Todays project is tiny luthier thumb plane. I was inspired to build that little tool by one of the best planemakers ever - Olivier Sparks (instagram link in the description). At the end of the video i made some test on piece of maple. Check the results :) Materials: Brass pipe Steel 3mm thick Piece of hard wood (who know wat it is?) Lamintated plane blade Boiled linseed oil If you have any questions or sugestions just write a comment. Enjoy!
I started this video thinking, "hey, this looks like a fun and useful project I could do." I ended with, "I think I'll buy one." Excellent craftsmanship and a great video. Thank you for sharing.
That, good sir, is a wonderful luthier's thumb plane! I can't be 100% on the wood species because this particular piece resembles multiple species, but I am almost certain that it is quarter-sawn Wenge. At first I thought it might be Black Palm, but that wood tends to have larger sapwood striations running along the grain which would be clearly visible along the face and endgrain. I was able to rule out Bocote, Katalox, Ebony, and African Blackwood due to the particular contrast and coloration of the grain. It is definitely not Acacia as that wood tends to have a lighter burgundy color with a lower hardness and density and more dispersed annual growth rings, and Brazilian Chestnut is also typically a burgundy color with a completely different grain structure. Wenge lumber is very hard, very dense, and very waxy. Quarter-sawn Wenge tends to have the exact grain structure as this piece, the same colors (very dark brown to black with light thin striations along the straight sections of grain), and has a tendency to destroy your woodworking tools due to its incredibly tough heartwood. The only thing that keeps me from being 100% about it as that it is rare to find a piece this wide with such perfectly straight grain! The grain tends to enjoy waving its way around, but I do have a few boards that do have sections with similar straight grain, just not along the full surface! Thank you for yet another wonderful build!
Instead I’ll try just to copy him. If I don’t have immediate access to boxwood, what other woods would serve well as the body of my plane? Got a few chunks of cherry. Some Osage orange. Some oak.I’m making a copy of your shoulder plane.
Very impressive. Not only beautiful but functional. It may not be intended but I can see the influence of Bill Carter in this piece. Extremely well done...congratulations.
Magnifique travail. Très belle association acier/laiton/bois. Un vrai travail d'artiste digne de trôner dans la vitrine d'un collectionneur. Bravo et merci
Very beautiful, great craftsmanship. I was going to skip watch this so I didn't have to watch any boring bits but I watched every single second of this. Well done sir, my hat's off to you.
Beautiful craftsmanship. First time viewer. I decided to watch even though I had never seen this type of plane. I love how you joined the two metals together. Great job! Merry Christmas!
I only knew those luthier planes from Ibex. But you've met their match for sure! What a stunning endresult! And that dark ipe/wenge-ish wood matches SO well! Excellent job once again! Thnx!
Dear Stavros, another lovely creation. I agree with the other writers on the identity of the wood - it’s Wenge from Africa. It is a very attractive wood and so far I have used it to make tool handles. The patterns in the wood are very attractive.
Just a suggestion from a part time luthier. A curved bottom surface is more desirable for these to hollow out violin/mandolin/archtop guitar tops and backs.
Another video in quick succession and a sweet little plane, this makes me happy. As someone noted below the next challenge is to do one with a curved underside :D. Thanks Stavros.
I know this is an old video but the wood looks like Black and White Ebony, I know in the United States a piece that is 2"×2"×12" cost around $50 to $60 depending on dealer, very expensive stuff but absolutely beautiful. This really is a very beautifully built plane, in awe of the skills and craftsmanship
Beautiful job! Using that brass tubing is a great idea. I'm thinking about squishing it a little in the vise to make a more elongated shape, with more space for the infill and less of a gap aound the iron...
That is beautiful... I would love to see you build a convex sole thumb plane to go with that one. As a Luthier I use convex sole thumbies to carve tops.
Mr. Gakos, You are an artist. A real artist. I would be honored to have a tool made by your hands. Is this possible? How can I have a piece of your work? Best wishes and a big hug from an brazilian admirer! :D
My guess is that the wood is ipe, which is indeed extremely hard and heavy, and is also used in high-end floor and deck applications. Since there's a tongue on one side like a floorboard would have, that fits.
Great video and very inspiring! I would think an oval shaped sole would be better than round but I can't argue when seeing the shaving result at the end. I'm still planning to make one myself and this video helps me getting closer to my goal. I have made a smaller sized wooden one with a flat rectangular sole which works great. Used wengé for the sides.
Incredible! Such amazing craftmanship! The videos and editing are excellent too. My only suggestion is to do the finger snap trick less or not at all. You snapped through some stuff I wanted to see! 🙂 Great work though!
