Thanks for watching! You can get technical drawings here: paulsellers.com/router-plane-drawings/ If you would like a Router Plane kit to work with rather than building from scratch, you can purchase them here: rokesmith.com/product/router-plane-kit/
Quenching the hot steel is best done in small hourglass patterns or sections of hot steel can make a bubble zone on the steel and it doesn't harden evenly.
I really enjoyed these two videos on making a router plane. I've downloaded the plans and I'll definitely give it a go next spring. I was a bit surprised to see you quench the O1 steel in water, rather than in oil, but it seemed to work. You didn't show tempering the cutter after hardening. Did you leave it at full hardness, or did you leave the tempering step out of the video?
I am an 80 year old engineer and your instruction brings back memories of my valuable shop experience in High School. Much of what you cover was commonly taught 60 years ago but few were able to pursue woodworking as a hobby or career. Regardless, the primary lesson you offer may be that good work requires patience, attention to detail, and repetition. These attributes will always serve us well in other fields.
A year ago I didn't know what a routerplane was, a month ago I didn't know if I'd ever own one (those prices!), a week ago I didn't think it could be done, making one myself. Now i'm sourcing parts to make one!
Mr.Sellers, The simple act of being human, while teaching is a treasure for someone like myself...60 plus years old. I wish I had a teacher like yourself,when I was a young buck. You,my mentor are a pedagogical master! Very Respectfully...Phil Blanchette...
I got my kit in the mail today. ( Maryland, USA) I'm very happy. Much respect for Paul's wisdom and pretty special integrity to sell the parts yet also tell people how and what to buy separately. Thanks again Paul
Watching your videos makes me realize I could write a very thick book about what I don't know. Your knowledge, craftsmanship, patience and general demeanor should be a required course taught in every high school. I really wish I lived next door to you!
Pure pleasure. Suddenly, after getting addicted to your videos, i began abandoning my power tools for real hand working and old school craftsmanship. I started paying respect for my high quality hand tools while I enjoy making stuff with them. Thank you so much for that mr paul.
Paul: I just finished you Router Plane Kit. I did have to jump between the PDF drawing and the two TH-cam videos in figuring out a few dimensions and techniques. I took a bit of license with it. I used vintage porcelain door knobs for handles, pure esthetic reasons. And I angled the central hole to 35° then installed a rear filler and inlet and bedded the iron with rifle bedding compound. I also finished in a crazy burgundy color. Lots of fun.
I was so inspired I built one. It is beautiful and it actually works. Wow. Paul, thank you for not only sharing your expertise but making videos that actually cover everything in patient and complete detail. As I built, I would rewatch them (many times..). Everytime I hit a point where I though "now what" I looked again. And every question was answered. I wish there was a place we could share pictures of what we made, if nothing else as a huge THANK YOU to you! There would be one from me.
I watched the video and am so excited to build my own Paul Sellers style plane. While I was watching I got an idea for screwing in the hanger bolts (hope this is the correct term in english). You could use two nuts and counter them (lock nut, is that correct?), fastening in opposite direction. I am not native so I really hope I can explain well enough to understand. At first take one nut and screw it down a bit, until there is enough space for the second to go on the hanger bolt. Tighten them against each other by using e.g. an open end wrench. After they are locked, you should be able to drill it in by hand using the wrench again or a ratched and putting it on the nut that you put on last. That way the thread is safe at all times and can not be worn down by the jaws of the chuck. If the hanger bolt is secured, just losen the nuts again. Maybe it could be useful. I really do appreciate this channel and the knowledge that is given for free! Thanks a lot Mr. Sellers! All the best and greetings from a german chippy.
I've been wanting a router plane for years, but the cost of a good router plane (Lie-Nielsen or Veritas) was intimidating. Also, the blades were difficult to sharpen. This plane by Paul Sellers solves both problems. I've made a wood plane, and the pleasure of making your own tools is priceless.
Thank you Paul. Great instruction. Your time invested in this video is still helping thousands, including me. I'm in the process of making a router plane now. Thank you again.
Mr Paul you are a professor of carpentry. I really like the accuracy in you and the excellent presentation of the product, which I like the most. You use creative carpentry tools. Thank you very much.
