Make a rabbet plane for NO MONEY.

[@nexioseptimus5099]

People always say that rehabilitation doesn't work, but the time has come to acknowledge that it *does* work, that even the most evil malcontent can become a productive member of society if given the resources, the education, and a second chance. You, Mr Luthor, are a shining example of the transformative power of this kinder, gentler approach to rehabilitation. Your progress is stellar... why, I just watched a dozen of your videos and I haven't heard you complain about Superman *once*. Old names, old identities - secret or otherwise - can bind us to our past, which can make it difficult to break free of the super-villain life. Taking the proactive step of choosing a new name - even simply changing 'Lex' to 'Rex' - tells the world you are not the sum of your mistakes, that your story is not yet over. I look forward to seeing more of this new you in future videos. Keep up the good work!

[@RexKrueger]

Eh, Clark is a nice guy once you get to know him. We have a beer once in a while. That stuff's all in the past.

[@robertberger8642]

Of all the comments in all of your videos, this one’s my favorite! And Lex, er, I mean, Rex, your reply was perfect.

[@jamirovega1332]

Twenty years of website development behind me and all of a sudden I feel insignificant. What a wasted life I have led... I need a chisel and some scrap wood!

[@valarmorghulis5265]

It’s true

[@lucjean5610]

Hello Rex, I have to tell you that for me your human woodworking is wright on target. I was born in Paris 5 years after WW2 and remembered my mother working on 2 wood stools with few hand tools to improve our small appartement. At about 12 years old I started to make cabinets for us. Woodworking is a human necessity in many parts of the world an here in America we have made it at a luxury hobby and deforestation for use of exotic wood to make workbench and handles for tools... I am going to move back to Europe and I will restart my woodworking with a table saw and hand tools that I will makes myself from antics models that I will find in the country side. Thank you for the inspiration and hopefully many more will follow your examples.

[@AnEvolvingApe]

Rex, thanks for verifying the fact I have not wasted my life. I can sleep better now.

[@RexKrueger]

Your life is filled with meaning.

[@ikust007]

An Evolving Ape He is awesome ! My life has a meaning !!

[@foo6647]

thank you for making me feel less lonesome

[@jlw35cudvm]

Good thing I have several chisels and a garage full of scrap wood. No life wasted here!

[@RexKrueger]

Your life is full and rich.

[@byronservies4043]

I went for a new ECE rebate plane, but this would be great (see also Paul Sellers' "Poor Man's Rebate Plane" video).

[@hanelyp1]

youtube "premiere", catching a video in the middle when you need to see it from the start.

[@fernandocabette6050]

Even on premiere you can rewind the video, i have to do it all the time since i'm always late.

[@jamesbondo5895]

He would but he'd get demonetized for profanity and hate speech

[@quentinelchantiry4620]

Funny how you were wearing hearing protection when you were using a hand saw

[@rust8663]

I really want to know why.. lol

[@alexanderzhang8961]

He's said in another video that they're also headphones, so he's listening to music.

[@jayn9559]

Touche Harris touche Harris

[@windhelmguard5295]

here's the deal with hand saws: they're usually quiet to lure you into a false sense of security but every so often they may produce sounds like they're fuelled by the screaming souls of the damned.

[@jayn9559]

@@windhelmguard5295 concur, my good fellow. 👍. Dam jazzy way of putting it into words better then thy self

[@corgitokkiswoodworkshop1850]

Totally agree with ya. I tried to use a blunt chisel once, and it leave a nasty scar on my hand right away.

[@AFCAWorldBodybuildingArchive]

I love binge watching Rex. 🙏

[@edwardleroy7648]

So many wasted lives in this world. No saw dust, no metal shavings, no scars and aches to mark the passage of our lives. Benches and cabinets that look so much smaller now. And the flood of memories. Carry on young man I love to watch you work even though I know that I will never catch up.

[@RexKrueger]

You could catch up in 6 months. None of this is really hard. You can do it.

