Jim Kingshott - Bench Planes

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Dovetail Tim

3 ай бұрын

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@johncranham125 2 ай бұрын

I was privilege to have been taught by him as my apprentice master back in 1980. He worked at the Royal aircraft establishment (RAE) in farnborough Hampshire. It was craftsman like him as well as others at the RAE that made me the craftsman that l am today 45 years later. Its sad to say but the apprenticeship that we were given isnt around anymore and hasn't been for a few decades now. Unless you can plug it in or put a battery in it means that the hand skills are fading. There are some fantastic tradesmen out there, but its all done with machines. The likes of jim are of a bygone era.

@Dovetailtim 2 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you for sharing this.

@charleswhitehead7441 Ай бұрын

Very true, and knowing these basics makes allows you to solve problems when using power tools. Your remarks also apply to other trades as well, not just carpentry.

@Endicorp1 3 ай бұрын

Great video. Thank you for 50 years of your contribution to woodworking. RIP Mr Kingshott (1931 - 2002)

@nikosannitsakis4721 3 ай бұрын

Jim Kingshott died on February 25, 2002

@stevenowen9279 2 ай бұрын

A true professional at top of his game , RIP J. Kingshott.

@gravyau Ай бұрын

A natural teacher

@123reivax123 3 ай бұрын

I have all his books and am thrilled to find these videos of the man himself. Simply brilliant. Thank you so much for posting these of the late genius of wood. His relaxed delivery is a revelation!

@mtz9939 21 күн бұрын

His woodworking is poetic.

@jthepickle7 2 ай бұрын

When the architect heard I had edge glued the teak skirt board - had to make it wider - he was livid! On a Saturday I was commanded to go to the jobsite - to get yelled at, I guess. He was already there when I walked in. His first words, "Well, you didn't say it was indiscernible." I had used a flattened, well tuned 16" Record. One long thin shaving from each glue surface for an invisible glue joint.

@Dovetailtim 2 ай бұрын

Great to read this

@jthepickle7 2 ай бұрын

@@Dovetailtim Yeah, the board was 12 - 3/8ths x 20 feet (!) and cost about $1600. Skirt board to be mitered to the risers, 13 of them. The boss bought two boards for the job, knowing how difficult the job would be. Got 'er done one the first try, for "the teak house" in Key West, FL.

@nigelburge3613 3 ай бұрын

The best explanation of how a bench plane works ever. Excellent.

@toonybrain 19 күн бұрын

Agree

@troystaten5633 15 күн бұрын

A great series of videos, thank you for showing these.

@johnsrabe Ай бұрын

The intimidating thing is not just his skills and knowledge … it’s his immaculate shirt and vest!

@petermcneill80 Ай бұрын

That was an excellent video, I stumbled on it quite by accident there and was absolutely blown away with the intro the filming + lighting was very very nostalgic in all the best ways. Iv sat and watched the full video there and know a LOT more about planes now than I did this morning. My dad is a plumber to trade ( 80 now ) and he has a small Stanley plane which iv saw him use all my life from my earliest memories fitting doors around the house / repairing sash windows etc Iv rarely used it myself as I’m an engineer of sorts ( started off as mechanic then went into welding then into general engineering + machining ) I’m 40 now and you’ve really encouraged me to talk planes with dad and have a go at a bit of plaining iv missed out on this vus far in life and hope to catch up. Your work shop looks absolutely fantastic and your attention to detail / craftsmanship look to me to be second to none , I take my hat off to you and thank you very much for this video 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧👍🏻

@Dovetailtim Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching..! Let me know what your dad says.. all the best

@JBuck-cu7xd 3 ай бұрын

Fingers off in a twinkle had my attention for the next hour!

@g5flyr169 3 ай бұрын

Same!

@fabiomerlin8820 23 күн бұрын

That was a real lesson.

@toonybrain 19 күн бұрын

This is a wonderful video: the invaluable information, the pace, the visuals, no music. I thought the wood-iron/paper illustration was brilliant in its simplicity. Thank you for passing on this education.

@Dovetailtim 15 күн бұрын

Pleasure!

@mollyrockers2401 3 ай бұрын

Excellent, thank you.

@Brasselschleuder 3 ай бұрын

So glad I found Your Chanel. Thank You so much for this wonderful content. Best regards from Germany, Frank

@el_wumberino 2 ай бұрын

What a nice and likable person, the perfect teacher.

@FrenchFarmhouseDiaries 2 ай бұрын

A true legend in wood working he reminds me of my teacher when I was doing my city & guild's in the early 80s you don't get cabinet makers like him any more thank you for sharing made my day and week

@santboiboi375 2 ай бұрын

Excelente el apoyó de los cepillos para que no se estropee el filo !!👌🤝🤝

@lubomirkolka2693 3 ай бұрын

Great video!Thanks

@user-ms5ho2if2p 2 ай бұрын

It’s a privilege to learn from such a fine craftsman. Terrific class

@mskulls83 Ай бұрын

Jim was such a ledge!

