Why are there so many different types of planes

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[@5StoryWoodWorks]

Great video James, I am a tool junky and it is so reaffirming to know I am not alone. I show my wife your tooling related videos and tell her "see.... it could be worse" her response is normally "Not by much". She isn't wrong.

[@darriandorr4228]

Love your videos man I am 13 and I love woodworking and love making things

[@GrantHendrick]

Thank you for introducing many of us to the different types of planes.

[@PeteLewisWoodwork]

I started woodwork as a hobby when I was a kid and went into carpentry/joinery as a trade when I left school aged 16. I am 61 now. I cannot - dare not - even think about how compulsive buying tools becomes. I have, as yet, managed to evade the interest of the psychiatrist but I fear it's only a matter of time...!

[@Mike-pr8hx]

The same thing goes for mechanics's tools, carpentry tools, the list is endless. Until a specific project requires another tool I make the ones I own just work.

[@sigogglin]

I know people want to go the frugal route when starting out and rehab antiques (and I enjoy rehabbing some things) but I think everyone should maybe get just one plane (router or smoother) that is new and solid so they know what to rehab towards.

[@lindsaydickson47]

This is one of the questions I’ve always had.

[@tommoeller7149]

Nice to hear a complex subject in plane language.

[@lincolndickerson1293]

fore plane… aft plane?… tail plain… squirrel tail plain… wait!?!… is he reading my mind as I am watching in the future. This is getting a bit timey wimey

[@tedgreen1906]

Great ideas to tell my wife what to get me for x-mas! Once you've gotten some time to tune the cooper's plane, it would be great to see a video on buckets, casks, or other cooper vessels.

[@AlexDiesTrying]

I briefly thought about switching to paper planes. Much cheaper. But it seems like it'll take forever to get anything done with them.

[@christophervanmeier1648]

Thanks James. Very informative and fun. Now I just need to find the money to buy some of these goofy planes!

[@scottswineford6714]

Nicely done James

[@rawr2u190]

Ooh the wooden moving fillister plane looks cool

[@214rwoz]

Thanks for all your time and effort.

[@ga5743]

My favorite tool in the shop…..thanks for the eye candy. Thanks for all your videos James I’ve learned loads from you.

[@iainmcculloch5807]

Thank you for that, James. A thought occurred to me while watching. The early wooden biplanes were made by men and women with hand-planes. As was the body of the De Havilland Mosquito in WW2. Cutting-edge technologies created using cutting-edge technologies.

[@pitsnipe5559]

I have four planes: a wooden jointer, a wooden smoother, a metal jack, and a metal block. I find that the ones I use the most are my block and jack.

[@marcbarash6045]

Another great video James. You've done this type of video before, but they never get old or boring...

[@kennethnielsen3864]

Thanks for sharing.

[@markelder1345]

James, thanks to your video I finally know a no. 40 is a scrub plane. Keep up the great work!

[@vstraylight]

I would love to see a video (you might have one already) on the blue block plane you were using in this video. Several years ago, my ex-wife's father died and left several large and well organized storage units. She told me to grab whatever I wanted when we went, and I picked up a couple of planes. One of which is that model of block plane. I'm not great at setting it up and using it. I've got it nice and sharp, but putting it together and getting the mechanism to move the blade properly is eluding me. Thanks!

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

it is a Stanley No. 9-1/2. I don't think I have done a video specifically on that one.

[@vstraylight]

@@WoodByWrightHowTo Thanks! I couldn't find a model number on it at all. I will look up how to assemble and use that model.

[@vstraylight]

Actually, it doesn't have an adjustable mouth which makes it a 9 1/4 I think.

[@triune_blades]

You should do a video on a Japanese ink line(don't remember the technical name).

[@adammono1839]

I've heard alot of talk about converting a number 4 to a scrub but I'd like to actually see the process

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

here is an old video on it. some day I should remake that one. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYu5mZSae9Skbqc

[@MCsCreations]

Thanks for all the info, James! 😊 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@anthonyseiver7000]

It would be good to do a video on Stanley's competitors like Record, Millers Falls, Sargent, etc. I know some were rebadged Stanleys others made their own. Good to discuss their merits and problems. I see them in the second hand market all the time but have no knowledge of them. Unlike Stanleys there is little info online.

[@franky47]

Kudos to Sarah for that last joke :) I'm thinking of turning a cheap chinese #5 into a scrub/fore, its frog is only seated on the body in three small contact points, would vibrations be a problem with a heavy cut?