[@edwardleroy7648]

Thanks for the encouragement but it is hot and I am old. I am having fun trying though.

[@Lyndalewinder]

Hi Rex - don't understand....it says make a plane for NO MONEY but you charge $3 for the plans - shouldn't it be make a plane for 3 bucks? you've gotta be honest man!

[@Emily_M81]

chisels, check. scrap wood, check. I am living life right.

[@stephenclingerman4865]

Rex,you’re my favorite teacher (ok, Paul Sellers is too). I always watch your videos)

[@mictheflash]

Thanks for sharing, I would definitely like to make one of these myself.... Still gotta make one of your Roman benches too 😁

[@mightress]

Reminds me of my first. My granddad made furniture. When I was 12 I got some interest in it. We made a plane using a big file (fairiers rasp or how is it spelled?" And scrap wood. It was not.perfect but it worked. Still hate the fact I lost it in a fire.

[@scotttovey]

Well, I certainly can't do this project. My neighbors would complain about all the noise from: shooting the board and I'd get evicted.

[@TheAgonistfan]

Rex, another brilliant video! I appreciate all your effort. This build is great for a hand tool only guy like me doing hobby woodworking in my apartment bedroom.

[@RexKrueger]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@rud3m3chanical]

Great video as usual. I found a vintage Mathieson & Son rabbet plane at a garage sale, so I don't need to make one - but the setup and use tips are super handy :)

[@RexKrueger]

Well, that's a lucky find, for sure!

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

It's only slightly worth pointing out that you can find a fair amount more advice on setting and maintaining a "proper" rebate plane on Paul Sellers' channel... down to the technically correct hammer (mallet) to use, supposedly... not that Rex isn't a font of knowledge on it, of course. Just that there's regular waxing and care tips that you might want to know, too... if you're of the mind. ;o)

[@dantebbe]

Rex: Now that you guys have seen my approximately 50 videos on how to hold material securely with clamps and no clamps, and dogs, and holdfasts and wedges and such, watch me stand on this board to saw it.

[@notthepainter]

"If you don't have a chisel and a couple of scraps of wood.... you have wasted your life". LOL, wonderful!

[@oliverederer]

Hi Rex...i'm from Brazil and i bought the plans. Almost finished my plane. Thanks for the amazing vídeos.

[@codyironworks307]

Weren't we talking about rabbit joints durring the box video?

[@RexKrueger]

I believe so. I think that's when I figured out that I need this plane.

[@bradenpolley8286]

So glad I bought a chisel a few days ago... Now I haven’t wasted my life lol

[@1611_KJB]

Interestingly, there is a family of planes called molding planes (or as our friends AND enemies overseas call Moulding Planes), which is actually what you are making. In your case making a specific type of molding plane for making flat Rabbets. If you simply grind a 1/8" half-round shape into the edge of the plane iron you would have a beading plane. If you grind or set the iron at an angle, you have a chamfering plane. In fact, any complex shape you put on the irons edge will result in a molded shape in the wood which matches.

[@RexKrueger]

Ah, you understand what's coming. Very good.

[@1pcfred]

In a wet climate any wood plane can become a molding plane. Or a moldy plane.

[@donmeles7711]

I think I have to buy a chisel as soon as possible to not longer waste my life... :o

[@Disappointed739]

Tip. An alternative to the washers is to cut a shallow groove for the blade to clear. I like the washer idea. Tip. I made almost exactly this plane a few years sgo to make a 7 foot long threshold and it still my go to rebate plane. With some wood I find I need to start the rebate with a knife line to avoid tearout. I also notch out the knife line with a chisel and then use the rebate plane, yielding a beautiful, crisp corner on the rebate.

[@RexKrueger]

Both good tips. Honestly, the washers aren't great. I think I'll go for the cut-out fence.

[@BensWorkshop]

Many thanks for the video. Really sorry to be picky but when you were doing the stopped chamfers you said "then you scoop out with the bevel up" (or something like that) but had the bevel down... (Which is correct).

