Todays project is tiny luthier thumb plane. I was inspired to build that little tool by one of the best planemakers ever - Olivier Sparks (instagram link in the description). At the end of the video i made some test on piece of maple. Check the results :) Materials: Brass pipe Steel 3mm thick Piece of hard wood (who know wat it is?) Lamintated plane blade Boiled linseed oil If you have any questions or sugestions just write a comment. Enjoy!

Stunning! The wood is Wengé.

Oh, I so want one of those, Stavros! Haha Your work NEVER fails to amaze. Thanks so much for sharing it with us. Hope to see a new video soon!

Very, very impressive! To me, it is not only a functioning wood plane but also a work of art!!

So very thankful the Good Lord allows us to honor Him in Craftmanship!! So awesome! 👍🏻 well done. Bravo!

You sir, are a true craftsman. It’s enjoying watching you work!

É maravilhoso seu trabalho e também é um prazer assistir essa fabricação de plainas maravilhosa você é um ótimo profissional 🇧🇷🙏

I think you have an endless supply of old steel plane blades. Great job as always.

You do such beautiful work! Fantastic craftsmanship!

That, good sir, is a wonderful luthier's thumb plane! I can't be 100% on the wood species because this particular piece resembles multiple species, but I am almost certain that it is quarter-sawn Wenge. At first I thought it might be Black Palm, but that wood tends to have larger sapwood striations running along the grain which would be clearly visible along the face and endgrain. I was able to rule out Bocote, Katalox, Ebony, and African Blackwood due to the particular contrast and coloration of the grain. It is definitely not Acacia as that wood tends to have a lighter burgundy color with a lower hardness and density and more dispersed annual growth rings, and Brazilian Chestnut is also typically a burgundy color with a completely different grain structure. Wenge lumber is very hard, very dense, and very waxy. Quarter-sawn Wenge tends to have the exact grain structure as this piece, the same colors (very dark brown to black with light thin striations along the straight sections of grain), and has a tendency to destroy your woodworking tools due to its incredibly tough heartwood. The only thing that keeps me from being 100% about it as that it is rare to find a piece this wide with such perfectly straight grain! The grain tends to enjoy waving its way around, but I do have a few boards that do have sections with similar straight grain, just not along the full surface! Thank you for yet another wonderful build!

This was exquisite Thank you I am a luthier want to be. I will be back

Lovely work Stavros. Thank you.

Magnifique travail. Très belle association acier/laiton/bois. Un vrai travail d'artiste digne de trôner dans la vitrine d'un collectionneur. Bravo et merci

A true master craftsman. Thank you for sharing.

Piękna , bez mała jubilerska robota, drewno hebanowe i mosiądz jak złoto, stal jak platyna. No i taki sam efekt,wyszedł Ci niezły klejnot.

Very impressive. Not only beautiful but functional. It may not be intended but I can see the influence of Bill Carter in this piece. Extremely well done...congratulations.

Excellent job as always!!!!!!!!!!!

the reward for patience and precision. Magnificent

Beautiful piece of work

Bravo once again amazing creation

You made a wonderful job, mister :)

Good job bro. Respect from other side of water...

Beautiful!

Some day, some collector will find this or another of your pieces, and have bragging rights to ownership of an original Gakos.

I started this video thinking, "hey, this looks like a fun and useful project I could do." I ended with, "I think I'll buy one." Excellent craftsmanship and a great video. Thank you for sharing.

Beautiful craftsmanship. First time viewer. I decided to watch even though I had never seen this type of plane. I love how you joined the two metals together. Great job! Merry Christmas!

Świetna robota. Cały czas się rozwijasz i cały czas zaskakujesz oczywiście pozytywnie. Tak trzymać

Mesmerising video. Such skill and patience. Bravo.

fantastic! beautifully crafted!

Very beautiful, great craftsmanship. I was going to skip watch this so I didn't have to watch any boring bits but I watched every single second of this. Well done sir, my hat's off to you.

Really great!

You made an absolutely amazing tool, i'm a cabinetmaker and like such fine tools. Go on! Best greets from bavaria

A true master at what he does. I would die happy if I acquired one of his planes.

Absolutely lovely.

I only knew those luthier planes from Ibex. But you've met their match for sure! What a stunning endresult! And that dark ipe/wenge-ish wood matches SO well! Excellent job once again! Thnx!

youre the top of the game right now. no other youtuber comes close to your skill

Damn that’s some outstanding craftsmanship, great videos you put out

Jeszcze czegoś takiego nie widziałem! Super! :)

Чёткая работа, до последнего момента не мог понять что это будет!!! 👍👍👍💪💪💪👏👏👏

Wunderschön, ist er!!!!!

Як завжди гарна робота!!!

jestes Mistrzem!!))