@bencollyer2296 2 ай бұрын

Mr kingshot is a proper OG just found these vids of him defo gonna look into him more Love these vids sort of asmr like watching a pro at work

@theoriginalbuggins 2 ай бұрын

Fabulous. Plus, I had to pause it for a moment to recover after his line about the donkey! Priceless!

@jtscustomcutlery317 Ай бұрын

How am I just now finding this! Amazing! Wish I would have found him before he passed. Great video!

@petercastles5978 2 ай бұрын

Straight as as donkey piddling in the snow on a windy night !. Wonderful.

@rajugk9712 2 ай бұрын

A priceless video by a Master Craftsman who can explain how to work with wood so brilliantly, precisely and in such a quiet, measured and sympathetic manner. Brilliant.

@johnsrabe Ай бұрын

“Corrugated Soul” was the name of a hit by The Cardboards. 10:50

@johnbesharian9965 8 күн бұрын

My first time seeing any of his work and he does a fairly good job of explaining everything so that even an English [mis]speaker from the other side of "The Pond" is able to follow along. The only "Nit" I might have to pick, so to speak, is a safety tip; His use of linseed oil to lubricate the soles of the planes without giving a warning to be absolutely certain to not let it dry out and tightly cover it when one's not in the shop causes me some concern. Linseed oil (at least the 'boiled" kind) soaked rags tend to spontaneously combust as they dry out which has me worried that someone might not know that and suffer unfortunate, avoidable results. (With Paul Sellers "Rag-In-A-Can" method, he uses 3-in-One Oil, which is a light machine oil and says he never has any problems with it affecting the finishes he uses.)

@maximuscholencus5939 2 ай бұрын

Watching a great master crafstman always will be something priceless, this master lives in his videos, tips and explanations. Thank you for sharing this!!

@Dovetailtim 2 ай бұрын

Very welcome!

@joiainmclachlan6598 3 ай бұрын

Bl@@dy marvellous. Thanks so much.

@busterdavy9769 2 ай бұрын

A true expert on plane,not just a you tuber. Excellent!👍🏾😁

@david43485 22 күн бұрын

00:25:00 The Thomas Norris adjuster 00:26:00 a very precise and accurate adjuster

@dickiebrewer1232 2 ай бұрын

My new idol! Just love this guy.

@vikramkrishnan6414 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for this. Really nice video.

@talanfjr 2 ай бұрын

A pleasure to watch. Thanks for the upload

@JayneLewis-mh9if Ай бұрын

Such excellence

@nevillewilkinson2444 2 ай бұрын

very intresting from the republic of ierland

@midnighttutor 2 ай бұрын

This is awesome I have been hoping to find the Kingshot videos on youtube for years as my vhs tapes from 25 years ago no longer have a vhs player. I actually made an infill smoothing plane based on the instructions in his book. Not sure if that stuff was ever put into vhs. Thank you for posting !

@Dovetailtim 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this, I’d love to see this infill plane if you had photos..!

@midnighttutor 2 ай бұрын

I don't have anything worth posting as a new video. But for what it is worth I will give you the good bad and ugly.... First of all Jim recommends 1/8 inch steel. I figured if 1/8 is good then 1/4 is better, right? Not really. I made the sole of 1/4 steel and the sides of 1/4 brass and did get really nice 3 dimensional dovetails after about 8 hours of peening. I bought a morris adjuster kit and made a blade out of o2 steel that I took to a machine shop to harden to about rockwell 62. I used rosewood for the infill and carved handles. The mouth is about 1/64 max. It is unfortunately too heavy to use as a smoothing plane on a regular basis except if you have to deal with the most gnarly grain on a very limited run, but I use it with a miter shooting board jig, and get half a thousandth shavings. The whole thing was done without power tools just ball peen hammer hack saw and some nice nicholson files and rasps....one of which I ground off the edge to file flat surfaces without making any edge cut. Well except I used an electric drill to remove the bulk of the material for the tails and initial mouth opening. I picked up a Ray Isles smoothing plane around 2001 and that thing has had a real workout over the years and done great. Welded sole. I learned to weld recently so may try my hand at something like that....tbd @@Dovetailtim

@Dovetailtim 2 ай бұрын

@midnighttutor This is so wonderful to read, i really appreciate you writing this all out, this is making me wish to get my infill plane out and give it some love.. thank you so much..

@midnighttutor 2 ай бұрын

You definitely should! Always something very satisfying about slicing off a thinner than paper shaving..the sound, the result... One thing I should add to my overview. If you are going to make one of these infill planes follow the traditional side pattern. I took some liberties in order to come up with something artistic but if I did not have the quarter inch steel base it would have been structurally weak. Even so I did get some cracking in the weak points in the brass sides. @@Dovetailtim

@robnichols9331 Ай бұрын

Excellent!

@morgmoll1 3 ай бұрын

a master craftsman…and teacher 1:16:11

@MarkBenge 2 ай бұрын

sub, i love your detailed explanations , great teacher

@joshuadean1880 3 ай бұрын

Made my liver quiver when he rubbed his hand over that plane lol

@FrenchFarmhouseDiaries 2 ай бұрын

Because you wouldn't know how to do that as you are not as experienced as he was a true legend in wood working he's probably forgot more than you know