Making a Bow Sander With Opa's Workshop Make your own Hand Tool
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.พ. 2025
- Opa Came up to my shop for a day so we thought we would make something. A bow Sander is a great tool for finishing round edges like handles and knobs.
though this is not exactly a Japanese hand tool but it can feel like it with how simple and fun it is to use. how to carving for of small pieces can be difficult but this can really help.
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Working with hand tools look soooo relaxing.
Thanks. It is
Very very amazing l can not wait okay,. keep up the good work
Finally an elegant bow sander.
Whoa that kerfing plane is nifty! Never seen anything like it
That's awesome!
+Mario DiSanto thanks Mario.
The bow sanders are a great idea! I think these will be very useful in my shop.
thanks! have fun in the shop.
Having fun !!! How neat is that!!! Fun video!!!
thanks. we did have a good time.did you see the out takes at the end?
Nice little project
Thanks! we had a lot of fun putting them together.
Looks great, very handy tool and great video.
thanks! this was a fun time and a great time with a friend. did you see the out takes at the end?
+Wood By Wright yes, enjoyed them.
nice bow sander, and its always nice to meet other wood workers.
Chuck
thanks! Opa is a joy to work with! great guy and a lot of fun!
just waiting for a hand powered camera - cool video and I really do want to make one of these
now that would be a great build! now I got to make one?
I'll make a bow sander if you make the camera.
It looks like you two had a blast. That is a very nice and handy tool. Now I have something to make out of a piece of black walnut scrap I've been holding onto. Really enjoying all of your videos.
Thanks again. we did have a fun time. Looking forward to seeing what you make!
Very cool colab you guys had. Lot's of fun to watch.
it was a great day in the shop. did you see the out take at the end?
That was great. Sometimes it's those moments when no one is watching when you do your best acting!
for sure!
+Jack Of All thanx alot Jack lol
Man, that looks so useful! I'm going to have to make one. That'll go places even my 1" wide belt sander won't.
Thanks. and it is an easy one to build!
Nice work gentlemen this is one of those projects I should probably build but never will. So many projects so little time...
isent that the way it always goes! lol
did you see the out takes at the end?
I did you are almost as bad as big brother, always watching, always taping;)
I dont know what you are talking about.
Good idea for a very useful tool. I have to make one now.
thanks. It comes in useful all the time!
I was going to make one, now I plan to use your method. Thanks much for the video
Thanks Phillip. don't have too much fun with it!
A beautifully simple tool. Great idea, thanks for sharing!
Thanks! it was a fun quick build!
did you see the out takes at the end?
Excellent! Great idea. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Glad you liked it. it was a fun quick project!
Great little tool, I may steal that idea one day!
I have already used it a few times. and really enjoy it.
That's a really cool tip.
Thanks! we had a lot of fun putting them together.
nice little trick for us new guys. thanks for passing on your knowledge!!
+Matt Dodaro thanks I am glad you like it. We had alot of fun playing around with it.
Very clever!
+Steve Reynolds thanks. We had fun makeing it.
Very cool. I was looking forward to this project. Didn't disappoint.
Thanks! I love the simple quick projects. this one did not disappoint!
Nicely done!! great idea....
Thanks. we had a lot of fun hanging together.
did you see the out takes at the end?
I sure did, that was funny!!
Very nice. I have never seen that before.
Thanks. I have seen a few others but wanted to simplify it a bit. it was a fun quick build!
did you see the out takes at the end?
yes looks like fun.
That was pretty cool.
thanks Howie!
Cool tool! Going to make one!
thanks. It is fast to make and I have used it quite a bit already. thanks for watching!
lovely collaboration ! so fun. Great tool. What I usually do with those band sand papers, when are dirty, clean them with a rubber, any kind of soft rubber as the tennis shoes works fine. Thanks was nice to see this :)
thanks! I use to do the same thing. but I don't have the sander any more, just a bunch of belts.
Works also
Nice tool and explanation, thanks for sharing!
thanks this was a fun time. did you see the outtakes at the end?
Yes, the full video as always. :) I will try to make a bow sander btw.
you are my new favorite person!
I love this sanding stick
Thanks Chris!
Very practical design! Thanks.
Thanks. I like simple and fast!
like the bow sander-i will build one
thanks bob. I am actually just about to build a second bigger one for more options. I still use this one all the time.
Sweet, gotta make one of these!
Thanks! I have already used it several times.
That is awesome! I'm not good with hand tools...most especially planers, but I think I can do it with my bandsaw. Regardless, fantastic idea. Thanks for sharing.
I never touched a hand plane tell a year ago. but sure thing it could be done with all power tools! it is a fun quick project.
Very cool tool thank you !
thanks. it is a joy to use!
Dude, that was incredibly slick! I'm gonna make one of those! Awesome!
thanks! I was not sure if I would like it when I made it but now use it all the time!
nice collab!
Thanks! this was a fun one!
Well that's a very cool tool! I want to make one! :D thanks for sharing! and good to see that mallet in use :)
I have been using this all day long!
Nice. I like this design. Its different from mine. Cool!
I think i will make a bow sander playlist, there are now more than the original two videos on bow sanders ;)
+Willem Kossen I still want to make one like yours. I can not do the inside of handels with this design.
