Damn, another one I missed!! Really good video ... I love the fact that you openly experiment with processes to find new and better ways to repair and strengthen. But, more importantly, you gracefully accept criticism and advice to refine your methods. It shows just how dedicated you are to tools, their history and restoration and not your ego. You really are the best!! Cheers ...
Nice restoration however i have a tip! I am a Luthier in training and have to deal with stabilizing wood with cracks a lot, usually in restoration of older guitars and viola and by far the best method to fill the cracks and strengthen the wood that i have been taught is to use a thin "wicking" CA glue, it seeps deep into the cracks and dries clear, you can also force dust from the wood you are working on into the crack along with the CA, sometimes you wouldn't even know there was a crack!
Hand Tool Rescue I thought the same thing on a saw handle I restored. unfortunately polyurethane glue tends to leave unsightly white glue lines which are really obvious.
I was about to recommend the same thing. Yeah, gorilla glue expands, but that expansion has _zero_ strength. Those polyurethane glues only work with compression. When foam does manage to expand into cracks that means that the crack isn't compressed, so it's just a bunch of fluff. Low-viscosity CA glue makes use of capillary action to wick, and still cures to something good and rigid. The only downside is that it doesn't wear evenly; it's much harder than wood. So for the bottom of wooden planes, you usually don't touch them with anything beyond wood-glue, and even then, I'll bail on a plane if it has a crack that looks too bad.
With tools you're really just trying to restore the integrity. Looking nice is nice, but strength is the more important factor. Plus those fixed cracks become part of the charm of the piece. Fixed up tools won't ever become collectors items.
I turn a lot of pens, so I'm fully aware of how great thin CA glue is. I use it and thick CA for so many different applications now. I see it as being like duct tape or wd-40. Every tool box should have some in it.
Awesome rescue man! So many cool tricks. I really appreciate you helped ng me out with this one. I am glad to see your channep doing so well. That scene with sharpening the chisel just to use it as a scraper KILLED me. Keep up the good work.
Such a great channel, learning quite a few tips. And most importantly I love the fact that you're not making it about yourself and spewing dribble like so many others. Not many can make a video so informative with so few words.
If you use wood glue in cracks and then sand while wet it fills with the pieces exact color match sawdust. Works wonders, Great quality videos, keep up the good work!!
I just bought one of these at a garage sale, a 15" Fulton I believe. I did a partial restore on it, but I think I'm gonna go a little further after seeing what you did. Nice work!
Quietly watching away......."oh he's sharpening a chisel.....oh my, look how sharp it is he must be using it to remake the woode..........wait........no.......oh god NO.....NOOOOO..... ". Haha, brilliant lol.
I truly enjoy your videos and I look forward to new ones every time they come out you have really taught me a lot and fixing old stuff just a lot of patience thank you
Outstanding craftsmanship mate. You never fail to educate, entertain and amuse me... “Morning Wood” 😂😂😂😂 It’s been many years since that’s happened. What more can I say? Love your work and your tool line. I’m gonna have to get myself one of those screwdrivers you manufacture. Don’t need one, but just love ‘em. Apart from the Spanner and screwdriver, any more tools in the pipeline? 👍🇦🇺
Thank you for this. I was just given an old transitional plane which I believe is a Sargent VBM No. 3416. I've been at a loss as to where to start cleaning it up. This is a huge help.
Nice job, I enjoy people being creative at getting something old and wasted to work again. Some planes are valuable exactly because most are in the condition this was in-wasted. As an old guy with all ten fingers intact, your planer hygiene made me a little queasy lol... The Gorilla glue, as you found, isn't much use for filling cracks. If you have time, the best approach is to oil the wood weekly for a few months, most of the cracks will shrink a lot if not close up completely. When I have something to fix up that is in my "someday" pile, I try and hit it with some oil frequently. Then use the CA and sawdust trick Conor mentioned.
