Watch this BEFORE you use your Stanley No. 55!!

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@1deerndingo 2 ай бұрын

I did like that. Thank you. There is so much to know about using the 55. You have covered a lot more than anyone else. Again, thank you. I've found that in the absence of a toe or mouth to hold down the fibres, the 50, 45 and 55 are prone o tearout. As such, the choice of wood to work on is critical.

@jasonandres6908 2 ай бұрын

Thanks very much! Appreciate the support!

@rodneybishop3488 Ай бұрын

This is an excellent tutorial for this incredible tool. Normally a daunting prospect to use the tool , made to look easy with the good tips. The most useful for making up parts to repair antique furniture. Thanks very much.

@paulbonser5892 2 ай бұрын

As a furniture restorer, I find them invaluable. A lot of tool to get your head round. I find it best not to get overwhelmed looking at all of what it can do, but to break it down by task. A lot of the parts aren't needed for every operation. My favorite tool for grooving drawer sides. Once did 18 metres OG for a job. Needed to knock that sharp bit off the base of the handle to stop the blisters...

@TenonsTenors 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, I bet you get a lot of use out of it during restoring jobs! Thanks for watching!

@jimscheltens2647 Ай бұрын

I only have a Stanley 45, but this still was a very helpful video. Thanks

@TenonsTenors Ай бұрын

My pleasure, thank YOU for watching!

@stevem268 17 күн бұрын

what a great video, covers all of the basics. i have been playing around with my 55, used the 102 for edge treatment on the shelve in my tool cabinet. the "tower"piece on the front had me mystified, not now! and now i see the purpose of the fluting "fence" the 55 is sure a masterpiece of engineering, especially the skate that can raised and lowered

@TenonsTenors 17 күн бұрын

Glad you got something out of it! Thanks for watching!

@paulkramer4176 2 ай бұрын

I got one, back in the early mid 70's. I was working in a backpacking shop, and a customer and I started talking wood. He had acquired a never used one, from a small hardware store in some small town in Nebraska or Kansas. The store had it on a shelf of tools, probably 10 years or more old and it never sold. He traded it to me for a good down sleeping bag. Which at the time was probably $150 or more, but I got a 40% discount. I went on to acquire and use a lot more tools. While I do love using the plane, I also have shapers and power tools that I use much more. Still love using planes though. Just sharpened up a couple of rabbet plane blades today, lol.

@TenonsTenors 2 ай бұрын

Great story! I bet that plane is sill in great condition! Thanks for watching!

@m.reichert9348 Ай бұрын

Thank you for this video! I prefer using a router plane plane over an electric router anytime. The noise and especially the dust when using the electric router is such a p in the a... Not to mention the risks when working with a tool that is spinning with 10000rpm. And often the plane is also faster. I do have some old wooden molding planes but not a No 55 (yet). Since you emphasized the importance of razor sharp blades, it would be great to see your method of sharpening the different shaped cutters. Could you do a special video about that?? That would be very much appreciated :)

@TenonsTenors Ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback and the idea for another video! I'll try to do that. Thanks for watching!

@RockenSax Ай бұрын

Awesome Video man!!!

@TenonsTenors Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@transmundanium 2 ай бұрын

I just stumbled across your video and it's really good stuff. Even better than the 55 review Roy Underhill did on the Woodwright's Shop. The one thing that sounded odd was that you called the runners 'skis'. I'd always heard them referred to as 'skates' and that made me wonder what the Stanley 55 manual called them. And it's actually 'runners', so I've been wrong all this time just assuming what I heard was correct. It's the cool bits of minutiae that make old tools so fascinating. I look forward to watching more of your videos.

@TenonsTenors Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Yeah, I'm not very good at talking on camera and often jumble my words since I'm trying to record everything in one take to save time. Also, I've been living in Japan for 30 years and speak/read/write that 90% of the time, so it's hard to explain things in English anymore! Runners is the correct term.

@inherited-shop Ай бұрын

I inherited a 55 and I think the other is a 45. Still haven’t unpacked alll the tools. I have found two sets of irons…the boxes for them are missing those nice diagrams on the side :).

@TenonsTenors Ай бұрын

Take it out and give it a spin, it's lots of fun!

@garrypalmer5014 2 ай бұрын

I was shown to start the cut at the toe end and slowly move back to the heal as you progress to the depth, starting at the heal end you are trying to take a hard bite from the start.

@TenonsTenors 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, that works too, the momentum helps. I prefer starting at the back so I can be sure the plane is straight and in its correct position. Sometimes when you start at the toe the plane isn't in its best position when you get to the heel. Thanks for watching!

@orbitalair2103 2 ай бұрын

When buying one of these (or a #45), the screws are likely to be frozen with rust(and/or replaced with the incorrect ones). Just be careful freeing them up. My #45 is from the 20-30s era.

@TenonsTenors 2 ай бұрын

Very true!

@airnashville3883 Ай бұрын

I looked at the 55s available on eBay and ended up ordering a new Veritas combo plane.

@TenonsTenors Ай бұрын

It's always safer to order something new, your guaranteed to get all the parts. With E-bay, unless you know what to look for you can end up buying something that's missing a screw here and there. I know I have! Let me know how the Veritas is!

@airnashville3883 Ай бұрын

@@TenonsTenors Thanks! I will let you know but, I have many Veritas planes including the plow and they are always great. I don't expect any different outcome with the combo. Side note, it would be very interesting to know what it's like to be a woodworker in Japan.