Do You Really Need a Shoulder Plane?

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3 жыл бұрын

Do you really need a shoulder plane? Let Rob Cosman walk you through all the pros and cons of a shoulder plane as he shows you how to use a shoulder plane, what the alternatives are and what tasks a shoulder plane does well and what tasks they do not do well.
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@RobCosmanWoodworking
@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 жыл бұрын
Let Rob show you how to sharpen a Shoulder Plane blade here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fLCcd7aXnZmnhWQ.html
@rcfreeman11
@rcfreeman11 3 жыл бұрын
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@tintansigloXXI
@tintansigloXXI 3 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure I need it, but I'm completely sure I want it
@RobCosmanWoodworking
@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 жыл бұрын
I know exactly how you feel
@csimet
@csimet 3 жыл бұрын
I'm not, nor ever will be a furniture grade woodworker, but I love just watching these videos by Rob. He is an excellent teacher of his trade. I can only imaging the value of his hand tools behind him in the rack. I admire any quality tool, hand tool or otherwise... you get what you pay for.
@RobCosmanWoodworking
@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 жыл бұрын
I totally agree with you
@1deerndingo
@1deerndingo 3 жыл бұрын
Everybody can be a furniture quality hobbyist. You just have to throw out the failures until you are just left with the good bits. And you need plenty of timber, good tools and patience. And do what Rob says.
@jeffgriffithsmusic
@jeffgriffithsmusic 3 жыл бұрын
I make a lot of mouldings for hardwood frames for my wife’s artwork and find my medium shoulder plane invaluable for cleaning up and fixing any issues on the narrow rabbets. Saves many hours with chisels and less awkward than the skew block.
@southernblueblood5402
@southernblueblood5402 2 жыл бұрын
I watched this video to find out if a shoulder plane could be used to cut rabbets, you answered that and so much more. Your videos are absolutely jam packed with information, Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with the rest of us, if I have any questions on hand tools like this there only two people I trust to give the information I need, you and Paul Sellers. Your videos are longer than others but the information is very detailed and useful.
@jeffbourne6015
@jeffbourne6015 3 жыл бұрын
A really useful demonstration and explanation on the uses and merits of shoulder planes. The alternative types of planes and strategies for truing up tenon shoulders and cheeks including the use of an extremely sharp chisel was most useful too together with comments on other uses for these different planes. Most grateful for ongoing highly informative videos on ALL THINGS WOOD - we fully appreciate the time and work by all concerned in their production!!
@ef2b
@ef2b 2 жыл бұрын
Usually, I only need the shoulder plane on shoulders when I've messed up paring with the chisel and need help getting back to straight. I use the rabbet block plane (not skew) quite a bit and for all the reasons you showed. I'll level and true a tenon with the router plane at which point I'm usually just a couple shavings away from fitting. I'll use the rabbet block plane to take those off rather than resetting the router plane each time. My mortises are hand cut, so they aren't absolutely perfect. The rabbet block plane lets me take an extra whiff off of the side of that needs to be hair thinner than the other end. Ideally, my mortises would be more perfect, but in the mean time, this works. I absolutely could do all of this with just the router plane, but I'm glad I have the rabbet block plane. If I could only have one of the two, it would be the router plane, no question. I don't know if it is just me, but there is something about rabbet planes and their kith and kin that I _always_ manage to nick my finger on the protruding corner.
@andrewbrown8148
@andrewbrown8148 3 жыл бұрын
Great demonstration~! I purchased my WR 3/4" shoulder plane a few years ago. It's an invaluable tool~! Also love the versatility of my router planes. Three members of my hand-tool dream team~! :-) Thanks, Rob~!
@hardnox6655
@hardnox6655 3 жыл бұрын
Rob, beautifully explained and demonstrated.
@jwm6314
@jwm6314 3 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love mine for fitting tenons, especially long tenons. I have 0 regrets about buying it.
@RobCosmanWoodworking
@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 жыл бұрын
Its a good plane when used correctly
@JM-sz4oi
@JM-sz4oi 3 жыл бұрын
Well structured, excellent presentation. Convinced me that I should have all of them. 😀
@barrydoxseyuk
@barrydoxseyuk 3 жыл бұрын
Another great video packed with little comments. I have most tools, but seeing anothers view on a tools use is fantastic. Example, Setting the blade flush to the side of the body, thus no cutting into the check of the tennon, a point easy to forget or miss. Thank you yet again.
@RobCosmanWoodworking
@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and commenting
@brucejohnson1264
@brucejohnson1264 3 жыл бұрын
I have a small shoulder plane, and I love it for cleaning up small tenons, but for larger tenons and tenon faces the rabbit block plane is what I usually grab.
