This Hand Plane Couldn't Take a Single Shaving

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0:00 Intro
0:44 The Beast Awakens
3:10 Getting Inside
5:10 Adding Parts
6:52 The Frog/Lateral Repair
10:09 Restoration Begins
14:18 Things go off the Rails
16:52 Not Quite Done
18:42 Troubleshooting
23:10 Outro
#woodworking #woodworkingtips #diy

[@Piratecapt8383]

Whether a troll or beginner Rex handled it like a pro and made another great educational plane video 👍👍👍

[@igreshi]

You know I actually believe rex when he said that knob wasn't uncomfortable Looks goofy but it definitely looked usable at the very least

[@markluxton3402]

@@igreshi Too high, IMO, giving too much leverage against its' mounting. Easy to break.

[@markluxton3402]

My thought too when I saw how it was packed and repaired. Someone trying to have a go at Rex. lol

[@hdwoodshop]

Judging by the knob, That plane was originally restored by Fred Flintstone. lol

[@vaulthecreator]

Looked like a miniature carving of the cartoon Tasmanian Devil 'tornado' to me 😉

[@michaeltempsch5282]

...using a dull beaver...

[@fredflintstone8048]

Yeah, right, but no. Even a cave man like myself does better wood work than that. Will is trolling his viewers is what this is all about.

[@MichaelStn]

“Tote” looks like a Yankee handle

[@lukafilm]

We have a saying here in Croatia. When someone sees your 'fly malfunction' they say: your store is open. And then you reply: no matter, as long as the boss is inside. Great restoration as always Rex! 😉♥️

[@braveworld2707]

Nice. I like that and I am going to steal it for me although in my case the _boss_ is always hiding. 👍👍

[@ClintsHobbiesDIY]

A saying to remember.

[@madtownluthier3325]

I feel like the Midwest has an equivalent using “barn door” and “horse” instead.

[@toonybrain]

🤣😆😁

[@RexKrueger]

I'm going to start saying that!

[@mattparker8304]

Good job keeping a straight face

[@keithbockmon3264]

Great demonstration! The two facts that I got from the video are: 1. Success is attainable 2. It's probably going to be more work than you think. These apply to almost everything in life.

[@woodworkingandepoxy643]

My wife often wondered why it took me several days to build and finish a project. That was until we had to to redo the deck and she realized the work involved. Then I reminded her we didn't even have to sand it or put a finish on it yet. Now I can buy any tool I want lol

[@segamble1679]

Love the idea of that not for profit. I went on a 6 month stress leave after suffering through 4 years of depression. I spent the vast majority of my time off in my garage mucking about with wood. I even started restoring a piece of junk hand plane, I think. I came to channels like this for community and inspiration. I found a lot of healing in making things, experimenting, gaining new skills, and just having something to putter away at (never underestimate the power of puttering). Thanks Rex for supporting a cause like this, and for providing great content to help people through tough times.

[@woodworkingandepoxy643]

Hope you're doing better these days! Woodworking is do therapeutic I do it for a living and don't even consider it a job

[@Bob.Jenkins]

It's easy for people to say that Will is a 'Troll' but maybe he's a beginner, whose skill fell short of the task. We *all* started somewhere and Rex's kindness, knowledge and skill demonstrates that constructive criticism is better then abuse. Erring on the side of belief in people (whilst not being naïve) has helped me enormously during my life - and proven that there's far more Good in the World then Bad.

[@bethsousa9598]

Though I felt that maybe this was someone trolling Rex; as a former teacher, it also occurred to me that it could be someone who really did not know or understand because they are new to this realm. Well done Rex! 😊

[@SimonWillig]

​@@bethsousa9598exactly. There is a saying - you don't see it until you understand. That might well be the case here.

[@michaelnawrot9105]

Love this.

[@dwainlambrigger3769]

Excellent point. The fact of the matter is that Rex went above and beyond to provide Will with a tool he could use. Made for a great video, but a better act of kindness.

[@Solid_Jackson]

🎻 Thank you for the PSA, your moral compass will lead us to mediocrity

[@BenjaminKlahn]

@15:20 Are we approaching the plane of Theseus at this point? lol

[@salottin]

YES HAHAHA

[@Mikey__R]

Triggers plane

[@clementm5417]

How to restore your plane ? Replace all parts !

