I Was Wrong This Is The Better Way To Make Chamfers

[@reedplanes728]

James, thanks for all your help getting this design to market and for your video. That was a fun collaboration! I am working hard to get backorders filled. Thanks everyone for the kind comments, encouragement and your patience.

[@omegaflameZ]

ok THAT is a winning design. I love the KLACK of the block plane meeting the magnets too! Hope Jeff sells tons of these.

[@morte100]

That clack is where it's at. Makes it seem like you're not cheating!

[@michaelmcdermott2178]

Klack!

[@tomhargreaves8820]

Your presentations are great: they're just plane talk.

[@WolfPawArmoury]

That satisfying click-CLACK of slipping the block plane in has sold me on this jig.

[@clydedecker765]

LOVE the ability to skew the plane for end grain!!!! A simply excellent design to make a Wright wrong....

[@RichardMerrill3Hawk]

The mark of a fine inventor is not stopping till it's as simple as it can be. Kudos to Jeff, and to James for being the testing team.

[@nexusthane9342]

It's funny how difficult but rewarding it is to design for simplicity. Job well done to Mr. Reed

[@reedplanes728]

Well said, Thanks!

[@iainmcculloch5807]

I was angling to be first, but you beat me to the joke about it being acute little jig for a cute little plane.

[@sheilbwright7649]

I have an aluminium Australian made chamfer plane that works a treat. As you are aware Australian hardwoods rate significantly higher on the Janka scale compared to US hardwoods and being prone to interlocking grain add a dimension to the job. Using an electric router is time consuming because not only do you have the usual set up time but you have to make more passes for the job. The chamfer plane can be out, done and put away before the electric router is halfway through the job, plus their is something about just using the chamfer plane that just brings joy.

[@JJHoffmanwoodcrafts]

OK, that is pretty awesome! I will say, Roundovers have their place...but not enough for me to damage a plane iron 😆

[@MrMNRichardWright]

Humility can be a hard pill to swallow. You’re taking it well.

[@tankizard]

Gotta love it when you almost accidentally your way into a perfect/near perfect design

[@steven_vogt]

If at the end of watching something you say to yourself "Why hasn't someone thought of that before??", you know it's a brilliant idea. Guess what I said to myself after watching this? :) Kudos to all involved 👏👏👏

[@mikegray-ehnert3238]

The final pun warmed the heart of a former Math major! Isn't it a pain when that "better mouse trap" thingy slaps you upside the head? Isn't life grand?

[@michaelcurry8905]

If you take the round-over blades to the next step you could cut more complex shapes into the blade. I find that very interesting since most of my table tops have edges that vary from simple round-overs to complex ogee-ish shapes. (I don't know who would ever want to use champfers.)

[@ryancook2674]

Best believe I'm buying that kit as soon as I hit enter on this comment.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

There are currently only four left before it goes on back order.

[@ryancook2674]

@@WoodByWrightHowTo Just bought it, thanks so much!

[@TimothyRourke]

REED stuff is awesome, totally revived an otherwise cranky old Stanley 4 1/2 into a sleek beast

[@bv1726]

On my way to Jeff's sight to by a kit!! Thanks for the intro.

[@kevholmes513]

Impressed with the simplicity of the swap over

[@JimHill-hp5of]

Oh, noes. Another tool I (somewhat) lust after. I resist, because i know that I may not have it come out as well. Particularly the elegant wooden bits.

[@jerjavec]

That is great. I have found that the best item in the world won't be used as often if it isn't convenient to use, and this seems to be almost as convenient as just grabbing the plane -- but with the added benefit of repeatability. Very cool!

[@B.A.Bassangler]

A perfect fit for my kind of lazy, when a job is too small to plug in a router, and more comfortable to use than a cordless router. I'll figure it out one of these days...

[@paco_vazquez]

I was telling my wife about 44 mins ago that I needed to make a jig to achieve better chamfers … and then this just dropped. James, are you secretly listening to your audience!??? I no secretly listen to you (in KZbin tho)

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Stink. he is on to me!

[@csimet]

I've got to give people that do these by hand (block plane) credit. Me... I throw a bit into my router table and do it. I'm lazy. LOL I'm in the middle of making about 250' of trim and 30 cabinet doors for my family room and kitchen remodels, all requiring chamfers. I may have to look at this tool/jig for small sections of trim. Roundovers would be beneficial for knocking the edging of door trim.

[@firstnlast4779]

Dang you James Wright!!!! Never bought any thing from YT channels I follow and you go and do this. Can’t wait as I have a ton of iron wood I’ve been wondering what to do with.

[@blacknorce]

I love jigs. They make me feel like I know what I'm doing.

