DARKWINDOW77... I've restored many planes... jointers... jacks... smoothers... blocks... I fettled the soles the same way as this gentleman... Klingspor abrasives and a granite surface. My planes are flat and my irons are incredibly sharp. I get outstanding results flattening and joining hardwoods and softwoods. Until I read your comment I just didn't know I was doing it wrong. Now all of us are waiting for YOU to post a video on You Tube showing US how to do it "roperly"... We're waiting, Pal.
@DARKWINDOW77 So where is the link to your video showing how to properly do the work?
Yes, there are a lot of fine points to tuning up a plane for peak performance.
I guess the dark window moniker is because you are in the dark about the
rest of the world.
With the responses I have received from the "experts who only comment but never show the way" it makes me wonder why anyone takes the time to share their knowledge.
There is always more than one way to lap a plane's sole.
Actually there is only one way to lap a plane sole. What you show here ain't it-Maybe you should take the time to educate yourself on how it's properly done before holding yourself up as someone folks should listen to. Unfortunately you're just yet one more boob who like many others on youtube puts up a video derived solely from the monkey see-monkey do school.
Some people like to mount a plane upside down so they can move the wood along the plane instead of the plane across the wood. For some work this allows better control.
I do this when cutting angled edges to match up for octagons and such.
A shooting board is also an easy to make and very useful tool to have with a plane.
hiya Jim, good video. I recently picked up a No. 8 at flea market and spent about two hours doing the same thing on a flat piece of metal with 80 grit. I'm just starting to build ukulele's and needed something to true up the joints on the top and back half's and seen a guy doing this using a No. 8 and it worked fine. After tuning up the frog, sharpening the iron and working the cap, I finally got to use it tonight and boy did it work great, I need more practice, but that'll come. Mark
I've tried working on my #8, and I think I put the sole in wind. I *think* I was doing what you do in the video (I hadn't watched you until now). The difference is that I used a long piece of MDF instead of granite, since I don't have a slab that long.
Great vid Jim! We need MORE videos like this. There are so many subtleties to working with hand tools that we just can't pick up in a book or magazine. Sharpening and honing, flattening stock and hand sawing are other examples of video subject matter that are needed. Thanks for sharing.
DARKWINDOW77... I've restored many planes... jointers... jacks... smoothers... blocks... I fettled the soles the same way as this gentleman... Klingspor abrasives and a granite surface. My planes are flat and my irons are incredibly sharp. I get outstanding results flattening and joining hardwoods and softwoods. Until I read your comment I just didn't know I was doing it wrong. Now all of us are waiting for YOU to post a video on You Tube showing US how to do it "roperly"... We're waiting, Pal.
vance7274 3 weeks ago
Don't be misead by this boob, this ISN'T lapping. He has no idea how to do this roperly-
DARKWINDOW77 3 months ago
@DARKWINDOW77 So where is the link to your video showing how to properly do the work?
Yes, there are a lot of fine points to tuning up a plane for peak performance.
I guess the dark window moniker is because you are in the dark about the
rest of the world.
With the responses I have received from the "experts who only comment but never show the way" it makes me wonder why anyone takes the time to share their knowledge.
There is always more than one way to lap a plane's sole.
jimkoepke 3 months ago
Actually there is only one way to lap a plane sole. What you show here ain't it-Maybe you should take the time to educate yourself on how it's properly done before holding yourself up as someone folks should listen to. Unfortunately you're just yet one more boob who like many others on youtube puts up a video derived solely from the monkey see-monkey do school.
Too bad you haven't a clue...
DARKWINDOW77 3 months ago
Some people like to mount a plane upside down so they can move the wood along the plane instead of the plane across the wood. For some work this allows better control.
I do this when cutting angled edges to match up for octagons and such.
A shooting board is also an easy to make and very useful tool to have with a plane.
jtk
jimkoepke 4 months ago
hiya Jim, good video. I recently picked up a No. 8 at flea market and spent about two hours doing the same thing on a flat piece of metal with 80 grit. I'm just starting to build ukulele's and needed something to true up the joints on the top and back half's and seen a guy doing this using a No. 8 and it worked fine. After tuning up the frog, sharpening the iron and working the cap, I finally got to use it tonight and boy did it work great, I need more practice, but that'll come. Mark
TheOriginalPoet 4 months ago
Very useful video!
I've tried working on my #8, and I think I put the sole in wind. I *think* I was doing what you do in the video (I hadn't watched you until now). The difference is that I used a long piece of MDF instead of granite, since I don't have a slab that long.
Any advice would be very appreciated. Thanks!
milamili007 8 months ago
@milamili007
I bought the piece of granite as scrap from a monument maker for $25.
They is usually one or two monument makers where there is a cemetery.
Check your local phone book.
jtk
jimkoepke 8 months ago
@milamili007 I used a piece of wood before I used a piece of corian counter top before I got the hunk of granite.
What ever works.
jtk
jimkoepke 4 months ago
This was video was made because someone asked my how the soles of my planes were lapped.
Most people who do not know the reason for lapping could ask with out using an expletive.
jtk
jimkoepke 11 months ago
i love how he just automaticall assumes we know what the fuck lapping is for
eddy23170 11 months ago
@eddy23170
Not everyone is a rude dumb bastard like you, and if you watch the vid and use google, you might just learn something.
cor256 4 months ago
What grade of paper are you using? The stone slab is a great idea
orsino657 1 year ago
@orsino657
The paper is 80 grit with Pressure Sensitive Adhesive on back.
I have used up to 320 grit, but for most needs the 80 does fine.
jimkoepke 11 months ago
Forgot to mention that the magnet is wrapped in paper.
The slab of stone came from a monument maker. It was polished on one side.
jtk
jimkoepke 1 year ago
Nice tips
Ford8870 1 year ago
very nice
great tip with that magnent
dirtyal1234 1 year ago
Alright Jim! where did you get that slab of stone? PS I go by a different name on SMC.
DannyMesena2501 1 year ago
Great vid Jim! We need MORE videos like this. There are so many subtleties to working with hand tools that we just can't pick up in a book or magazine. Sharpening and honing, flattening stock and hand sawing are other examples of video subject matter that are needed. Thanks for sharing.
mag884 2 years ago