Make a router plane from a chisel.
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Күн бұрынMake a FREE router plane using a chisel and my easy construction method.
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@RexKrueger 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, I know many people make router planes with an allen key as the cutter. Yes, I like this approach. But, it requires a grinder, which many people don't have. This version requires no power-tools.
@ColePanike 4 жыл бұрын
Do you happen to have a link to how that would be done? I'm curious about this.
@JohnJbVlogsyt 4 жыл бұрын
@Cole here's a simple one I found kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h9qRhJqEsdLQpmg.html
@ColePanike 4 жыл бұрын
@@JohnJbVlogsyt Thanks! I did find another here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eMt2icSCmduVhIE.html&ab_channel=self-build.%E6%9E%97%E4%B9%85
@cozimfrench 4 жыл бұрын
Love you rex! Keep being you-nique
@TomBuskey 4 жыл бұрын
I bought a modern blade instead of the allen key to make a router plane. You can get the all the micro adjustments of the metal planes with that or the allen key. It still isn't free though.
@williamcarson7519 4 жыл бұрын
After watching so many of your videos I firmly believe that your catchphrase should be " Let's just make one"
@RexKrueger 4 жыл бұрын
That's actually a pretty good idea...
@atomjordan 3 жыл бұрын
Its a dangerous game and a rabbit hole!
@wierdalien1 3 жыл бұрын
@@RexKrueger it feels a bit like the practical version of Ian McCollum, archiving forgotten tools.
@anthonyattaway3437 3 жыл бұрын
Thats my go to phrase
@wolfgang4468 4 жыл бұрын
I love that you love the old tools and crafts so much. And that you care for people not being able to invest lots of money into their hobby. Thank you very much for showing how I can build a router plane on the cheap (and yes, the plans are very fair-priced)!
@RexKrueger 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@Joe.0oo 4 жыл бұрын
Jeez, Rex, where do I start? I'm 21, and just started to pick up woodworking for the first time since I took shop classes in high school. You've encouraged me to build an entire fireplace surround during my winter break! I think it came out great, used rough cut cherry and maple, and your videos gave me the confidence to design, route, shape, sand, and install all of it by myself, using my grandfathers' (both my mother and father's dads were carpenters/machinists) 100+ yr old tools to create something new. Thanks for all of the help, and here's to all of the other fine projects in my future, thanks to you! Keep it up man!
@RexKrueger 4 жыл бұрын
Man, what a great story! Thanks for sharing!
@DanYHKim2 4 жыл бұрын
You are an inspiration to us all! You will have a lifetime of great woodworking ahead of you, and the satisfaction of looking around your home and workplace, and seeing the fruit of your labors all around you. It is a wonderful feeling.
@Mpafanai46 3 жыл бұрын
I like the way of using simple tools keep it up Rex all the best from far² north eastern India
@rickkempf77 3 жыл бұрын
That’s a great story !! Your Grampas would be proud
@benjaminfrayser4392 4 жыл бұрын
"Fool proof", "even a beginner" Heh, challenge accepted! But seriously, thanks, Rex, for this video. After seeing your vid on the spokeshave (i boughr one of the irons you linked) i thought "maybe something similar can be done to make a router...." And here you are, right on cue!
@RexKrueger 4 жыл бұрын
Glad to help out!
@brianknowles7130 4 жыл бұрын
Use a bit of bannister rail [ staircase rail ] for the wood bit. Already moulded.
@MyUnquenchableThirst 4 жыл бұрын
this was mentioned in the video
@jeffandthings77 4 жыл бұрын
i expected either something overly simple, like paul seller's version, or over complicated. nice job making something beautiful yet attainable for us average folks!
@BattleBornFLB 4 жыл бұрын
I started watching your channel a few weeks back... I felt like I have learned more from you than any other KZfaqr. Thank you for your videos!
@RexKrueger 4 жыл бұрын
And thank you!
@allenwc 4 жыл бұрын
Love me a router plane. Love me a plane I can build myself. And, l love being able to leverage existing tools to perform more tasks. Furthermore, I have to say the technique of splitting and reassembling is inspired. Off to the shop!
@onogrirwin 4 жыл бұрын
I think I'll make one of these. I've needed a router plane for awhile, and I hadn't thought of the "Split and glue back together" approach for a router. Thanks :)
@RichardMerrill3Hawk 3 жыл бұрын
Ingenious solution for beginners! That mortise only really has only one surface to chisel. That's awesome!