[@felleywoods]

What a great design, I'm sold on it already. But as my block plane is brass, I'll need to buy a steel one to use it!😂

[@georgeb.wolffsohn30]

My favorite tool for chamfers is my Stanley palm plane.

[@cottrilltoolwoodworks]

Ahhh. You're right.. That is cool.

[@jlmfoy365]

I do admire simple genius. Regards Jim UK.

[@jasonanderson420]

This looks like it is game changer and worth the freight costs to get the kit to Australia.

[@MCsCreations]

Ohhh... I want one!!! 😂 Thanks, James!!! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@robbywright6010]

I would like to toss a correction your way. Us Wrights can't be wrong. We can however be incorrect. Clever idea. I am impressed. Robby Wright

[@peterhansson7967]

Even if less is more, this is brilliant!

[@att20831]

I kinda like jigs, as being at the beginning of my woodworking as it helps with accuracy. But this looks very very simple and very clever!

[@michaelarighi5268]

Sweet! Would have been nice for chamfering the ~1000' of edge-banded plywood I just got done with a couple of weeks ago. Too late now. My little Stanley block plane, as you demonstrated, does a fine job, even without the jig. But they would have been more even and consistent with the jig.

[@williammitchell8612]

Outstanding! I am going on your webpage and ordering one, no, two; I'm ordering two kits tonight!

[@rjtumble]

"I like to be Wright" would have been a really funny channel name.

[@BrandonChennault]

Darn you James, now I want that too. I have very similar to your thoughts about simplicity. And that is a genius design for a block plane. Gotta go order one now. 😅😂

[@williammaxwell1919]

The journey to a "simple" elegant design can be interesting though fraught with frustation potentially involving many iterations, failed ideas and "we can do better", cute plane

[@kevinorr6880]

I will look for this set of plans...

[@anpr5309]

Now that's an awesome design!

[@dallen521]

That was not just fun to watch, but informative. Thank you. I got a great deal of pleasure from your debating with yourself and the emotions shown. That helped sway me.

[@DoctorFlaw]

Hey, just wanted to say that I just found your channel, and it is pretty much what I was wishing for. As someone who learned the (I would say bare necessities) of actual true woodworking in my apprenticeship as a carpenter over here in Germany, this channel really deepens my understanding of old-school as well as modern carpentry. Even tho I "specialised' in windows during my working career, wood is still a passion I want to pursue as a hobby. Thank you for your informative and simply great content.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

My pleasure. Let me know if there is anything you want to see

[@suzz1776]

i wanted to thx u for posting all these videos over the years. I just got done refurbishing an old wooden telephone from 1900s. It was given to my great grandparents on their wedding day in 1910, and my dad wanted me to finish refurbishing it, he started it in the 70s. It turned out wonderful and i used alot of ur tips and tricks and idk if i would have been able to get it looking so nicely without ur videos. So once again, thx u 😊

[@brucecomerford]

Thanks James. That’s great.

[@seanpatterson1609]

This is a cool jig. Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@derekrobertson1548]

Hi James, have a great weekend.

[@alastairmead9188]

I use my block plane all the time, this looks really cool

[@dereksmith2910]

That jig is amazing. But I agree, I like the freedom and challenge to create chamfers free hand. Yeah, being consistent cutting chamfers, it is a strong and often irresistible "tug".

[@karolskakes388]

James Wrong - Yes that has a ring too it! LOL

[@standswithfish]

Don't worry James, you will always be Wright!

[@bigoldgrizzly]

Nice concept - only worry might be steadily magnetizing the plane ?

[@emm_arr]

Wow. That's one of those things that like so many good inventions seem obvious once you've seen them. Cool.

[@patrickherzog2]

nice little add one, will keep it in mind

[@FirstMM]

How about instead of butchering your plane blade for a round-over, you put a radius on it like a mini scrub plane and use that profile for your chamfers? Would add a ton of visual interest.

[@richardgeorge9750]

You have a great collaboration! Nice work

[@myerscok]

Wow! This is a brilliant idea. Thank you for posting this up. 👍

[@Ferndalien]

This is a well thought-out design.

[@Tsarunai1]

Been eyeballing the Reed adjusters for a bit, and now you put this out there. I jumped on it.

[@BennyHelms]

I thought I'd started started supporting you on Patreon months ago. I had not. 😢 I just signed up, though. You and Rex are the only ones I support. Keep up the awesome work, brother! My first comment, too! So 10 thumbs up!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Thanks man!

[@ssrattus]

For the algorithm! Great design and presentation James!

[@triplealley]

That's pretty slick.

[@GreenlandRobot]

Absolutely brilliant, love the innovation. Also kits are all sold out already.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

We just opened the back order stock. we should have the next batch in a week or two.

