An 11 minute video just on your planes. Wait... These are just your wooden planes!!! I love it. 👍

I’m new to this craft but in 11 minutes and 13 seconds of “Ahh!” my entire perspective of your back wall shifted from “why?” to “what a fascinating story”.

Another day at Stumpy Nubs University. You never fail to teach me something - usually lots of things. Thank you. 👍

I'm starting to believe that there's absolutely nothing that you could ramble on about that won't hold my interest to the very end. Your immense knowledge paired with your spot on delivery method sets the stage for intriguing content, regardless of the topic. Keep on doing what you do. You're a master in your field.

my dad would have loved your videos , he was an amateur tool historian , now hes passed,. I enjoy your videos myself ,

You don't see this kind of video very often on KZfaq. Thanks for the history lesson.

Sounds like some folks need to spend more time learning about the history of their craft. Starting with watching videos like this. Thanks James.

We'd all have that many planes if we could. Thanks James.

It's difficult to comprehend that for the number of years man has been on this planet, how much change there's been in the last hundred years.

Wow, so much history sitting on that shelf behind you.

That was fun for us wood nerds! Thanks James! I have a Stanley blade and cap iron in a 5½ grooved sole Bailey bedrock that's got to be a hundred years old if it's a day. My brother found it rusted up in a garage sale, so Dad (a fitter and machinist by trade) restored it for me one Christmas. It's much loved and much used. Now it's my turn, as I've inherited Dad's number 4 smoother, which needs some tuning up. (All in good time...)

I’ve been following you for years James but this video really caught my attention. I’ve been a carpenter since 1979. I started my apprenticeship at 16 years of age, but my love of woodworking started in school 4 years before that. I was taught to use a wooden jack plane in woodwork class and this video brought me all the way back there. If you take a quick look at my channel you’ll see how those early lessons helped me to become the woodworker I am today. Keep on doing what you do. It’s invaluable.

Stumpy, based on your love of the craft and your love for those tools, I'm willing to say that you don't see yourself as the owner per se but the curator protecting them and preserving until the move on to their next curator to love and preserve.

I can't think of anyone better, to take care of an antique collection like that, than you. Collect on!

Fun fact: those old molding planes are called in Portuguese «guilhermes» which literally translates as «wiliams». I had seen many, and of several shapes, but never that many and in so many different shapes. This channel is AMAZING!!!

I know 10000% more about planes than I used to.

Pay no attention to the critics, James! Everybody knows (or should know) that he who dies with the most hand planes, wins.

It's really interesting that ornate details and profiles were so common back when they were such a pain in the arse to make. Even common furniture and molding had these profiles which took a number of custom planes, sharpening techniques, and quite a bit of skill to put everything together. Nowadays with industrial shapers and auto-feeds, ornate profiles are easy to make, but people just want simple, clean-looking furniture and molding. I admit I even like the clean modern look myself, even though I can appreciate how much work went into making things beautiful in the past.

I love to see old tools maintained and used by people like you. I have some very old tools that I use but no one else without supervision. They are much more valuable to me than the new ones.

My dad knew a lot about planes too. He worked at Boeing for 40 years!

I feel like I'm sitting near chimney drinking hot cocoa with him telling story like this Nice

The people that come down on you for having tools is mind blowing to me. Some people just don't have enough to do in their life. Maybe they should take up wood working ;P.

Hard to believe someone would give you heck for having those great planes. I guess haters are just gonna hate. You have no obligation to explain to them but I love planes so really enjoy hearing about them. Thanks!

James, another 5 star video. Please do another one on planes soon!!!

I remember watching Roy Underhill talking about and using many of the planes you are showing. He could so easily create any mold you wanted just by grabbing the right plane.

I, too, love and am fascinated by the old wooden planes and other older hand tools. The skill and knowledge of these workmen is so awe inspiring. I had an uncle who was just such a man. I loved and have retained a few of his tools and made items. They are priceless to me. i am constantly searching for others to add to my collection. Thanks for showing these and for pointing out some of the stories and skills possibly behind the tools and the craftsmen who used them.