Fantastic tutorial and I'll definitely be making one of these ASAP! One thing I would say from my (admittedly distant) previous metallurgy and materials science bachelors degree is that, from what I understand, best practise for hardening the steel would always be to use a process suited to the specific alloy of steel you're using. Some plain high carbon steels will need a water quenching as shown in the video, though I personally wouldn't do it in a glass container as a water quench can occasionally shatter the steel due to the thermal stresses of cooling that fast. Some tool steels and many other steel alloys on the other hand would be better off quenched in hot oil, ideally using a specialist quenching oil, although vegetable oil can also work in a pinch. Oil has about half the specific heat capacity of water and can be heated well above 100C before boiling, so the steel will cool a little slower if it's quenched in a pre-heated pan of oil. These tool steels are in part designed for this process rather than water so if that's what you're using then it's much better to use this process instead. Just make sure you do it outside and have proper safety precautions for dealing with burning oil. It'll always burn a little so a fire blanket and a suitable fire extinguisher for burning liquid fires are a must! I'd also highly recommend a tempering process after hardening to relieve some residual internal stresses from hardening, and to improve the steel's toughness to reduce the possibility of breakage if the iron is dropped on the ground or the like. For a lot of steels, this can actually be done below 250C (480F) and so could be done in a domestic oven or toaster oven, though others may need hotter temperatures so your alloy choice is important. If your alloy is suitable, you'd do this by heating the steel up slowly from cold in the oven (preferably soon after it's completely cooled following quenching), holding at the recommended temperature and timing for your alloy, and then turning the oven off and leaving the steel in it to cool slowly. Multiple cycles of this may be also required depending on the steel. A specialist heat treating oven would do a much better job if you could get access to one, but unless you're friends with a bladesmith that's pretty unlikely, and I think an oven treatment should be good enough for a DIY project in most cases. Also, if you quenched with oil, be sure to wash and scrub the steel *very* thoroughly in soapy water once cooled and grind off *all* the scale from hardening *before* you put it in the oven as this scale will contain absorbed oil that will smoke like crazy in a hot oven! Definitely not going to endear you to your loved ones by filling the house with oil smoke! The exact temperatures and timings for this are very dependent on the alloy of steel you use too, and doing it wrong can in some cases actually make the steel *more* brittle or significantly reduce its wear resistance and ability to hold an edge, so it's always best to check what's required for the alloy you're going to use before you buy to make sure it'll work. Most steel alloys should have datasheets available that will show graphs of hardening and tempering temperatures against toughness and hardness that should point you on the right track. There are also a lot of resources online from knife makers and bladesmiths that I'm sure would be useful to anyone attempting this process too. 👍
There is usually a jaw-drop moment for me in your lessons, like "Oh! You can do that?". This time it was around 26:45 where you put the the compass point on the circumference rather than the centre. Love these little gems of understated genius.
Mr. Sellers, you've helped me to build my own router plane, and I really appreciate it! Mine turned out to be not as beautiful as yours, of course, but the most important thing - it works absolutely great! Now I can make clean and even surfaces which I couldn't do with a chisel. Thank you very much for such an amazing tutorial!
Just finished making mine - it works great! Great content - love watching your content sir - I had to make my own handles - couldn’t find any wood handles that were tall enough - had a few walnut scraps laying around
Thank you Paul for giving us the benefit of your skills. I've put off buying a router plane for some years to the cost. I am currently making one of your design and have only the blade to make. I had a thought though - if I were to flip the depth control thumb nut over 180° I wouldn't need to cut two slots in the blade. With the nut flipped over the blade would protrude a similar distance as it would using the upper slot.
This is so fantastic, Paul. Thank you on behalf of the entire world of woodworking. I've priced the key parts here in Ohio, and the O1 tool steel is clearly the most expensive bit. And even there, I can buy a 36" length locally for about $30, and have enough steel to make 8 of these, if I wanted. Call that (generously) $4 in tool steel per router plane, and the other hardware can be had for as little as perhaps another $3-$5 in total, depending on the bulk one is willing to buy in. Absolutely astonishing.
I ahve been looking for O1 tool steel online. I found a company that would sell me an 18 inch piece for28 dollars but shipping from CA to NYS was 30 dollars.That piece weighs about 1 1/2 lbs total. I decided to look locally and found a place but they had to order it. they only stocked HSS and A2 . Needed to call me back with a price. 18 inch piece was 108 dollar plus tax that is with me driving to get it no shipping to my residence. I realize they will be paying shipping to get it delivered to them but that seems ridiculous. still looking for machine shops locally. I have all the other hardware.
@@timkaiser8149 i was able to order the steel bar from online metals a lot cheaper than a local supplier wanted and a reasonable shipping charge. ships in one to two weeks try to figure what i can work on until i get the piece
Okay; either prices have changed since I wrote this, or I was a little optimistic. I still think if you are willing to buy hardware and steel to make 4 of these, though, you can get everything for about $20-$30. Not the
That Sir, is a testament to your very existence and presence on this planet. I hope anyone privileged enough to hold this in their hands, appreciates it for what it is and who you are!