Nice job. I restored an identical one a few years ago. Identical except that all the parts were there and it didn't have those stupid blobs of braze on it. My solution for the mouth of it was a maple inlay, and I didn't polish and sand/scrape off all the original paint and finish you did. But it works great. Though I still prefer my old steel Stanleys for use. Once those old things are properly tuned and set up, lapped on glass by hand with carbide sand.. Micro flat and a joy to use.
Watching these videos and how the tools in them are treated, I can't decide if being brought into this shop is the best thing or the worst thing that could happen to a tool. Remember kids, with enough determination, any tool can be a hammer.
You are really an inspiration! I have picked up some great tips from you and your viewers. Keep these videos coming! Like one of your viewers said these are better than anything Hollywood could produce!~Dolly
Amazing! Seus vídeos são fantásticos. Eu gosto muito de consertar coisas. tambem recuperar coi coisas antigas.pa nsYour videos are great. I really like fixing things. also recover old things. Thanks for sharing.
2:45 Wow, that chisel is sharp. My great-uncle did the same thing once with an axe blade. No joke. I was just a kid then and it absolutely blew my mind, I don't know how he sharpened it to get it like that.
I know I'm like 2 years late on this one, but I kind of got worried when you showed the valve lapping compound until I realized what you were doing lol. Nice restoration
I just picked up the same plane in an antique shop while visiting friends in New Hampshire this week. I wasn't sure who the mfr was as the blade, chip breaker and lever cap are missing, but it does have the frog. I know what's the point. It was $5 and it's fun honing my restoration skills. I'll be scouring the net for the missing parts/donor plane. Excellent video and subbed to your channel.
Hello and thank you for your video! thanks to people like you, that's how we know the tools of yesteryear of our ancestors and their working techniques, I do the same, I restore old French tools! I see you put some liquid before putting the glue gorilla, is it water to make the glue swell? thanks again .
eu acho muito lindo recuperar peças e ferramentas antigas ,resgata um pouco do nosso passado um pouco esquecido vale a pena pra quem gosta muito e ferramentas assim como eu. abrassos
btw if you mark the spot where you take the before with tape you can easily put the after next to it and get a nice clean composite vs the cut together you ended up with ( I almost thought you had composited it at first! ) Great video as usual.
Excellent! I like the sawdust trick (since I'm not normally in a woodshop, I've used rags and towels on a surface for this, but never sawdust). The lapping of the two metal parts towards the end, I think you may have better results if you lap the crowned surfaces on a piece of glass first, as a reference flat surface, and then as a precursor to the lapping compound, if it was me, I might also consider putting a sandpaper surface on the lapped crown piece and sanding down the lower mating half before using the pipe-lapping compound, so it takes less than 1/4 million strokes. ;)
Nice job on the restoration. I haven't come across many of these planes that are worth the effort to restore. The lever caps, in particular on the Sargent's, seem to be too flimsy, and made it difficult to achieve precision adjustments. I tried everything I could think of to get them to work, but generally with little luck. Around a year or so ago I came across a transitional from a maker called Marten Doscher, and it had a real lever cap, they style you might see on an infill plane, and it was the first transitional I've ever restored that worked the way I feel a plane should. If you come across one of these I would highly recommend checking it out.