[@peterfitzpatrick7032]

@@Mikey__R was thinkin that meself !!.... 🙄😂👍☘️🍺

[@A1BASE]

Will’s real hobby isn’t woodworking. It’s trolling.

[@hellobenhall]

lol, 100%. makes for s good video tho

[@michaelt312]

5:23 You misspelled "meth"..

[@ricos1497]

I like Will

[@stewartbrennand4987]

Rex, you have a big heart. ❤

[@jtscustomcutlery317]

Someone had to say it ! I think will doesn’t like him 😂

[@TheDesertSkier]

My first attempt at restoration was an off brand. Did everything in your videos and the Paul Sellers videos. Then noticed the line, "sometimes it's just a bad plane." Tried another plane and it came out beautifully. I love your videos, thanks for all the help.

[@joseislanio8910]

I giggled at that knob and that tote

[@FriedPi-mc5yt]

I did too.

[@deathsyth27]

I thought the knob was wrapped in paper for shipping

[@bobweiram6321]

The knob look like it was a taken from a tobacco pipe made by a first grader.

[@joseislanio8910]

​@@bobweiram6321 it like it was rendered in Nintendo 64, with a very limited number of polygons

[@bobweiram6321]

@@joseislanio8910 More like it was rendered using a Commodore 64.

[@arnoldkotlyarevsky383]

Rex...youve been had, buddy. Time to put the hand plane down. You do not want to open the flood gates on randos sending you scrap being like "I tried really hard, can you turn this into a hand plane for me??"

[@1pcfred]

Rex can always direct them to his course.

[@JeanClaudePeeters]

@@1pcfred Which was the purpose of this video.

[@thechumpsbeendumped.7797]

“ The front knob…I’m gonna say user made” I laughed way too hard at that. 😂

[@dwainlambrigger3769]

User made with a week wacker...

[@thechumpsbeendumped.7797]

@@dwainlambrigger3769 ?

[@Trashed20659]

TROLL ALERT!! I've seen people who don't pay attention to details before but this one takes the cake.

[@louisfkoorts5590]

Trolling or no trolling. I surely enjoyed this video. Educational, laughed a bit and - a lot at some of the comments. But most of all, I gained Extra Appreciation for Rex. Like some comments read, "Rex is a good man..." Thank You very much Rex. 👍🏻👋🏻

[@adamguinnmusic5871]

I feel like you got trolled Rex. He's saying he did everything that the videos recommend and yet everything that could possibly be wrong with that is wrong with it.

[@attiladavid5960]

Exactly

[@ljgault]

When he opened it up I thought it was a joke..

[@JohnGauntSega32]

And despite the bad condition of the plane, Rex got it working. He put his time and energy where his "mouth" (course) is and showed us that even that basket case of a plane could be restored. Granted, some parts had to be replaced, but that was part of the restoration process. Not all original parts are salvageable.

[@adamguinnmusic5871]

@@JohnGauntSega32 oh hell yeah. Rex don't play

[@jakezanders6598]

Even then, the original parts could've worked ok. The handles are just ergonomics, and the blade could've been bent into close enough to learn with. It's just better with the replacements

[@0ddSavant]

If there was an award for most credulous restoration personnel, you would win. Hands down. I love that you saw what seems to my cynical self as a level 4 troll extravaganza - and just went head down, full steam ahead on the diligence. Nicely done. Cheers!

[@johncbrownmd]

Rex I’m glad you took will seriously and the video was instructive in that all the parts have to work synchronously. Like an orchestra- each component represents a section.

[@dougthomson5544]

You’re a good man, Rex. If nothing else this is a most excellent demo. One does not want to disparage, Will, but either he is a troll as has been suggested elsewhere, or he doesn’t have a clue about tools - not even a scintilla of a hint of the most infinitesimally small thought of a clue. It’s not a sin to be clueless about tools; many people aren’t. So, you are very charitable and I commend you for that!