Hands down, this is one of your most interesting videos so far.

I have to agree with so many of the comments here. This has given me a new appreciation of planes and their makers and users. I'm looking forward to more.

Everyone should hoard those planes at least they will last one more generation cheers Mark.

Knowing and passing on the knowledge of our craft is terribly important. Thank you for helping keep the knowledge and skill of the original users alive, long after they are gone. You're doing important work with videos like this.

I love old planes. Thanks for showing us part of your collection.

Thanks for giving us this tour! I am a power tools guy that has become much more interested in hand tools. At times I find it quicker, but in general I get more satisfaction or of a great hand made joint.

When I was a kid, a neighbor sent his kid over to borrow a plane from my father. They DID actually return it (rare) but there was a problem with the return. We came home to find the plane in front of our front door. However, it was on a concrete porch and the plane was sitting on it's extended blade, and not set there gently; it was like they slid it into place. Wow - was my dad pissed. that blade took one heck of a hit from that concrete. That was my first lesson on planes and I still remember to this day. I still always lay planes on their side when not in use.

Hey. Lars from Denmark here. I love your collections of tools. Am a carpenter myself👍. PS in Denmark we mostly use planers with horns😁.

I love your history videos. I am not even a wood worker, I work with metal mostly, but I love to learn how people used to do things. Thanks!

My Grt Grandad was a Shipwright & probably used many of those old wooden planes. Glad you have managed to build your collection & don’t be listening to those who knock your good luck. 🍻🇦🇺🐨

I got a few of these from my Great Grandfather who had a furniture business but never really knew what they were for. I enjoyed this video.

I'm just a beginning dabbler of diy projects & probably won't have time to really get into the craft for another 12+ yrs. Love these historical videos in addition to tools & tips.

Very few people have the gift to pass on their knowledge of their craft with such ease, passion and precision. It bears repeating: I love your videos, James. Keep up the good work 🌞

I really wish my woodwork teacher had inspired me as much as you do.

This was the best video ever. I welcome more of these videos explaining the tools of old! Cheers man!

I’m intrigued with old planes. That was a good lesson. I only have one wooden plane around my shop somewhere.

As a history buff, I REALLY appreciate the lesson. Concise, engaging, detailed and specific. Bravo!

8:34 These planes are called "Schiff(s)hobel" (boat/ship plane) in Germany and are used for planing concave surfaces in shipbuilding or, as you mentioned, barrel making. The currently available iron version (remake of a Stanley from 1879) has a flexible sole so that concave and convex surfaces can be planed.

So now I know more about the history of planes than anyone in many, many kilometers around me.

I have always wondered why you had so many planes behind you. I assumed it was simply for collection value or for making an interesting background for videos. This has taught me quite a bit.

I came into possession of my great grandfather's plane collection. He was born 15 years before the Civil War so I imagine some of the planes were quite old when he got them. Thanks to your video I want to look them over closely to see what I can learn about them. I would never part with them but I never thought about using them. Acquiring them has built a fascination and appreciation for them and so I have added to my collection a bit. If anyone blames you for hoarding planes tell them they really should be complaining to this guy in New Hampshire. 😄 thanks for a great video. I'm a new sub.

I have been watching your videos for a while now ever since my woodworking teacher in school gave us an assignment to watch your table saw safety video. I love them so much especially the cool tools series, I also loved your videos about hand planes so much I made my teacher get a few because he didn't have any, I used the ones he got on my drawer project I just finished. Thanks for consistently providing woodworking content that can help learners like me. Keep it up!

Thanks for another engaging video. Now I need to get out my tub of handed down wood planes and see what I have.

that was GTEAT! I had no idea those planes right behind you were molding planes. I would really love to see you use some of them in a video.

Thank you for the inspiration from a fellow Michigander.

Man, am I glad we've invented routers!

With that many planes on the wall, every video should start to the theme song of the WWF's Ted Dibiase, the Million Dollar Man.