“You can toss this on the lathe if you’ve got one” 5 minutes later creates a make shift one out of a cordless drill to sand the handle. I love that he could easily walk over to the drill press or lathe or even (in the first video) use a router plane but doesn’t because a lot of us don’t have it.
Finished one of these planes just before Christmas, using the cutoff from a maple countertop for the base and turned cherry for the knobs. That one went to my son. Now I'm making a second one for me. Thanks, Paul!
For some reason, it was profoundly satisfying to see you add your signature and date at the end. Few items in this world get such treatment. You were justifiably proud of this one.
It's great to see a wood worker who has the skill and talent to make superior projects with simple hand tools. What a lost art it has become , because of the invent of power tools. It is a pleasure watching you work.
Made one step by step following your drawings and videos. One of my best projects so far……satisfaction wise!!!. Thank you so much Paul for your generosity and gentleness 🙏🏼🙏🏼👌🏼👌🏼
Only comments I have besides "just lovely"... O1 is an oil quenched steel I believe, and quenching in glass scared the boop out of me, but I don't come here for my metal working fix. As always... top notch content. Top notch. :) .. Home made router plane has been on my wish list for some time. Could never get around the, still need $$$ for the blades and kit. This will due just fine! Thanks Paul
I've watched your videos for quite a while now. Each one teaches me things I need to know. Your calm, collected voice is fantastic. I enjoy your pointing out the times things do not go as planned without showing frustration. YOUR TRUELY ARE A MASTER OF THE CRAFT!
Thank you so much for this Paul. I had so much enjoyment following your two videos. Your design blueprint was essential to replicate your creation. The router works like a charm!! Thanks again for your generosity.
I've been wanting to buy/make a router plane for a few years - but I didn't like the plane hardware offered by the big woodworking chains. The TH-cam videos I watched adapted them successfully but the structures were inelegant. I felt the planes would be difficult to maintain and sharpen. As soon as I saw Mr. Seller's video on his design I went to Amazon and found/ordered the hardware. My last pieces were delivered today. This is the plane I want to build! Thank you Paul for your generous tutelage!
As always excellent work Paul. It was such a great treat to come home and be able to see that this video was available I was waiting for it I'm about to get my internet cancel because I'm moving and I really wanted to watch this thank you so much!
Great demonstration of how it can be done with hand tools! I believe that I will use power tools since I don’t have the physical agility that I once had.
Paul I don't know if you have the time to read comments. But you're like a Bob Dylan of woodworking (except for the Americana part!!! :) You teach so many so much, you're enthusiastic, kind, humble, and like many of the greats--I don't think you know how good you are. Bruce Lee said, (I paraphrase) "Being a master is perfecting the basics." You have done that. Whether it's using a plane to rough a corner round-over, a rasp to feather a cove, a chisel to follow the mark left by a tin can, or just cutting an 18" length of wood diagonally to make two identical winding sticks--your ability to make the difficult look easy is what makes you leave the novice feeling, "I can do this!" May you have many years left, because you certainly say often enough that this tool or that will last you 100 years!! Thank you, Paul. God bless.
I've been making due with that poor man's router you showed us how to make for a long while now. I've been meaning to find a good metal one but now I think I'll make this instead. Working with tools you've made yourself is something special.
Thanks so much Paul for your generosity in providing this to everyone. I just finished my router plane and I'm very pleased with it. It's a really fun project! For others out there making one, one thing to note. I couldn't find knurled nuts exactly like the ones Paul used; mine don't have the longer neck, so there aren't as many threads. Although the plane works perfectly, that lack of threads means that my nut almost comes off the hanger bolt when I fully retract the cutting iron. The fix would be to place the bottom notch in the iron a few millimetres lower.
I've found the adjuster Thumb nut for the iron doesn't let me go very deep with the first slot and the second slot is too deep even when at its minimum depth. The nut's stalk is quite long so I found slipping the nut upside down to get closer to the wooden base helped. Seems to work well. Might be worth ensuring the slot positions work for the right depth. Also the hole needed widening quite a bit so I could see better. Absolute pleasure to make. Thanks VERY much for these videos. Massively pleased with my metal work on the iron. Scary sharp and cuts like butter. Delighted.
When people call you a master it's an understatement. Thank you for all of the videos you've shared with us and all the best from Northern California 👍
To find the centre of a door knob I put knob in bench vice.I then measure between inside jaws,divide by 2 and get exact centre - mark centre on knob,loosen jaws and rotate knob 90°, mark centre again - and voila-yours for life.