I think you would love Marmite spread on your tools, or if you prefer a bit more runny stuff, try Worcester sauce :) I like your sarcastic way of repairing tools... or like some say... it's all in the wrist
I really like your penetrating oil mix, atf and acetone if im not mistaken, the only thing youre missing is a ratcheting driver set, i bought one for stubborn screws on the old rusty guns i refinish and it has come in handy many many times where a screwdriver just wont work
14:45 you are really good at what you do, enjoyed watching you work...at the beginning I was wondering how you'd fix the cracks in the nob and flat part...you obviously know what you are doing, take care M
I watch a lot of videos of people doing "things", so Im quite well informed. And I'll have you know, chisels are meant for cutting wood. Nothing else! Good day sir! (hrumph)
Nice work. Rather than use sawdust to help with vibration, you may want to save a piece of flat thin foam packing material that often comes as protective packaging in boxed items. It gives you a flatter surface to work from and helps to hold your work piece in place. Michael Bradley
I really like your use of Gorilla Glue. So many people get hung up on using various compounds, mixes, and epoxies when Gorilla Glue with a little water is so convenient, expands on its own into cracks without further splitting the wood, and can be sanded. You may want to ask Santa for a soft brass wire brush though and save the old beater hard steel chisel for something other than scraping metal - but then again it is your tool and your hard chisel. Obviously you are using a soft touch. I admire your work. Michael Bradley
When Gorilla Glue first came out, the company I worked for was pushing it hard, so there were extras always around. And nobody really knew the extent of the foaming action at my work. Two guys who were brother-in-laws worked with me and were always playing pranks on each other. So one of them used Gorilla Glue around the other ones locker, and of course, they used a lot because they thought it was like super glue. It foamed up into an unholy nightmare that then quickly became a lot less funny. The dude got in a little trouble, but also had to chisel away all the Gorilla Glue because it was impossible to get the locker open, and some of the surrounding lockers were affected as well, if I remember correctly. And it took him a while too. At the time it was funny, then very serious, and is now funny again. I learned real quick about the foaming action of Gorilla Glue, though, and never forgot after an incident like that. Lol.
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Damn, another one I missed!! Really good video ... I love the fact that you openly experiment with processes to find new and better ways to repair and strengthen. But, more importantly, you gracefully accept criticism and advice to refine your methods. It shows just how dedicated you are to tools, their history and restoration and not your ego. You really are the best!! Cheers ...
I love how you sharpened your paint scraper. Actually laughed out loud
one must properly maintain all tools lol
Is it just me, or is that plane about the most awesome woodworking tool? It's gorgeous. Simply beautiful.
You have inspired me. I went to a garage sale and bought an old Polish made hand drill to restore.THanks heaps.
Get at it!
My father-in-law had some old hand tools that need some restoration. Your videos will help me in getting them back to decent condition. Thanks!!!
Nothing like a sole made of morning wood. Can't beat it!
Nice restoration however i have a tip! I am a Luthier in training and have to deal with stabilizing wood with cracks a lot, usually in restoration of older guitars and viola and by far the best method to fill the cracks and strengthen the wood that i have been taught is to use a thin "wicking" CA glue, it seeps deep into the cracks and dries clear, you can also force dust from the wood you are working on into the crack along with the CA, sometimes you wouldn't even know there was a crack!
Great tip! I usually use epoxy or CA glue, but I thought the foaming glue would expand into the cracks. It didn't really do that though...
Hand Tool Rescue I thought the same thing on a saw handle I restored. unfortunately polyurethane glue tends to leave unsightly white glue lines which are really obvious.
I was about to recommend the same thing. Yeah, gorilla glue expands, but that expansion has _zero_ strength. Those polyurethane glues only work with compression. When foam does manage to expand into cracks that means that the crack isn't compressed, so it's just a bunch of fluff. Low-viscosity CA glue makes use of capillary action to wick, and still cures to something good and rigid. The only downside is that it doesn't wear evenly; it's much harder than wood. So for the bottom of wooden planes, you usually don't touch them with anything beyond wood-glue, and even then, I'll bail on a plane if it has a crack that looks too bad.
With tools you're really just trying to restore the integrity. Looking nice is nice, but strength is the more important factor. Plus those fixed cracks become part of the charm of the piece. Fixed up tools won't ever become collectors items.
I turn a lot of pens, so I'm fully aware of how great thin CA glue is. I use it and thick CA for so many different applications now. I see it as being like duct tape or wd-40. Every tool box should have some in it.
Laughed out loud in my office at "Morning Wood"...excellent!
Nice job. Nothing performs quite like a nicely restored transitional plane. I restored an old No31 Stanley Jointer and use it quite often
Awesome rescue man! So many cool tricks. I really appreciate you helped ng me out with this one. I am glad to see your channep doing so well. That scene with sharpening the chisel just to use it as a scraper KILLED me. Keep up the good work.