Let's see a video with you using some of those cool molding planes.

Hi James. First things first, thank you for gathering up so many of these priceless examples of our collective woodworking history! Very enjoyable video, thank you for sharing!

For one off pieces I usually grab my hollows and rounds instead of the router. It's faster, quieter, and just more enjoyable.

Though your channel has steadily grown, I can’t imagine why you don’t have millions of subscribers. You have the gift of gab that holds the attention and really makes for memorable content. I don’t think anyone has better ways of explaining things and cutting through all the nonsense out there.

This type of video is among your best IMO. More historical videos please.

I'm a learning junkie. I really like videos like this that make learning fun. This one also got me thinking that our ancestors had to work pretty hard to make really fine things out of wood. And it took them many years to learn how to use the tools -- how to make and maintain the tools -- and how to intimately connect to the material to create things far finer than I will ever be able to.

So after watching this video last week I found myself in an antique store in VT just this past weekend. I was stopped in my tracks when I saw an antique molding plane. Needless to say I have now started my collection. The name stamped in the wood reads "J. Wells" and a city name "New Bedford" (MA). Was he a carpenter working in the sailing ship industry? One can only wonder. It's in good hands now. Thank you for planting the seed.

A fascinating look at the history of woodworking and tools.

this kind of stories make me appreciate even more the old school masters of the craft

We all have that something we like to collect. Seeing them close in was really special. I think I'd heard about moulding planes in the past but actually seeing them up close was a delight. Thanks for sharing!

Thank you for making this video. I used to work as an employee with two German cabinet makers and they told me that in Germany wooden 'continental' planes are still preferred over iron planes. This was in the early 21st century. They are also available in the U.K. where I am ans usually have a body of beech with something harder I know not what on the sole. Personally I love wooden planes and have a jack which tying in with your video about harder steel has a trojan of an iron that rarely needs sharpening though when it does it takes a while. About three years ago I had to supply and fit a number of sashes and the lead time from my regular joiner was such that I made some sashes myself. The sashes were of an unusual thickness ( I think they were 35mm) not the usual stock 32, 38 or 45 that I could still obtain from timber merchants at the time so I had to make my own. Having recently read 'The Village Carpenter' by Walter Rose and visited the Weald And Downland Museum at Singleton in Sussex (U.K.) I had discovered sash bar sticking boards and made one. A produced the rebates with a router and table but the ovolos were all made with a wooden moulding plane. This is so much quieter, cleaner and more satisfying than machine working. Wooden planes when well honed and adjusted really are a joy to use. It was a rare pleasure when making the sash stock to actually be able on that occassion to make such old tech' pay.

James, this is fascinating. Please keep up this historical series. I'm not sure what was more interesting - the basic content of antique wooden planes, or the fact that people actually get bent over your collection. You should do a video that claims water is wet to see how many irate people challenge that.

I have a box of wooden planes I bought a couple of months ago. I need to restore them, but haven't gotten around to it just yet. I live in Denmark where wooden planes are very easy to come by. That's what we use in school as well!

Love it love it love it! Please do more on the hand planes! Thanks for the great video!

I very much enjoyed this presentation about antique planes. It was both informative and fascinating. You are obviously a student of history and have an in-depth appreciation for your craft. People who criticize such collections and stuff apparently can’t see past the end of their own nose. We most everybody saves or collects something or another. Almost everybody has hobbies. No one has to justify their hobby, they do it because they have a passion. I feel sad for those who don’t see or understand this. In the meantime, do more presentations about the history of wood working.

Thank you! Half the reason i first started watching your videos was to admire the plane collection. Thank you for diving into it

Thanks for sharing with us James. 🙏🏻🙏🏻👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👋👋

Enjoyed the video about your plane collection. I'm glad your preserving them and your appreciation for vintage tools.You take care and God bless.

Well, that was a long time coming! I'm not sure, but I may have even posted a comment about those planes, myself. Thanks for addressing them. Very interesting.