Wonderful! Excellent work Stavros as always. I've been wanting to make one of these planes myself for some time and I think you've just given me the inspiration to try. I think the wood you've used could be Wenge but it's difficult to tell exactly from the video. It's nice to put a voice to the hands too :) keep up the great work.
Well my friend, great job as always! A little beauty. Is it your own design? As a hobby luthier I've seen many thumb planes before but never one like this. Lots of work I'd believe. Thank you for sharing!!✌👍
Thanks! The main shape is my design but idea to build it from brass pipe came from Olivier Sparks, check the descripion. Regards, all the best for you!
Todays project is tiny luthier thumb plane. I was inspired to build that little tool by one of the best planemakers ever - Olivier Sparks (instagram link in the description).
At the end of the video i made some test on piece of maple.
Check the results :)
Materials:
Brass pipe
Steel 3mm thick
Piece of hard wood (who know wat it is?)
Lamintated plane blade
Boiled linseed oil
If you have any questions or sugestions just write a comment.
Enjoy!
That hardwood you used is called Brazilian Chestnut.
Mate that is awesome 👏 I love watching you create those planes
very nice
The piece of hardwood that was in question the species is wenge
Stunning! The wood is Wengé.
Or ebony
Very, very impressive! To me, it is not only a functioning wood plane but also a work of art!!
Thank you :)
Oh, I so want one of those, Stavros! Haha Your work NEVER fails to amaze. Thanks so much for sharing it with us. Hope to see a new video soon!
So very thankful the Good Lord allows us to honor Him in Craftmanship!!
So awesome! 👍🏻 well done. Bravo!
Thank you Steven :)
I think you have an endless supply of old steel plane blades. Great job as always.
I can't exhaust that supply ;) All the best for you!
I started this video thinking, "hey, this looks like a fun and useful project I could do." I ended with, "I think I'll buy one." Excellent craftsmanship and a great video. Thank you for sharing.
You're welcome :) Merry Christmast!
That, good sir, is a wonderful luthier's thumb plane! I can't be 100% on the wood species because this particular piece resembles multiple species, but I am almost certain that it is quarter-sawn Wenge. At first I thought it might be Black Palm, but that wood tends to have larger sapwood striations running along the grain which would be clearly visible along the face and endgrain. I was able to rule out Bocote, Katalox, Ebony, and African Blackwood due to the particular contrast and coloration of the grain. It is definitely not Acacia as that wood tends to have a lighter burgundy color with a lower hardness and density and more dispersed annual growth rings, and Brazilian Chestnut is also typically a burgundy color with a completely different grain structure. Wenge lumber is very hard, very dense, and very waxy. Quarter-sawn Wenge tends to have the exact grain structure as this piece, the same colors (very dark brown to black with light thin striations along the straight sections of grain), and has a tendency to destroy your woodworking tools due to its incredibly tough heartwood. The only thing that keeps me from being 100% about it as that it is rare to find a piece this wide with such perfectly straight grain! The grain tends to enjoy waving its way around, but I do have a few boards that do have sections with similar straight grain, just not along the full surface! Thank you for yet another wonderful build!
You sir, are a true craftsman. It’s enjoying watching you work!
A true master at what he does. I would die happy if I acquired one of his planes.
Instead I’ll try just to copy him. If I don’t have immediate access to boxwood, what other woods would serve well as the body of my plane? Got a few chunks of cherry. Some Osage orange. Some oak.I’m making a copy of your shoulder plane.
Any dense hardwood will be good. Just remember about grain orientation
É maravilhoso seu trabalho e também é um prazer assistir essa fabricação de plainas maravilhosa você é um ótimo profissional 🇧🇷🙏
the reward for patience and precision. Magnificent
Thank you!
Very impressive. Not only beautiful but functional. It may not be intended but I can see the influence of Bill Carter in this piece. Extremely well done...congratulations.
Thank you Dahl :)
You do such beautiful work! Fantastic craftsmanship!
Magnifique travail. Très belle association acier/laiton/bois. Un vrai travail d'artiste digne de trôner dans la vitrine d'un collectionneur. Bravo et merci
Thanks a lot! All the best for you :)
youre the top of the game right now. no other youtuber comes close to your skill
Thank a lot Tommy! I appereciate it!
Very beautiful, great craftsmanship. I was going to skip watch this so I didn't have to watch any boring bits but I watched every single second of this. Well done sir, my hat's off to you.
Thanks a lot :) all the best for you!
Some day, some collector will find this or another of your pieces, and have bragging rights to ownership of an original Gakos.
I hope :) Regards!
I like it
Clearly, such a person would consider himself truly blessed and favored. 👍
A true master craftsman. Thank you for sharing.
If I didn't see you make it, I wouldn't have believed it. I have ZERO use for one, but would love to try something like that. Nice work!!
Thank you!
