How to Make A Tote For a Hand Plane Stanley 10 14

Making a hand plane tote using only hand tools from Zebrawood. this was made mostly with saws, rasps, files, a bow sander and a brace and bit. the shaping time was about 45 minutes the whole project was under 2 hours of work. this is made to fit a Stanley 10 1/4 you can find out more about the plane here: • Why The Handle Leans Over
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[@richardlong191]

Very nice tote! Thanks for showing the broken pieces also, it gives encouragement to us who frequently make mistakes!

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

thanks. I try to keep those in when ever possible. they happen to everyone!

[@bradbailey3304]

I’m very new to hand planes I picked up a #5 fixed the broken tote and took off all the old finish this video is exactly what I was looking for Thanks James You are an excellent teacher Between you and Rex Krueger I’m developing an addiction to hand planes 👍

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Sweet. Sounds like a fun time. Looking forward to seeing what you make with it.

[@satan101101]

That gold ring trick is genius! Thank you 🙏.

[@Solid_Jackson]

Really good video! Tips about using rasps to increase ergonomics are really valuable The gold ring trick is awesome too You, Rex, Paul Sellers, Richard Raffan, Mike Holt and (when he wants to be) Matt Estela are the top tier of woodworking KZbin Horrible shoes tho….😂

[@jamesperrin3762]

I made a handle and tote myself as a first hand tool project. I’m rather pleased that you used similar methods to me. Though I got the grain direction on the tote wrong. Finished with blo and paste wax😉

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Nice. got to love the feeling of a tote you made yourself!

[@rich3398]

Thanks for posting a video on this. I recently bought an old #5 stanley plane with a broken tote. Now I can replace it with a new one. While I do use power tools I love seeing your work with hand tools.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Thanks Richard!

[@asepshow9683]

I like your shoes, they're really cute.....success sir👍_love from Indonesian village children

[@brucematthews6417]

I've had a couple of such clamps for years but seldom use them. I always found them to be clumsy compared to iron F clamps. But using them to hold things for carving/shaping like this in the vise is BRILLIANT! Thanks for sharing this.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

thanks Bruce!

[@gregmislick1117]

Glad I found these 2 vids, seems I have a need to replace a tote and knob on a No 4. Stanley modern era “Carpenter’s “ plane - pretty much a cheap version of a Handyman of old - but you can buy it new for more than a much better No4 in need of some love 😂

[@phildodd9942]

As everyone is saying, the new wooden parts that you've added look so beautiful ! Do you think, though, that with with parts you've made, you should stamp on the underside of them a "maker's name" and date ? In years to come, people are going to come along and say "Wow ! This is SO unique ! Now WHO made these ? Maybe their name is on the underside of the wood ?". It must be a lovely wood to work with - a malleable hardwood ? Imagine trying to rasp a piece of softwood ! There would quickly be nothing left ! It was great to see your tip about the ring on the bit too - there's so much in these videos ! Excellent stuff - many thanks !

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Thanks Phil. I do sign some of my larger items but ...

[@malcolmchadwick4047]

Great again James. Little trick drill the bolt hole first then if you run off you can adjust your template on the wood.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

I used to do that when I used a drill press. It's a great way to do it.

[@SteveC38]

This project came out really beautiful.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

thanks Steve!

[@reforzar]

Zebrawood is amazing. Nice work

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Oh ya!

[@maineiacacres]

That's simply AMAZING James. Thanks for sharing.

[@Thom4123]

James James James, What are you doin to me lol I need to make a tote for a #7 and now I’m thinking I gotta get something as beautiful as the zebra wood. Incredible work thanks so much. Take Care

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

LOL of coarse. if you want to treat your plane nicely you got to get the best!

[@FredMcIntyre]

Awesome work James! 😃👍🏻👊🏻

[@BradsWorkbench]

Beautiful

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

thanks!

[@billtiffin8298]

Looks beautiful

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

thanks Bill!

[@ryanallthewiser]

I like the smack the wood technique!! 😱🤣

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

LOL it does help. OH how in the world do you get first on both channels?

[@arondetheworld]

Hello and happy new year 🎉🍾🥂 very nice job 👍👌

[@scottswineford6714]

Pretty tote! Apparently, though I'm not a big guy, many planes were made for people with much smaller hands and because of clearance issues I've had to redesign the replacement tote to clear the iron. Especially transition planes which are in abundance here.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

I ahve the same problem. most of them that I make for my self I make them a bit taller!

[@DraganIlich-r1s]

Thank you Sir 🎉

[@stevebettany8778]

Great job it’s tempting to find some nice wood and give a plane or two some life.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

so much fun!

[@upsidedowndog1256]

Beautiful! I have bought a few things from Bob Kuane, he is a great source of parts and a good guy to deal with.

[@MikeSmith-hg6hs]

Very nice work. I was curious on the clogs you were wearing?

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

I have a few videos in the clogs if you want to see more, but I wear them because they're easy to slide on and off, they're incredibly comfortable when you carve them to fit your foot. And they're protective for when things want to slide off the bench and stab a foot.

[@laurencegoedar462]

3:08 Miyagi would love this! Karate (empty hand) tool woodworking!

