Making a Japanese Cutting Gauge! (kebiki) // Low-cost tool making.
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- Make a precise and accurate Japanese cutting gauge from scraps and a little spring steel.
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Great book for a beginner . th-cam.com/users/postUgkxD-QRFQz730FJEh4f9BYSf-nkIMIC9hL_ this book really starts from the beginning, as in it explains what basic tools are and how to use them. But when it gets to the art of creating joints and how and when to use them this book really starts to teach you something. At least that was my experience.
Take a vacation! Rather you take care of yourself than start to hate doing this. In any case, it will give us a chance to catch up a bit.
When did he talk about going on a break?
Oliver Delica
At the end where he mentions needing a break.
Totally, take a break and enjoy the family thing. Don't feel you have to rush back.You make awesome content with a great down to earth attitude and practical humorous style. That doesn't happen easy.
I'm falling so far behind in tools I want to make, and now here's another one that seems really useful.
So yeah, you take a break and Ill try to catch up some. Thanks for another really interesting shop-made tool!
Just sell the first one on eBay as a rare left handed vintage Japanese Cutting Gauge!
As a left hander, handed tools are often awkward since 95% of them are right hand only. Did the mirror image really matter?
@@theTeslaFalcon It wasn't Mirrored. The wedge channel was on the same side as the cutter, which ruins the whole tool because now the wedge obstructs and moves the marker.
Kevin Cochran 😂😂😂
Yeah I didn't see that as a mistake at all, it'll just be for use from the other side/other end of the work piece. Technically an error in the duplication, but I think it's till viable.
Tell ya what, it has me thinking now about one with a rabbet on either side that could work both ways simply by turning the beam around ;)
@@SoralTheSol ... So he would need to mirror the cutter as well, the wedge can be exactly the same. He basically does have a left handed version now. Or rather, he finished the left to right cutter, and he has the main body of a right to left cutter; since in truth, these aren't actually handed tools (those are ambi tools).
Gold, Rex. I can totally relate to the "couple of beers" eBay purchase. I once bought a motorcycle that way...
And take a break my friend! We won't go anywhere.
I almost laughed at this one as well. I have not found this reason on the list either
I substitute 'overtired but not sleeping 3 a.m.' for drinking...
A motorcycle, wow. I had beers, a credit card and now I own a set of Miracle Blade Knives.... And, yes... they rust.
My marriage has a similar story.
rex, rex, rex.. you didn't do the "wrong side".. you made a Left-handed version!!!
Need to mirror the blade too for a lefty tool. Otherwise the bevel is backwards. It matters.
Made me laugh with the positivity
@@thomasarussellsr This needs to be a top-level comment!
Thomas Russell can’t you pop it out and flip it over
@@aeronicc Yea I think the curve would be the right way if it's just flipped in there.
Thank you for always keeping your mistakes in the videos. It is so important to show that mistakes are a natural and acceptable part of not only learning but in life in general, and I feel that this is something that society tends to forget.
"mistakes keep you humble" - how wise. I probably will remember this quote forever. Thanks!
Oh man, the look on his face when he said that...
So that is why my parents keep telling me I humble them :O
Wolfgang Kinkeldei - if you never make a mistake, you’re not trying anything new.
I've noticed the best and most successful teachers on youtube are often the most humble. The arrogant ones never quite get the subscriptions they are looking for.
Rex, my good man. Theres only two makers on this platform that I get excited to watch a new video. You and Paul Sellars. If you need a break, take a break. If you're worried about the lords of the algorithm, make some easy videos. QA, a recap of the humans tools, or just sit there and tell some funny stories. Tell us how you get your head so shiny. Ive never figured out how to do that. Two seconds after j shave, I look like I have a five o'clock shadow. Anyway, well be here buddy. And as always, great video.
That wood looks a lot like african teak, I use it a lot, 'cuase here in spain is quite cheap, and super strong!! Great work!
Or Meranti
Since you're adjusting it with a hammer, add a furniture tack to either end to give it a striking surface.
Well, maybe not the cutter-side (as per Rex's explanation) but at least on the opposite side!
Hey Rex! Really cool tool! The MF moment cracked me up so much.