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

For a scrub plane it's not a problem at all.

[@professor62]

Excellent overview, James! It’s truly amazing how much woodworking knowledge you have in that beautiful bald head of yours. 😁

[@andygardiner6526]

Nice video - you forgot to mention how some of us find it difficult to identify the difference between "needing" a plane and "wanting" a plane :-) Although you touched on it in a short I don't think you've done a significant video on the difference between low and high cutter angles, bevel up or down and what difference it makes to the angle if the blade is skewed or indeed you skew the plane as you use it. What's in an angle and is the number usually relevant?

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

I have done a few videos on that topic. this is one of the more recent ones. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZTMdGuCh76Jo9E

[@andygardiner6526]

@@WoodByWrightHowTo Thanks

[@edualbergaria10]

That was a fantastic video. Thank you very much

[@jimrosson6702]

Great video thanks for sharing

[@pierrebouvier3206]

Thanks James for the gospel on the plane truth. LOL.

[@christopherharrison6724]

Yes I got to the stage where I have a problem but not enough space to collect them all

[@ronjones9373]

Why do they make so nany different router bits and shaper cutters. Question brought into the 21st century

[@DDB168]

Great video. If buying second hand (which is most likely) what do you think is a reasonable price ? I see a lot of crazy prices for some of these planes. . 😭 I realise thats not a question that can be answered via a reply, but a video about it would be interesting.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Price depends wildly on where you're at. Around here 5 to $30 will get you most of them. But if you go out to the West Coast you're looking at 50 to $100. And in some places it may even be higher than that.

[@andrewbrimmer1797]

I thank you for this video. It's great like I have come to experience in your videos I noticed you don't mention Puff the Magic Dragon on you aren't doing combat planes

[@johnjenkins4139]

I don't claim to be an expert by any means but , wouldn't you use the fore plane to find the high places and the scrub plane to work them down ?

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

They both basically do the exact same thing the four plane just has a longer sole so it doesn't reach into The valleys as much. To find the high spots you usually use a straight edge and winding sticks.

[@kentonward97]

I have a lot of those bench planes and a few of the specialty planes but I feel like I have all that I need. But I know I don’t have all that I want !! Therein lies the problem! Lol

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

There is a difference between need and NEED!

[@samjaeger2020]

Can you please talk about miter and shuttle planes? Not really sure what they do, but id love to know

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

a miter plane is just an older design of the shooting board plane. usually with a lower angle and bevel up, but not always.

[@ionutonea1537]

GOD bless you !

[@captainnapalm8207]

Very timely video! Was at an estate sale when this went live, and was actually looking at a couple of hand planes!! Question, I'm trying to decide if I should go back for them, is $8 a piece too much for a Stanley Handyman and a Shelton No. 9? The Handyman has wood glue caked to the sole, and the Shelton is missing the iron, chip breaker, and lever cap. Would it be worth it to try and restore either of them? I want to get into using hand tools, and these would be my very first hand planes.

[@vince55sanders]

the Stanley would be worth grabbing if it is complete and has no fractures. glue will eventually scrape off with a razor.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

the Stanley Handyman is a great user. it sounde like the Shelton might not be worth it though.

[@captainnapalm8207]

@@vince55sanders Thank you both!!

[@vince55sanders]

@@captainnapalm8207 did you buy them?

[@captainnapalm8207]

@@vince55sanders It's a 3-day sale, and I found them along with several other really awesome items (a mini band-saw being one of those items) about half an hr before closing on the first day, today. I didn't have the cash on me (college life 🙄), so, Lord willing, I'm going back at opening time tomorrow morning. I'll let you know what comes of it. I'm not too stupid to take the advice of those more wise than I, but I still kinda hate to see the Shelton go to waste. If I could negotiate the asking price down enough, what would be a fair price for it? I think it had a smidgen more surface rust than the Handyman, but it might've had the nicer tote and knob of the two (didn't think to check if they were interchangeable), if that makes a lot of difference. Thanks

[@warrenmunn3224]

Is the shooting plane any good for shooting deer? And does the rabbiting plane kill rabbits?

