LUBAN Rabbet Block Plane Unboxing & Review (BAYM switcheroo?)

[@Space_Moth]

I hope you went back and complained about the false advertising, to at least get some money back! Also ASMR violin making needs to be a future video (Bonus points for cat involvement too!)

[@j_ivory6849]

It's kinda satisfying when it slides to the wood with 'whooosh' sound. lol

[@SculptyWorks]

It's bliss! 😊

[@j_ivory6849]

@@SculptyWorks I know you've been playing with it more than the video shows!

[@SculptyWorks]

@@j_ivory6849 😊

[@KevinYeoh]

Nice review video. Perhaps you should keep the blade and cap prior flattening the base as you want to preserve its tension. Just retract the blade to its safe position.

[@SculptyWorks]

Thanks! 😊 That seems to be a common thing people do, but in my own experience I've never had any difference in flattening the sole with the plane assembled/tightened or not. 🤷‍♂️

[@Lucerious92]

I do zero handiwork but stuff like this is still cool to watch. Love how the blade glides across the wood after you clean it up

[@SculptyWorks]

It's blissful! 😊

[@grantwilliams630]

The general consensus is that when you flatten the bottom of a plane you want to make sure you have the lever cap set taught and the blade retracted. The tension of the cap is supposed to bend the plane and you want to flatten it in the same state you use it in.

[@SculptyWorks]

In my experience, it makes no difference. 😉

[@grantwilliams630]

@@SculptyWorks You probably have more experience than me! Either way it was a great video

[@oicfas4523]

For some reason I have a lot of memories seeing things advertised that were made by "SC Johnson Wax" when I was a kid. But this at 6:36 is the first product I've seen in maybe two decades that I can think of made by them? 😂

[@languagenerd2231]

Lol that beginning was a deja vu trip 😂😂

[@SculptyWorks]

Did it happen to you too?

[@GSAtheUnparalleled]

New channel name: OddlySatisfyingPlaneWithFox It'sPlaneSatisfying PlaneAndSimple AFoxWithAPlane

[@settebello28]

hi, i have a Luban standard block plane and Lie-Nielsen 60 1/2 low angle and its the same quality, the diference is the blade steel but both cuts very well, in fact the price is really the diference.

[@thecaravan1]

It's the same thing as the baym, made by the same 'Quansheng' factory at least. They sell under a few names in europe and as woodriver in the US. Iv'e got a couple and think they are excellent for the price.

[@AlbiesProductsOnline]

You have been had my friend this is why you read the reviews and pay by PayPal

[@SculptyWorks]

That one in particular had no reviews (one can say I'm either courageous or stupid to be the first to buy), but in the Q&A section (which I only looked at later) they do mention it's the same as the Luban and other brands.

[@wildrandomness]

I have no need for that yet but I want one. Jeeeeezzzz me and my easily excitable brain. Brain goes "ooh new stuff to learn!"

[@SculptyWorks]

Took SIX MONTHS for KZbin to show me your comment in the list of "comments I haven't responded to". 😤 Be careful when buying planes, it's an addiction! I have more planes than I'll ever need or use, and I still want more!! 😁

[@wildrandomness]

@@SculptyWorks hi! Thank you for still responding. My brother stopped me from ordering since he said he doesn't think the one I was looking at was worth it.

[@SculptyWorks]

@@wildrandomness Hehe, planes can be a rip-off! Specially the 'collectible' ones! And you really should know how to set them up for optimal performance, because I've seen even the Lie-Nielsen (arguably the Rolls-Royce of planes, which claims to come out of the box ready to be used) need some fine-tuning before it's truly perfect! 😉

[@roybailey9554]

It's a Rebate plane and doesn't have an adjustable mouth , I have the Lie Nielsen version and they don't have an adjustable mouth only on the block plane version's .

[@janee7995]

Bought this one too(16-12) adjustable mouth version. (shop brand :dictum) The edges are little bit sharp. A file and some 1000 grid sandpaper will remove it. The mouth had some small burs. Again same sandpaper The blade isn't very sharp. So use their free sharpening service when you order any dictum brand planes/scissels. The blade is 99,9%straight. Yep,same sandpaper My extra blade is sharpened to 30 degrees (max) and extremely sharp, used their free service on this one. That's how I know the difference. The sole is 99.95% flat It has some very minor dents 2cm behind the mouth. These dents are on both sides and 1,5cm long 6mm wide and 0,01mm deep. It's about 730gr, 20cm long 5cm wide. This little beauty costs just under 80 euro

[@adam03957]

Hi a late contribution but when flatting the sole shouldn’t you of had the blade in and retracted incase the plane flexes when you do tension it up?

[@SculptyWorks]

That's a common belief, that might be right for some, but I've tried both ways before on multiple planes and found no difference whatsoever. Perhaps it's something needed on planes made of thinner or more flexible materials, but on a beefy one like this, it doesn't seem to make a difference. 👍

[@blahahbly11]

FYI the Lie Nielsen rabbet block plane has a fixed mouth as-well, not adjustable.

[@SculptyWorks]

👍👍

[@MemphisCorollaS]

An ASMR channel with planing wood or chiseling joinery would be amazing. Probably not enough money or views in it to make the wood and tools worthwhile sadly

[@SculptyWorks]

Oh watch me, I'm still gonna do it! 😉

[@MemphisCorollaS]

@@SculptyWorks I’ll sub to that 👍

[@TheKeef98]

I have something simillar but made of wood (vintage one). My grandfather was a carpenter so I borrowed some things to work on my projects. I think that I should buy better one. P.S. Where is your cat?