[@beginnerswoodshop]

Rex, you're one of my favorite KZbin Woodworkers, I always look forward to your videos coming out on Wednesday. The Toolmaker's Bundle for $8 was too good of a deal to pass up, along with getting to support you in small measure. Just grabbed my copy and looked at the plans. They look great and easy to follow!

[@RexKrueger]

I'm really happy that you think so. Good luck with the builds!

[@twsdlbh]

Yup. I'm learning a lot from you. Thank you. You're a great teacher.

[@jimbo2629]

It’s great to make your own tools even if you have a power router. I have made a matching pair of these to cope with different grain direction. It’s really worth using a good quality chisel blade. I cut off the handle to reduce the stick out. I have to own up to using power tools to make these. With a saw, sander and thicknesser they can be made in an hour, apart from waiting for the glue to dry. I didn’t use washers but cut a notch in the fence for the blade protrusion. The blade must stick out a little sideways for it to work as Rex said. One side of the chisel can be ground to 89* to facilitate this. I used mine to make overlapped boards to clad a shed. It made the job more relaxing by being quieter.

[@RexKrueger]

Always glad to see other people making tools! Totally fine to use power-tools for this, too.

[@timpedzinski230]

Rex I've been enjoying your work for some time now and while I;m not to the point of being a patron I am happy to send you $8 for your plans. Keep on working! Liked, subscribed and left a comment up the KZbin score.

[@RexKrueger]

And ALL of that is very appreciated!

[@fernandocabette6050]

I move to change the name from "Rex figures it out" to "Rex inspires everyone out", just saying. hahaha Jokes aside, great project and great start to really dip our toes on tool making.

[@RexKrueger]

I'm glad you like it!

[@ianr.1225]

You're not wrong. I have indeed wasted my life.

[@sigaso28]

let's ALL get the tool maker's bundle so we can make this beautiful bastard a rich man! unless you wasted your life and don't have 8 bucks

[@RexKrueger]

That's a very nice thing for you to say!

[@lindam.9282]

I could watch you do these all day long! You make some amazing things. I'm enjoying working with wood...and I'm really glad you are here to give motivation.

[@johnkelley9877]

What a great tutorial! A hand built rabbet plane with good clear instructions. Thanks for sharing tis.

[@TheThriftyWoodworker]

It so so good to hear that I have not wasted my life. I am all in.

[@RexKrueger]

You have not wasted your life!

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

Rex is so enjoyable to watch! You can tell he enjoys what he does, and that's so heartening to see. ❤️❤️

[@michaelallenyarbrough9503]

I made it! It works. There are some issues though, and I need to work on tuning it and on my technique. It was nosediving off the far end of the board and biting into the board really badly, but I just adjusted where I was applying pressure toward the back of the plane, just as if I was planing, and that's largely fixed. It's also cutting really inconsistently, where on the same setting, on most strokes it doesn't cut at all, on some it takes just a sliver in places, and then sometimes it digs in really deeply. Adjusting the projection and how much pressure I was applying seemed to make some difference, but I haven't figured out what exactly to do. Finally, the rabbet is not square to the side, but drifts toward the edge; pressing the fence more firmly against the board seemed to make a difference, but not eliminate this. I'm looking forward to learning how to use this tool - this is not a no skill required tool! Thanks rex for the inspiration!

[@foo6647]

thank you for contributing good work toward human species

[@JohnCooperWilliam]

I'm going to be building a cedar strip kayak and really like the looks of Guillemot Kayak's "robo bevel." I think I can adapt this and save about $150. Thank you so much!

[@Disappointed739]

Tip. Make a second plane that is mirror image to have for grain thst runs the other direction. If you make a left hand plane, tomorrow you will need the right handed one...

[@blackopal3138]

That's never happened to me, what are you talking about?

[@svchineeljunk-riggedschoon4038]

Why not just turn your work piece around?

