Is this woodworking technique a waste of time?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.พ. 2025
- It seems to me that, if you frame it right, the panel is all you need.
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Erik, any time you want to geek out and share a new tool, and more significantly, your joy at having and using it, I'm here for it. No apology necessary. Sure we come for the woodworking, but we stay for the humanity and enthusiasm - and even the words that are hard - of the content creator. Keep it up.
Yes!
Thanks, Cary. I really appreciate that man 🙂
Anyone woodworker watching this knows exactly how excited it is to have a knew tool that you've been looking forward to having. Thank you for sharing that moment!
And if they don't know that excitement, they're a crotchety old bag with no joy left in their hearts 😂👊
Eric, I know this is my3rd comment on this video but i think it's important for you to know that your insights on the aesthetics of a piece have truly helped me to look at what I'm building in a more complete light and given me an additional joy in the building process. Thank you.
That means a lot to me. That's the whole reason I talk about these things. Glad to know it's resonating. And don't ever apologize for adding more engagement 😂
Honestly, although I have not had a splinter of wood under my fingernails for a while, I feel for you. I'm learning from you and along with you, from your ups and downs and your joys and pains. They are all grist to my mill, even the frustration of trying to find a quiet time during normal working hours to shoot your video was funny. It reminded me that the only good thing mentally about working unsocial hours was the quiet. The rest was a dumpster fire. Your videos are shaping how people will relate to woodworking through your content in so many positive ways. From your design and aesthetic choices, to your technical expertise, your work ethic, anf your humour, you're providing a deep well to draw from. Happy Birthday and many happy returns. Thank you for your work.
I really appreciate that feedback. Thank you 👊
Massive props for taking a moment to celebrate the sanctity in feelings and things. (I think you do it in all of your videos). And, as always, thanks for the education, Eric.
Thank you! I appreciate it.
Thanks for bringing the philosophizing back and reminding us to appreciate the joy in our work, and the tools that help us create!
Glad you enjoyed it mate.
Eric --> Thank you for sharing that special moment with the HNT Gordon Plane!!! ❣ 💯 👍
It made this video so much more enjoyable!
Like you, I treasure those times when we wait so long for something and finally obtain it.
Just like Christmas morning as a small child. It's M A G I C !!!!💥
It really does feel like Christmas morning sometimes! Glad you enjoyed it 👊
A thing of beauty is a joy forever. Indulge in it. Love the channel.
Love that. Thanks man.
Congrats on the new plane! Looking forward to seeing the finished cabinet, keep up the good work!
Thanks man!
Came here for the woodworking. Stayed for the unbridled joy in a new wonderful tool. There is no shame in showing us your inner child; it reminds us to take time to enjoy what we do.
Great video my friend. Glad I’m not the only one that gets super excited over a new tool. Cheers.
Thanks for watching my friend!
It was fun to see you with your new toy. :) Happy birthday!
Thank you!
Hey, Happy Birthday, Eric. Don't stop now, keep 'em coming!
Thank you so much!
Happy Birthday, your joy comes through the whole way back to Australia...
Thank you!
Absolutely love, Love, LOVE Hearne Hardwoods! Rick, the owner, his family and everyone else who works there are awesome and the prices and selections are phenomenal! And it's only a few miles from the new bow shop we're building. I must say, I really appreciate the way you consider the minutia of the design layout. Getting grain and patterns to work in unison and complement the overall design. You didn't mention it in the video but the way the chevrons of the figure of the back panel are pointing up, will raise the eye upwards through the cabinet which will give a visual lift to the piece since I assume that this will be a floor cabinet i.e. a low set piece of furniture. As always, looking great 👍Oh, yeah. Glad I'm not the only one who nerds out over special new tools! Enjoy the new toy! 😁
You’ve got a good eye for design! That was absolutely a consideration. In fact that's why I usually have my bookmatches or cathedrals face upward--to draw the eye up!
@@ENCurtis Thank you! That means a lot coming from a pro at your level. Always enjoy watching your process and how you work through the design & the project.