@bigguy2671 4 жыл бұрын
I totally plan to be a patron once i get working again. I am the poor and your "do everything by hand" is really appealing. Thank you for your fun videos.
@RexKrueger 4 жыл бұрын
Don't give it a second thought. My Patrons make this content free for everybody. It's a good system.
@DanYHKim2 4 жыл бұрын
This is really nice! A great melding of modern consumer goods (the steel chisel) and older tool-making (the body). The trick of cutting the body for access to the mortise is really nice, and I've seen it applied to other plane constructions. The channel is very informative and entertaining, with excellent production qualities. Good lighting, great camera angles, steady shots, and no wasted time! It is a pleasure to watch. Finally, all of the work and techniques feel accessible to mere mortals, especially when the videos are viewed in sequence. They really build on each other, building the skills and confidence of the student as they go. The channel truly turns the aspiring beginner into a real craftsman.
@marcuscornall 3 жыл бұрын
wow man ! You talk so much sense about all this for a beginner ! THANKYOU ! I have already learned more about woodwork in a couple of your videos than I have with all the other KZfaq videos. You make it approachable for someone who has no previous experience .Thanks again for demystifying so much ,and especially for how to achieve things without previous knowledge or expensive tools .And by the way i have subscribed to you because all your videos are so helpful.
@theidlehandsworkshop3884 4 жыл бұрын
Love it and will definitely be making this. I have some old chisels I picked up at a flea market that would be perfect !!! Thanks again for sharing your knowledge Rex !!!
@adamjones9506 3 жыл бұрын
Well, it only took me a month and a half, but by following your videos I was finally able to construct my very own router plane and all it cost me was a 6mm chisel. And it even works! Thanks mate! Keep up the great work.
@barts208 4 жыл бұрын
Great stuff Rex. I love this series, I always learn something.
@johnford7847 4 жыл бұрын
Very cool idea - splitting the block to make cutting the mortise for the blade and wedge easier.
@mrferris4379 4 жыл бұрын
Its always been known as a granny's tooth in Britain.
@Yog3r 9 ай бұрын
I really dig that series! Thank you for investing your time in it!
@johnkelley9877 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this. You have a lot of good ideas for making the plane without a lot of tools.
@Victoria-jo3wr 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome video as always Rex, thank you! And such prodigious timing too--I was just about to give up on my router plane project out of frustration. Your method feels so much more doable!
@RexKrueger 4 жыл бұрын
It's really easy. Promise!
@josephs2581 4 жыл бұрын
Excellent tip on the strike button!! Would never have thought about that! Thanks again for an excellent tool build!
@wm005 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rex. I've actually been wanting to make one of these...
@carloshuggins1 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Rex. I just made one of your router planes from a some scraps of 1/2 inch oak (need to be laminated together) that i found in a corner, and a 3/16 chisel I was given . I actually took my semicircular cut out right back to intersect the front mortice as far as the chisel edge, as this it makes it very easy to see the blade engage the work, and the chisel is still fully supported. It works a dream and now I need to build some something with dados so I can smooth them down... Great inspiration and explanation. Thanks for all
@user-fl1jv9cv7z 3 жыл бұрын
This is solid. Your doing what I am
@user-fl1jv9cv7z 3 жыл бұрын
Helping me improve and bring some other perspective. Love the content
@TimothyEdDoran 4 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed the video and bought the plans. Well worth the money. I changed the angle from 60 to 45 degrees. Maybe 60 works well for hardwood but for pine 45ish seems to work nicely. Thanks for the great content
@scottswineford6714 4 жыл бұрын
Much better than Paul Sellers poor man's router plane, far easier to get right. Thank you.
@RexKrueger 4 жыл бұрын
Well, his is much faster. It's not a long-term tool. But thanks anyway!
@jerryjohnsonii4181 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the knowledge on how to make my own Router Plane , Rex !!!!!!!!!!!!!
@bevanstuart9013 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rex. Another great but very practical video.
@grahammcelrath8167 4 жыл бұрын
Another awesome video, Rex. Thank you. A suggestion for another video that I’d find immensely helpful-when should we be using our beveled tools with the bevel down and when should we have them bevel up? Both chisels and planes. Thanks again. Love all your vids. And although your most recent hammer build could certainly be used as a weapon, I think we’d all love another vintage weapon build. 😁
@turkeytrac1 4 жыл бұрын
Great post, awesome tool!! Thanks Rex
@vanscran1672 3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic, I will make one, I will try to keep to the vintage shape if I can, great video so thanks for making it.