Really fun video James and opa, I was smiling the whole way through !!... Off to check out opa,s channel! Keep up the good work. Trev
thanks. We had a lot of fun today. O love catching people when they don't think the camera is on.
I need one of them.
quick and easy to make!
That was great James. next I'll have Hollywood calling lmao. This was a great lil project that is very functional. Next time my shop brother. keep creating
it was a lot of fun. hope you get a few new subscribers.
+Wood By Wright o I have remember next time my shop
Cool!
thanks Robert!
Awesome video guy's very nicely done 2,And with a little humor to i love it good job my friends I put this video on my Facebook to ok :)
WOW. Thanks! that is the best compliment I could possibly receive! we had a lot of fun. I am just glad I got that last part on camera!
It was cool and he didn't know about that last part ha ha ha :)
I was so glad I got that on camera! it was a lot of fun to work with him on that.
Hes a very good friend,And a very nice person :)
Awesome idea and build. Lmao at the beginning and the end of the video. Good stuff guys
thanks. I love catching people on camera when they are not expecting it.
my oma was from an up-state German village back in N.Y. . We didn't know she was even born in the USA as all the town's paper work was printed in German .😃
fun!
Thank you.
my pleasure
Nice work fellas! I'm a little disappointed there was no carving work, but I guess it was ok! :)
LOL I was thinking about it, but oh well!
+Wood By Wright :)
Good funny video! Like!
Thanks Man! it was fun!
Great vid, i learned something new! What's the music you used at the beginning? It's very catchy!
thanks. that was just a free track from the youtube library. I am not sure what it was called.
Neat project James and Opa. Which region of Illinois do you live in?
I am in Rockford (top center) and Opa is down by the arch.
Wood By Wright Cool. My parents live in Gurnee.
only about an hour away
So, simple. So, cool. I love it.
right on. I love simple.
a nice tool
thanks! I am surprised at how often I actually use it.
Wish I saw this a few weeks ago
Sorry!
The outtakes were funny 😭
thanks! I love catching people off guard.
I missed this project! Pretty slick! 👊🏼🤓
thanks man.I use it far more then i ever thought I would!
Do you buy or make your boiled Lin seed oil? If you make is it possible to make a video on how to make it?
I buy it from a friend who makes it, and I have thought of doing a video on it, but it is so dangerous that I really don't want the liability just yet. I might in the future.
Ok
sorry not the answer you wanted to hear. but maybe some day in the future.
what size is the sanding belt? or where do you find them?
this is a 3X18 that I cut to the width I needed. I am thinking of making then with a 21" belt and a 32"belt just for the fun of it. I just get them at the home center but these were just lying around the shop.
do you have a 'fix' for my opa's brace n' bit , it off center when turned been the handle and the shoulder pad . ??😕
really your only fix is a vice and hammer. and that has no guarantees. they are not easy to bring back into true. are you talking about a brace or a breast drill? also, make sure you are using the correct bit for the chuck.
Opa? Do you have dutch heratige?
Awesome work guys! great project and great ending.. Opa really made me laugh. Just subscribed to him... or wait.. maybe i unsubscribed.. ah well either way! thanks for the laugh guys
Thanks man! I am so glad I caught that on video! that was a fun day!
Wood By Wright looked like you had a blast! is opa as good as he thinks he is?? lol JK opa!
LOL he is now that he has a Stanley 45! that is a lot more then you can say!
Wood By Wright lol you got me there
U where already scribed dude lol
So ahhh, I've attempted this twice now and snapped my oak bow both times. It is about 5mm thick x 30mm wide, and soaked in boiling water for about 15 minutes.
Any ideas?
+Michael Vivian if it is European oak you will want to soak it longer. The other question is how much are you bending it.ours was about 27cm long (10") and we bent it about 3cm (1.5")
Hmmm, mine might be a bit longer than that. Might try once more with a slightly shorter bow. Cheers!
Three ideas: 1) use quartersawn stock with little to no grain runout (very straight) 2) sapwood bends easier than heartwood - don’t choose a piece with both 3) kiln dried wood is less flexible and more brittle than air dried.
What are the dimensions of this, "end point" to "end point" finished product and end point to end point of base wood strip?
I have no idea actually I would have to measure it when I get home. I just set the belt down and measured the belt. Then made the spar a bit longer and then cut it to a fitting size
Why not let it be Springy so the Sandpaper stays tight ?
anyways seems like really simple and handy
thanks! it does stay springy but allowing the paper to slack a bit allows it to wrap around handles and other curved items.
opa 's right , a brace and bit is not a power tool ( unless you-da-power ) counts
LOL. I guess you are right.
u use so much linseed oil
Boiled linseed oil is one of my favorite finishes for hand tools. Looks great and feels fantastic.
@@WoodByWright i know but theres more than just linseed oil theres other oils
Opa...are you German?
his heritage is German. but everyone just calls him Opa.
interesting...Opa is German for grandpa Oma for grandma
that is where it started for him. but then that became his name from everyone.
right on, I like the sander, I just ended up with a wack of belts from a garage sale that dont fit my belt sander this will come in handy, thank you!
sweet!
Not even a jigsaw??
Only when I get jiggy with the saw.
Haha!