How To Restore a Coopers Plane

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Жыл бұрын

A Cooper's plane is used by coopers. They are the ones that make barrels and other water-holding devices. The coopers plane is designed to be used upside down and the work passes over it.
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@johndowning2231 5 ай бұрын

I first encountered one at Colonial Williamsburg in the coopers shop. It was on its legs, leaning against some support and I asked the cooper what type of plane it was. He said, “A jointer”! Made a lot of sense. It might be a fun project to build one. Thanks for the video!

@oscar33212 Жыл бұрын

Great looking coopers plane! My dad and I demonstrated making wooden buckets and vessels at the Ohio State Fair for about 10 years, a story in itself, using a great benefactors tools, as well as a few of our own tools, many of which we made ourselves. The cooper’s plane we used looked just like the one you restored, and when timed up it would definitely remove some wood, but it is scary to hold that 10” piece of wood and run it over a razor sharp iron just fractions of an inch below your fingers.

@ianpearse4480 Жыл бұрын

That is very cool.

@markadams3494 Жыл бұрын

Ain't it great to finally find a use for that blade set you bought ten years ago and had no idea what you wanted it for? Nice job.

@andrewarcontisr8878 Жыл бұрын

Coopering seems to be a bit of science and art combined

@iseriver3982 Жыл бұрын

If coopering is science then so is making cubes out of paper when you was 5.

@skdutch Жыл бұрын

It’s really fun learning about tools I’ve never known about. And what better way to learn about them than watching one get refurbished? I know, I know, refurbishing one myself. But I don’t have a Cooper’s plane so this will have to do.

@SunyJim Жыл бұрын

I would be very interested in seeing coopering. Such interesting looking tools for doing that, i've seen them a few times while looking at antiques

@VORONM Жыл бұрын

A very, very, very interesting tool. I have never seen this before. Thank you, James, for introducing your viewers to the world of hand carpentry tools!

@makermark67 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Never seen one in use, can't wait to see how you use it moving forward. Love the restoration. Thanks!

@upsidedowndog1256 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating how things were made before plastic and cheap steel! Fluid proof barrels made mostly with wood is really cool!

@psecody 10 ай бұрын

Awesome video, this actually gave me some good guidance to use on some wooden planes that I've acquired that were missing the irons, chip breakers, and the wedges. I have found very little information on wedge design and none of what I've read goes into too much detail on how to make a new wedge for an old plane.

@thesidburgess Жыл бұрын

Okay, the D.B Cooper joke at the end was MWUAH! *Chef's kiss*

@donepearce 8 ай бұрын

I use something like this for making the ribs for lutes. My version is a 2 x 4 sheet of laminated finish mdf with a hole in the middle that accepts a block plane. I plane the ribs after they have been bent to their final curve on a hot former.

@bobhargesheimer3514 Жыл бұрын

Looking forward to seeing you figure out how it was used back in the day. I'm curious how the legs came into play and the notch in the back was used.

@rollingstone3017 Жыл бұрын

Fun stuff, James. You’re about the only one on KZfaq that has stuck with hand tools only. Many others have strayed to power tools. Kudos to you 🎊 🎉!!!😅 As a suggestion, woodsmith recently made a planter in the shape of an old barrel. Coopering is involved, but they use a tablesaw. I’d love to see it done with your coopering plane 😊

@sdoitla1431 Жыл бұрын

Looking forward to the coopering process and learning curve details.

@johnitzin9939 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video, as usual! Now we'll see a white oak barrel in the future, yes? ...then we char it, then we age some spirits! Fun project!

@thomasgreen8532 Жыл бұрын

Very cool, I have never even heard of such a thing. I have several wood planes but I really have not done much with them yet. We are in the midst of a move more than 500 miles away. And we are in the midst of a brand new house to move into so most of my shop is in boxes. And will be until mid August.

@TokyoScarab Жыл бұрын

I'm so proud of James! He went the entire video without making a single barrel pun!

@ericrandall3539 Жыл бұрын

I was hooping he would chime in, but somehow he was able to stave away. Riveting either way. And uh... bunghole

@markh5889 Жыл бұрын

@@ericrandall3539 I am really glad that James didn't bung up the job.

@fundi_mike Жыл бұрын

I got an old coopers plane some time back, unfortunetly the woodworms got to it first. I have been planing to recreate/remake it and have a stick of beech air drying for a couple of years now for this project - thank you for the reminder of getting back to it ;-)

@JackFright 9 ай бұрын

This is really cool. Thanks for sharing the restoration.