[@sean3278]

This might get lost in the comments but I wanna ask it anyways. Is it possible for you to make a video in the future on how to make a picture frame with basic tools? As basic as possible. Every video I see seems to over complicate it or just state that it is so easy there is no point going over it, which I did not realize until a couple days ago has led to me also over complicating it to the point I actually couldn't finish one. I know it should be easy and in theory it should be a basic beginner project but for the life of me my brain is not understanding which order I should do the steps.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

I have a few on the topic. I will probably be doing another soon. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGjKk4GAaL1nZ8k kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnKTXq1mjbiDftk kzbin.infork-IMskuc6U

[@dalepatton4861]

James, I got a Sargent 408 in good shape at an auto swap meet in Woodland CA for $40. Why is there a 1/4" hole centered near the front of the knob and another offset in the rear near the tote? Is that common for Sargent?

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

in the 70s and 80s that was common to drill a hole to hang them on the pegboard.

[@dalepatton4861]

@@WoodByWrightHowTo So, it wasn't Sargent that made it Holy.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

correct. it did not come from the factory that way.

[@pflugervillebushcraft8149]

Have you ever played with any asian planes, like the Chinese style push planes or the Japanese pull planes?

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

I have played with them. I have never gotten deep into them so I try not to talk much about them and my knowledge is not as deep there.

[@R2_D3]

I missed the ''Spokeshave/Spokeplane'' in your line-up...

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

I thought of putting in the spokeshave but had to draw the line somewhere. I have several videos covering types of them if you want to see more.

[@ping170]

Hmmm.... 🤔 What about the ledze ? 😅

[@thijspluis9998]

what is the ajuster on the no 5/jack plane?

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

That is a prototype 3D print by Yang Ji it pops onto the existing one.

[@markp6062]

No Problem! ;)

[@elioth.g.w2976]

My name is Eliot I have a plane problem as well :)

[@jakecallen2852]

What are the planes called that are in a wood block and you adjust them with a hammer?

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

A wooden plane. They come in all kinds.

[@clydedecker765]

Aaaannndd so many different people ... they gotta be different...so ... Can't be like those peons ... This is new so its improved over those old things... Ooo. I don't have one of those! It old and made by Stanley -- it must be good -- Who is Sheffield?? Bailey? Look at all dem gadgets... Its does circles???

[@grampytinman3481]

Hi my name is Jeff and I have a problem

[@CleaveMountaineering]

No wooden plow plane?!!!

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

No. I used to have a couple but gave it away. They're basically the traditional design of a combination plane so the. 50 has taken that spot.

[@sal1964]

What came first the wooden or the metal plane

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Wooden. The first metal planes were made by the romans.

[@sal1964]

@WoodByWrightHowTo then they changed to wood because they didn't like the feel of the metal on the wood. Am I correct?

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Wood were more common over the years as they were easer to produce. You see metal coming and going in different cultures, but making them one at a time would take 10X longer then making a wooden plane. They did not take off untell the industrial revaluation when making them took about the same amount of time a making wooden planes. A professional cabinet maker might wear out 7 or 8 wooden planes over their life time and they take a lot more maintenance to keep true. Where as a metal plane will last a few life times of full time use and not require much maintenance at all.

[@davidlynn7161]

Comment down below. Thanks for the review.

[@kevholmes513]

Tool addicts of the world unite 😅

[@What_Other_Hobbies]

Here we go again. Let me see what I don’t have and want to get next.

[@What_Other_Hobbies]

Glad or sad to see I have most of them already. Definitely glad I don’t plan to buy any plane. Also happy to see my knob adapter design in gold/orange print.

[@andreipopescu983]

He just said you don’t need all of them 😅

[@What_Other_Hobbies]

@@andreipopescu983 I was not talking bout "need".

[@andreipopescu983]

@@What_Other_Hobbies I know 😅

[@What_Other_Hobbies]

@@andreipopescu983 ok man. Where and when is the AA meeting again?

[@robertlunsford1350]

I finally bought a WR no1 just so I can have it. Lol

[@dpmeyer4867]

the plane truth

[@skateboardist1686]

I’m not a tool junkie per se but….. I want to be one one day. And thank you for the vid now My wife will let me buy plane 1 thru 9. My wife… shesh!!! She is really hell on wheels bro….dude but she’s really hot, it’s like face 10 Body…..10.

[@corwind3888]

So, you're saying that she's not plane?

[@joeharris2074]

Step 1: admit you have a problem.

[@chagildoi]

Comment down below

[@funwithmadness]

How dare you suggest that I don't need all of the the planes! Blasphemer!