You made an absolutely amazing tool, i'm a cabinetmaker and like such fine tools.
Go on! Best greets from bavaria
Thanks a lot Benedict! Regards!
Beautiful craftsmanship. First time viewer. I decided to watch even though I had never seen this type of plane. I love how you joined the two metals together. Great job! Merry Christmas!
Thanks a lot Tom! Merry Christmast!
This was exquisite
Thank you
I am a luthier want to be.
I will be back
I only knew those luthier planes from Ibex. But you've met their match for sure! What a stunning endresult! And that dark ipe/wenge-ish wood matches SO well! Excellent job once again! Thnx!
Thanks a lot Pat! yes i know them :)
Piękna , bez mała jubilerska robota, drewno hebanowe i mosiądz jak złoto, stal jak platyna. No i taki sam efekt,wyszedł Ci niezły klejnot.
Dziękuję :)
Dear Stavros, another lovely creation. I agree with the other writers on the identity of the wood - it’s Wenge from Africa. It is a very attractive wood and so far I have used it to make tool handles. The patterns in the wood are very attractive.
Thanks Peter!
Mesmerising video. Such skill and patience. Bravo.
Thanks a lot!
Just a suggestion from a part time luthier. A curved bottom surface is more desirable for these to hollow out violin/mandolin/archtop guitar tops and backs.
Thanks! I know that but this one is designed to be use on flat spots :)
Regards!
Lovely work Stavros. Thank you.
Another video in quick succession and a sweet little plane, this makes me happy. As someone noted below the next challenge is to do one with a curved underside :D. Thanks Stavros.
Thanks a lot Andrew :)
Challange accepted.
All the best for you!
These things are pricey but worthy and useful. Great for bowmaking i bet or any woodcraft.
2 videos in 2 day?! What an awesome Christmas gift you’ve given us!
;)
I know this is an old video but the wood looks like Black and White Ebony, I know in the United States a piece that is 2"×2"×12" cost around $50 to $60 depending on dealer, very expensive stuff but absolutely beautiful. This really is a very beautifully built plane, in awe of the skills and craftsmanship
Thank you:)
Beautiful job! Using that brass tubing is a great idea. I'm thinking about squishing it a little in the vise to make a more elongated shape, with more space for the infill and less of a gap aound the iron...
Thanks! That's the plan for the next thumb plane ;)
Regards!
Beautiful little plane, thank you for this video, have a good end of year celebrations
Thank you Bruno! All the best for you!
Beautiful piece of work
Damn that’s some outstanding craftsmanship, great videos you put out
That is beautiful... I would love to see you build a convex sole thumb plane to go with that one. As a Luthier I use convex sole thumbies to carve tops.
Thanks! One day i'll build it :)
Świetna robota. Cały czas się rozwijasz i cały czas zaskakujesz oczywiście pozytywnie. Tak trzymać
Dzięki, pozdrawiam!
Great Plane. In my humble opinion , the wood is black palm, I have a similar floor board like the one you used. Cheers!
Thanks a lot Mauricio 👍
Mr. Gakos,
You are an artist. A real artist. I would be honored to have a tool made by your hands. Is this possible? How can I have a piece of your work?
Best wishes and a big hug from an brazilian admirer! :D
Thanks a lot! Stay tuned on my instagram profile. If i will decided to sell something i will write about it there. Regards!
very nice job, it seems to me it will come in handy all day long. I like it so much I might try to make one myself. Thank You !!
You're welcome Pat, regards :)
Чёткая работа, до последнего момента не мог понять что это будет!!! 👍👍👍💪💪💪👏👏👏
Outstanding I want one, but I don’t know what I’d use it for lol
Muszę się nauczyć tak pstrykać w palce, to znacznie przyspiesza robotę...hahahahahaha. Zwłaszcza przy mozolnej i długiej robocie. Feliz Navidad Matteo
Zapraszam na kurs ;) Wesołych Dario :)
My guess is that the wood is ipe, which is indeed extremely hard and heavy, and is also used in high-end floor and deck applications. Since there's a tongue on one side like a floorboard would have, that fits.
Нет слов! Руки-золото!
Dziękuję :)
You made a wonderful job, mister :)
Thanks Mario!
good job. Wish I had the magic fingers too, saves a lot of work.
Haha thank you ;)
That's amazing. I have to watch all your videos it's amazing work. Keep up
Thanks a lot!
Wunderschön, ist er!!!!!
Za twoje umiejętności cię już chwaliłem ,teraz pochwalę za świetny sposób montowania filmów.Pozdrawiam i Wesołych Świąt życzę.
Dziękuję Grzesiek! Wesołych świąt :)
With the steep blade angle is a scraping action. Looks great.
Thanks! It is 50 deg
Incredible craftsmanship. What is a plane like this used for?