@aaronwarner2762 Жыл бұрын

I'm reading Firefox 2 that I inherited from my dad. There's a fellow who makes butter churns and buckets (watertight of course). He sets up an upside down wooden jointer. Maybe a project perfect for your coopers plane. Can't believe these two things coincided in the last two days?!?! Hey, who couldn't use a spare churn... you know when your first one is tied up? Could use it for an umbrella stand or plant stand.

@alessandrosuppini943 Жыл бұрын

What a great restoration project, you brought it back to its glory and I’m looking forward to seeing more videos about it 👍

@jerrybrown1446 Жыл бұрын

I’m interested to see some coopering. It seems like some complicated geometry. I’ve never seen it done before.

@mikeking7470 Жыл бұрын

Love the contrast between the beech plane sole and the maple mouth closer, very pretty piece of maple.

@JustJimWillDo Жыл бұрын

Roll out the barrel, James. We'll have a barrel of fun.

@Solid_Jackson 9 күн бұрын

This might be your best video, awesome stuff, thank you

@inclinedplane0192 Жыл бұрын

Like the ship of Theseus, this one. Could have been titled "How to make a cooper's plane, basically". Fun video!

@clydedecker765 Жыл бұрын

I think the most enviable thing is your inventory of files and rasps that made those adjustments for the plane blade and the wedge.I really want to get a Kana or two and they all require adjusting and finalization of the plane blade, bed, and alignment.

@brendanlangord1687 Жыл бұрын

Definitely looked like a fun project. I can't wait to see what you end up doing with it. Also I loved the dad joke at the end, well played.

@kencarlile1212 Жыл бұрын

I'm feeling a little inspired to go farther on my wooden plane restoration now! My wedge is pretty beat up, and the mouth is pretty wide... and now I see how to take care of both of those things. Thanks!

@jeffhill1380 Жыл бұрын

I have a coopers plan that is very different than the one you have that is much older than mine. The plane I have is very unique and was made by a member of the PACIFIC NW Tools Collectors. I will take some pictures of mine and send it to you. It has an interesting twist to it by repurposing parts from an old plane. I think you will find this an interesting adaptation. Thanks for this video as I did not know how this plane was used.

@kcirful Жыл бұрын

Great video! Neat to see a project like this that I have never seen anyone else do. Thanks!

@geneard639 Жыл бұрын

My great uncle had busy work for me when I visited. I sat on the front porch with a pile of firewood and a plane. My job? Make shavings to use as kindling. I actually miss doing that.

@larryquinn9790 Жыл бұрын

Great work as always. Every time I watch one of your videos, I always learn something. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge.

@jlecount Жыл бұрын

Really good video. I would definitely enjoy seeing more about you will use this!

@articrdog5872 Жыл бұрын

Yes! Please do a series of Coopering videos very soon!

@dorislyons6223 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant to watch a master craftsman. Soul destroying to know it takes 10 mins to sharpen when it takes me hours.😅

@markh5889 Жыл бұрын

Very informative video. Thanks. Please keep up the good work.

@stevem268 Жыл бұрын

i had a cast iron cooper's plane in my shop for a while, it belongs to my cousin, he wanted to make it servicable again and we did! it was made in england, i'm guessing 100 plus years ago and weighed 110 pounds

@Sokane Жыл бұрын

I learned something today; thank you! The way the Cooper plane is used seems so similar to the machine jointer table. I'd love to learn more about the history, as well as differences in use between a Cooper plane and a machine jointer table.

@rpower1401 Жыл бұрын

Great, another tool I need to find and restore that I had previously not know existed...Thanks! lol

@johnmm Жыл бұрын

Fascinating. Looking forward to seeing it used to make something. Thanks

@RichardMerrill3Hawk Жыл бұрын

All new and fun to watch, and no shade on your woodworking, but I LOVED the stalactites on the linseed oil jar lid! They were temporarily stalagmites, but when in place...

@ga5743 Жыл бұрын

You could almost fly that sucker, so cool James. Looking forward to you making a project with it.

@christopherharrison6724 Жыл бұрын

Wow in the words of crocodile Dundee “call that a plane ,this is a plane” 😂

@omegaflameZ Жыл бұрын

FWIW I'd love to see you do some coopering, or even go interview someone who uses traditional coopering tools and walk us through the process.