[@orien2v2]

Exactly! Unless you don't care about how smooth it is which most people probably won't bother...but not me.

[@schroedingershat7912]

@@svchineeljunk-riggedschoon4038 Because you're planing one specific edge and the plane only goes forward.

[@borjesvensson8661]

Most old ones without a fence are like-sided. You use your fingertips as a fence on those untill you get the rebate started.

[@jons2447]

Hello, Mr. Krueger; Very nice video, "Thank You"!, sir! I really appreciate your fantastic videos. I usually learn something & that's unusual, I'm 67 & kinda' know a little. I still want to know what is in your book's "Table of Contents". I've seen this twice, it fits w/ my 'philosophy' & my green woodworking. I'm really trying to learn how to make wooden things w/ the old ways. I've watched videos of shake splitting & spring-pole lathes. I was surprised to see you mention green woodworking. But I'm glad to others(you) are interested in it, too. Have a GREAT day, Neighbor!

[@michaelbradley8508]

Another great educational video. I love your mallet. You must shop at the same tool shop as Fred Flintstone ;) There is no such thing as a 'light tap' with that mallet. Michael from Canada

[@RexKrueger]

Yeah! I'm probably going to make a more refined one in the future.

[@Disappointed739]

Poor rabbits. Why do they get so out of joint for? Good eating, though, dem rabbits. Except road kill. Not very fresh, that!

[@ikust007]

I would like to thank you . You are very detailed . Thank you for your time and demonstration.

[@wabio]

11:45 Only those deemed worthy shall possess the power to use this hammer.

[@1pcfred]

Great shop built tool. If I didn't already have two of them hard to get rabbet planes like you showed in the beginning of this video I'd make one of these. I have two because I bought one, then I found another one with all of the accessories the first one was missing. So of course I had to buy it too. Now if I want to use the tool without the fence I just grab the one without the fence.

[@jh1859]

Thank you for this interesting, well done video. Kind of a noob question but, would one also make a left-handed rabbit plane for the converse side?

[@RexKrueger]

You don't have to. You can make the rabbet from either end, so you only need one plane.

[@charadremur333]

Rotate the work, or go to the other side.

[@gnomad42]

Have you seen the moulding planes made by Matthew Bickford? Some beautiful hand tools there!

[@SavageShooter93]

Wow, Ive got about $5,000 in tools but not one damn chisel and only 1 piece of wood...... wasted life..... anyone need a mechanic?

[@frankohohoh8987]

Hi Rex, I just came upon your video and I'm wondering if you have plans available to make that bench that you use in this video to saw on etc. Respectfully

[@lincolndickerson1293]

Wait Rex hold on a minute, I can’t help but think about molding planes. So a molding plane is nothing more than a rabbet plane with a fancy edge. Since I wouldn’t want “adjust” chisel blades for this but what if I could get hardened steel strips that could be honed to the correct angle then filed to the fancy edge. Clearly this rabbet plane could be a molding plane with several to many fancy irons. Or is there something I am missing? If not, do you know where I could acquire the right metal cut a usable size for irons. I have files and stones and a grinder. I am not setup to cut hardened steel.

[@treelore7266]

I thought planes needed tight mouth to work properly but I see here the mouth don't really interfere with the cut in any way and it works just fine. Recently, I found images of viking planes with mouth at least a couple of inches long, like you could push a TV remote through that kind of mouth (it's a decorated plane from Dublin). Have you ever tried making one of those?

[@silmarils94]

one year later.....oh wait wait, it's a left handed plane....wait wait....try to make the wedge before laying out the escapement then you'll have the right shape on the first ( almost ) try. :)

[@pbs1516]

At 4:17, you can see that Rex has so much power with his Ryoba saw that he actually needs ear protection!

[@ATurtle05]

Strange, I have a chisel (4 in fact) but if I use my 13mm one, I will only have 3 chisels and no 13mm chisel to make a router plane!