@anthonychavez3742 4 жыл бұрын
Wow this is so cool I'm going to have to make one thanks for sharing
@willemkossen 4 жыл бұрын
Years ago i made a routerplane as a quick hack (not hag lol). I also started a playlist and added every other routerplane build i could find or found since. I'll add this video to that list too. So many ways to make a routerplane.
@ronroberts110 4 жыл бұрын
I think I will actually make one of these. Thanks for the video. The only change I might make is to make the frips symmetrical from front to rear, so I can pull or push. I think my pull-strength is stronger, and even if the job is light, after a few pushed cuts, its nice to switch-up the muscles I'm using over the course of a day.
@kraftfamilyadventures2100 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rex. I've been semi - agonizing about this for a bit. I first thought about buying a power router, but discarded that idea after I realized that it wouldn't get enough use in my shop to justify the storage space, as my shop isn't just small, it's outright tiny. I've since been trying to find a used metal router plane, but they're kind of expensive, and like I said the tool will get only occasional use. This build is my next project for sure. It's outstanding, since I can disassemble the plane into 3 pieces for storage as well.
@RexKrueger 4 жыл бұрын
I think you'll be happy with this one. It's effective and easy to use. Takes up very little space.
@ricardotrivino4459 11 ай бұрын
Fantástico trabajo felicitaciones, es muy inspirador ver maestros interesados en transmitir su conocimiento de forma tan generosa,bendiciones ,gracias.
@Alpemomi Жыл бұрын
I personally LOVE that name: Hag's Tooth. It describes so vividly the object with beautiful fantastic imagery. Immediately I imagine the Hag in Legend and her sharp teeth, or a Baba Yaga travelling through the woody Russian lands. Straight out of a Grimm Faery Tale and nothing unwoke about that name, just pure poetic imagery. I absolutely love that this tool actually exists - so amazing and ingeneous were our fore-fathers. I always thought that routers had to be electric, well lo and behold! Thanks for all your awesome videos Rex! I really like that carriage bolt detail.
@hassanal-mosawi6049 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing that, well done!
@madwilliamflint 3 жыл бұрын
I've only started watching your stuff a couple weeks ago and I'm surprised that you're sparking more of an interest in hand-tool woodworking than even Paul Sellers. He's exceptional and I love watching him. But there's something infinitely more accessible about yours that I can't quite put my finger on. I think it's time for me to build that bench.
@chriswoods7452 2 жыл бұрын
I know this reply is late, but I was thinking the same. And I reckon Paul Sellers (who I think is brilliant btw) makes a hard skill look easy when it isnt, whereas Rex makes a skill look as easy or hard as it really is.
@jimparsons6803 4 жыл бұрын
Clever fellow. An easy and useful tool build.
@eb282 4 жыл бұрын
Great idea cutting it apart. Side note - I’ve seen wooden planes with wooden strike buttons from a dowel glued into a hole. Save some cost on the bolt and epoxy
@AaronSprague1 4 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy you build videos
@slobodanstamatov8580 4 ай бұрын
Nice work Satriani!
@jrkorman 4 жыл бұрын
Very nice - Thought comes to mind that the inside curve on the front side (from the original) would be easy to make if you drill a large hole through the piece and then saw off the waste. Then all you'd have to do is blend the curves to fit your grip!
@RexKrueger 4 жыл бұрын
Except then you're drilling a big hole through end-grain. Much tougher than it sounds.
@jrkorman 4 жыл бұрын
@@RexKrueger Didn't say it would be easy, just that you (someone) could do it! 😁 I've got a couple of old chisels, no handles, that might just be the thing for a project like this. Keep up the good work!
@user-gp6vk2yg1x 2 жыл бұрын
Really Nice!!! You can make these curve easily using a table saw. I made one last week
@rollingstone3017 4 жыл бұрын
I like that wall attached bench with drawer cabinet situated behind you. 😉
@RexKrueger 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I made everything but the drawers from garbage.
@robertmiller2289 3 жыл бұрын
My grandfather had several of these. I always love the name: Hags tooth!!!
@erritwilson9927 4 жыл бұрын
I liks the classic look. I need to try one of these. thanks for the information on the strike button I was wondering what they used for it.
@trackie1957 3 жыл бұрын
At home in bed with Covid, watched a bunch of your videos today, new subscriber. Remind me of Paul Sellars
@patrickwalker7483 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome video, Pask Makes has another great video for making a router plane as well.