@andrewrhodes496 Жыл бұрын

That video, sir, was... "PLANE OUTSTANDING!"

@johnfreiler6017 Жыл бұрын

Yes! Coop away. I'd love to see you work it out.

@kayura77 Жыл бұрын

Excellent work!

@paco_vazquez Жыл бұрын

Uuuuhhh coopering!! Should be in my bucket list!

@TankVgryazi Жыл бұрын

Haha, DB Cooper references: the forever wellspring of humor. Also, fun video!

@mosconirmg Жыл бұрын

I would like see James installing this new plane in his workbench Nice job!

@trevorbishop3075 Жыл бұрын

Love the vid.never seen one. Can,t wait for more.

@chou-fleur-academy Жыл бұрын

Great work, very interesting tool.

@LessTalkMoreDelicious Жыл бұрын

Wow... very advanced and many steps!

@alexandrosmakaronis7339 Жыл бұрын

Just a tip James, I see in several videos that you strike the first knife cut very hard. The master (Paul Sellers) suggest the first cut to be gently in order not to loose track. Regards

@WoodByWrightHowTo Жыл бұрын

it looks like that due to my shakey hands. but if you watch the live videos I am always repeating the mantra of light, medium hard.

@Drankoii Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video! That was interesting, and now I know why there is that gap in the wedge.

@dhroen Жыл бұрын

Yes, please cooper something--whatever would be most fun for you. Thanks.

@turneraw Жыл бұрын

I like where this is going haha. I was just thinking the other day how fun it would be to learn how to make barrels.

@marcbarash6045 Жыл бұрын

Great video, James!

@anpr5309 Жыл бұрын

Never even heard of a Cooper's Plane before. More Videos please!

@borjesvensson8661 Жыл бұрын

Smalltime coopes and bucket makers here in sweden often used such a plane without legs in the front vice of the bench, they also often had a small fence (about 1 cm high) That coopers plane is actually quite small. It is ment to rest on a small barrel or chopping block in the front and on the legs in the back. The really big ones go all the way to the floor

@OORAH659 Жыл бұрын

i would like to see the missing parts added on and what items were made from using this cooper plane in the pass. Pictures with carpenters. That would be nice. You did a relaxing video thanks ... OORAH!!

@rangerbaynworkshop Жыл бұрын

Never seen one of these before! I'd be very interested in seeing another video of how this works and the advantages of this vs the jointer/planer machine. Thank you!

@michaeldoto4673 Жыл бұрын

Very nice James. I definitely want to see to do some coopering.

@dalepatton4861 Жыл бұрын

An upside down plane tends to end in a crash, Good Luck!

@SeanFoushee Жыл бұрын

Fantastic restoration. I would love to see you try making a barrel with that monster plane.

@WoodByWrightHowTo Жыл бұрын

You would think that. and that is common on large crosscut saws but not on panel saws. If there was a handle for it you would see a hole for a bolt, or you would see a notch on the tooth edge for the strap to go around it. also you would still be able to find handles for it. but they don't exist.

@garybaumann5637 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Thank you.

@patatje1434 Жыл бұрын

that's beautiful sir. thanks for this video, very interesting.

@farmerjohn8726 Жыл бұрын

Great video James!! Winner! Cooper's plane! Who knew? And the sole doesn't have to be flat, but it sure as heck had soul! Absolutely, do some coopering on a decent sized barrel ... bonus if you demonstrate fabrication of the steel bands (presumably not reggae!) ... but the material selection, the calculation of the angles up and down each stave and any jigs or special tools, the dry fitting plus mortised top and bottom ... sounds like several videos and a full course on Channel #2 ... barrels of fun!! Cheers, Farmer John, Ontario, Canada

@dirtylegcraftsman2948 9 ай бұрын

I’ve always loved coopers planes.

@philaandrew100 Жыл бұрын

Nice find. I vaugely remember seeing a Cooper many years ago when I was a wee lad using one of those bad boys. The original Jointer Planer😆

@jeffgoodsonwoodworking8627 Жыл бұрын

It is nice to see the old was demonstrated I do them and the kids love to be a part of it

@kaige108 9 ай бұрын

Just when I think I'm good now I know what's, whatl. James shows me how much of a noob I am. Keep up the good work mate.

