I'm still waiting haha

GG Woodwork glad you enjoyed it. Several projects in the works coming soon.

Good point! Thanks for sharing and watching!

Maybe consider replacing your small chisel with a 1/2" mortise chisel? And certainly add a brace and 1/4, 1/2 and 1" augers. Not only for the obvious ease of hogging out the waste, but many of us live in apartments where the sound of a chisel hammer will not be welcomed by the neighbours. especially in the evenings. Also your commander in chief, (the boss lady) will not be giving you heavy grief for keeping babies and young children from their sleep. Great video buddy, and a great approach to the essentials. Thanx for taking the trouble to make and post it. It is inspirational and confident in its simplicity and the wisdom of its content.

Thanks sir

Thanks for watching sir

Joseph Laviolette +1 to a marking knife of some description

Most people have a simple knife but even if you somehow don't have one, using a chisel sideways will work.

Gah, you're absolutely right. A good marking knife is a great piece of kit for a minimal toolbox. I'll have to mention that in a future video.

you can make a marking knife with those tools

Many adjustable squares have a marking tool built in.

Thanks for watching. No worries on the challenge, just keep learning.

AvE is the man!

same here!

Thanks sir

Ever find out?

@@rodavlasdtgeirke387 Ah unfortunately no; I stilll don't have a plane. I bought a small set of chisels and a ryoba hand saw. Still haven't had much success with projects though. It's tough having no dedicated place to work, really!

@@jared_biz That's rough, but keep at at if you're still interested! Try your hand at smaller projects just to get some hands on experience here and there. I wish you the best.

If you look in the description box there's links to several good tool shops. Thanks for watching

See if you can find an older Starrett combination square. Majority of the vintage ones have stamped measurements that won't rub off.

Yes

Thought about it. Decided against it. Thanks for the suggestion though

A wise man once told me that you always get what you pay for, even in Japan. If you're not sure I can always say that the Gyokucho saws are worth the time and money, they are affordable compared to other tools, and they work well. NIce work on using your larger saw.

That is absolutely a good idea. Having 1 plane to start with simply gives you a point of reference for all your other tools you will undoubtedly collect and use over the years.

For this one I let it dry for a few months before I cut. Typically a Japanese hammer has a slight curve to the handle, this helps you hit square on the hammer head as well as the chisel. It makes you more efficient. The curve was intentionally used this way. The branch had a natural curve to it that worked perfectly for this hammer head. The curve makes a huge difference when you're working for long periods of time. Osage has a nice "flex" to it, absorbs alot of the shock and transfers it well.

You can make a japanese style mallet from a 2in round osage and w.oak handle with shop scraps ,if on a budget

Thanks for the heads up. I think it might be an older domain or something. If it's out of date I'll replace it with another shop.

Artur Hakobyan that's a decent price range, as long you buy from from a good source like suzukitool. com you should be in good shape

Thanks!!!

Japanese woodworking tools by Toshio Odate

TheMadDrizzle Tsunesaburo range as a start

Some good makers you should seek out, their planes can be found for a good price if you hunt around. Seisuke Mizuno, Fusaichi Yamaguchi, Shogo Tanaka, those three are surefire high quality and you can't go wrong. Check out suzukitool.com for a good number of high quality makers.

Daruma hammer?

Amazon

It is a bit overwhelming. What I always recommend is to contact a shop like Hida Tool and ask what they recommend. They usually know them best since they are right there. Definitely avoid any of the cheap ones on Amazon as they are not that good and take a huge amount of work to make them function well.

@@Lemongrasspicker will try and contact them, what you're suggesting in the video is one, all around, smoothing plane (at hida tools, hira plane), yes?

@@thewobblyninja yes to start off its good to just have the one. Maybe 48-55mm in width. 70mm ones can come later after you've gotten the hang of adjusting them

Check the description box. I have links there

Dia-sharp diamond stones are nice.

It depends. If the blade is a little chippy then I'll increase the angle. If it's not chippy then I'll bring it down. A micro bevel really isn't going to hurt anything provided you have a good angle on it. Personally I've never measured any angle or bevel on any plane. I just adjust the sharpening accordingly depending on how it performs

@@Lemongrasspicker do you have a preferred angle? I sharpened mine a 30 degrees with a 25 degree micro bevel but I’m not getting the results I want.

Usually in the 200-300 range is what you can expect to pay for a good one. The old adage of "you get what you pay for" definitely applies.

It has been a while since I've shopped around. But the majority of the good to very good ones run anywhere 200-1600$ so I'd say for a beginner one 250-350$ would be a good starting place.

You'd use the hammer to adjust the plane

That's entirely preferential honestly. There is no real perfect solution to any of the things you mention so it's up to the individual carpenter to use what he has available. So if you have a vise, use it, if you have 10 clamps use 10 clamps etc...

@@Lemongrasspicker But for a beginner putting together a kit like this from scratch, what would you recommend?

I'd say a bench vise is a great place to start if you want to do both Japanese and western style work. The vise will help in just about every situation. And 5 12" clamps is a good place to start too. With that in your setup you can make just about anything you'd need to get started

Yes. I like the Sharpton water stones for everything. Diamond stones are fine too. I just wouldn't advise any power sharpening stuff like a grinder or you can risk drawing the temper off the steel if you're not careful

@@Lemongrasspicker Yes indeed, those look like a good value. For diamond stone, did you go with Dia-Sharp or Trend by chance?

@@RaabStephan I went with the dia sharp ones. Lately what I've been using is some adhesive sandpaper on a flat beam or a flat piece of wood to level the stones. The sandpaper won't suction cup itself to the stone as easily as the diamond stone will. Usually around 400 grit or so is fine if you wanted to try it for yourself.

@@Lemongrasspicker This is perfect! I'll start with a 1000 grit stone, some sandpaper to level things out, and a strop to get the polish.

Absolutely. I agree with you, I'm annoyed at the fact that everyone acts like if you make Japanese anything it has to be done with a zen-like approach. When in reality if you talk to any working Japanese carpenter they are just as practical as any westerner. There are exceptions but there are also exceptions in western woodworking too. Thanks for your thoughts on the matter.

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