I swear you and AvE take up 99.99% of my time when I’m youtube. Good videos and no bullshit I love it
"Around the turn of the century". So much work to restore a tool of less than 20 years of age :-)
I accidentally fount this channel yesterday thank you so much you will be a star soon bless you!!!!!!all the best from country GEORGIA !
These old tools have got character nice job well done.
Good video. The best: no jingle , no bagpipes.
Such a great channel, learning quite a few tips. And most importantly I love the fact that you're not making it about yourself and spewing dribble like so many others. Not many can make a video so informative with so few words.
You truly brought it back to life.
If you use wood glue in cracks and then sand while wet it fills with the pieces exact color match sawdust. Works wonders, Great quality videos, keep up the good work!!
Great rescue as always. I did flinch when you sharpened up your chisel and then used it to scrape paint. But hey, it's your tool. Thanks for posting.
I just bought one of these at a garage sale, a 15" Fulton I believe. I did a partial restore on it, but I think I'm gonna go a little further after seeing what you did. Nice work!
Love seeing old tools made young again. Thanks!
So satisfying to watch. Thank you for making these awesome videos that help me find zen.
I love the way you work and your sense of humor ! greetings from France
I picked up one of these planes with a bunch of old tools.....I'm thinking I may have to restore it as well, thanks for another great video!
Quietly watching away......."oh he's sharpening a chisel.....oh my, look how sharp it is he must be using it to remake the woode..........wait........no.......oh god NO.....NOOOOO..... ". Haha, brilliant lol.
Yeah that got me too when he went after the plane metal parts with it I was like NOOOOOOO.
I truly enjoy your videos and I look forward to new ones every time they come out you have really taught me a lot and fixing old stuff just a lot of patience thank you
Scraping the rust wid a sharp wood chisel !!!! Dude that’s priceless !!!
Peace out
You seem remarkably young to have the knowledge and skill that you do.
Perhaps my generation isnt doomed after all!
Did I just find you randomly on TH-cam?
That wax and paint trick was something else man, thanks for showing it.
And great videos, I really enjoy your content.
+T1nCh0 Thank you. It's way easier than taping.
That was so neat. I too would have spent too much time taping off the part. Great tip indeed....Ken
Wow, WAY better than taping
There's a Japanese liquid masking tape that I use for my models
Outstanding craftsmanship mate. You never fail to educate, entertain and amuse me... “Morning Wood” 😂😂😂😂 It’s been many years since that’s happened.
What more can I say? Love your work and your tool line. I’m gonna have to get myself one of those screwdrivers you manufacture. Don’t need one, but just love ‘em. Apart from the Spanner and screwdriver, any more tools in the pipeline? 👍🇦🇺
Thank you for this. I was just given an old transitional plane which I believe is a Sargent VBM No. 3416. I've been at a loss as to where to start cleaning it up. This is a huge help.
Nice job, I enjoy people being creative at getting something old and wasted to work again. Some planes are valuable exactly because most are in the condition this was in-wasted. As an old guy with all ten fingers intact, your planer hygiene made me a little queasy lol... The Gorilla glue, as you found, isn't much use for filling cracks. If you have time, the best approach is to oil the wood weekly for a few months, most of the cracks will shrink a lot if not close up completely. When I have something to fix up that is in my "someday" pile, I try and hit it with some oil frequently. Then use the CA and sawdust trick Conor mentioned.
That's probably the coolest circular saw I've ever seen! @ 7:08
Great video, I have a Stanley transitional to restore, so thanks for a preview. Keep up the great work. each tool tells a story.
Nice job. I restored an identical one a few years ago. Identical except that all the parts were there and it didn't have those stupid blobs of braze on it. My solution for the mouth of it was a maple inlay, and I didn't polish and sand/scrape off all the original paint and finish you did. But it works great. Though I still prefer my old steel Stanleys for use. Once those old things are properly tuned and set up, lapped on glass by hand with carbide sand.. Micro flat and a joy to use.
I love seeing tools from the late 1800s.
Watching these videos and how the tools in them are treated, I can't decide if being brought into this shop is the best thing or the worst thing that could happen to a tool.