@kiwdwks
@kiwdwks 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video/information! Thanks Rob.
@RobCosmanWoodworking
@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and commenting
@geeborg6912
@geeborg6912 Жыл бұрын
Hej Rob, I have watched most of yoyr videos but I have to say that this particular video was one of the most interesting, informative and useful videos you have produced so far. Med Vänliga Hälsningar.
@davidcampbell2845
@davidcampbell2845 3 жыл бұрын
Superb demonstrating and knowledge exchange again.
@RobCosmanWoodworking
@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the shout out
@surfinchemist1
@surfinchemist1 3 жыл бұрын
I've been using the Lie Nielsen rabbeting block plane for 4 years and rarely reach for my shoulder plane anymore. If you are just starting a hand tool collection, my recommendation is to start with it. Hands down my favorite tool, power or hand. Its so often used that it lives in a belt holster inside and outside the shop. It does everything a small block plane AND a shoulder plane will do. I even use it in trim carpentry since you can run it along the drywall.
@RobCosmanWoodworking
@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing! Its a great little plane
@wickedwoodgaming1486
@wickedwoodgaming1486 3 жыл бұрын
I just finally pulled the trigger on a woodriver medium shoulder plane. Couldn't be happier. My projects have all been slightly better sense I bought it
@RobCosmanWoodworking
@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 жыл бұрын
Sounds great. Thanks for sharing
@julienpaquette9433
@julienpaquette9433 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Rob you are very inspiring
@RobCosmanWoodworking
@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@jimcooney9019
@jimcooney9019 3 жыл бұрын
very cool thanks for sharing your video
@RobCosmanWoodworking
@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 жыл бұрын
You bet
@MANJITSINGH-ko2oi
@MANJITSINGH-ko2oi 3 жыл бұрын
THANK U rob very good advice.
@RobCosmanWoodworking
@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 жыл бұрын
you bet
@robertbamford8266
@robertbamford8266 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent, balanced discussion. Those shoulder planes are beautiful, but …. . Thanks for the video.
@RobCosmanWoodworking
@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and commenting
@thelwood
@thelwood 3 жыл бұрын
I love watching your work! I am not great at setting up the few planes I have. I aspire to be 10% as good as you someday! 👏👏👏 Great teaching style too
@RobCosmanWoodworking
@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 жыл бұрын
You can do it! Keep at it
@thelwood
@thelwood 3 жыл бұрын
@@RobCosmanWoodworking Thanks Rob, I am in my shop working on some mortise and tenons right now. Hoping to not mess up this expensive walnut! I really appreciate your expertise! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with the rest of us 😃
@r.parker1933
@r.parker1933 Жыл бұрын
Very helpful. Makes me less certain that I really need one. I love a good router plane. But I still kinda want one.
@dpmeyer4867
@dpmeyer4867 3 жыл бұрын
thanks
@felipehuibonhoa7338
@felipehuibonhoa7338 3 жыл бұрын
Congrats on hitting 200k. Now for the 1M mark. 😁
@davidpisarski5620
@davidpisarski5620 3 жыл бұрын
The skew block plane is a must have on my list. It's been out of stock since you first started showing how versatile it is. Hopefully Lie Nielson will be able to resume production soon.
@barrydoxseyuk
@barrydoxseyuk 3 жыл бұрын
My supplier of Lie Nielson here in the UK, is just starting to receive some products. The skew block plane is fantastic, yes you will love it. They are hand friendly, and will become a go to tool.
@williamn01
@williamn01 3 жыл бұрын
@@barrydoxseyuk where is getting stuff back in ? Do they still make the bronze version of the skew block ?
@barrydoxseyuk
@barrydoxseyuk 3 жыл бұрын
Classic Hand Tools, but not the scew block plane. Suggest you contact Lie Nielsen direct for advice. Hopefully they will be put back in production as PHP will need some.
@RobCosmanWoodworking
@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 жыл бұрын
LN tells us they are slowly coming back to full production
@SimopsAus
@SimopsAus 3 жыл бұрын
I actually hardly use mine…….tend to use my skew block and router planes mostly…….love the router plane…..have a few
@danhusker1413
@danhusker1413 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for a good and instructive video. I am just finishing an end table where the sides used mortise and tenon joints. I kept saying, I've go to do this better. Your discussion of shoulder plane sizes helped narrow down which one I'll buy first. Maybe others later. I very much appreciate your input. Thanks again.
@RobCosmanWoodworking
@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and commenting
@escapefelicity2913
@escapefelicity2913 5 ай бұрын
I think it was James Krenov Worker in Wood who told us we could "cut a joint together"
@grantwilliams630
@grantwilliams630 3 жыл бұрын
Hey Rob, would you recommend I start with a rabbeting block plane as a double-duty plane for both a block plane and a shoulder plane? Eventually, I'd love to get more of the joinery planes, but trying to find my "core tools" right now.