[@michaelmitchell1496]

Watching this video puts me in mind of how happy and pleased with myself I felt when I learned to settle a plane. (professional carpenter, here) Forty plus years later, I still get a charge out of using my jack plane, my favourite of all my woodworking tools. Thank you, Rex, for all the very good videos ❤

[@darrelldawson8495]

You're a good man, Rex! I learned more about the parts all work together in this video than in the other hundreds I previously watched. Thank you!

[@RaySmall-cr3sq]

Rex…Hats off to you for 30 minutes continuous flattening! I m restoring a really nice British plane at the moment. A Record #4 1/2 Doing the flattening in bursts of 100 strokes up and down the paper. Longest continuous I’ve got up go is 300 a few times and I found that really tiring at my age (67). I’m at a total now of 10,200 strokes and I still haven’t quite got rid of a tiny dip centred on the middle of the mouth. Slowly slowly improving. Keep on thinking enough is enough but can’t quite let myself try it out on wood again when there’s still the possibility that I can get it perfect. I must get round to remembering that perfection is the arch enemy of the good!

[@robertnagai5149]

Hi! Curious what grit sand paper you used. You can start with something more aggressive like 60 grit. Then move up to finer grits. (I’m guessing you started off with something too fine like 120 or higher ). Hope this helps.

[@RaySmall-cr3sq]

Hi Robert. I started and have continued with 60 grit. I tried flipping the glass and used the 100 I’d stuck there thinking it would be fresher but it did less than the 60 despite it’s heavy usage

[@weekendwarrior3420]

It's funny how polite you are, discovering one serious problem after another... Each alone capable of making the plane not work :-)

[@benmccormick5432]

Rex, been a big fan for a couple years. If nothing else, this video teaches patience, to ask for help, and that many of us in the hobby LOVE to help others. Well done.

[@rpshanley]

bar tap handle as "tote" is genius actually

[@doczoff5655]

Think it might've been a bog chain handle which would've been very apt for something that had been through the crapper!

[@ThePillenwerfer]

@@doczoff5655 It looks like the handle off a Yankee screwdriver to me.

[@leehaelters6182]

@@ThePillenwerfer, I came to write this, but now I will simply concur.

[@ClaymoreClay101]

The thumbnail of the video reminds me of that scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark when they open up the ark and release a curse onto everyone around it. This hand plane is truly just as cursed. lol

[@TalRohan]

Beautifully done Rex, nice job. I think Will just didnt realise how much there is to refurbishing a basically stuffed plane, but that came out superb... And now he has a cracking version to base any further refurbishments on. Thanks for sharing .

[@projectrebuild908]

Well, Will. That is the most Frankenstein /Zombie apocalypse plane that has ever been. It had loads of character and charm. It was definitely a head of its time. New TV show,Pimp My Plane

[@stevekelley1179]

Thank you 🙏 thank you finally someone who understands ball peen hammers are for metal work NOT for driving nails.

[@fisharmor]

I'm dead certain I've set more steel rivets than anyone here and most of them involved a modified tack hammer. A tiny cross pein would have worked here too - you can get it bitten down on either side so it stays put and frees up that hand to hold the punch to set it properly.

[@1pcfred]

A ball peen hammer will drive a nail. I haven't found anything a bell peen can't hammer. They're a popular mid range goto for me when it comes to bashing stuff around some. I even peen with them sometimes too. Peening is a very relaxing activity. I usually use a nail as a rivet.

[@stevekelley1179]

@@1pcfred A claw hammer is for nails and ball peen is for fine metal work. When you use a ball peen hammer to hammer nails you leave a small indentation on the face of the hammer and when you use that hammer you for fine metal work it leaves marks on your metal. If you need a small hammer use a tack hammer or a joiners hammer.

[@1pcfred]

@@stevekelley1179 I'm not much for fine metalwork. I don't have the patience for it. When something is mangled enough for me to be working on it I'm just going to get it back into the rough shape it's supposed to be. Small indentations will be the least of concerns then. That's what plastic filler was made for.

[@stevekelley1179]

@@1pcfred when I was a kid. I took my father’s ball peen hammer and used it to build a treehouse. And I got my butt wiped. He was a machinist and that’s were I learned the difference between hammers.

[@DennisDuBois-ws9en]

Very kind of you to do that for a novice. I learned a lot watching this (Yes, I am a novice). Bravo brother!

