111]

first wood working project...... axe handle

[@shanewilson284]

Best joke was saying Veritas is affordable.

[@WoodByWright]

In comparison to most handsaws they're the cheapest on the market. unless you go for disposable Japanese saws or things you can buy at the big box store.