Wooden Hand Planes

Learn how to make, sharpen, set up and use a variety of wooden hand planes in this course presented by traditional woodworker, Thiago Endrigo Silva

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Wooden planes have been a staple in woodworking for centuries and are still highly valued for their craftsmanship and effectiveness. This course, presented by traditional woodworker Thiago Endrigo Silva, covers a variety of key aspects related to plane making, including: Designing and making different types of planes including a smoothing/block plane, shoulder plane, spokeshave and convex sole plane. Thiago will walk students through the entire process from selecting the right materials to design, cutting, gluing, shaping, finishing, and set up and use of the finished plane. After the planes are constructed, sharpening techniques will be covered to ensure they are effective and efficient. One of the best aspects of this course is that you can make a plane with minimal tools and Thiago shows how do it using only hand tools. The project can be completed in a relatively short time, making it a fun and satisfying experience for woodworkers of any skill level. This course is a fantastic way to learn the craft of traditional woodworking and add practical tools to your shop. Since making just one plane can become addictive, you’ll likely end up with a set of custom, handcrafted planes perfect for different tasks.

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Having a plane that you specifically made for a given use is a$$-kickingly good. YOU pick the blade, the angle of the blade, the width of the throat, the length of the bed, even the angle of the sidewalls in relation to the base. Make a block plane that suits you and it will never leave your work apron pocket except to be used or sharpened.  Doug
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Thanks for this. I spent about 40 minutes today building a plane to approximately match my Benedetto palm plane. It was really straightforward after watching most of the course. Rick
Having a plane that you specifically made for a given use is a$$-kickingly good. YOU pick the blade, the angle of the blade, the width of the throat, the length of the bed, even the angle of the sidewalls in relation to the base. Make a block plane that suits you and it will never leave your work apron pocket except to be used or sharpened.  Doug
If you love woodworking, you should consider this course. I have been making my own wooden planes for about ten years and, golly, is it ever worth it. Doug
I've actually been waiting for this one and realized that the cost of the next couple of planes that I would like to have would exceed the likely price of the course... So thanks! Rick
Chapter 1 • Block Plane
5:37:05
Intro 5:30
Lesson 1: Materials 13:53
Lesson 2: Layout 13:52
Lesson 3: Planing the block 10:51
Lesson 4: Sawing the block 14:29
Lesson 5: Planing the sides 19:12
Lesson 6: Blade angles 17:16
Lesson 7: Planing the sides (cont.) 3:07
Lesson 8: Planing the middle 7:34
Lesson 9: Marking and cutting the ramps 13:01
Lesson 10: Planing the ramps 14:51
Lesson 11: Gluing the sides to the middle 20:34
Lesson 12: The cross pin 31:21
Lesson 13: Flattening the sole 10:15
Lesson 14: Opening the mouth 14:32
Lesson 15: Drilling for the cross pin 17:40
Lesson 16: Shaping the cross pin 12:08
Lesson 17: Roughing out the wedge 7:12
Lesson 18: Rough shaping 21:46
Lesson 19: More shaping 28:00
Lesson 20: Sanding 3:37
Lesson 21: Fitting the cross pin and wedge 19:29
Lesson 22: Lapping the sole 6:05
Lesson 23: Applying a finish 4:56
Lesson 24: Testing the plane 5:54
Chapter 2 • High Angle Block Plane with Chip Breaker
1:09:06
Lesson 1: High angle block plane 2:44
Lesson 2: Marking, cutting and thicknessing the sides 4:43
Lesson 3: The ramps 3:05
Lesson 4: The chipbreaker channel 8:19
Lesson 5: Cleaning the mouth 3:19
Lesson 6: Gluing 7:30
Lesson 7: The wedge 2:36
Lesson 8: The cross pin and shaping 11:29
Lesson 9: Installing the cross pin and wedge 8:50
Lesson 10: Lapping the sole 6:36
Lesson 11: Making adjustments 9:55
Chapter 3 • Shoulder Plane
1:54:49
Lesson 1: Shoulder plane description and materials 4:17
Lesson 2: Marking 10:47
Lesson 3: Cutting the cheeks 22:28
Lesson 4: Planing the cheeks 20:41
Lesson 5: Marking the ramps 15:13
Lesson 6: Gluing 6:20
Lesson 7: Drilling and shaping 6:26
Lesson 8: Opening the mouth 4:55
Lesson 9: Fitting the wedge 6:41
Lesson 10: Flattening the sole 3:45
Lesson 11: Finishing touches 13:16
Chapter 4 • Spokeshave
33:11
Lesson 1: Materials 3:13
Lesson 2: Marking 6:31
Lesson 3: Drilling for posts 2:01
Lesson 4: Positioning the blade 16:08
Lesson 5: Shaping 5:18
Chapter 5 • How to Make a Blade
27:00
Lesson 1: Shaping the steel 9:25
Lesson 2: Heat treating explanation 9:40
Lesson 3: Heat treating process 7:55
Chapter 6 • Compass Plane
42:39
Lesson 1: Materials 6:41
Lesson 2: Gluing and the pin 12:23
Lesson 3: Shaping the sole 15:35
Lesson 4: Finishing touches 8:00
Chapter 7 • Adding a Sole to an Existing Plane
18:53
Lesson 1: Material and gluing 6:30
Lesson 2: Opening the mouth 12:23
Chapter 8 • Sharpening
1:10:48
Lesson 1: Explanation and stone prep 13:40
Lesson 2: Flattening 12:43
Lesson 3: The bevel 27:28
Lesson 4: More thoughts on sharpening 10:41
Lesson 5: Conclusion 6:16