Dear Stavros, another lovely creation. I agree with the other writers on the identity of the wood - it’s Wenge from Africa. It is a very attractive wood and so far I have used it to make tool handles. The patterns in the wood are very attractive.

Wow! ....true craftsman 👍

Beautiful little plane, thank you for this video, have a good end of year celebrations

Нет слов! Руки-золото!

Za twoje umiejętności cię już chwaliłem ,teraz pochwalę za świetny sposób montowania filmów.Pozdrawiam i Wesołych Świąt życzę.

These things are pricey but worthy and useful. Great for bowmaking i bet or any woodcraft.

Beautiful

very nice build

If I didn't see you make it, I wouldn't have believed it. I have ZERO use for one, but would love to try something like that. Nice work!!

very nice job, it seems to me it will come in handy all day long. I like it so much I might try to make one myself. Thank You !!

Wow amazing. 👍

Una obra de arte,divina de la muerte,un saludo y por supuesto un like desde Naron(Galicia).Posdata:Felices fiestas

I know this is an old video but the wood looks like Black and White Ebony, I know in the United States a piece that is 2"×2"×12" cost around $50 to $60 depending on dealer, very expensive stuff but absolutely beautiful. This really is a very beautifully built plane, in awe of the skills and craftsmanship

Muszę się nauczyć tak pstrykać w palce, to znacznie przyspiesza robotę...hahahahahaha. Zwłaszcza przy mozolnej i długiej robocie. Feliz Navidad Matteo

That's amazing. I have to watch all your videos it's amazing work. Keep up

It is a wonderful plane, I need moreee infill planes))

2 videos in 2 day?! What an awesome Christmas gift you’ve given us!

Piękna robota, gratulacje 👌.

super video

Another video in quick succession and a sweet little plane, this makes me happy. As someone noted below the next challenge is to do one with a curved underside :D. Thanks Stavros.

Nice work!! I like the use of a brass pipe

Never seen one of these before. Great job making it Stavros!! Enjoyed your video and gave it a Thumbs Up

Я точно такой сделал ,Спасибо Вам 👍

Πανέμορφο!

Nice Stavros. Very nice.

Great video and very inspiring! I would think an oval shaped sole would be better than round but I can't argue when seeing the shaving result at the end. I'm still planning to make one myself and this video helps me getting closer to my goal. I have made a smaller sized wooden one with a flat rectangular sole which works great. Used wengé for the sides.

My guess is that the wood is ipe, which is indeed extremely hard and heavy, and is also used in high-end floor and deck applications. Since there's a tongue on one side like a floorboard would have, that fits.

That’s so awesome, you make planes from everything and they work that great Absolutely stunning 👌🏻 I think this is wenge or some kind of ironwood

Outstanding I want one, but I don’t know what I’d use it for lol

Beautiful job! Using that brass tubing is a great idea. I'm thinking about squishing it a little in the vise to make a more elongated shape, with more space for the infill and less of a gap aound the iron...

Лютый мастак!!!

Great Plane. In my humble opinion , the wood is black palm, I have a similar floor board like the one you used. Cheers!

Nifty narrow grinding wheel

Мои Поздравления ,Шановному Пану Гакосу,ВИДЕО по чёткости и полезности выше всяких похвал!Жаль,что не было шуток..

good job. Wish I had the magic fingers too, saves a lot of work.

That click at around 8:10 ooh so satisfying

With the steep blade angle is a scraping action. Looks great.

Красота!

That is beautiful... I would love to see you build a convex sole thumb plane to go with that one. As a Luthier I use convex sole thumbies to carve tops.

Good video

Nice! RWB

Another great video, Stavros. Your work is amazing. The wood looked like Wenge. It throws a fine rather irritating dust.

Great job. For the wood, this is a Wenge. African wood so beautiful and strong :)

Geniale gakos

très beau

Mistrzu 😎

Amazing job! The wood is wenge (Millettia laurentii)

Wonderful! Excellent work Stavros as always. I've been wanting to make one of these planes myself for some time and I think you've just given me the inspiration to try. I think the wood you've used could be Wenge but it's difficult to tell exactly from the video. It's nice to put a voice to the hands too :) keep up the great work.

Precision.

Mr. Gakos, You are an artist. A real artist. I would be honored to have a tool made by your hands. Is this possible? How can I have a piece of your work? Best wishes and a big hug from an brazilian admirer! :D

The wood looks like IPE. Good job on the plain.

Biżuteria stolarsko-ślusarska.Pozdrawiam.

Молодец, рукодельник. Посмотреть бы на его лицо, как он при этом над нами ехидно улыбается.

Majstersztyk :) Pozdrawiam

Beautiful. I would have liked a little more meat on the leading side of the cross-pin.

A seriously nice piece. I`m certain it`s unique on You Tube !

Looks like some really dark brazilian ipe

Incredible craftsmanship. What is a plane like this used for?