I totally enjoyed watching this. Thanks James.

Thankyou 'Stumpy' wondered for years about your planes. Very informative and shows the heart involved over centuries. Cheers.

Galway, Ireland reporting in for more instruction. Not being a wood-worker, I thought a wood plane was a wood plane and I thought maybe there are different widths at the most. How wrong a thought that was 😁. Fantastic knowledge and passion for your craft.

Hi in our joiners shop here in the uk we had 100s of planes youre collection is a drop in the ocean you enjoy your planes ignore the silly comments .love your planes

LOL how does you having so many planes deny someone else of their own? Keep doing you Stumpy. People will find anything to get outraged over

You did it again stumpy .I have a small collection of wood planes and love them. Thanks' again Julien Lamarche

A thousand Internet cooks have just fainted en masse after seeing the amount of unitaskers in your shop.

You're THE Man dude. Awesome video

A very fascinating video I had no Idea that beads were done with planes. You have a fabulous and extremely interesting collection

Thanks for the history lesson! Looking forward to the next video on these historic planes.

James, can I simply say "Thank you"? No B&tching about hoarding or otherwise: you have a great set behind you. You took the time to collect, explain, and occasionally use these fine tools. I visualize some homeowner asking for 1200' of molding for the library...ok, the plane, with my arm length can make 3' at a time...uh, sure Sir, I'm on it! And sharpening them, keeping the profile the same? Fogetaboutit! Seriously, how does that even work? Thank you sir.

Would love many more of these antique tool and technique videos!

Keep the hand tool content comin'! Great stuff here!

Great video!! Ignore the ill informed comments you referenced in the beginning! I have a few examples that I really should pull out and examine/try some time!!

Thanks for the tour, I have a cheap block plane, a Stanley #4 and a Record #7. $0.02 Cheers Stumpy .... er ... Mr Nubs.

I still have my fathers and grandfathers smoothing planes and rabbit planes with their stamped names on them. I had the stamps too. Also other tools with their names stamped on. These were used to to build and also to repair at the Railway Carriage Works in York UK

As a young woodworker (I’m 27 now) working with my dad framing houses for years. Not really knowing the finer side of woodwork being a framer I never really took stock into tools like these older planers. But now I have gone to cabinets and trim, and even making my own furniture, these videos are amazing, I love the history and education you provide in them!! I love your videos, thank you so much for educating this once naïve boy who didn’t care about quality tools for the craft. And P.S. I for one am completely envious of all those planers, and hope to have a workshop like that one day my self!

I love Stumpy's videos!!!

Got one which is pretty old. I find it very impressive how they can take so much beatings. I mean, to get the knife out you need to slam on it. That’s done so many times but it’s still one piece of wood!

Thanks James, great tour. Scott

Great video! Can't wait for the next installment! PLEASE include the story behinf that broken handle on the top shelf! I've been staring at it for a year or more... I want to know about that one!

enjoyed this video stumpy reminded me of growing up being in the shed with my dad and his hand planes some he was using when he was a 14 year old till he was in his 80 s he did not own many power tools .all the best from England

Been waiting for a video going over how many planes there are here. Awesome collection, would love to see some in action

I love the history lesson

I loved this video. While I do hobby woodworking, I love collecting and restoring old hand tools much more. I love the history behind old tools, and thinking about the people who used them, and the projects they created with them. Thanks for sharing.

A great peek into the history of wood planes. I also liked how you aimed at connecting to the original maker on the obviously shop made tools. It makes me hope that some future wood worker will enjoy the wood body planes that I've made for myself. As someone that tripped over a box with a slightly rusty Stanley No.55 with the whole cutter set a few years ago I'll also be looking forward to seeing your iron body plane video. You and your team is one of the best. Kudos to all of you.

Awesome Video! There is nothing like using an old tool that is 100 to 200 years old - I can not stop thinking of who owned this tool and what was built with it? Its one of the coolest things ever!

Name stamps were also important for owners wanting to insure their tools…no name stamp, no cover.