Here's an idea for next week from other content creators I've seen that don't want to take a break: Do a live AMA video (Ask Me Anything) - no preparation needed, just go online 15 minutes, choose some questions from the chat and reply. I bet people will really appreciate getting a video response to some of their burning questions and an AMA video every now and then in between others is totally normal. We want to chat, and you want to take a creator/builder/filming break - it's a win-win :)
Rex strikes me as somewhat of a perfectionist. I wonder if he could handle the chaos of a live stream!! lol I hope you do it Rex!!!
@@jprevard Yea I hope he does it too. And hopefully laughs at the mistakes that may happen.
Enjoy your VERY well-deserved break!
Wood looks like Australian Jarrah to me. (I'm Australian)
I'm no fundi on wood, I'm an entomologist, but I first thought it looked like African teak which we see a lot of here in, well, Africa 😏. But then when I saw your post I wondered if it could be black wottle. I've been chopping a bunch of late here in South Africa because it's become an invasive weed since its introduction from Australia for wood, and sometimes it has a lot of this red. What do you think?
@@oliverwood8505 Yep, I think it looks a lot like jarrah, but lots of wood here looks like that, Africa and the western parts here where I'm from were joined once. It is probably just something common to north america but It looks a lot like jarrah.
11:17 It is not a mistake, it is just - left handed tool, isn´t it?
As a lefty that was going to be my question
If im not mistaken, it has to do with the angle of the wedge. Whole design would have to be flipped
@@fliplucky8813 nah, just make a new blade with the bevel on the other side. Should work lefty just fine with the beam and wedge he already has.
@@thomasarussellsr I think the same. It is exactly mirrored as far as I can see, so wedge can be flipped, the beam is symmetric, so as you said, It will be just to make a new blade and replace it in beam, sharpened from proper side.
@@pasowec2370 @Thomas Russell. It is not the blade that is on the wrong side, it is the wedge. So the wedge is going to be hammered in directly next to the blade.
After your tutorial on the Japanese pull saw (that I bought just after, and that I definitely enjoy so much now), you're on your way to become the American Samurai, aren't you? Thanks a lot Rex! Aldo (from France). And, yes, don't forget to take some little vacation. Summer is coming :)
Is this Japanese cutting gauge only right handed..........or can a left handed person use the one you made on the wrongs side?
Hi Rex, just watched this again several months down the line.. at your "Mother Frustrating" moment, the only thing I can think of being "wrong" is the direction of the locking wedge hole. Would it matter if ithe wedge were on the cutter side or not?
That's just a left handed gauge
Take a break, we will be here when you get back! I'm sure we all would rather see you enthusiastic than phoning it in.
Also when you said that making the cutter was easy, i instantly had an image in my mind of you maniacally chopping up a katana, it was terrifying and awesome!😉
“Moment of confusion” when something you bought arrives in the mail. I’ve always said, amazon (and eBay) is a drinkers worst nightmare.
I am not talking to myself, I am just doing a parent teacher conference.
Jijijiji, me too
Interesting video! Thank you very much!😊🇯🇵🌸
Why wouldn't the mirrored version work?
Don't hesitate to take two weeks off. Cheers.
Rex, great video. Take a break and recharge. I'd hate to see you throw in the towel. You've built a great channel.
Pretty interesting little gauge, Rex! 😃
Don't worry! Get some rest there!
Stay safe with your family! 🖖😊
If mistakes make you humble then I'm the most humble man on this earth lol
Liar!
Rofl, ikr!
Hey Rex I am building your tool tote out of Maple as a gift. It's looking great!
Hope I get to see it!
Great video, Rex, thank you! Enjoy your break.
Not too bad a mistake. You could still form words! Unlike the "grooooooooaaaan..." variety, where you put a rebate on the wrong edge of a facing plank or cut dovetails in opposite directions on the same board.
Not that I've *ever* done either, of course... (Looks askance.)
Ummm... the wedge wasn't on the wrong side to me. You made it left handed for guys like me. 😁
See you in a few weeks.
Rex if you ever watched Lemongrass on TH-cam he uses his guage like that to cut thin 1/8 - 1/4 pieces of wood down to size, without having to use a saw.
Rex, take care of you brother, always take care of you first. Besides I am several tools and projects behind and need to catch up, lol.
From Odate's description (yeah, I bought the book), that appears to be used regularly as a splitting/slitting gauge. That's a good thing, because I used to build dulcimers and want to get back into it. I need to line the sides to increase the glue area. These lining strips are about 1/8 x 1/4 in. usually of pine, willow or other light flexible wood (they're cold bent). Just what I need. I had always split them out with a pocket knife; very tedious and lots of rebating the wrong side, if you know what I mean, and I think you do.