@mattroome5264 3 жыл бұрын
This is at least my 5th time watching this video... Seems like I go through researching many shop made router plane ideas trying to find the right one and end up here. I just gotta make it! I even have the plans due to patreon.
@tomdenny8507 4 жыл бұрын
Rex, I think you fill an important and unique niche in social media wood working especially for newer, less experienced wood workers. Your series "Wood working for Humans" is an extremely useful and groundbreaking approach to creating with wood. Thank you for showing the world that one does not need a large budget and a shop full of expensive tools to create useful, beautiful objects.
@RexKrueger 4 жыл бұрын
I could not have said it better! Thank you!
@LegoMan-cz4mn 4 жыл бұрын
The veritas small router plane (not the miniature) is surprisingly usefull and afordable, recomended
@mytrashaccount3630 4 жыл бұрын
outch 60$ is not what everyone would call "affordable" ! :(
@nexusofice9135 2 жыл бұрын
Scraps of premade railing?... So what you are saying is that we can use some modern railing to make one? That is a great idea!
@jonwolf461 4 жыл бұрын
Another great video from true woodcraftman. Thank you bringing back the traditionnal way to woodwork. This helps me figuring out new tools for no cost. Can I be bold and give you video suggestions? What if you would go in a hardware store, look at all kinds of modern tools there and try to make them at home. Another one would be making a full project, like a bird house, a desk, bookcase. Looking around my desk at work (dont tell my boss) a topdesk file organiser. Thanks for the great video. Cheers from Canada!!!
@trinamorrison2570 4 жыл бұрын
I second the hardware store suggestion . That would be interesting to watch.
@DaileyWoodworks 2 жыл бұрын
“Random round object” is also my favorite corner profile. 😂
@bencrews1098 2 жыл бұрын
Your stuff is the best!
@SteveC38 4 жыл бұрын
Nice Build Rex👍
@kingliebanda6143 4 жыл бұрын
Yes,i will make this to.thank buddy.
@schm4704 4 жыл бұрын
That's a clever idea, going Krenov on the construction of this kind of plane body. I have a nice router plane, but I might make one of these just for giggles. Thanks!
@RexKrueger 4 жыл бұрын
My pleasure! That laminated technique really opens up a bunch of tools for beginners and then final product is very strong.
@akbychoice 4 жыл бұрын
Changing name to Giggles, looking forward to my new router plane. 😁
@schm4704 4 жыл бұрын
@@akbychoice 😃
@dsb227 7 ай бұрын
Great video! Great idea, I want to try it!
@tylerglidden7825 4 жыл бұрын
Looks nice. I plan on making that mallet very soon. I think I'll do a little carving on the sides for decoration though.
@RexKrueger 4 жыл бұрын
I hope you do! I love personalized tools!
@mypony891 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rex!
@janmalan471 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Rex, I made myself one of these some years back, I fit the chisel between two blocks cut at an angle. One block were fitted with 2 nuts,and the other with 2 holes that fit smooth bolts. when I want to adjust the depth the bolts are loosen and adjustment made and fastened again. The only problem I ran in at the start was that the wood compressed and the bed had a reach, but after lapping it that was solved. I believe that would be an easier project than a dado and wedge.
@deepbloo580 4 жыл бұрын
Nice! I just watched your tool box build and I saw the PMR by Paul Sellers.
@stevetobias4890 4 жыл бұрын
Will make my own now, been looking at the cost of a Stanley and just couldn't justify the price. Thanks Rex, cutting the block to expose the mortise makes it so much easier, might even use a couple of dowels when putting it back together. Have a couple of old cheap chisels I might just cut the handle off one for a dedicated blade. Thanks again.
@RexKrueger 4 жыл бұрын
I almost used dowels, but I wanted to see if it would hold. So far, so good.
@andypaddon690 4 жыл бұрын
Strike button using a coach bolt is a brill idea. Going to fit one in my old wooden plane
@alexcyoung 3 жыл бұрын
Great video Rex 🙂
@BohumirZamecnik 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot! It's a great tip to make a knife wall and a dozuki line for ripping. Just a few days a go I bought a ryoba and tried ripping a 120 cm piece with it and I was not able to track the line well. Making a path along the whole piece could help it stay on line.
@RexKrueger 4 жыл бұрын
It will help. Also, you really need to learn that pull stroke. I'm still working on it.