That shaving was beautiful!
When the passion for manual work is combined with a tool, there's no way we won't feel the childish excitement when we have a special one, even if we're 100 years old, if we ever get there. HAPPY BIRTHDAY... accept a big European HUG Erik [Lisbon, Portugal]
Thanks man! Couldn't agree more.
Happy Birthday man! Just wanted to say your videos are top-notch - I’m learning so much (and loving every minute). Also, gotta admit, that beard adds a certain charm to the workshop vibe - suits you perfectly! Cheers from across the pond x
Aaand who got a wee bit moist over the HNT?.....They are certainly right up there for quality and useability and look just so shmexy. All the best bits come from Straya 😁
Couldn't help myself! 😂
Wow looks absolutely stunning can’t wait to see it finished. Happy Birthday Eric 🍻
Thank you for sharing your moment of joy. It helps us all remember it’s still possible in times like these.
I love the joy and excitement. Please keep sharing that and never lose the child thrill again.
And I love the straight line of the back panel. It’s beautiful.
Really enjoyed your happiness with the new plane...
Thanks!
Damn Erik, that plane is something special! I'm really happy for you. Great choice changing to the vertical pattern. I agree that the first side might have been too busy.
Thanks mate!
Terry from HNT Gorden is a national treasure, I love all my planes that he has made, I can highly recommend that smoother, it is amazing both as a smoother and a scraper. A lifetime of joy right there. Love the channel and your presentation. Happy Birthday, well deserved.
Thank you! And Terry seems like a fantastic guy. Hopefully will get to chat with him one day.
Oh yes that inside veneer is perfect! Gorgeous.
Thank you!
I like watching you work. It is instructive. I have a bucket load of that veneer but have been doing some learning before I use it. Keep going
Really glad you're getting good info from this build. Hope it gives you the confidence to attack that veneer pile.
coming along nicely...looking forward to the next video...btw, you don't have to apologize for anything, enjoy every minute of your videos!!
Thanks! I appreciate that.
Great video! And I agree with sharing your new tools with us. Loving the contrast with the veneers.
Love everything about this. Feel the f out about whatever you want. It is your channel and no one else’s
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I understand the feeling about getting a new tool. I just acquired a 5 1/2 and a 60 1/2 from Lie Nielsen.
Both phenomenal planes. My LN 5 1/2 has become maybe my favorite go to.
@ENCurtis earlier this year I purchased a 71ct and a 271ct. Both have changed how I'm going to do a few projects. With the addition of the 2 I just got, maybe things will go together cleaner.
That panel looks fantastic in place. Keep doing what your doing, I'm enjoying watching the process. And that plane....DAaayyyuuum! Is that thing sweet. I could watch a 20 minute video of you just taking shavings from different species of wood and smiling and giggling as each one fluttered from your hands to the bench top. I know a hand plane is essentially a simple tool, but there is just something magical about how they work and how that feels.
The magic is in the simplicity, I think. And thank you, will do!
I love the smoother. That panel looks beautiful. Thanks for showing. Reminds me of the doppler effect and I would never have thought of that, but wow! More please!
Oh I like that read! Thank you!
Thanks for showing today my friend,I am about to do a similar panel and this just gave me the key and confidence.
You got it! Glad you found it useful!
Thanks Erik! I’m in the middle of building my second plane, inspired by the plane you built recently. Just saying that to say I’m intrigued by the new plane you just showed in this video. 😊
What is that spotted tape? And cool smoothing plane.
It's veneer tape (also called gum tape). Just a tape specifically for use with a veneer press.
I completely agree about keeping it fresh. I've yet to really master any one skill, because on each build I try to incorporate new things to try. It helps to keep things interesting. And I, for one, don't want to do the same thing over and over. Great video as always. Thank you. Oh yeah, I also agree about the "feeling like a kid" thing, when I get something new I've been eyeing for a bit. Great feeling !!!