[@jamescampbell7780]

Curious to follow the reason for having the swivelling tote on this type of plane. I’ve had a Type 10 for years and have never had the need to consider that alternative! Presumably the sole casting needs to be manufactured to accommodate that function.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

It would have been fairly common in the timber framing world where you're working on a very large shoulder and cheek. This way you could lay the plane over against the side move the knob until up and out of the way so that you wouldn't be scratching your knuckles on the board it is sliding against. They did not make many of them as they did not sell that many and that's one of the reasons why they're so expensive now. But yes it is a different casting to allow the knob and tote to rotate.

[@oneshotme]

Enjoyed your video and gave it a Thumbs Up

[@reticuluminfirma9407]

Just bought a transitional stanley jointer and the tote horn was busted, so I came to this video.

[@geoffb108]

I will be attempting one tomorrow but i think I will make a 3 ply blank. Not as spectacular but a lot safer

[@alexanderralph2504]

Great video. Looking forward to taking on a similar project for an old stanley plough plane i have which has a plastic tote. Been planning on replacing this for a wooden tote for a while. Do you have any tips with the orientation of the wood for best strength? Thank you!

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Thanks. It is strongest going horizontally. As is here.

[@TheYT_Watcher]

I've always wondered why the grain on a tote is orientated horizontal instead of verticle, isn't there greater risk of it breaking that way?

[@schm4704]

It's squeezed together by the screw. On the other hand, if the grain went top to bottom, I guess the screw hole would weaken it and make it prone to splitting top to bottom. (That's just my own guess, I don't have a definitive source for this.)

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

surprisingly. it is stronger this way. some people think the screw holds it there, but even on wooden planes with out the screw you still keep it horizontal because it is stronger. if you put it the other way then the horn and toe will break off, then ther is no stability to the base! a bit counter intuitive, but the clear winner in the end.

[@schm4704]

@@WoodByWrightHowTo Ha. Good point about the wooden planes indeed!

[@NickLuker]

@@schm4704 If you would like a slightly more scientific answer, here we go. If you apply a force from back to front of the tote, the shearing force acting on the grain is the sine of the angle made between the force and grain. At 0 degrees, there is minimal pressure. If you make the grain run vertical, then the shearing force is applied at 90 degrees to the grain. That is maximum stress on the grain; this is in addition to the pressure of the screw pushing to split the grain along the wood. I hope that makes sense and is a decent explanation.

[@schm4704]

@@NickLuker Thanks, that does make sense!

[@justinwoods240]

Is that the harbor freight wooden Guage i see? I bought one a month ago looks familiar to the one I got

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Yup. It is my most used morticting gauge

[@VincentSmith1776]

Nice work. I just received a 608 in the mail today. The tote was broken in shipping. The link to the tote patterns isn't working anymore if you have an updated link?

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

I am not sure why they took those down. But if you Google it they are on many different sites now.

[@robnichols9331]

@@WoodByWrightHowTo The asset is still there on the Lee Valley site: assets.leevalley.com/Original/10090/56664-stanley-number-5-and-up-plane-tote-c-06-e.pdf

[@DarthDweeb]

Nice looking tote! the worst thing about it is the smell while you are making it. I'm not sure I would have enjoyed all that rasp and file work. Final product looks worth it though.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

good thing I can not smell!

[@dc85337]

Splitting Wood - Not necessarily a bad thing. It showed the woods weak spot. Best thing to do is glue it and clamp it tight right away. Just stop and glue and come back later. The wood will actually be stronger there and the glue line will be invisible. Done it many times. Doesn't waste the wood either. Heavy grained wood (Zebra Wood) has a tendency to split through a weak spot that is invisible. You can see this happening when you just break off chunks of wood rather than cut if off.

[@joelthoenen3733]

Do you have an updated website to find the tote print outs? I just tried to look and it said the website wasn't available or something like that

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Yeah. I'm not sure why they took those down. Now I just Google up and the image search.

[@joelthoenen3733]

@@WoodByWrightHowTo I'll try that. I want to rebuild a tote for my handyman plane I just got

[@jonasdaverio9369]

Hi, what is the goal of putting wax on top of shellac?

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

It polishes the shellac and fills any micropores.

[@Balaboti]

Is that a clogs?

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Yup. Comfortable and protective.

[@schm4704]

Sorry for being Captain Obvious, but wouldn't a bow saw be the way to go for those curves? (Beautiful tote by the way!)

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

I find this to be faster for anything over 1/2" but people will argue that both ways all the time!

[@ukaszJasinski]

Templates are no longer available :(

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Yeah. I'm not sure why they took them down. You can still find them all over the internet if you search for hand plane tote pattern.

[@ukaszJasinski]

@@WoodByWrightHowTo I emailed LeeValley and they send me templates after 2 hours. I'm impressed by customer care like that

[@Zogg1281]

That Zebra wood is gorgeous, but you need to be really careful with it. Because of the pattern, if you put it down in the workshop you won't be able to find it again and everyone knows that Zebra wood has those markings as a sort of camouflage to help it avoid being eaten by predators!!! Hang on 🤔 ...... no, that's actual Zebra not Zebra wood. I'd still loose it in my workshop!! LOL

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

Lol nice!

[@LegoMan-cz4mn]

You're making me scared to use my small scrap pieces of zebra, because it looks so nice I want to use it for a special project

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

it is a nice wood to work wiht!

[@davogifman542]

Man that top of the tote got a pretty thin.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

The best ones are very thin. If you go back and look at the cheap totes they're thick and bulky looking

[@bobclifton8021]

Try a Stanley No. 10 1/4. The 12 1/4 is a scraper plane.

[@WoodByWrightHowTo]

That is how it is listed.