[@thetimcannon]

For no money, he said. For humans, he said. Just spent the afternoon making a rabbet plane, then trying to use it. Thanks :)

[@23Kaotica]

Thanks dude! Love the video. However sharpening still scares the heck out me.

[@RexKrueger]

Really? How can I help with that? What HASN'T been covered in videos before?

[@Z0Muon]

I really love your sense of humour and that's without mentionning all the stuff I'm learning from your channel. Hello from France.

[@Jimstacyray1]

You used ear protection for a hand saw?

[@johnford7847]

Very nice, sir. Thank you.

[@robertlybarger]

The 2020 lock down and a lot of videos here on YT got me into some basic wood working. Thanks for making things accessible for low-budget humans / cheapskates! I just completed one of these rabbet planes, and I can't believe it works as well as it does. Cheers!

[@jamesharris7868]

It was the first one I had ever made.I used double door jamb it’s perfect half the work is done for you.Whats next the poor mans spokeshave or router plane 😂😂😂

[@RexKrueger]

How about both?

[@rquaidpro]

If you don't have a chisel and a couple of scraps of wood, let's face it, you've wasted your life. : DDD

[@j.p.fitting9226]

So it doesn't matter that the chisel hits bottom of the fence ? I'm a bit confused haha in your plans that's not addressed Thnx for your good vids!

[@tia-8802]

You said we only needed a chisel and some scrap solid wood, but then you are using a plane. I don't have a plane. And now you are using a protractor and Japanese saw.

[@PetarBozic]

Why you guys call it 'rabbit' instead of rebate????

[@albertpolak786]

Getting some Paul Sellers vibes here...

[@Disappointed739]

Tip. Marking where your blade is on the back of your plane helps you take partial shavings accurately.

[@RexKrueger]

I don't think I understand. Partial shaving?

[@Disappointed739]

@@RexKrueger When using the plane, you take a short shaving, say a quarter of the length of the rebate. Then longer etc. I looked at my plane, and actually I marked the blind side of my plane as well, where the blade is hidden from view. A simple pencil mark to tell me where the cutting was occurring.

[@BrianHSC]

7:14 Instead put the plane in your vise up side down. And run the wood part like you would on a jointer.

[@RexKrueger]

That is indeed another way to do it.

[@quietrioter]

I don't have any scrap wood. I do have a lot of scrap metal though

[@tabhorian]

Probably mentioned, but old chisels from yard sales are great for this.

[@JosephLorentzen]

Why in an older rabbet plane would they have installed the blade at an angle" I have an old one where that is what they have done.

[@PaulÓBraonáin]

How does this type of rabbet plane do with end grain without having a cutting spur in front of the blade?

[@JoshIngle-SuperDrummerJosh]

Good to see you got your safety gear on for that saw!

[@BradsWorkbench]

Pretty cool. I really want to try to make my own hand planes. One of these days

[@RexKrueger]

You can do it! It's really not that hard.

[@cheekrobert]

Hey, Rex. Great video! Love all your content! I'm having trouble finding the chisel set you mentioned would be in the description.

[@RexKrueger]

Here you go! amzn.to/35lP1Hv

[@copall6374]

One thing is clear that I can't make 😂 😂 but still M watching full

[@johng4127]

At 5:55 in the video you said you would list a link to the Irin chisels. But no link. on't say if you're not going to do it.

[@dudekramer]

Good variant of Paul Sellers rebate plane and his plans are free.

[@timlist4173]

what is it you call the hand drill you used? It isn't a wood drill, it has another name and I did not see it on your tools used list.

[@montejocervera]

thanks Rex. Now I know I haven't wasted my life 🤣

[@cwsmittenaar]

Another great video Rex! Your "Toolmaker's Bundle" was just too good to pass up. (I can finally support you in some small way! {can't afford to do patreon}). I always enjoy your videos. I plan on making your lathe when I get my shop built. (After my house - coming soon!)