Absolutely. If I'm not learning and expanding my skills, I get bored really fast. It's a good problem to have, but it is, in fact, a problem 😂
Just to add to the aura surrounding that plane, I'm stunned that that plane is machined so well out of Gidgee. I live north of Brisbane Australia and I have occasional access to Gidgee. It is that hard that it chips, snaps, breaks carbide turning bits. I'd no more work that stuff with hand tools than try working some basalt rock. Enjoy. You have an incredible tool.
Haha it is basically basalt rock! Good news is it basically doesn't move... much like rock 😂
It's really looking good! Love the composition! I know that feeling, getting a great tool, (especially hand tools), you feel like a kid with a new toy! 😆 Especially since I can't afford that Lamborghini, LOL!
Haha thanks mate. That Lambo will remain aspirational for now...
Erik, that panel is a work of art. That is a lofty aesthetic goal for me at this stage if the game. I won't see grain matching the same way again.
PS: I reached the reveal at the end. Yknow the client might not put anything in this cabinet. It looks that good.
Thank you! It is a bit of a shame to cover it up isn't it? Glad you found some value in the video this week 👊
Sometimes it is worth the rare pleasure of crossing the do not cross line and doing something just for the sheer joy of experiencing sheer joy.
Absolutely.
Another fantastic video
Thank you!
Oh yea lots better than that first angled one……me likes it. I own a HNT small spoke shave and love it, don’t think I will be able to have a hand plane like your beauty so I will enjoy watching you use yours. Enjoy your day.
Thanks mate!
Until the panel was in place, I did not like it. It was chaotic and would conflict with the rest of the grain patterns, but once it was in place, I think it is stunning! You nailed it! Can't wait till you get through with your travels so you can finish it!
Thank you!
Beautiful work, as always! And… re your new smoothing plane… was the blade perfect right out of the packaging, or did you have to sharpen/hone it a bit?
The only time in my life a blade has come honed out of the box. I just set it up and let it ride!
Thanks!
Those HNT Gordon planes are very nice aren't they. I have the medium shoulder plane and it's a wonderful plane. Wikipedia says that Gidgee is grown in arid or semi-arid areas of Australia (there's a crapton of places like that down here) so that would suggest that it's not a tropical hardwood.
Distract on, good Sir! Love all your videos.
I was bummed out when Highland Woodworking stopped carrying HNT Gordon planes. They are exquisite.
Sorry I missed you at Hearne's. I spent some time with a fabulous tiny little spoke shave that I couldn't afford. Maybe next year.
Maybe next year indeed! I try to get there every year.
That appears to be a very nice hand plane, and I did look at their web site. Another plane that I like, well, planes, are made by Stavros Gakos. They bring tears to your eyes they are so well done...
Dude, your moment, was awesome!
Favorite video yet. Made me giggle. 👌🏻
Why did I watch you veneer a back panel for 16:45? Because it was almost as beautiful as that smoothing plane. I have to say "almost" because that plane was as smooth as it's name suggests.
I appreciate that 😎👊
Love your builds and videos. What is the marker/pencil you use for the white labels? I assume it comes off easily since you mark the veneers with it.
Thanks, Aric.
What is the white tape with the holes, and what is it's purpose?
Love your work the cav.. regions look great what was the time frame for this ? Had to be more than the 15 minutes of the video.
Oh and that plane…….
Thanks man. Yeah the entire layup plus filming took maybe a day and half. As always, would be far more efficient if I wasn't filming but hey, that's half the job 😂
As someone who will only ever really make things for the joy of making it (ie not to make money) I have no real interest in production efficiency (trying to up skill on more hand tool / traditional woodworking because of this) I really enjoy the details and thought you put into things... Going the extra mile/long route for a bunch of small touches that add up is a big plus for me!
Also, that plane is awesome!
Are you going to revisit the “sand vs plane before finishing video with this nice of a smoother”?
OOOooooooohhh that could be a fun thing to do now with the 60* bedding angle...
Pre veneered? Never. I want to choose that grain.
And that plane looks awesome. I imagine you shall smile every time you take a shaving with it.
