Restoring a Stanley No.4 Hand Plane [32]

[@markharris5771]

I have watched approximately 65917 videos on restoring No. 4 planes, but none had a quality of production to match this. You didn’t do a bad job of restoring the plane either. A real joy to watch.

[@jmakes3745]

Thanks Mark, really appreciate it!

[@ChuckInOregon]

I’ve done the same to my own old #4. It, and my low angle Stanley block plane, are my go-to planes. I use a set of gunsmith screwdrivers with interchangeable tips. I much prefer them to ordinary shop screwdrivers. They come in various widths and thicknesses and they are ground straight rather than tapered. The result is a bit that is near-perfect to the slot you’re working on and far less likely to peen the slot, a homely look I see far too often. Another fine video. Thank you.

[@jmakes3745]

Never heard of those type of screwdrivers before - definitely sound like they could be useful - do you have a link or specific name I can look for? Thanks!

[@ChuckInOregon]

JMakes I use Chapman gunsmith screwdrivers. In particular, their old 9600 set in the nice padded red box. You can buy directly from them but I bought mine at Brownells.com. These days they call the 9600 their starter set but I’ve had mine for forty years or so and never felt the need for more. Once you use them for tool disassembly (or gun disassembly) you’ll ask yourself “Why didn’t someone tell me about these?” Now someone has. Current new price on the yellow plastic box 9600 set is $35. I saw a beater red-boxed set on eBay, one missing tip, for $75. Good luck on that. No more wrecked OEM screws and more valuable restorations if you happen to care about that. I don’t much care about the negligible value of used tools but I do care a lot about the aesthetics of the finished product. Damaged screw heads just scream “junk.” Keep up the good work! You

[@jmakes3745]

Thanks so much for the links/info Charles - i'll check out their site now and you might see them in my videos in the future!

[@ChuckInOregon]

JMakes I’ll be watching for them. Your videos are great, very useful and educational. I’ll be watching all of them You’re welcome.

[@btbloke]

It's very encouraging to see someone as young as you taking an interest and having the skills to do these vids and bring some older quality tools back to life. One bit of advice? Gloves! I have lost count of the times as a daft old sod I have lost the tip of a finger or ripped a fingernail on a wire wheel in the pillar drill. Keep up the hobby. Look forward to the next releases.

[@jmakes3745]

Thanks a lot for your comment mate, I really appreciate the encouragement! I've always been skeptical of wearing gloves on the pillar drill just in case they get dragged in, but a few people have suggested it so i'll give it a try next time - thank you!

[@edmarkham2632]

Good job. There's nothing like a well maintained wood plane. Very enjoyable.

[@meaders2002]

A very nicely done video. The photography was fantastic. So you're a videographer too.

[@jmakes3745]

Thanks Stephen although I'm not sure you can stretch that far!

[@timetravellingbunny3952]

The cap iron screw should be securely tightened with a screw driver. While using the lever cap to loosen or tighten the cap iron screw may be convenient and may work quite well, there may come a day when, as result of too much tightening or too much corrosion, the lever cap will break. I have a lever cap that shows such damage. Others have made similar comments on other videos.

[@janemorello]

This is the best video I watched all year. I have 3 of my dads planes or maybe gdad that look like this but from the original manufacturer Bailey. I would love to do this!

[@TysyTube]

Hey very beautifull video, you have chosen the music well my opinion is that you should have more light, god job

[@robotsnthat]

Lovely job and great video editing - very relaxing. They don't make them like that anymore either, it will last you a lifetime. Wish they had car boot sales in my neck of the woods, I really miss them.

[@jmakes3745]

As always - thank you, I really appreciate it!! 100% agree they really don't make them like they use to - where abouts are you? there must be a car boot sale somewhere, surely??!

[@robotsnthat]

Not in Australia lol, well not Sydney anyway. They have garage sales here (people put there stuff out on their driveway). Much too much work. Its a bit like a boot sale, but you have to hunt each stall down and drive miles between each "stall". Never been bothered.