Remember kids, with enough determination, any tool can be a hammer.
Muahahaha!
Nice video. I like the trick with the saw dust. Well done again.
+Chris DiMase Thanks!
You are really an inspiration! I have picked up some great tips from you and your viewers. Keep these videos coming! Like one of your viewers said these are better than anything Hollywood could produce!~Dolly
I know nothing about this, but I still enjoy your videos. Thanks for the great content!
Amazing! Seus vídeos são fantásticos. Eu gosto muito de consertar coisas. tambem recuperar coi coisas antigas.pa nsYour videos are great. I really like fixing things. also recover old things. Thanks for sharing.
Yeah!!! ya saved the original wood!
And a Rescued tool saves another!!
Another great video thanks. That trick with the wax is a great tip. I can't wait to try it out.
The thicker you lay it on, the better.
2:45 Wow, that chisel is sharp. My great-uncle did the same thing once with an axe blade. No joke. I was just a kid then and it absolutely blew my mind, I don't know how he sharpened it to get it like that.
This time I'm not rising to the bait. An interesting restoration, and nice to see the gas powered circular saw in use.
TeaDaemon love when he works on anything gas powered.
Another great restoration...thanks sir for sharing this with us...
excellent job! I find your videos very entertaining to watch. Thank You!
The biggest problem with your videos are...I could watch them all day long. Please keep them coming.
I like how you made the new sole plate:)
I know I'm like 2 years late on this one, but I kind of got worried when you showed the valve lapping compound until I realized what you were doing lol. Nice restoration
I just picked up the same plane in an antique shop while visiting friends in New Hampshire this week. I wasn't sure who the mfr was as the blade, chip breaker and lever cap are missing, but it does have the frog. I know what's the point. It was $5 and it's fun honing my restoration skills. I'll be scouring the net for the missing parts/donor plane. Excellent video and subbed to your channel.
Definitely worth it!
great tip about the saw dust for vibtation
Your videos are always so interesting to watch. Excellent job!
Awesome. Love the hand plane restores.
Nicely done ... clever solutions and very useful tool now. Congrats ...
Good use of morning wood.
This guy is the best!
Hello and thank you for your video! thanks to people like you, that's how we know the tools of yesteryear of our ancestors and their working techniques, I do the same, I restore old French tools!
I see you put some liquid before putting the glue gorilla, is it water to make the glue swell?
thanks again .
eu acho muito lindo recuperar peças e ferramentas antigas ,resgata um pouco do nosso passado um pouco esquecido vale a pena pra quem gosta muito e ferramentas assim como eu. abrassos
Hi! Nice video and really nice piece! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Such a piece of art. Thanks for sharing
Great video! I want to make my own plane sometime soon, so this is very useful. Thank you!
man i cant get enough of these videos. can you make more?
NEVER!
uhh okay?
Using the gas powered circular saw! Nice!
Awesome. I loved the ending before and after shot. So glad I subscribed to you, sir!
That's a new addition I plan on doing from now on. Thanks!
btw if you mark the spot where you take the before with tape you can easily put the after next to it and get a nice clean composite vs the cut together you ended up with ( I almost thought you had composited it at first! ) Great video as usual.
Excellent! I like the sawdust trick (since I'm not normally in a woodshop, I've used rags and towels on a surface for this, but never sawdust). The lapping of the two metal parts towards the end, I think you may have better results if you lap the crowned surfaces on a piece of glass first, as a reference flat surface, and then as a precursor to the lapping compound, if it was me, I might also consider putting a sandpaper surface on the lapped crown piece and sanding down the lower mating half before using the pipe-lapping compound, so it takes less than 1/4 million strokes. ;)
Nice job. One of your best efforts.
That water looks clean
Nicely done mate, I am really enjoying your videos, thanks a lot!
Nice job on the restoration. I haven't come across many of these planes that are worth the effort to restore. The lever caps, in particular on the Sargent's, seem to be too flimsy, and made it difficult to achieve precision adjustments. I tried everything I could think of to get them to work, but generally with little luck.