Thanks for the heads up.
Could you have used a 3/32" bit to thread the coping saw blade through? If necessary, you could plug the hole with a bamboo skewer.
OK everybody, break's over. Back on your heads.
I think the best thing I’ve learned from this video is that you can use tape on your finger to hold something small for sanding, I feel like a dunce for not thinking of that on my own
I've never seen a proper explanation for using your finger as a marking gauge for drawing in lines, it's something I've never really grasped. I really appreciate that you explain everything, leaving nobody behind. Thanks so much Rex for another great vid!
If mistakes keep you humble, I am the most humble person you will ever meet.
I don't know, you might have to fight me for that title😂
That might go to the inventer of "Formula 409", 408 mistakes before getting one cleaner formula correct. You know?
@@thomasarussellsr I wasn't aware that was the reason for the name. I was aware of that being the source of the "40" in WD-40 though. That's very interesting.
Thomas Russell As Thomas Edison was famous for saying that he found over 200 ways not to make a light bulb before he got it right👍
Tom Manseau if you’re fighting over the title, you lose...
Good vid, your productions are always pretty slick. Enjoy your break mate.
I love your videos! I learned so much from you. see you on your next video :)
You should take the time to look for other hand woodworking tools from around the world. Not just western-inspired ones. It's always really interesting when you bring up some other tools by other cultures.
Yep, mirror error. You need a break. Of course, I have NEVER done that. :-)
Thank you Rex I purchased the book making tools is a nice way to relieve stress and make something useful
Drunk purchases as the best purchases. I had "Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock" arrive on my doorstep once, and it was only then that I remembered that my Mum had been round for a couple of drinks the Friday before and I had been unable to find "The Woodstock Improvisation" on TH-cam and decided that I never wanted to be unable to play it again
Having suggested to take a look at Japanese woodworking for tools and techniques last video, I just want to make it clear that I had nothing to do with that alcohol you drank or that accidental purchase :O
"Mistakes keep you humble..." I must be the most humble guy around. Trust me... :-)
I want to say that this is one of the better video's you have done. It was informative as well as an interesting look at another way to address a common woodworking issue. Thank you for doing these videos and I along with others certainly encourage you to take some time off to do things other than these video. When you come back we will be here waiting to enjoy your next adventure. BTW I have learned that drinking has often been the leading cause of opportunistic adventures.
Take four weeks, that will help a lot better than one.
I really like those little tips like using your finger as a fence 👌👌
Awesome stuff Rex! I have really enjoyed your videos; they have given me so many great ideas...and I just remove some mystery wood here on the island (Saipan) that is perfect for this Japanese cutting gauge. It is an incredibly hard wood. Keep up the great work... I know many of us love it.
Well, I know I'm a million time as humble as thou art.
Hey Rex, take all the time you need to not burn out. A really handy way to continue community engagement during a break is to schedule daily polls. People love checking boxes and being asked about what they like. You'll also find that people will make suggestions and produce ideas for you.
11:15 "Did I miss anything?"
Nope, you just made a left-handed version.
Trust me, as a lefty this makes total sense.
Appreciated the honesty about the mistake! Always encouraging.
maaaaan, i already got the first question wrong
just give the one you got backwards to a left-handed friend.
To quote the TH-cam genius Andrei terbeia "take a break before you need it" take a few weeks off, and right before you come back make a mid-long term plan of how to progress the channel
That was worth it just for the bit about cutting a piece of sprung steel!
Take a well earned rest my friend. You're doing a fantastic job with these videos but its time for some R & R. Stay safe and God bless.
"... and that rabbet that i just cut so carefuly is, is, iz...
!!!MOTHER FFF
:)
Frustrating! isn't it?"
BWHAHAHA Pure genius. x)
Hey Rex, I have a general wood question. What determines if wood is foodsafe and is it okay to use any clean hardwood for making utensils?
You just have to look them up. Very few woods are a problem. Some people are allergic to some woods. Easy to google.
@@RexKrueger thanks!
When you are cutting the angled mortice for the wedge, an easier way to check you are at the correct angle is to put a mirror on the far side of your workpiece and look into the mirror to check the angle. It works well when drilling holes on an angle as well.