Very cool! I've wanted a router plane for a long time and I'll definitely be making one of these. Thanks for sharing and especially thanks for putting together nice drawings for free.
I went on a mission today to buy everything I needed to build this beautiful tool, so wish me luck! I actually found everything too, even the beech, but only the third place I went to had the tool steel. Fortunately the previous two referred me to their respective successors, which helped a lot. The chap at the place that finally had the tool steel couldn't believe that it could be sufficiently hardened in a home workshop, but I forgot to tell him about your barbecue and hairdryer idea, so he gave me a piece for nothing, but recommended yet another place where I'd be able to buy a length of high-speed steel specifically intended to be made into a bit. As it turned out it was almost as expensive as all the other parts together, but that's also fine because the piece I got for free is 10 x 20 mm, so maybe I'll end up making two, a 10 and a 20 mm! Will then have to get more parts, obviously, but we'll see how it goes…
Little did I know when posting my previous message, how much joy, inspiration, satisfaction and FRUSTRATION, GRRR!! I'd get out of this project. I think I've been busy with it for at least three weeks, certainly, but have just finished it today. I can't begin to tell you how many mistakes I've made in the process, but also how many lessons I've learnt! At least I didn't have to go out and buy another piece of wood, so let's be grateful for small mercies, right!?
Really nice build and I will definitely be making one myself I hope to build at least one of every tool mr.sellers has made should keep me bizzy for a while he is a fantastic teacher and at the end of it you can have a set of a variety of good quality hand tools and new skills to hand. That is truly getting the most out of his videos. Inspirational work.
Thanks for watching! You can get technical drawings here: paulsellers.com/router-plane-drawings/
If you would like a Router Plane kit to work with rather than building from scratch, you can purchase them here: rokesmith.com/product/router-plane-kit/
Love your work! Greetings from the Mosel river in Germany.
A beautiful plane. I want to make one, the prices for new ones are extremely high and not as nice as yours.
Quenching the hot steel is best done in small hourglass patterns or sections of hot steel can make a bubble zone on the steel and it doesn't harden evenly.
I really enjoyed these two videos on making a router plane. I've downloaded the plans and I'll definitely give it a go next spring. I was a bit surprised to see you quench the O1 steel in water, rather than in oil, but it seemed to work.
You didn't show tempering the cutter after hardening. Did you leave it at full hardness, or did you leave the tempering step out of the video?
I would very much like to see a poor man's jointer plane!
Thank you for all of your support, everyone.
We love you, Paul.
We love you, man!!!
No, thank *you* for your inspiration, and for passing on such wonderful lifetime skills.
@Paul Sellers I have learned so much watching your videos and I really enjoy watching them.
I am an 80 year old engineer and your instruction brings back memories of my valuable shop experience in High School. Much of what you cover was commonly taught 60 years ago but few were able to pursue woodworking as a hobby or career. Regardless, the primary lesson you offer may be that good work requires patience, attention to detail, and repetition. These attributes will always serve us well in other fields.
Whenever I want to add a bit of joy to my day, nothing more needed than a browse through Paul Sellers comment section. Uncommon. 😇
Paul is a planetary treasure. Many generations around the world are learning woodworking from these videos. Thank you, Paul.
You KNOW a man is good in the workshop when he still has all his original fingertips.
Paul is the gold standard of teachers. Thank you so much for being a source of knowledge.
An hour long video that feels like 10 minutes. That's how beautiful it is. A pleasure - and an inspiration - to watch, better than any movies.
Its almost soothing to listen to/ watch.
Same here!
Is Paul not wonderful?
He is showing the world how build a router plane and he has 5 hanging on the wall behind him, Bravo Mr Sellers !
A year ago I didn't know what a routerplane was, a month ago I didn't know if I'd ever own one (those prices!), a week ago I didn't think it could be done, making one myself. Now i'm sourcing parts to make one!
Best of luck. I think it is worth tryin
Let us know how it goes!
How'd it go?
Thanks for being the favorite grandfather of half a million people, Mr. Sellers.
Mr.Sellers,
The simple act of being human, while teaching is a treasure for someone like myself...60 plus years old.
I wish I had a teacher like yourself,when I was a young buck.
You,my mentor are a pedagogical master!
Very Respectfully...Phil Blanchette...
I got my kit in the mail today. ( Maryland, USA) I'm very happy.
Much respect for Paul's wisdom and pretty special integrity to sell the parts yet also tell people how and what to buy separately.