[@coreysheets4862]

Ill agree Rex. The sound of your first restored hand place taking a ribbon, is addicting. My first was a Craftsman 4 by Sargent. Honestly the only plane I've bought new is a Stanley low angle jack, and its my shooting plane. All the rest (and most of my other tools for that matter have been restored from fleas, Ebay, and garage sales. I enjoy restoring the tools just as much as using them.

[@jeffantonio1627]

Thanks for telling us about your experience restoring your first plane. I have been restoring my first plane recently and have been at it for hours. Started by trying to make a Harbor Freight plane usable and got a vintage Stanley when I couldn't do it. It is reassuring that, what I feel is slow progress, is normal.

[@BillDavies-ej6ye]

As a Brit, I'm used to 'tote' (American English) meaning 'to carry', the meaning of 'tote' meaning 'handle' may be traditional, but it's new to me. No complaint, just an observation. Well done, Rex, for restoring Will's plane. You give a great learning experience.

[@bbrachman]

What a terrific video. Just goes to show that a plane needs good parts and good setup.

[@davidstanley7364]

You made a great video out of this plane🧐 Will served up a great bunch of troubles to look for in my plane rebuilds. Thanks Rex! #1!

[@RonMack07]

Your a good man for doing this your throwing some kindness into someone’s world bravo 👏 your intentions is all that matter here. Looks like a Shinto rasp handle

[@dranob]

Well done! Been waiting for a while for a video like this. It's important to know when a part can be salvaged, and when it needs replacement!

[@breauxp]

I really enjoy you sharing the majority of the process. You could have just shown the plane as received and then reworked and we wouldn’t have learned nearly as much. Thanks for being humble enough to share the failures as well👍🏻

[@dhroen]

You are a great teacher. An inspiring teacher.

[@kristihillebrand2886]

Good Job Will. Brilliant, simply brilliant.

[@rogermiller2159]

There is something commendable in successfully getting through problems with little to work on. I’ve got a bunch of planes to send you.

[@Handcarvedbyrandy]

When cleaning up, or flattening a frog face, or the frog seats, a bearing scraper can be your best friend.

[@ericfurubotten8546]

"The front knob, I'm gonna say, 'user made' on this one." 😂😂

[@user-lw6sp5pk1y]

At 4:15 I busted out laughing. This is definitely a troll.

[@nicetryfbi357]

or Rex sent this plane to himself

[@mikeebrady]

Wow, Rex is being way too nice here.

[@fisharmor]

I thought it was a perfect way to encourage people who don't know what they're doing. We already have enough American Idol knock-off shows to go around.

[@miki09876]

Rex got a plane with the chip breaker not attached to a bent iron....Rex was very nice not to just send it back.

[@fletchro789]

It makes a better video!

[@braveworld2707]

Gee is must be so great being perfect at everything from birth. What a joy it must be to be around you. 🙄

[@bartholomewgreatpants3425]

​@braveworld2707 there's a difference in being perfect at everything in life and not wasting yours and others time. Ever heard of "if youre gonna do something, might as well do it right," will never has. It's unbelievable that will watched anything and came to this end result. I could've sat my ten year old son down, had him watch resto vids for an hour and he would've done a much better job then this monstrosity. Will is the kind of guy that can't do anything right because he doesnt want to put effort into anything.

[@billrockefeller5409]

Thanks for the great informative video! Enjoy what you provide for all the tool guys!

[@DaveDaverson]

There is no way the guy who sent this is for real. He's testing you!!

[@leftseatmcgee5002]

Was just about to say the same thing. I don't mind if he fibbed about it and just set up a piece to work over on camera. Was a good video and a great way to bring up the wellness peoples.

[@eispunkt]

Rex, you were right to be nervous. Anyhow, very good job!

[@isaacplaysbass8568]

Inspirational. I always struggle with how to correctly put the iron and lever cap together into the plane before adjustment and testing.

[@johnmm]

Another great video. Rex's course is solid and worth taking - it got my plane sorted.

[@r0addoctor]

Rex, as usual, another great video! Love the tutorials, very informative and a pleasure to watch. Keep up the good work.