Saw I was encouraged to subscribe. I've been subscribed for a very long time. Seems the TH-cam folks had other ideas. I re-subscribed but maybe other people have been dropped without knowing. Maybe we need to look into that.
Nathan is slacking that "broke on through" line would have been a perfect spot for a 'Doors' reference... smh some people's children... oh and I do have one question, about the first one you made where you "messed up" is there some way you could just finish it, rotate the blade and give it to a left handed person? I mean you hold it with the right hand and what about people who hold on the left, I'm right handed but my wife and daughter are both left handed so just wondering
Ok, so I'm not the only one who finished that phrase in Jim Morrison's voice?
i see you "ve been watching and learned of God of woodworkers,the almighty Paul Sellers .You are even using his favourite marking knife (Stanley).No judgement im a fanboy of his too.lol.Subscribed to your channel.
Excellent tutorial Rex! I have made more mistakes making things than I care to think about and the bad part is I measured to make the mistake! Thanks for sharing this and enjoy some time off.
the using a planer upside down - USE A PUSH BLOCK
you do not want a "bloody" manicure. 6 months later and it is still not pretty.
(not that it matters but i was using a electric hand planer.)
When you said "mortises are in the right spot" I was noticing that they were not symetrical. Then the reveal. Nice joke!
I bet it wasn't funny on the moment.
Woodworking is dealing with our errors but these do not forgive. Sometimes even after checking we still make them.
I will give it a go at this gauge. Probably the one I need...
Thanks for the inspiration.
To cut a curve on a curve... I see your spoke shave, and I raise you a pocket knife (very sharp, scraping motion with the grain, and clamp it down so you don't cut your !@#$ing fingers off Timmy)
Gday Mate!! Strike me Lucky!!! I now have a whole crap load of work to do making tools as well as the huge table Im making. Itll be very enjoyable though. Also what do we want from you, like stuff to do. Well Id be stoked if there was some stuff you could do on more permanent tooling. The poor mans stuff is going to get us out of trouble. However, Id be keen for something with a little brass in it. That square with the brass pins is beautiful and its going to work really well. Also I didnt know a lot of the plans are free. Also Also yeh I agree with those below. Take some time. If I was able to and it didnt live down under Id go to some of the more interesting places like North Dakota. Yep! That's right there's nothin up there except trees and nothing. I like nothing... LOL. Also also also yeh some us need to catch up to you LOL Cheers Mate.
When I’m advanced enough, I’ll want to make this. Even if I never use it. I wonder- how would it work with a longer beam? Maybe if the body were made longer, too. Hm.
So did you effectively make a left-handed version when you built it the first time?
As a left-handed person, I have to mirror everything to get things to work in my favor. Hand tools and power tools.
Consider buying a jeweler's piercing saw
It's almost identical to a coping saw but the blades don't have pins on them
They're held in place with thumb screws instead
Send the first one to me, I'm a left-hander. Your work is perfect.
Any chance Rex would make a video about composite wood? Composite wood is widely used by woodworkers in my town, but one they use a lot which I hate is MDF (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium-density_fibreboard). My town was built over a swamp, the moisture here is very high, so MDF furniture just don't last here and yet furniture stores here are filled with those - so I've grown a distrust of composite wood for that reason.
100% it’s a species of wood called sapele. And 100% I can relate to the late night drunken tool purchases . Couple weeks ago I actually bought a guitar at 3 am while drinking a few stiff Canadian club and ginger ales. For god sakes I don’t even know how to play the guitar or any instrument for that matter. Need to learn now though else the wife won’t be to happy with me.
Take a break, we won't hate you. And you won't hate you. It is perfectly understandable.
Lol, I was surprised by I a $250 pressure cooker I bought when I was high months ago-no regrets 💪🏻
Enjoy your vacation, but if you want to make a quick video that doesn't require you to make anything. I just finished the 30 dollar bench but I haven't added any holding mechanisms. Now that you have used the bench for some time I would love to hear what you still use and what wound up not being as helpful. You seem to just use your vice in later videos. If you had to do it all over again what would you do different? Is making a palm or crochet worth it or should I just focus on the vice. Love to revisit that project and hear your thoughts about it now.