Thanks a lot! I'm gonna use it on curved chamfers during planemaking. Regards
Great video and very inspiring! I would think an oval shaped sole would be better than round but I can't argue when seeing the shaving result at the end. I'm still planning to make one myself and this video helps me getting closer to my goal. I have made a smaller sized wooden one with a flat rectangular sole which works great. Used wengé for the sides.
Thanks! Oval shaped sole is idea for another video.
Good luck with your plane!
All the best for you :)
It is a wonderful plane, I need moreee infill planes))
Nice Stavros. Very nice.
Another great video, Stavros. Your work is amazing. The wood looked like Wenge. It throws a fine rather irritating dust.
Thanks Nik! Wenge is much softer and not so dense.. Probably it is afican blackwood. All the best for you!
Really great!
Thank you!
Beautiful
The wood looks like IPE. Good job on the plain.
Thanks a lot David, all the best!
Una obra de arte,divina de la muerte,un saludo y por supuesto un like desde Naron(Galicia).Posdata:Felices fiestas
Merry Christmast Vicente!
That’s so awesome, you make planes from everything and they work that great
Absolutely stunning 👌🏻
I think this is wenge or some kind of ironwood
fantastic! beautifully crafted!
Nice! RWB
That click at around 8:10 ooh so satisfying
Wow! ....true craftsman 👍
Thank you!
very nice build
Thank you!
Nice work!! I like the use of a brass pipe
Thanks a lot!
Jeszcze czegoś takiego nie widziałem! Super! :)
Dzięki :)
Excellent job as always!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks !
Never seen one of these before. Great job making it Stavros!!
Enjoyed your video and gave it a Thumbs Up
Thanks a lot :)
Absolutely lovely.
Bravo once again amazing creation
Як завжди гарна робота!!!
super video
Precision.
Great job. For the wood, this is a Wenge. African wood so beautiful and strong :)
Thanks Damien! Wenge is much softer and not so dense.. Probably it is afican blackwood. All the best for you!
@@StavrosGakos African blackwood? Why I don't think? :)
Could be ekki
Я точно такой сделал ,Спасибо Вам 👍
Nice! Where can i see it?
jestes Mistrzem!!))
Dzięki :)
Мои Поздравления ,Шановному Пану Гакосу,ВИДЕО по чёткости и полезности выше всяких похвал!Жаль,что не было шуток..
Thanks a lot! Jokes.. I promise improvement ;)
All the best for you!
Good video
Nifty narrow grinding wheel
Incredible! Such amazing craftmanship! The videos and editing are excellent too. My only suggestion is to do the finger snap trick less or not at all. You snapped through some stuff I wanted to see! 🙂 Great work though!
Thanks! I use finger snap mostly when i don't want to duplicate process wich i showed in previous videos :) Regards!
Лютый мастак!!!
Good job bro. Respect from other side of water...
Thank you!
Beautiful. I would have liked a little more meat on the leading side of the cross-pin.
Thanks!
First guess Lego Man was a good guess. Congrats.
I thought maybe cocobolo?
Beautiful!
Wow amazing. 👍
Piękna robota, gratulacje 👌.
Dziękuję 😀.
Wonderful! Excellent work Stavros as always.
I've been wanting to make one of these planes myself for some time and I think you've just given me the inspiration to try.
I think the wood you've used could be Wenge but it's difficult to tell exactly from the video.
It's nice to put a voice to the hands too :)
keep up the great work.
Thanks a lot Dan! So i'm waiting for your version of this tool :)
All the best for you!
@@StavrosGakos Thanks Stavros, Won't be for a while yet as I'm currently working on another project. Video coming soon.
A seriously nice piece. I`m certain it`s unique on You Tube !
Thanks a lot Glenn:)
Well my friend, great job as always! A little beauty. Is it your own design? As a hobby luthier I've seen many thumb planes before but never one like this. Lots of work I'd believe. Thank you for sharing!!✌👍
Thanks! The main shape is my design but idea to build it from brass pipe came from Olivier Sparks, check the descripion. Regards, all the best for you!
Mistrzu 😎
Молодец, рукодельник. Посмотреть бы на его лицо, как он при этом над нами ехидно улыбается.
Great job! Now make an infill smoothing plane ;)
Thanks, one day for sure :)
Lovely piece of work, as always. One question though ¿isn't there too little brass holding the bar/stopper for the wooden wedge?
That's what I thought, too. Still, you wouldn't bear down too hard on that wedge, hopefully.
We will see after some time. The wedge needs light taps to adjust so i think it will be enough. Regards!
A myślałem ze człowieka witruwiańskiego zaczniesz rzeźbić w tej stali :-P
piękna geometria wykreślna :-):-)
Dzięki ;)
Geniale gakos