@37south47
@37south47 6 ай бұрын
I need that marking gauge and a rabbiting block plane asap!
@k9six185
@k9six185 3 жыл бұрын
I like your K9 patch…
@deezynar
@deezynar 3 жыл бұрын
You nailed that, I think.
@RobCosmanWoodworking
@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and Commenting
@jaayjones5937
@jaayjones5937 3 жыл бұрын
Admire your life and your skill. In a humorous vein this video shows how one tool, the shoulder plane, replaces multiple tools.
@RobCosmanWoodworking
@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 жыл бұрын
I was trying to show different ways of doing the same operations to give folks more knowledge
@kg3225
@kg3225 Жыл бұрын
I bought a LN shoulder plane as one of my very first hand tools. With some chisels and a few other things. And I barely ever use it. LN rabbet plane gets used 99% of the time instead. Same goes for bullnose planes. I restored a Stanley no. 90 and I think I’ve used it once. But idk maybe I’m not being creative enough.
@jeffdutton1910
@jeffdutton1910 3 жыл бұрын
I don't use mine every day but it sure has come in handy sometimes.
@RobCosmanWoodworking
@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 жыл бұрын
I agree
@petrpribyl1694
@petrpribyl1694 Жыл бұрын
And I've spent quite a while thinking why doesnt my hand plane work, even after proper sharpening. Just now I learned it is a bevel up kind of plane, not bevel down. 😂
@TheTranq
@TheTranq 3 жыл бұрын
The thing I hate about shoulder and rabbet planes is that every time you mess with lateral adjustment you also shift the projection from the plane side and vise versa. I especially find the rabbet plane+knicker difficult to get set correctly
@RobCosmanWoodworking
@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 жыл бұрын
Yes its a bit like patting your head while rubbing your belly
@J.A.Smith2397
@J.A.Smith2397 7 ай бұрын
Last plane I got, only yet to grab a scraper plane
@natalirivero467
@natalirivero467 2 ай бұрын
If I don't have a block plane yet, should I get the standard one or one of these rabbet block planes?
@mgoohgoo7664
@mgoohgoo7664 3 жыл бұрын
The amerikan shoulder plans for me are looking like a staple gunn. I'm yoused to a klasik german wood shoulder plane. But works the same.
@RobCosmanWoodworking
@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 жыл бұрын
Never thought about that but it does kind of look like a staple gun...works good though
@DON112751
@DON112751 3 жыл бұрын
Would you agree that a difference in whether you choose to use a shoulder plane or a router plane is the surface you want to reference: the shoulder plane references the vertical edge, while the router plane references the face?
@pauljackson5525
@pauljackson5525 3 жыл бұрын
Could you feature some of your wooden planes in a video sometime?
@RobCosmanWoodworking
@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 жыл бұрын
The only wooden plane I use is my Drawer Bottom plane
@GearheadDaily
@GearheadDaily 3 жыл бұрын
Short answer: Yes. I use mine more than I thought I would.
@RobCosmanWoodworking
@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing
@bearthompson6506
@bearthompson6506 3 жыл бұрын
Where does a fillister plane fit in amongst this assortment?
@RobCosmanWoodworking
@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 жыл бұрын
A filister is another word for rabbet plane. Originally designed for door makers.
@SwearingenTurnings
@SwearingenTurnings 3 жыл бұрын
After my block, my shoulder plane is my most used plane.
@RobCosmanWoodworking
@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 жыл бұрын
Its a great plane
@mgoohgoo7664
@mgoohgoo7664 3 жыл бұрын
Aktualy I have a question. Why the metal shoulder planes are beveld up? Because my German wooden singer iron shoulder plane is beveled down.
@chrisc4527
@chrisc4527 3 жыл бұрын
Bevel up usually allows for a lower angle than bevel down. Lower angles tend to cut end grain better.
@mgoohgoo7664
@mgoohgoo7664 3 жыл бұрын
@@chrisc4527 is a interesting point. You kn.know which angle a mate touching lane have? A german 45°
@RobCosmanWoodworking
@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 жыл бұрын
Actually the angle difference between Low angle and standard angle is very littel. In my oppinon not enough to matter between the two if your blade is sharp. Easier to manufacture a bevel up, no frog needed
@mgoohgoo7664
@mgoohgoo7664 3 жыл бұрын
@@RobCosmanWoodworking ja if it cuts well and its sharp enithing els is not important.
@Franco.Ar.
@Franco.Ar. 3 жыл бұрын
I have shoulders, I need that plane.