I dunno if the angle is correct for this, but you might wanna try switching directions after the first few knife passes. When run backwards, this tool could act like a single saw tooth or a scribe. The advantage is it will clear its own kerf and make a really, really deep score. It will even saw all the way through a piece of wood, if you needed to, or to the full depth of your rabbet. But the rake angle has to be significantly negative. It may take a bit of filing on what is the back or spine of the knife (what will be the face of the saw tooth) to get the correct amount of negative rake to prevent the tooth from digging and jamming. You also want that face to be flat with crisp 90 degree edges to do the cutting/clearing.
You might like to make a few knife passes first, so that the surface fibers don't fray and tear out. After that, you could (theoretically) switch directions, and the single-tooth saw will leave a nice edge. I use a homemade scribe in this fashion, and it's not angled or ergonomic to make the reverse cut in the knifey direction; I just do a few light scribe/saw passes to cleave the surface fibers before applying more pressure.
The reason I make this suggestion is the shape of the blade and the rocking sole of the tool. It makes be believe this may actually be intended to be a scribe and that you may actually be using it backwards. I shape and sharpen my scribe just like that, even though 90% of the "edge" isn't actually going to touch anything. Only the point, really.
Another way to get this sawing/kerf-clearing deep score/cut is to run it the direction you are already doing, but cut a notch in the blade somewhere in the belly. The blade in front of the notch will act like the mouth of a plane to prevent digging. The back of the notch acts like the face of the saw tooth. You can fine tune it from there.
That's a really nice piece, & your wrong side rebate just means you also have a left-handed version now.. I think.
I've wrecked my hands a bit doing the inverted planing thing, but it can be made much safer by clamping your little piece first & then holding the clamp to draw it over the plane. The clamp will go across the sole, so you can hold that at either end & your fingers won't go near the iron at all. Alternatively, if there's clearance, do it front & back in a G clamp and its spine doubles as a handle.
You mentioned that you hadn't yet added a mortise gauge to your woodworking for humans toolbox, and I find it funny that the first actual tool I made was a marking gauge that doubles as a non-adjustable mortise gauge. What makes it funny is that I have never once used the mortise gauge side of the tool. I have been wanting to make a mallet since I made it, but I have never had a scrap post to use for the head. I suppose I should just go buy one at this point, since it has been a while.
"MOTHERF...." you're my spirit guide.
S.W.I. is a real thing.
Shopping while intoxicated is the reason many people return all sorts of embarrassing purchases.
A Japanese cutting gauge is not an embarrassing item, but not remembering that you bought it is a funny story.
Would you please stop making so much cool shit? I'll never going to catch up AND remain married at the same time. ;)
That wood looks similiar to a piece of jatoba I have. Though jatoba doesn't plane like mahogany.
The first one you made can still be used without a problem. The location of the wedge probably wouldn't impact performance, and the 'hand' of the tool would be primarily determined the the direction/angle of the cutting blade, so other than having the main block mirrored, it can still be made into a useful tool
Your mystery wood looks like Ipe, aka Brazilian Walnut. It will smell like nutmeg or cinnamon.
Rex, I love watching your videos....and hope to have time to make a few of the things you create. Love the channel and thanks for great content!
Rex, for the cutter blade why not adapt a common box cutter blade? High strength spring steel, already sharpened and shaped to a cutting point. Joe S
As a friend of mine used to say, "Don't Drink and Prime" (in the Amazon sense).
1:34 I feel like this is a pretty good litmus test, if I call up a company, ask for a refund, they ask me why and I tell them “I ordered it when I was drunk and it wasn’t a good decision,” if they say no problem, I’ll stay with that company as long as they are in business 😂
I think your mystery wood is African Mahogany. Color and grain looks right, and it looks to shave the same when youre working on it, plus you said it seemed like mahogany
Teach your child wood working, its got math and stuff involved.
That's not rebated on the wrong side, Rex. It is simply left handed.
Do you still have it?
Hand tool woodworking is all about efficiency. People had thousands of years to figure out the best - meaning the fastest - way to do things. But after the industrial revolution, a good part of that knowledge has been lost.
Mystory, orange-colored wood... Might be Peach. Would it of really mattered if the wedge was on the other side?
Rex, great video. I just bought one of these gauges bfor cutting guitar binding. I thought about a mechanical router then thought.....nah
If you want a saw blade thinner than a coping saw blade without the little cross pieces at the ends, a jeweler’s saw blade will work for you.
thumbs down. why? don't talk so much, show how it's done. the video could have been finished in 5 minutes. :(
A few beers? LOL I you bought one already why are you making another?
Can we a craft knife blade? Or would that be the wrong type or something?