[@jakemustian99]

Turns out, "i did everything i was supposed to do," means 'I bought a hunk of shit for $1.50. Here Rex. You fix it'

[@fredflintstone8048]

Or the whole thing is an exercise in trolling us by Will with pretend narrative. Notice that every part of the project starting with the packing was wrong. Waste of my time so I cut it short.

[@andrewferguson6901]

I restored this handplane with my girlfriends pumice stone, don't mind the mud and straw caked under the blade...

[@MorningNapalm]

Yeah, this feels like a zero-effort restoration, and a hand-off without due diligence.

[@garethcollins8201]

I have a Marples 404 (equivalent to stanley no4) hand plane. All original. I don’t know what it is, but it is the nicest hand plane that I have ever used and I have used many different brands over the years. The blade holds an edge better than any Stanley that I have owned and it is so comfortable that I can plane for hours without getting tired or having a hand cramp. I took it to a friend of mine who sells veritas and Lee Nielsen planes and he preferred the Marples. It is honestly the last tool that I would ever sell for any reason.

[@garychaiken808]

Great job Rex. Thank you 😊

[@JackFright]

Good on you, Rex!

[@Exiledk]

I think this was a wind up... He got you.

[@JeanClaudePeeters]

Well, actually Rex got you. It's an ad for his course.

[@blubbietweeduizend]

I wish you a good recovery. 👍

[@buzzz241]

Great plane restoration video, thanks. 😊

[@J.A.Smith2397]

Glad I'm not the only one with yrs long projects!😂

[@blayne2029]

Excellent video. Plane Wellness is a great cause too! Glad you're going to be a sponsor!

[@briankavanagh7191]

Rex, @24:00 when you said "when I first used it", I was waiting for "I hit a bloody brad pin" hahaha.

[@ismaelgomez5649]

Great resurrection!!! Congratulations!!!

[@JeanClaudePeeters]

Great ad for the restoration course.

[@tacomage3796]

Thank you once again, Rex! Your plans restoration videos have been so helpful at getting my skills up enough to get a few planes restored now. That lineup most recently includes a very sketchy Stanly Defiance that chatters like an angry squirrel when I go to face plane. With this video, I realize there are a few things I haven't looked at on it, yet. Time to go take it apart again!

[@garymay5524]

Rex, when lapping a severely rusted plane (or re-surfacing the flat of a plane iron), try starting with 36G Garnet. As the grit eventually wears, it breaks down to a surprisingly fine cutting attack, like 120G, or even finer. This saves an astonishing amount of time both in the rough grinding *and* the smooth finishing. Also, it may not be easier, but holding the plane backward, thumbs on the cap iron, while lapping the sole makes it less likely that you'll 'round' the bottom from edge to edge, like you might tend to do while bearing the hell down on the handles...

[@leehaelters6182]

Superb advice!

[@twanvanvalkengoed642]

Fun theme. Nice video, I’d like to see you help viewers more often. Well done, Rex.

[@ironhead65]

Great video style Rex! Reminds me of the woodworking for humans series!

[@davidpeters8813]

Too bad it was such a short series though, could have done so much more

[@usd25674]

'.... cardio for the day' . Had to chuckle on that one. You are very gracious guy to do all that work on the hand plane.

[@MCsCreations]

Really brilliant work, Rex! Nicely done! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@Incandescentiron]

You are a good sport, Rex. Well done.

[@Mark-bn7lk]

I hope some other KZbinrs heard Rex when he said, " Any idiot can edge plane." So many videos where the author is doing just that and bragging how wonderful his plane is.

[@dwainlambrigger3769]

I've called a few out in the comments myself. Rex is absolutely correct!

[@James-oj6ck]

Thanks for the lesson on the small things that need work with a plane.

[@leehaelters6182]

This ole tool is a brilliant cockup. The tip-off that it is a delayed April Fool joke by Rex is when he gets to the cap iron with no attachment screw. Anyone that wasn't in on this bit of buffoonery would not temporize, but immediately point out that with no adjustment ability whatsoever, the mystery was solved.

[@Stoopkid_Woodworks]

It also took me about a year to get my first hand plane to make a good shaving. It was like the clouds parted and I could see clearly finally. Didn’t know what I was missing. Similar experience with sharpening a hand saw. Similar experience with really any other skill I’ve learned. We all suck until we figure out what we’re doing. I think that’s what makes it feel so much more rewarding when we see good results.