Thanks again Paul
Where did you get a kit from?
@@Jamisonrand86 Paul has the kit available now. You should see it pop up on his site.
Watching your videos makes me realize I could write a very thick book about what I don't know. Your knowledge, craftsmanship, patience and general demeanor should be a required course taught in every high school. I really wish I lived next door to you!
Pure pleasure. Suddenly, after getting addicted to your videos, i began abandoning my power tools for real hand working and old school craftsmanship. I started paying respect for my high quality hand tools while I enjoy making stuff with them. Thank you so much for that mr paul.
Paul: I just finished you Router Plane Kit. I did have to jump between the PDF drawing and the two TH-cam videos in figuring out a few dimensions and techniques.
I took a bit of license with it. I used vintage porcelain door knobs for handles, pure esthetic reasons. And I angled the central hole to 35° then installed a rear filler and inlet and bedded the iron with rifle bedding compound. I also finished in a crazy burgundy color. Lots of fun.
I'm just finishing up my plane right now. Every build I've done alongside paul. Has been pure magic.
I was so inspired I built one. It is beautiful and it actually works. Wow. Paul, thank you for not only sharing your expertise but making videos that actually cover everything in patient and complete detail. As I built, I would rewatch them (many times..). Everytime I hit a point where I though "now what" I looked again. And every question was answered. I wish there was a place we could share pictures of what we made, if nothing else as a huge THANK YOU to you! There would be one from me.
Go to woodworkingmasterclasses.com which is my site for teaching and you can upload to the gallery there.
I watched the video and am so excited to build my own Paul Sellers style plane.
While I was watching I got an idea for screwing in the hanger bolts (hope this is the correct term in english).
You could use two nuts and counter them (lock nut, is that correct?), fastening in opposite direction. I am not native so I really hope I can explain well enough to understand.
At first take one nut and screw it down a bit, until there is enough space for the second to go on the hanger bolt.
Tighten them against each other by using e.g. an open end wrench.
After they are locked, you should be able to drill it in by hand using the wrench again or a ratched and putting it on the nut that you put on last.
That way the thread is safe at all times and can not be worn down by the jaws of the chuck.
If the hanger bolt is secured, just losen the nuts again.
Maybe it could be useful.
I really do appreciate this channel and the knowledge that is given for free! Thanks a lot Mr. Sellers!
All the best and greetings from a german chippy.
Great advise
SILENCE in the house!!! Paul is teaching!
Love this...the tool, the teaching, and the time!
I've been wanting a router plane for years, but the cost of a good router plane (Lie-Nielsen or Veritas) was intimidating. Also, the blades were difficult to sharpen. This plane by Paul Sellers solves both problems. I've made a wood plane, and the pleasure of making your own tools is priceless.
Thank you Paul. Great instruction. Your time invested in this video is still helping thousands, including me. I'm in the process of making a router plane now. Thank you again.
Great project. These old eyes appreciate the close-up detail shots. Many presenters on YT seem to miss this point.
Little if anything is as enjoyable as making your own tools. I see this build in my future, for sure. Thanks again Paul!
When hand made surpasses the factory finish. True craftsmanship.
Unbelievable craftsmanship 👏👏👏
Mr Paul you are a professor of carpentry. I really like the accuracy in you and the excellent presentation of the product, which I like the most. You use creative carpentry tools. Thank you very much.
Fantastic tutorial and I'll definitely be making one of these ASAP! One thing I would say from my (admittedly distant) previous metallurgy and materials science bachelors degree is that, from what I understand, best practise for hardening the steel would always be to use a process suited to the specific alloy of steel you're using.
Some plain high carbon steels will need a water quenching as shown in the video, though I personally wouldn't do it in a glass container as a water quench can occasionally shatter the steel due to the thermal stresses of cooling that fast. Some tool steels and many other steel alloys on the other hand would be better off quenched in hot oil, ideally using a specialist quenching oil, although vegetable oil can also work in a pinch. Oil has about half the specific heat capacity of water and can be heated well above 100C before boiling, so the steel will cool a little slower if it's quenched in a pre-heated pan of oil. These tool steels are in part designed for this process rather than water so if that's what you're using then it's much better to use this process instead. Just make sure you do it outside and have proper safety precautions for dealing with burning oil. It'll always burn a little so a fire blanket and a suitable fire extinguisher for burning liquid fires are a must!