You should have used american poplar in my opinion. In seriousness, the way the back panel lines up the color lines in each compartment is beautiful and amazing.
Tell the haters to piss right off. Love the vids. Every single one.
Triple like, this is 💥👍
Thanks mate!
5:11 Happy Birthday! What I really wanted to say was “I hate you” (I love HNT Gordon, and I don’t own anything of Terry’s; nothing, which makes me sad). He won’t be on this planet forever. 😢
Haha thank you!
Where did you get the veneer tape with the holes?
Veneersupplies.com
Leave the solid panel. You nailed the book matches in the different compartments and you notice it right away. I think a frame and panel takes away more attention than it will add.
As an Aussie, I wouldn’t describe Gidgee as a “Tropical Hardwood”. I would describe it as a desert hardwood.
Interesting. I've never differentiated between the two but will consider that moving forward.
@@ENCurtis Following retirement as a cabinetmaker/educator I’ve been road tripping Australia and camped under some Gidgee trees recently well below the tropic of Capricorn in Western Australia. Terry Gordon’s shoulder planes should be next on your list.
What is that plane adjustment hammer? It's gorgeous.
My friend and shop mate SawdustWoman made it! I think she’s doing another run soon too so drop her a line on IG!
If Keith Johnson built this he would charge $20,000 lol
And I would support him in that decision cause this thing is a bear 😂
Hearne is a magical place
Couldn't agree more.
Who made your mug??
What tape are you using on the veneer. Why are you using it? Tell me more about or do you have a video on it?
It's veneer tape (also called gum tape). When pressing in a bag, blue tape can cause issues. Veneer tape is thinner and will release with water so avoids pulling up any fibers on the veneered face.
@@ENCurtis Thanks
5:44 how dare you, sir! Gidgee is much harder than Cocobolo. Cocobolo has a mean Janka hardness of 2960 while Gidgee is up at 4270. The cranky Australian timber makes Cocobolo look like soft pine. There is a reason that HNT Gordon offers HSS plane blades as an option - for people that would like to work this crazy wood. The only timber I know consistently harder than Gidgee is Waddy wood, which is export restricted because it is an Australian heritage wood treasured as early tools from the aboriginals
😂 fair criticism! My sincerest apologies.
Definitely agree with the choice to put that godawful angular mess against the wall 🤮 And good for you to treat yourself for your bday, I could tell it was going to cut like a dream after seeing that the blade came sharpened/pre-finished/refined? based reflections off the blade when you removed it from its baggie.
Does that plane body have snipe on it?
Looks like that center line is ever so slightly off. But Gidgee is also like machining rock so I'll cut them some slack
@@ENCurtis at 6:02 you can see a slight 'snipe' line. Your finger is even pointing at it. At 6:05 you can see it even better. And Yes the center line... At $400 a pop they don't give me much slack....
Anyways it's nice to see your excitement at holding and feeling a new tool. I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who gets giddy with a new toy!
Looks good to me, kinda has a SWtern motive.
thank you . i do understand the joy . 4270 jenka
Daaaaang that's even harder than I thought!
I don't know what you mean by frame and panel. I can sorta guess, but an example would have helped
@$319 hope it’s a good plane
When you watch a Japanese carpenter pull a gossamer thin whisper of a shaving you wonder how he do that? I mean I get my plane blades so sharp and I mean SHARP! and yet I can’t get that magical shaving. What is the secret maestro?
Erik I like it,the inside panel looks quite striking. Enjoyed your tool orgasm, the plane is beautiful. Thank you for the video.👍👍
haha thank you!
OMG!!!! “An idiot sandwich”. 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I couldn't help myself 😂😂
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I wanna see Erik and Jason Hibbs arm wrestle... I got $40 on Erik...
I would only ever mud wrestle that boy. Would probably make for a viral video 😂
@ENCurtis I mean... I bet the Jonathan Katz-Moses charity could benefit from an exhibition match. 😅
Did I see blood on your bench?
Probably. She's been around for a while 😂
Glad you skipped the frame
Don’t like it!