@MCsCreations Жыл бұрын

Fantastic work, James! Really interesting plane indeed! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

@chriscunicelli7070 Жыл бұрын

Nice work james

@allandevore4098 Жыл бұрын

Nice, informative video. I'm always impressed. I would like to see videos on use of the plane.

@andrewconnor4429 Жыл бұрын

A lot more wholesome that watching gangster movie clips before bed! I have been wondering about making a wood plane because i need a number 7... But man i could make something this big some day? Would love to see someone making one from scratch... Wood from down under eh i bet their wood is as wild as their fauna!

@WoodByWrightHowTo Жыл бұрын

Australian wood is incredibly dense. Really difficult to work with. But a lot of fun. I have several videos on making wooden hand planes. The nice thing about a wooden hand plane is you can make it however long you want. If you've seen someone make a smoothie plane then you know how to make a jointer.

@andrewconnor4429 Жыл бұрын

@@WoodByWrightHowTo Wow Honestly bro sometimes I'm just so amazed by all this stuff I don't realize how codified and advanced this knowledge is already, I'm still too in awe! Even though I'm 3 years in... Thanks man! I've worked with Ipe, Brazilian hardwood of course, how does it compare to working with that stuff? Met a guy this morning in a kijiji deal who is trying to start woodworking, gonna send him your channel say get this in your algorithm!

@WoodByWrightHowTo Жыл бұрын

Ipe is a lot like some of the Australian woods. difficult to work and dulls the tools quickly. I have a video coming up in another month or so with ipe.

@andrewconnor4429 Жыл бұрын

@@WoodByWrightHowTo Awesome! My gma passed a few months ago, I found my great gpas stash. stanley router planes, spokeshave etc, no one knew. And every time I type a new tool into youtube, your channel comes up first. I have like 10 kinds of saws and so many triangle files, you really helped me there. that makes you pretty grand in my books, stay cool brother

@jeffspaulding9834 Жыл бұрын

It'd be interesting to see your take on coopering. I saw a bit of that at Silver Dollar City and it looked to be interesting. My take on coopering would probably involve heavy makeup, boa constrictors, and playing golf.

@cheryldawkins7486 Жыл бұрын

Interesting video. Thank you

@threeriversforge1997 Жыл бұрын

Just like Stavros Gakos would do. Excellent job! Might I suggest adding a touch of pine tar to your linseed oil finish? I think you'll really appreciate the splendor that comes from it.

@MrDNG55 Жыл бұрын

Looks like great fun to use. I have used some of my planes in a vice upside down like this plane 😁

@trentholmes1 Жыл бұрын

Great video. That plane would be fun to use.

@KamauBeno Жыл бұрын

Nice!!! Thanks for sharing!!

@axialmount5571 Жыл бұрын

That's so cool, i really want to get into plane making and make them all

@ianstewart7605 Жыл бұрын

I'd guess the most useful/simple combination for your first project would be a smallish bucket? Then you could serenade us in the closing credits with "There's a hole in my bucket, Dear Liza" 😂

@artswri Жыл бұрын

Great video

@ianbracken7973 Жыл бұрын

Looking forward to seeing you finish this. I presume you'll be making new legs for this.

@ianpearse4480 Жыл бұрын

Very cool. After you make the barrel are you going to make the contents? LOL. Double the enjoyment!

@ancjr Жыл бұрын

I missed an opportunity to get a coopers plane for myself years ago. Would love to see a video of coopering.

@rakmaarcg1553 Жыл бұрын

Would be a pleasure to see some project with that bad boy 😮

@jamesperrin3762 Жыл бұрын

Very timely as I need to remake the wedge for a fire plane.

@AllanMacMillan Жыл бұрын

Cool plane, based on the video title, I was expecting some sort of specialist compass plane for planing inside curves. This one is quite different than that apparently, a static sort of jointer (edit: it follows the machine style of work, bringing the work to the tool, like a modern jointer). I'm looking forward to you demonstrating how this one is used.

@colinellicott9737 Жыл бұрын

Nice vid - Thx. Never heard of this tool before. Can't imagine how to make barrel staves off it.

@Bargle5 Жыл бұрын

I'd like to see some coopering.

@davidmontgomery1016 Жыл бұрын

That is a pretty cool plane. Nice restoration. One thing I have learned in the not too distant past is that very sharp chisels and planes are a lot of fun to use. I didn't know that DB Cooper was a woodworker. 😂

@anonymousaccordionist3326 Жыл бұрын

Weird, he never mentioned that at Fox River. ;)