[@american_patriot6218]

Great learning video

[@djm4689]

***** but I will agree with what you said... AND I love the website you spoke of. I'm a disabled Vet, one of my dianoses's is nightmares-i do find woodworking a large help, i mostly do carving-cottonwood bark mostly. I will be checking out the website you mentioned-thanks

[@cos6907]

The sender of that plane is having a laugh

[@grumpyoldsodinacellar3518]

I loved this video, it was really good to see you go back to basics Rex, also, I downloaded your vids on chisels and mallets, something I need to pay more attention too.

[@robertberger8642]

Cool video! Question: why didn’t you deal with the frog’s flatness before you reattached the lateral adjustment lever? Wouldn’t it have been easier to do so with it detached? Also, it really looks like your friend made almost no effort to fix it before sending it to you. Those odd handles/totes make it look like he was pranking you.

[@perrymurphy4100]

It also could have taken off what was left of the top of the rivet....

[@user-io9ln1or7c]

Thank you Sir.🎉

[@doyalkrishna5656]

Awesome video. Really love your chill voice versus the hyped up voice lol 😊

[@on3tee539]

Make sure you send the plane back, packed properly in glitter with no empty space so it doesn't shift around in the box during shipping.

[@VeLee1942]

Thanks!

[@christycullen2585]

Very enjoyable Handplane Video Rex

[@EthanBuilds]

Great restoration as always Rex🤘

[@djm4689]

I really enjoy watching all of your videos... I am not a computer literate person, I haven't figured out the patreon thing, I'll have to have tech support team (my kids) teach me. I have been collecting alot of old wooden and steel planes. Most I've cleaned up but still can't use them very well....

[@ClintsHobbiesDIY]

Great vid Rex. Wil will be very happy.

[@toonybrain]

What is it about restoring wood planes that’s so satisfying both to do and to watch? This little, functional, aesthetically pleasing machine, a mixture of metal and wood…

[@petrberan8448]

Nice video Rex, thank you for it! I have reworked brand new Stanley Bailey No 4.5 few days ago. TBH, i was kinda amazed how this one got through final inspection. Body was twisted, bowed and crooked. But the main problem was those two holes at back of the frog being 3 mm off center. Frog itself was machined out of square too. I have milled entire body and frog, milled those two holes in the right spot (i have used oversized screws), smoothed everything, reassembled, properly adjusted and now i have finaly plane able to produce paper thin shavings. Well, i was not expecting much for the price, but this was reall bummer.

[@ciaheadmechanic0809]

It is cool to see you reattach the lateral adjustment lever. I just did that myself for the first time on a franken-#5. Easier to flatten a frog before that step though. 😅

[@massimobaffoni1796]

Troll or real, Rex here shows us what a kind guy he is, how to capitalize (in a good way) of situations and all us "visualizations" learnt valuable lessons and got a friendly encouragement. A perfect example of the old "If life gives you lemons..." keep up the good work Rex, I cannot wait to finish my house renovation to take my used plane I bought and fix it up

[@MrStanwillis]

Great video😊😊😊

[@HBSuccess]

Good vid Rex - enjoyed it

[@blahblah9036]

Rex, yesterday: you guys don't want to see me make ANOTHER bench, right? Rex, today: so anyways here's another plane restoration video. :P

[@thefirsted]

Near the beginning of my journey I traded 2 bags of veggies from my garden for a #5 (I think) Stanley jack plane. I planed an entire 12 foot long by 12 inch wide rough cut pine board with it and promptly went out and bought a DW735 thickness planer. I've been mainly working oak for a while now and I'd have worked myself into the grave if I planed all that oak by hand. Ty for the video! Special place in my heart for hand tool people :)

[@philipkotze8327]

Rex, you are very diplomatic

[@maffman2001]

Hahaha. I laughed an bit, good one Will. Rex is too nice.

[@RealLuckless]

A big point for making sure something like a hand plane is well packaged for transit such that it can't bounce around in its box, it is for the benefit of the box and everything around it...

[@BigJohnM]

He gave Will a lot of undeserved credit in this video.

[@TheDevnul]

As per usual, great vid Rex!