I'd also highly recommend a tempering process after hardening to relieve some residual internal stresses from hardening, and to improve the steel's toughness to reduce the possibility of breakage if the iron is dropped on the ground or the like. For a lot of steels, this can actually be done below 250C (480F) and so could be done in a domestic oven or toaster oven, though others may need hotter temperatures so your alloy choice is important. If your alloy is suitable, you'd do this by heating the steel up slowly from cold in the oven (preferably soon after it's completely cooled following quenching), holding at the recommended temperature and timing for your alloy, and then turning the oven off and leaving the steel in it to cool slowly. Multiple cycles of this may be also required depending on the steel.
A specialist heat treating oven would do a much better job if you could get access to one, but unless you're friends with a bladesmith that's pretty unlikely, and I think an oven treatment should be good enough for a DIY project in most cases. Also, if you quenched with oil, be sure to wash and scrub the steel *very* thoroughly in soapy water once cooled and grind off *all* the scale from hardening *before* you put it in the oven as this scale will contain absorbed oil that will smoke like crazy in a hot oven! Definitely not going to endear you to your loved ones by filling the house with oil smoke! The exact temperatures and timings for this are very dependent on the alloy of steel you use too, and doing it wrong can in some cases actually make the steel *more* brittle or significantly reduce its wear resistance and ability to hold an edge, so it's always best to check what's required for the alloy you're going to use before you buy to make sure it'll work. Most steel alloys should have datasheets available that will show graphs of hardening and tempering temperatures against toughness and hardness that should point you on the right track. There are also a lot of resources online from knife makers and bladesmiths that I'm sure would be useful to anyone attempting this process too. 👍
Thanks for all the good information about the tempering steel all wood workers should know about this. Thanks.
There is usually a jaw-drop moment for me in your lessons, like "Oh! You can do that?". This time it was around 26:45 where you put the the compass point on the circumference rather than the centre. Love these little gems of understated genius.
Mr. Sellers, you've helped me to build my own router plane, and I really appreciate it! Mine turned out to be not as beautiful as yours, of course, but the most important thing - it works absolutely great! Now I can make clean and even surfaces which I couldn't do with a chisel. Thank you very much for such an amazing tutorial!
#PastoralHomestead recommended your channel and I am thankful for this courtesy. You have a great way of teaching and I hope to learn some more here.
I SO appreciate hearing your naked thought processes.
Just finished making mine - it works great! Great content - love watching your content sir - I had to make my own handles - couldn’t find any wood handles that were tall enough - had a few walnut scraps laying around
Marvelous tutorial. I really appreciate that you don't speed up the video, and we get to see you work in real time.
Yeeees. This is the best part!
Thank you Paul for giving us the benefit of your skills. I've put off buying a router plane for some years to the cost. I am currently making one of your design and have only the blade to make.
I had a thought though - if I were to flip the depth control thumb nut over 180° I wouldn't need to cut two slots in the blade. With the nut flipped over the blade would protrude a similar distance as it would using the upper slot.
This is so fantastic, Paul. Thank you on behalf of the entire world of woodworking. I've priced the key parts here in Ohio, and the O1 tool steel is clearly the most expensive bit. And even there, I can buy a 36" length locally for about $30, and have enough steel to make 8 of these, if I wanted. Call that (generously) $4 in tool steel per router plane, and the other hardware can be had for as little as perhaps another $3-$5 in total, depending on the bulk one is willing to buy in. Absolutely astonishing.
I ahve been looking for O1 tool steel online. I found a company that would sell me an 18 inch piece for28 dollars but shipping from CA to NYS was 30 dollars.That piece weighs about 1 1/2 lbs total. I decided to look locally and found a place but they had to order it. they only stocked HSS and A2 .
Needed to call me back with a price. 18 inch piece was 108 dollar plus tax that is with me driving to get it no shipping to my residence. I realize they will be paying shipping to get it delivered to them but that seems ridiculous. still looking for machine shops locally. I have all the other hardware.
@@geraldanania8081 the place local to me is "online metals" - I just happen to be local to them, but you might want to check them out.
@@timkaiser8149 thanks i will check it out
good luck with your router
@@timkaiser8149 i was able to order the steel bar from online metals
a lot cheaper than a local supplier wanted and a reasonable shipping charge. ships in one to two weeks
try to figure what i can work on until i get the piece
Okay; either prices have changed since I wrote this, or I was a little optimistic. I still think if you are willing to buy hardware and steel to make 4 of these, though, you can get everything for about $20-$30. Not the
That Sir, is a testament to your very existence and presence on this planet. I hope anyone privileged enough to hold this in their hands, appreciates it for what it is and who you are!
“You can toss this on the lathe if you’ve got one” 5 minutes later creates a make shift one out of a cordless drill to sand the handle.
