Plane Making - Ogee Moulding Planes, Pt. 1

In a previous video I made a set of Hollow and Round planes. In this video
I use some of those planes to make new Ogee Moulding planes from scratch.
In the first part I show a basic explanation of how to lay out the plane body, spring angle, and planning the cuts that shape the profile. I also show how I tune each pair so they cut identical profiles and show how I layout and fabricate a critical jig that I use to cut the tapered wedge pocket.
I did the best I could with the footage I shot, there seems to be a flaw in the video quality that I haven't been able to fix.
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[@randyrru]

I don’t often watch YT videos more than once. Your vids appear to be an exception as I find them informative and practical. As such they are a great reference for understanding both the “whys” and “hows” of building wooden hand planes. Well done Sir, and thank you!

[@ROUGHCUT20]

That is a thoughful comment, thank you !

[@cactikev9685]

These are some really great "Kitchen Project" vids....All kidding aside; over the years I've watched every wooden plane thing I could find starting in the early days of "Roy Underhill" and I'm amazed at your in depth understanding and ability to convey details of the : profile, bed, wedge, mouth, and blade fitment of traditional planes..... Leave it to You Tube algorithms to leave me in the dark about your content for the past 4 months.........Great Job!

[@ROUGHCUT20]

I always felt there was huge learning curve that might be a barrier to others trying plane making. My goal is to film and explain things so that the learning curve is shortened. Keeps me on my toes as well, because I'm learning as well, I'm not really a plane maker....

[@sgnt9337]

@@ROUGHCUT20 You did a great job explaining! I could not agree more with the above comment (from cacti kev). I have followed pretty much the same path. Too bad a most of what I have on Roy Underhill in on VHS (cannot use anymore). Your channel is one of a small but growing group that feature hand tool methods.

[@ROUGHCUT20]

@@sgnt9337 I've heard of Roy, probably saw a video at some point. Can't say when though, I gave up TV in 2002

[@policedog4030]

This is great! I was happy to find your video it's exactly what I needed to know. I think you earned the subscription in the first few minutes of the video showing the reasoning behind your layout. I have an old house circa early 1920's (Craftsman style) and wanted to make a set of hand planes that together could reproduce each molding profile in my house, including the window muntins, door inserts and the architrave molding above the windows and doors. Luckily it is a simple style so not that many planes to make - but it is surprising how difficult (impossible) it is to find matching molding anywhere - or even router bit profiles that are close enough to modify. I have electric routers but they really are obnoxious - I like that these hand planes can be used inside the house without making a huge mess and without freaking out the neighbors like the electric router will do.

[@sgnt9337]

At around 16:30 you are discussing final tweaks to get an exact profile match on the right and left hand planes. When I saw your setup, I wondered why not start with a longer blank and then cut it in two (one piece for RH and one for the LH plane) after shaping the profile? Have you tried this? Maybe it's easier (when shaping freehand) to work with a shorter length? Thanks for posting this great video.

[@ROUGHCUT20]

Using longer blanks would be ideal for making pairs. I have a project starting soon, where I will try this, the lumber is left over from my chair making project. Unfortunately, the longer length is a premium commodity, since the sawyers have a habit of cutting trees to fit in a fireplace.

[@btudrus]

isn't lard better than paste-wax?

[@btudrus]

sorry, I meant tallow...

[@ROUGHCUT20]

I've never used it, so I am not qualified to answer your question.