[@jmakes3745]

Yeah that sounds like a lot of effort - just have to try and stop when you see one, or have they not got some form of gumtree in Australia where you can pick up old tools? Australia is definitely a long way to travel though from Yorkshire!! How come you made the move?

[@Mikhandmaker]

Excellent video the process! well done

[@jmakes3745]

thanks!

[@JohnSmith-ng3no]

brilliant video and none of that Annoying pointless commentary just the facts.

[@jmakes3745]

Thanks John, glad you liked it!

[@КошмарКошмар-й2б]

Good restoration job 👍👍👍👍

[@jmakes3745]

Thank you!

[@theabsurd9416]

I’ve been looking around in an attempt to find one of these so I can restore it myself. I own a few, however they’re in good condition. I’d like to find one in poorer condition.

[@jmakes3745]

Check out car-boot sales, old antique malls and any house clearances and hopefully you'll be able to get your hands on one!

[@theabsurd9416]

JMakes thanks for the advice. There’s a vintage store down the road from my house, I’ll have to stop by.

[@seanpatterson1609]

Nice clean-up video. Great production quality!

[@jmakes3745]

Thanks Sean!!

[@joemusic2882]

Tip: Hand held belt sanders are efficient and fast

[@mnistor1]

Great Video. Question from a beginner, any particular type of wire brush attachment for a drill that's safe for brass?

[@jmakes3745]

Thanks Matthew - i used this wire brush attachment i got from B&Q (i'm in the UK) www.diy.com/departments/ptx-crimped-wire-brush-dia-75mm/692998_BQ.prd I think for brass the wires are a little on the big side but it still worked well, so i'd recommend anything similar to this or with finer wires (maybe like a 0.3)

[@mnistor1]

JMakes thanks man!

[@timetravellingbunny3952]

Use a brass wire brush on brass, and then polish. I see brass items offered on ebay and brass items displayed on KZbin that have been tarted up using a steel wire brush which leaves scratch marks in the brass. Some may not notice or care about scratched brass. Others do.

[@jimschowe2770]

Aren't you taking a big chance damaging the threads by chucking them in the drill?

[@jmakes3745]

thanks for the concern, but honestly, the amount of force the chuck puts on the threads if you just use it normally, isn't even close to enough force of that needed to deform the threads.

[@ClintRoseCarving]

What on earth did the previous owner do to the iron to make it bend like that?! Haha. Wonderful job mate and really great editing, made it a joy to watch. Feel like I need to hunt around the car boots for an old plane now! - Clint

[@jmakes3745]

The guy i brought it off said it was his friends, who had a joinery shop, but i've got no idea how he did it! It would be pretty hard to bend it that far! Thanks, i tried hard with the video for this one, glad you liked it & you should definitely look for a plane - i love using this one now :)

[@ClintRoseCarving]

Maybe he got very angry at his plane and threw it! I will look for a plane to restore I think, looks very satisfying.

[@triune_blades]

Unless you don't mind the bare wood look, you should give it a few coats of clear laquer. That would protect the wood and really bring out the grains. You should make a simple wood handle for you razor blades. It makes it WAYYY easier to hold on to them. Lastly, IMHO, do away with the annoying repetitive music. If the music sounds like it did in this video, it's much better to listen to the sounds of the tools and have no music. It turned out great, and I'm sure it'll perform nicely for you!

[@jmakes3745]

Thanks mate & I really appreciate all of your feedback. I normally do varnish or lacquer my project but decided not to on this one, just because oil is a lot simpler to apply and gives a more tactile end result. Really good suggestion for the razor blade though, I'll give it a go and sorry to hear you didn't like the music - I've changed what sort of stuff I use since then so I'd be really curious to hear what you though of that. All the best! :)

[@triune_blades]

@@jmakes3745 Thanks for responding! I look forward to seeing more of your vids! You do great things. 😃

[@michaelevans1658]

Good job.

[@jmakes3745]

thanks michael!

[@joemusic2882]

Anyone else annoyed about that crooked piece of wood in the vice? 😳