@RobCosmanWoodworking
@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 жыл бұрын
There you go, makes sense to me
@mikdin1
@mikdin1 Жыл бұрын
Are yours Clifton?
@timothywozniak6952
@timothywozniak6952 Жыл бұрын
Wood River
@darrenb4324
@darrenb4324 3 жыл бұрын
Would you use a shoulder plane to clean up the bottom of a dado?
@user-wk5yy5dx9k
@user-wk5yy5dx9k 3 жыл бұрын
If it fits, sure thing! A router-plane is also an option.
@robertbamford8266
@robertbamford8266 3 жыл бұрын
@@user-wk5yy5dx9k Router plane is probably a better option to ensure the bottom of the dado is clean and depth is uniform.
@RobCosmanWoodworking
@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 жыл бұрын
I would not, I prefer a router plane. When cleaning up the bottom of a dado I want to ensure the Dado is of uniform depth along its length. The way to do that is with a router plane
@vigrue-kingofscrew4804
@vigrue-kingofscrew4804 3 жыл бұрын
do you interested in testing our wood working tools?
@RobCosmanWoodworking
@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 жыл бұрын
Contact Luther at robswebmaster@robcosman.com
@mikeherbst1825
@mikeherbst1825 3 жыл бұрын
Shoulder plane? Is that like a hang glider?!😄
@RobCosmanWoodworking
@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 жыл бұрын
more like a head helicopter!!!!
@TigerCarpenter
@TigerCarpenter 3 жыл бұрын
The title of this video could be "Does Shoulder plane cause shoulder pain?" [just kidding] I can see that Lie Nielsen block plane looks almost identical to the Luban, I would bet they come from the same factory, and just the lever cap carries different branding. And the Lie Nielsen has additional scoring wheels on the sides. My theory is, the factory quality checkpoint selects the best ones, and brands them as Lie Nielsen, and adds the scoring wheels, and sells the slightly lower quality as different brand (Luban, Qiansheng, Juuma, Irwin Record, Stanley and others). Interestingly Huawei has won the court case and registered the Luban trademark in May 2021, which might end Luban brand name for the Qiansheng factory. PS Luban is a name of an ancient famous Chinese carpenter.
@RobCosmanWoodworking
@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 жыл бұрын
Your theory could be correct, with the exception of Lie-Nielsen. I know from personal experience that they are made in the USA.
@TigerCarpenter
@TigerCarpenter 3 жыл бұрын
@@RobCosmanWoodworking Lie Nielsen might be assembled in USA after some parts touch up. I own Lie Nielsen rabbet block plane and just 2 months back bought the "same" but Luban. To be honest Luban quality and looks win in this particular case and I have not a shadow of a doubt they must have come from the same factory. I am a patriotic conservative white Polish man and I wish Lie Nielsen was made in the USA and VolksWagen Golf was made in Germany. With the great sadness I'm observing that everything is made in China. They are getting very good indeed. But that's the end of the world as we know it. Our dependence on China is simply terrifying. Anyway I could rant without end. I really enjoy watching your content!
@RobCosmanWoodworking
@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 жыл бұрын
I can confirm that LN planes are forged right here in the USA and meet the criteria to be called "made in America" which by law means no foreign components. All of there stuff is locally made in the Northeast stat. of the U.S. Go visit their factory and watch things being built (Once COVID is cleared)
@TigerCarpenter
@TigerCarpenter 3 жыл бұрын
@@RobCosmanWoodworking thanks for confirming that. I take your word for it, and I believe you. I will drop by their factory just for fun and out of interest, when I visit my US Army good friend. that would also confirm that the Chinese copying skills got so much better, which could be a good thing in short term, when you are happy about buying a product that is almost as good or in some aspects even better than the "original", but in a long run, we are all doomed.
@FearsomeWarrior
@FearsomeWarrior 3 жыл бұрын
Do you like tools? If yes, buy all the shoulder planes.
@RobCosmanWoodworking
@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 жыл бұрын
Yes I do like tools...yes I have them all
@acalciu
@acalciu 3 жыл бұрын
You really need to learn how to do close-ups. You could see nothing of the blade setup from 600ft away. Is this a fresh cameraman you are breaking in? There was a lot of camera wobble.
@RobCosmanWoodworking
@RobCosmanWoodworking 3 жыл бұрын
Nope this is Jake who has been on the camera for years and years
@brianhawes3115
@brianhawes3115 4 ай бұрын
What, no chisel plane?😂
@timchapman5553
@timchapman5553 3 жыл бұрын
Nobody needs shoulder pain
@DeeegerD
@DeeegerD 11 ай бұрын
No, I have a router.
@devo196047
@devo196047 Жыл бұрын
But you have so many tools. Seems like the shoulder plane can do all 3 jobs fairly well.
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