@@edwardjarvinen3702 I know who says to lift the heel as I've never seen anyone else say it, but to me its counter intuitive and i don't see how it can work with out the risk of tearing the shaving. But each to their own if it works for you use it.
I also flattened long boards with basic tools before, an electric planer for rough removal, and a no 4 section by section, I just draw a straight line, rough closer to that line and finish with no 4
Hi Luke. I have a challenge when it comes to space in my backroom 'workshop'. Also, my new bench is my adaptation of Paul Sellers' and is only 5 feet long (I recently did a walkthrough on my channel). The space restriction means that if I have to cut or plane anything too long, I have to take it outside and rig something up to do it, which I don't have a problem with but it is totally weather dependant. Planing with the 'lift off' method is a good way for beginners to get accustomed to working on long pieces; even if you have a long bench and the room to work on long pieces, you will inevitably get to a point where it is just too long to plane in one single take.
@@PeteLewisWoodwork i missed your walkthrough i will have a look at it. I agree the lift off method is great to learn in general for hand planing, i sometimes use it even on smaller pieces too
Great techniques
@@philip.1408 Thankyou
Good tip mate! Planing after cutting the components does chew on valuable time!
Yes, i agree planing after cutting components does take extra time.
Thanks for sharing your technique. I do something similar, but lift the heal instead which seems to work well. Will give your method a go next time.
@@edwardjarvinen3702 I know who says to lift the heel as I've never seen anyone else say it, but to me its counter intuitive and i don't see how it can work with out the risk of tearing the shaving. But each to their own if it works for you use it.
Good stuff. You're good at sharpening blades :-)
@@Gazman299 Thanks I've definitely had a bit of practice to get a decent edge
Thanks for the tip.
@@ChristopherRNeumann Thanks for watching
I also flattened long boards with basic tools before, an electric planer for rough removal, and a no 4 section by section, I just draw a straight line, rough closer to that line and finish with no 4
@@youzhou2946 Definitely a great way of flattening them.
Very helpful.
Thankyou
Thanks!
@@Gazman299 thanks
Nice shaving!!
@@מעייןהמלבלבתחייםםםם Thanks
Hi Luke. I have a challenge when it comes to space in my backroom 'workshop'. Also, my new bench is my adaptation of Paul Sellers' and is only 5 feet long (I recently did a walkthrough on my channel). The space restriction means that if I have to cut or plane anything too long, I have to take it outside and rig something up to do it, which I don't have a problem with but it is totally weather dependant. Planing with the 'lift off' method is a good way for beginners to get accustomed to working on long pieces; even if you have a long bench and the room to work on long pieces, you will inevitably get to a point where it is just too long to plane in one single take.
@@PeteLewisWoodwork i missed your walkthrough i will have a look at it. I agree the lift off method is great to learn in general for hand planing, i sometimes use it even on smaller pieces too
Good tip bro !!!
@@peterstevens6555 Thanks
Would have loved it if you made a child-like sound of an aeroplane taking off as you lifted the smoother off the board.
@@anthonyseiver7000 Haha, that would have been great didn't even think about it.
I cut my hair just like yours hoping it would improve my woodworking skills. I'll let you know how things turn out. 🤣
@@red58impala No promises but there is always a chance.
@@AussieWoodshed If it works, I'm gonna grow mine out like Rob Cosman next!
@@red58impala Haha 😆