I love that he could easily walk over to the drill press or lathe or even (in the first video) use a router plane but doesn’t because a lot of us don’t have it.
i did the same thing a few years ago.... 8 lol to make a fipple block for a low D tin whistle from an old peice of wood. that was fun.
I love it when a plane comes together.
Kojak! Now you're going back some!
Finished one of these planes just before Christmas, using the cutoff from a maple countertop for the base and turned cherry for the knobs. That one went to my son. Now I'm making a second one for me. Thanks, Paul!
I like the way of working and teaching of Paul Sellers, he is the best!!..
Another fantastic video Sir. Perfect end product. You are a jedi of master wood workers.
For some reason, it was profoundly satisfying to see you add your signature and date at the end. Few items in this world get such treatment. You were justifiably proud of this one.
It's great to see a wood worker who has the skill and talent to make superior projects with simple hand tools. What a lost art it has become , because of the invent of power tools. It is a pleasure watching you work.
Love the handmade tool videos! Gauges, router plane, awls, and I can’t wait for the next one! I can finally stop my eBay alerts for router planes!
This deserves so many more views.
Verdict is in. You're a true magician.
I thought you exist in reality but you are simply a legend.
Really enjoyed the change of pace of the video. A simple narration worked really well for the second half of the video. It was quite pleasant
Delightful poetry ❤
THE only Master ! 😮❤️
Tank you Mr. Sellers. You are an inspiration for me.
Made one step by step following your drawings and videos. One of my best projects so far……satisfaction wise!!!. Thank you so much Paul for your generosity and gentleness 🙏🏼🙏🏼👌🏼👌🏼
That's gorgeous Paul. Well done, and greetings from Johannesburg
Best woodworking channel by miles! Would be chuffed if you made a guitar!
A thing of beauty is born. Thank you Paul.
Amazing tool from an amazing craftsman! Thanks for sharing your God given talent and skill. Much appreciated!
Only comments I have besides "just lovely"... O1 is an oil quenched steel I believe, and quenching in glass scared the boop out of me, but I don't come here for my metal working fix. As always... top notch content. Top notch. :) .. Home made router plane has been on my wish list for some time. Could never get around the, still need $$$ for the blades and kit. This will due just fine! Thanks Paul
I have a stanley and a veritas router, but I can tell this is better because of the cutter design. Good job always Mr. Paul Sellers.
I've watched your videos for quite a while now. Each one teaches me things I need to know. Your calm, collected voice is fantastic. I enjoy your pointing out the times things do not go as planned without showing frustration. YOUR TRUELY ARE A MASTER OF THE CRAFT!
Can we just nominate Paul for UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage?
He's quite tangible, isn't he?
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@@pleappleappleap I am yet to touch him to be certain of it. For now he is more like an online entity
Fantastic work Mr. Sellers. Old school brilliance.
Very, very, very nice, Paul. Thank you,
Thank you so much for this Paul. I had so much enjoyment following your two videos. Your design blueprint was essential to replicate your creation. The router works like a charm!! Thanks again for your generosity.
Great work!
I just wanted to say you are truly a master craftsman. This was a very impressive build! Thank you for sharing
I've been wanting to buy/make a router plane for a few years - but I didn't like the plane hardware offered by the big woodworking chains. The TH-cam videos I watched adapted them successfully but the structures were inelegant. I felt the planes would be difficult to maintain and sharpen. As soon as I saw Mr. Seller's video on his design I went to Amazon and found/ordered the hardware. My last pieces were delivered today. This is the plane I want to build! Thank you Paul for your generous tutelage!
As always excellent work Paul.
It was such a great treat to come home and be able to see that this video was available I was waiting for it I'm about to get my internet cancel because I'm moving and I really wanted to watch this thank you so much!
Great demonstration of how it can be done with hand tools!
I believe that I will use power tools since I don’t have the physical agility that I once had.
Paul I don't know if you have the time to read comments. But you're like a Bob Dylan of woodworking (except for the Americana part!!! :) You teach so many so much, you're enthusiastic, kind, humble, and like many of the greats--I don't think you know how good you are. Bruce Lee said, (I paraphrase) "Being a master is perfecting the basics." You have done that. Whether it's using a plane to rough a corner round-over, a rasp to feather a cove, a chisel to follow the mark left by a tin can, or just cutting an 18" length of wood diagonally to make two identical winding sticks--your ability to make the difficult look easy is what makes you leave the novice feeling, "I can do this!" May you have many years left, because you certainly say often enough that this tool or that will last you 100 years!!
Thank you, Paul. God bless.