[@RexKrueger]

Good luck! I'm sure you'll do great!

[@budove58]

Good thing you were wearing hearing protection. Those Japanese handsaws are loud.

[@RexKrueger]

Music.

[@budove58]

@@RexKrueger Haha. Makes sense now.

[@AhmetCnarOzuneUyans]

Great! Let's do it ^_^

[@deepsgnips]

Scrap wood... Check Chisels to spare... not a single one!! Do i have a half full or half empty life now?

[@RexKrueger]

Chisels are easy. The wood is the important part. Your life is not wasted.

[@1pcfred]

I have chisels to spare. I am still not happy with my main set though. I'm maybe half happy with it? It's getting there. I just bought a whole, well mostly whole, there was one missing, set of chisels last weekend. They weren't what I thought they were. I thought I found a set of vintage Stanley 750s, but they're not. They're Union Brand. They did come in a nice leather roll. For $10 I'm not complaining.

[@jamesharris7868]

You have probably seen Paul Sellers one he just used a single piece of pine.I used Tasmanian oak works really well wouldn’t part with it now

[@RexKrueger]

This is totally inspired by Paul. I just wanted to make an easier version; better for the beginner.

[@1pcfred]

@@RexKrueger Paul Sellers makes everything look too easy. The guy is too good.

[@mariojimenez691]

Who the hell keeps disliking these videos? Are you out of your dammed mind?

[@RexKrueger]

Trolls. It's just part of the game.

[@zootzyzanta1414]

Can I use this as a tongue plane for wooden cabinet doors or no?

[@morgorth3242]

i tried to make rabbets with a table saw oh man what a pain wished i had a rabbet plane

[@mikejustice1196]

How to make a poor man’s rebate plane Paul Sellers?

[@shopnwoods9901]

That's a great build. I think I need to attempt it. Thanks

[@TheNottonight]

I enjoy your videos. Thanks

[@josefseibl2932]

Thank you, I ordered the plans to support you. I totally like that you show what can be done with simple tools. You are a completely refreshing alternative to youtubers that tell you: "You can do it with a simple handsaw", but then use the most expensive tools themselves to build their project. Although I am only doing work with machines right now, you are the first that made working with hand-tools interesting, because I see that I don't need to invest a lot of money to get most tasks done.

[@RexKrueger]

No, woodwork is hilariously cheap, I was an all power-tool guy for a long time!

[@usvcrescuecrew9563]

Why not make this out of one piece of hardwood? Is there an advantage?

[@RexKrueger]

Watch the video again and see if you still have this question. I bet you won't.

[@TaylorTheOtter]

So I messed up... I thought to myself "let's make it out of one piece" because I figured that I had a router plane to clean up the side. I have the plans so I just took the measurements and I added 13mm (1/2") for the backer board to my 18mm chisel width and thought oh that's 21mm, so this 24.5mm board will work fine. Turns out, 13+18=31, not 21. Shocker, I know. After the planing and stuff, I ended up with a backer board of 7mm thick and red oak and it's flexing when the wedge is inserted. I have two possible fixes in mind: I could glue on a thin board to add thickness or I could glue on two lengthwise studding strips. I have a thin board but I don't know what wood it is so I'm worried that the woods might move differently causing the glue to fail or the plane to warp. I have enough red oak to make some studding strips though (not for a whole board) so maybe that'll work. Any tips? Ps: The plans don't have the little angle that pulls the wedge inward in them so I would recommend adding that. Pps: this channel is the absolute best beginner woodworking channel on KZbin. Ppps: video suggestion: adding a nicker to this plane. Something like a recessed sharpened washer would probably do

[@aferetis2379]

well, how did you get injured on 3:07 :)

[@Alpemomi]

Hey Rex, I'm really loving these videos and am just completely immersing myself in them. I here you use the term "Japanese pull saw" often and I'm wondering why you don't simply call it by it's real Japanese name, "dozuki" instead?