Around a year or so ago I came across a transitional from a maker called Marten Doscher, and it had a real lever cap, they style you might see on an infill plane, and it was the first transitional I've ever restored that worked the way I feel a plane should. If you come across one of these I would highly recommend checking it out.
I’ve just done one exactly the same. So glad mine was nicer to start.
Que relíquia essa plaina de transição.
Parabéns belas restauração.
This is another entertaining tool shop video. thanks thumbs up.
RARE AND VERY NICE.FROM BRAZIL MY FRIEND.
You always do a great job
I think you would love Marmite spread on your tools, or if you prefer a bit more runny stuff, try Worcester sauce :)
I like your sarcastic way of repairing tools... or like some say... it's all in the wrist
Sharpening the chisel only to use it to scrape paint, priceless.
Great job as usual, thanks for the viewing.
I really like your penetrating oil mix, atf and acetone if im not mistaken, the only thing youre missing is a ratcheting driver set, i bought one for stubborn screws on the old rusty guns i refinish and it has come in handy many many times where a screwdriver just wont work
14:45 you are really good at what you do, enjoyed watching you work...at the beginning I was wondering how you'd fix the cracks in the nob and flat part...you obviously know what you are doing, take care M
I got one of these stanly planes coming in the mail glad you made this video. Even got a Worth plane comin too dont know their age
A wood plane made of wood! I like it.
great video, I picked up a few good tricks from this one. I also have the same mastercraft chisel set!
First time I have ever subscribed after one video. Thanks!
Welcome!
Old tools and such be quite valuable Does restoreing make it more valuable or less?
Using Gorilla as a crack/hole filler is another good technique from HTR. Thanks
I actually didn't like the results. You are better of mixing sawdust and wood glue to fill in the cracks.
I like the idea of making a new bottom for the plane. Not something I would have thought of.
I watch a lot of videos of people doing "things", so Im quite well informed. And I'll have you know, chisels are meant for cutting wood. Nothing else! Good day sir! (hrumph)
Beautiful! Thanks for a great video.
came out awesome great Job
Thanks!
General rule when it comes to Aerosols: If it's labeled as "Combustible" or "Explosive" on the front, it's usually good stuff. :)
Nice work. Rather than use sawdust to help with vibration, you may want to save a piece of flat thin foam packing material that often comes as protective packaging in boxed items. It gives you a flatter surface to work from and helps to hold your work piece in place.
Michael Bradley
Good tip!
I really like your use of Gorilla Glue. So many people get hung up on using various compounds, mixes, and epoxies when Gorilla Glue with a little water is so convenient, expands on its own into cracks without further splitting the wood, and can be sanded. You may want to ask Santa for a soft brass wire brush though and save the old beater hard steel chisel for something other than scraping metal - but then again it is your tool and your hard chisel. Obviously you are using a soft touch.
I admire your work.
Michael Bradley
I use that rubber foam drawer liner stuff.
I enjoyed the video! Keep it up!
wow man! just incredible! love these videos, so much to learn!
Nice resto!
amazing videos!! super entertaining to watch!
Was thinking for the cracks in the wood and such, that epoxy might be a good fix instead of glue. Love your videos.
the g. glue surprised me too.
Great Job !
nice greetz from Germany
amazing as always!! i been using that plane i won to do beams with lol
Nice!
When Gorilla Glue first came out, the company I worked for was pushing it hard, so there were extras always around. And nobody really knew the extent of the foaming action at my work. Two guys who were brother-in-laws worked with me and were always playing pranks on each other. So one of them used Gorilla Glue around the other ones locker, and of course, they used a lot because they thought it was like super glue. It foamed up into an unholy nightmare that then quickly became a lot less funny. The dude got in a little trouble, but also had to chisel away all the Gorilla Glue because it was impossible to get the locker open, and some of the surrounding lockers were affected as well, if I remember correctly. And it took him a while too. At the time it was funny, then very serious, and is now funny again. I learned real quick about the foaming action of Gorilla Glue, though, and never forgot after an incident like that. Lol.
Wonderful work !!!