Thank you. I have loved Bob Dylan since I was in my teens. I take it as a compliment.
Kit received just last week, router made and works a treat! Thanks Paul
Dear Mr. Sellers, fantastic idea. Very well demonstrated. Thank you so much for sharing. Keep up the good work. God bless you
I've been making due with that poor man's router you showed us how to make for a long while now. I've been meaning to find a good metal one but now I think I'll make this instead. Working with tools you've made yourself is something special.
Thank you Paul
That was incredibly calming, as with all your videos. Thanks Paul!
amazing I think i need to try to makes one of these myself.
Thanks so much Paul for your generosity in providing this to everyone. I just finished my router plane and I'm very pleased with it. It's a really fun project! For others out there making one, one thing to note. I couldn't find knurled nuts exactly like the ones Paul used; mine don't have the longer neck, so there aren't as many threads. Although the plane works perfectly, that lack of threads means that my nut almost comes off the hanger bolt when I fully retract the cutting iron. The fix would be to place the bottom notch in the iron a few millimetres lower.
Paul Sellers, Beautiful job and best teaching. In all your videos, we feel like we are working alongside in real. We love you.
I've found the adjuster Thumb nut for the iron doesn't let me go very deep with the first slot and the second slot is too deep even when at its minimum depth. The nut's stalk is quite long so I found slipping the nut upside down to get closer to the wooden base helped. Seems to work well. Might be worth ensuring the slot positions work for the right depth. Also the hole needed widening quite a bit so I could see better.
Absolute pleasure to make. Thanks VERY much for these videos. Massively pleased with my metal work on the iron. Scary sharp and cuts like butter. Delighted.
Thank you so much Paul!! Saludos
A work of very beautiful very usable art. Thank you for sharing.
When people call you a master it's an understatement. Thank you for all of the videos you've shared with us and all the best from Northern California 👍
To find the centre of a door knob I put knob in bench vice.I then measure between inside jaws,divide by 2 and get exact centre - mark centre on knob,loosen jaws and rotate knob 90°, mark centre again - and voila-yours for life.
Very cool! I've wanted a router plane for a long time and I'll definitely be making one of these. Thanks for sharing and especially thanks for putting together nice drawings for free.
I love the way you use the hand tools
Thank you Paul for another master class ... Cheers!!
Such a pleasure watching you work Paul. Thank you
A very useful tool, and a piece of art! Thank you. I've learned a lot from you.
Thanks 😊 that's brilliant 👏
Wow! Thank you.
I went on a mission today to buy everything I needed to build this beautiful tool, so wish me luck! I actually found everything too, even the beech, but only the third place I went to had the tool steel. Fortunately the previous two referred me to their respective successors, which helped a lot. The chap at the place that finally had the tool steel couldn't believe that it could be sufficiently hardened in a home workshop, but I forgot to tell him about your barbecue and hairdryer idea, so he gave me a piece for nothing, but recommended yet another place where I'd be able to buy a length of high-speed steel specifically intended to be made into a bit. As it turned out it was almost as expensive as all the other parts together, but that's also fine because the piece I got for free is 10 x 20 mm, so maybe I'll end up making two, a 10 and a 20 mm! Will then have to get more parts, obviously, but we'll see how it goes…
Little did I know when posting my previous message, how much joy, inspiration, satisfaction and FRUSTRATION, GRRR!! I'd get out of this project. I think I've been busy with it for at least three weeks, certainly, but have just finished it today. I can't begin to tell you how many mistakes I've made in the process, but also how many lessons I've learnt! At least I didn't have to go out and buy another piece of wood, so let's be grateful for small mercies, right!?
Now I want to build myself one. I've got some Pecan that would look nice. Thanks for this series.
Just finished mine today. Made it out of hickory. Wanted it to last (from me dropping it on floor all the time). Thank you so much. I love it!!
I have learned so much from this man, thank you Paul, you are a great teacher!
Really nice build and I will definitely be making one myself I hope to build at least one of every tool mr.sellers has made should keep me bizzy for a while he is a fantastic teacher and at the end of it you can have a set of a variety of good quality hand tools and new skills to hand. That is truly getting the most out of his videos. Inspirational work.
Thanks for these two videos Paul; very nice work indeed! I have downloaded the plans with the intention of making my own plane in 2022.
Thank you Paul, I don't need a router as I have one but for those who didn't buy one years ago these videos are amazing.
Lovely job Paul. Looks warm and tactile; bet it's a pleasure to use.
Absolutely beautiful work of functional art
Hello! Great video as always. I made it today it is a great tool. Man for me you made a dream come true. Thank you very much!