Forging a Planing Stop

The planing stop is one of the simplest and yet most effective and easy-to-use accessories to a hand tool woodworker's bench. If you plan to do much hand-planing, a planing stop/bench hook of some kind is a must. There are many simple and easy ways to have some sort of stop, but in this video we forge a planing stop inspired by Roubo's 18th-century work "L'art du Menusier" or "The Art of the Carpenter/Cabinetmaker", and then dress it up a bit with some filed embellishment inspired by some of the "brightwork" of the period. For more on the Roubo-style planing stop, do some quick searches for planing stops and Roubo's Plate 11. For more on the actual installation of a planing stop, check out this article from Lost Art Press:
blog.lostartpress.com/2013/08...
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[@jessetate6170]

I love the sound of your videos! Just a hammer against steel. No music, no machinery, just a crackling fire and a ringing anvil.

[@MrChickadee]

Great job! Wonderful to see a smith made tool for woodworking, that is also very well designed, which is not often the case! That up angle should permit even very slim stock to be planed as the stop's block can be well down inside the bench.

[@AxeAndAnvil]

Thanks Josh! Exactly. And that is exactly what Roubo says about the angle of the top!

[@victorkoci9171]

Glad to see you doing your work in a coal forge and hand crank blower

[@juanacevedo3007]

Saludos desde Uruguay que excelente terminación una hobra de arte👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@Uncle_Matt_]

Here from FB. I had no idea you’re on YT. This channel would explode with this type of regular content

[@AxeAndAnvil]

Thank you! That is what we are hoping. 😁

[@martinjohansson1978]

Very cool planing stop 👍

[@anuronironworks6164]

Lovely! I really enjoyed the filling part, the more I learn about blacksmithing the more fascinated I become with filling. It can be very therapeutic

[@AxeAndAnvil]

Thanks! Agreed! I love bench work just as much as hot work!

[@daniellefoulk1173]

This is so neat!

[@AxeAndAnvil]

Thank you!

[@ThrashingBuddha]

Make more videos, pretty please. Very enjoyable to watch!

[@AxeAndAnvil]

Planning to! Thank you!

[@bentontool]

Outstanding work...

[@AxeAndAnvil]

Thank you!

[@JohnRowe]

Outstanding, Jordon, nicely done and my compliments to your videographer/editor.

[@AxeAndAnvil]

Thank you John!

[@danielamick4356]

Very nice video! Good job Jordan!

[@AxeAndAnvil]

Thanks man!

[@hannemannironworks1651]

Looks great!

[@AxeAndAnvil]

Thank you!

[@dragonwaterforge]

Very cool I've just discovered your TH-cam channel hope you make more vids your ig stuff is awsome

[@AxeAndAnvil]

Thank you! Planning to!

[@Carterironworks]

Great video sir, I love the discriptions you gave of what you where doing and why.

[@AxeAndAnvil]

Thank you!

[@jsctcooper03]

A work of art. Thanks for sharing the process!

[@AxeAndAnvil]

Thank you! And thanks for watching!

[@fooddude9921]

Beautiful work!

[@TheAdventureCowboy]

Fascinating to watch, bud!

[@AxeAndAnvil]

Thank you Clayton! Hope to be bringing much more in the coming months!

[@broadusthompson1666]

You doing darned fine work! Keep it up!

[@AxeAndAnvil]

Many thanks Broadus! Much appreciated!

[@westtexasrollin6559]

Welcome back to TH-cam! Good to see you again. It's been a while

[@AxeAndAnvil]

Thanks! Yes it has. Hopefully it we're on the regular now.

[@fireheadforge9679]

Beautiful work. I love to incorporate whitesmithing into some of my pieces also. I like your style Sir!

[@AxeAndAnvil]

Thank you! I love whitesmithing and cold work as much as hot work!

[@dwwoodbuilds]

Great video Jordan (glad you had someone available to video while you worked!). Always enjoy your work and this was especially satisfying to watch to see your approach and technique. Clean forging and very nice file work! Guess you need another vise for file work (add to your long list of stuff that needs to be done!). Keep up the great work and best wishes for you and your family!

[@AxeAndAnvil]

Thank you! Yes! As a matter of fact, there will probably be a total of 6 or so vises when the shop is finished.

[@_larsso_]

Nice vido, stand on a pallet or something like that if the vise height makes you uncomfortable :)

[@AxeAndAnvil]

Thanks! Great idea. I've actually been meaning to grab a pallet. That would help a lot.

[@MarcelTeugels]

Didn't know you had a youtube channel! Glad I found it. Give it some more promo on instagram perhaps..

[@AxeAndAnvil]

Yes! I just haven't been doing much with it in the last few months. But yes, I will be talking about it on Instagram a lot more now.

[@GrovestheGrey]

What thickness of stock was that? 3/4in?

[@AxeAndAnvil]

Yup, 3/4 square. Sorry for the slow reply!

[@charlesmay8251]

No sidearm?

[@AxeAndAnvil]

Haha not this time- my rifle is leaning up in close reach. :)