@ChrisStCyr-gnt7 5 ай бұрын
Built the spoke shave. I love it. I think this is next.
@RealTakunia 3 жыл бұрын
Çok güzel olmuş. Eline sağlık.
@TheFlyJunky 4 жыл бұрын
Rex you're a gem
@RexKrueger 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@rushruff91 4 жыл бұрын
Rex dawg , this is grrreeeaat !!
@wolfman75 3 жыл бұрын
Awsome!!! Thank You Sir!!! 👍😎
@benjones1452 3 жыл бұрын
You are the best man!!!
@mariushegli 4 жыл бұрын
I think most of my future woodworking will be done by powertools, but I still love your videos :)
@wattscreates1977 4 жыл бұрын
Good video, now I'll have to check out the rabbit plane video also.. both of these tools I need to build
@dalepatton4861 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Rex
@michaelcoleman5035 3 жыл бұрын
I was given one of these when I was an apprentice forty odd years ago and it had some age then ,an old woman's or granny's tooth.Still got it and use it sometimes if I can't be bothered to get the router out.
@johnperez3212 4 жыл бұрын
Dude thanks for the videos
@VideoSafari7 3 жыл бұрын
Heya Rex! I just wanted to drop in and say thanks once again. I just wrapped up my Joiner's Mallet, thanks to your fine instruction. The mallet isn't perfect, but what the hell is? Unless, of course, one finds perfection in utility, and I'm pretty sure this thing will still be around and quite useful when the heat death of the universe takes place ;) Thank you so much, you're an absolute fucking inspiration, my guy. When my current project pays out again (any time now), I'll be showing some material love :) I Hope you and yours are hale and hearty, and that the homeschooling is going smoothly. Cheers!
@Ed19601 3 жыл бұрын
Hag's tooth is a great name. Where i live (nld) they are called 'heksentand' (witches tooth), 'ouwewijventand' (old hag's tooth) or 'grondschaaf' (ground plane) I made on a while ago from big nail i flattened (and hardened). I never even thought about using a chisel. Great idea
@nhl259 2 жыл бұрын
excelente buen trabajo intentare hacer uno me hace falta algo así en el taller sal . desde argentina
@ch355_ Ай бұрын
thank you for sharing!
@jameswhite4709 4 жыл бұрын
Kerfing is dope. It's a must to kerf with the Japanese saws. You could make a kerfing plane from a hacksaw blade. I think James Wright did that. The two of you are inspirational with your tool making videos!
@jrkorman 4 жыл бұрын
Making a knife wall has increased my accuracy quite a bit. Very helpful technique.
@andypaddon690 4 жыл бұрын
Suggestion:- make a wooden holder for a card scraper
@awantamta 3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful !
@jacolesen9383 4 жыл бұрын
I like your router, sure i like my elektrical router, but after i have build a old hand router, im beginning to like it more, so Thanks Rex
@mikeg2046 4 жыл бұрын
I see a Mora sheath in the background at 14:30.. Looking forward to that discussion!
@silverstrings5569 3 жыл бұрын
Well, as my grandfather said: 'Don't judge the past by modern standards, different times made different people.' I think that can apply nicely to tools, too.
@stauffap 3 жыл бұрын
Even simpler, but less ergonomic: Use your wooden plane, take the iron out, put your chisel in. There you have a router plane ;)
@yasinfrei Жыл бұрын
Basically a plane can be made of a wide chisel. I had that thought a while ago and now found your video.
@jimrosson6702 Жыл бұрын
Great video
@jlinkels 4 жыл бұрын
Cutting and glueing back is brilliant. I have done this trick many times, but it did not occur to me for a moment to use it for this project. Indeed, after glueing long grain, wood breaks at a different place. But not on the glue joint.
@shopnwoods9901 4 жыл бұрын
I'm thinking a left over chunk of handrail would work great for this
@amezcuaist 3 жыл бұрын
My very cheap tool is a spare piece of oak flooring. One small hole drilled in it and a sharp woodscrew set for the desired depth. Scratch the cutting surface and clean it out with a normal chisel. Tilt the screw hole if you want to reach into the corners. Ideal for narrow places like hinge slots in door frames . No metal apart from a screw and no handles .
@user-io9ln1or7c Ай бұрын
Thank you Sir.🎉
@nightcatarts 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, very useful. I reckon you could add a microadjuster to this design as well if you drilled a hole through the chisel & got creative with some nuts & bolts.
@RexKrueger 4 жыл бұрын
Maybe...
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