[@rhpsoregon]

I'm also not a fan of "a tool for every operation"... BUT, it is an awesome idea. What I think I like best is that you can lock the fences down for a specific size of chamfer and leave it there and make ALL your chamfers exactly the same size. All the same width. All the same angle. I normally have a problem with one end of the chamfer (normally the toe end) being deeper which poses a problem when going all the way around.

[@64jdeb]

I agree with all of your comments!!!

[@theeddorian]

I like round overs. I use a block plane to do them. I've done over well 100 feet of round over, restoring various portions of the trim work in my old house. I have even matched the original rounded corners of the original trim. For me round overs are a solution to a finished trim piece that far less vulnerable to the dings of daily life than a single sharp corner or the two sharp corners of a chamfer. Less splinter potential, too, since those sharp edges are where splinters seem to appear spontaneously. But, I make boxes occasionally and I do chamfer the visible edges. Chamfers do look nicer than round-overs. This looks great for that.

[@philaandrew100]

That is simply brilliant. Especially good for folk who are starting out as it will certainly assist with consistency and developing muscle memory.

[@bonniefunderburg1895]

Your videos are most enjoyable. Keep it up. You are an inspiration.

[@salimufari]

Now I need to make this too.

[@chrisedie2307]

Such a simple straightforward design 🥳

[@HowardAppel-q9i]

Most excellent design and review. Thank you.

[@Derek_Lark]

I have a 3d printed version that has a 1/2 inch chisel blade in it. And a 3d printed mouth that replaces my adjustable mouth on my veritas block plane. Both work well but the chisel version is just so easy to grab and use.

[@marcbarash6045]

Thanks James

[@gilgrimes]

Ok… I did not want to want this but now I do

[@alholston-smith7631]

😊yes, I know what you mean. I have the Stanley block chamfer plane, but rarely use it, just grabbing my LN block plane and using it like you do. Nice kit, and very tempting… Cheers

[@aaalharmi]

Thanks for sharing, just what I was looking for

[@clydebalcom3679]

A genius idea.

[@TadTheTinker]

I love the idea! And, I love the conflict in your soul. I get it on many levels.

[@peterrschuck]

Thanks what a great idea and very helpful for everyone.

[@benkeller3]

That is a great design. Looking forward to the video about making it. It is Wright for you to be showing us this!

[@vince55sanders]

Yes

[@ianpearse4480]

Very cool. Can it make non 45 degree angles too? If you can set the gap of the fences I would guess you could calculate the off set and get 30 degree chamfers as well. Interesting. Still back to my magnetised blades and diamond stones problem though. Oh and by the way, Girth is in your name too but you don't have to increase that. I am on that for both of us mate. LOL.

[@theidlehandsworkshop3884]

Alright, I'm exercising the "snide comment" rule.... you said around 5:50-6:00 that you don't like jigs.... but have you considered that your beloved block plane is nothing more than a jig to hold the iron in place so you can move it across the wood easier than just by holding the iron alone ??? Barring that bit there's these REALLY neat things called Chamfer Planes that came out like last month when we first learned we had opposable thumbs... sorry James, I couldn't resist. I honestly like the idea of taking a tool I already own and being able to use it for more than it was designed to do. Very nice.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Lol you are so true.

[@charles1075]

Wood by Wrong - now with 100% more welding

[@contestwill1556]

wwrong

[@markhalvorson4631]

Well dang it, I’m going to have to make one of those now! My free-hand chamfers are mess!

[@reskridge]

Lolll...now I have another tool to make!

[@blayne2029]

Thank you.

[@TheRealJonahWicky]

It's genius in its simplicity!

[@danobrien3967]

Thanks

[@JoseSanchez-jj9ez]

what's so cute about those angles

[@NickLuker]

Jeff likes a challenge, eh? I can't tell you how many times I've needed a block plane jig like that for my spokeshave so that I can refine the faces of a Mobius strip. Ready, set, GO Jeff! 🤔🤔🤔

[@reedplanes728]

Would a Stanley no 65 chamfer spokes shave do the trick?

[@NickLuker]

@@reedplanes728 It seems my smartassery bit me in the buttocks. A 65 probably would, but can't we make it better, with Bluetooth?

[@reedplanes728]

​@NickLuker all good,keep challenging me😊

[@wouterengels7769]

Awesome little jig. Exactly what a good tool should be: as simple as it can be and effective. Not quite sure about the round over though. I think it ought to be possible to do better than notching a blade

[@andrewmortimer3317]

That’s great innovation to make the tool that works well.

[@timseroka8956]

Simple and effective, way to go guys!!!

[@walterrider9600]

thank you

[@Mykelthompson]

nice clean setup. its really cool.

[@matthewharry2803]

Very cool! What will he think of next!

[@giveemtheboot5123]

Praise the chamfers

[@nanettil]

Informative, and fun. As usual, thanks!