[@SculptyWorks]

Sometimes some old tools just need a little bit of love (and a good restoration job) to get back into good shape. 😊 The cat wasn't in the mood to be on this one. 😉

[@roybailey9554]

You still need to put some work into the Lie Nielsen version.

[@SculptyWorks]

👍

[@wildrandomness]

Hello! Why do I comment before watching the whole thing? Hahaha

[@wildrandomness]

It's nice to see how a professional sets up a tool I would have thought is good to go right out of the box. We have some of the same ordinary planes here but very rusty since they're much older than me. I think I saw a rabbet plane when I was a kid but I don't know where it is or if that is what I saw. 😅

[@SculptyWorks]

​ @wildrandomness The so-called 'premium' brands supposedly are good to go right out of the box, but I am extremely picky so even when handling a Rolls-Royce of tools I will still double-check to make sure everything is in good order! 😉 But that's also because I have seen the 'premium' brands need touch-ups too.

[@SculptyWorks]

I have also a plane restoration video in the works, maybe it inspires you to restore your rusty ones! 😉

[@wildrandomness]

@@SculptyWorks your videos inspire me anyway! But yeah restoring my grandfather's old tools will be nice. Between my brother and myself, I'm the one asking for most of the old tools. I want to keep them for as long as they'll last.

[@SculptyWorks]

@@wildrandomness Old handtools can be amazing! And for some, it is true the saying that they don't make them now how they used to!

[@jollieJollie]

I might sound stupid, but what is the utility of the rabbet block plane? Ps: is Ash tired to play with your tools?😂

[@SculptyWorks]

Ash wasn't in the video, because believe it or not, I actually don't stage the scenes where he appears, he just shows up on his own (oftentimes by trying to climb me while I work). And this time he didn't feel like showing up. 😉 A rabbet plane is to cut rabbets! ...helpful, I know! 😁 It is also a fully functional block plane. But the foremost use of that kind of plane however, is to be able to plane right up against a corner. On normal planes, the blade doesn't go all the way to the edges of the bottom of the plane. On a rabbet plane the blade is the width of the plane.

[@jollieJollie]

@@SculptyWorks thank you! I understand now!🙂 and I guess Ash is just a normal cat who decide what he do 😂😂

[@darthschumy]

What you bought is a factory seconds Luban, sold by a dodgy seller that always show up on retailers like eBay, AliExpress, Amazon, etc.. If you had actually bought that Luban through a proper retailer (which might not be possible if you live in Nth America), you wouldn't have gotten those "sloppy seconds" problems, which you then had to fix and it also would have been half the price. It's the risk you take with a shitty retailer you bought through, so know better next time and you've paid dearly for that. That said, the blade you had to hone is not actually a "sloppy seconds" problem; that is a deliberate and sensible intention when buying Luban products. All you had to do was a simple 30 second honing and you ended up overkilling it (by grinding) ironically. In the end you've ended up with something far better than LN or Veritas, (after fixing those "sloppy seconds" issues) because the cutting steel in Luban blades is not crappy PMV11 or A2 disasters - it's a true high carbon blade. You've ended up with something far better, as we saw ultimately (despite mostly inappropriate thicker shavings). The Luban blade ironcially hid your plane setup flaws, but we can see what this tool could potentially be (nonetheless), once it's finally/ideally setup. I think you know you've now got a winner (that's far better than a LN or Veritas) and you are still yet to truely discover this. This was a fun video to watch and thanks. Have fun! P.S. Another irony is: even when a purchased Luban is a "sloppy seconds", it's still can be a fracking awesome ultimate tool (as has been hinted at here).

[@roybailey9554]

I thought it was a rebate plane , not a Rabbit plane , for cutting rebates in wood , not Rabbit's 🐇🐰 Hahaha lol 😆🤣🤣😂😆

[@elyknavillus777]

depends on what country your in

[@bobclifton8021]

You'd have been better off with the Lie Neilsen, but you already know that.

[@SculptyWorks]

At the time I bought it, there was a significant difference in price, but later the price shot up, so if I had to have bought it later than I did, yes, I would spend the money on the Lie-Nielsen instead. 👍

[@jimbo2629]

With mine the mouth is too narrow

[@a.g.5590]

Make an asmr Video with the sound :)

[@SculptyWorks]

👍

[@janee7995]

Aliexpres sells everything that didn't pass QC At best its b grade

[@languagenerd2231]

Lol yeees 🧐😂😂

[@robinalexander5772]

It amazes me that people such as your self think a hand plane has to have a super flat soul to get good square flat results, when the manufacturing plant made your plane it's ground to approximately ( .04 mm ) Plenty flat for the job. If you have honed your blade well and some people can't but if you can then, set blade in and set it correctly, no problems. I have this plane and many of Luban planes. Your nit picking. The screw on the side of the Lie Nielson is for the nick blade not an adjustable mouth.

[@SculptyWorks]

You are correct, I am nitpicking. 😋 I like my planes that are supposed to have a flat sole to have a perfectly flat sole. It's personal preference. Thanks for the info on the Lie-Nielsen, I had an older model that didn't have the nick blades.

[@pchan4443]

poor rabbit...jk

[@SculptyWorks]

🐇

[@Exiledk]

Y ou got ripped off. I would have sent it back and demanded what I paid for. Inexcusable.

[@SculptyWorks]

You are right, it was a rip-off, but I didn't want to deal with the hassle of returning it, and ultimately the planes in this category are pretty much all the same (the ones that aren't Lie-Nielsen and Veritas), so I just kept what I got.