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Thanks, I’ve definitely learned a thing or two!

I'm fairly certain the reason you bend it over the grain instead of with the grain is because you would be putting the tip through the same grain line close to each other. In drier woods this can cause the board to split. Another thing to know is if you're using oval/cut nails it's not a bad idea to predrill a small hole to prevent the wedging of the nail from creating splits as well.

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This video is 10 years old and I'm still going to thank you

Damn I missed the sharpener truck yesterday. This would be a lot easier with professionally sharpened tools. That's what I get for being a lazy or maybe not wanting to look like a dog running down the street after a truck😂

Interesting 🤔

The reason japanese pull saws are favoured over western saws for ripping, is because there's less effort required. With western saws you're pushing, (which is mainly relying on weight) and with japanese saws you're pulling. This uses a lot of back, arm and shoulder muscles and not one arm weight. Because of this it's always easier pulling than pushing.

Given a flat-square board, would dowels provide strength and alignment?

Хотя и сделано по мастерски ,волокна подобраны неправильно,Они должны быть горизонтальны , параллельно подошве

Great job on the box. The tool marks are subtle but a great detail. How often did you need to sharpen any of your planes during the process? Tremont Nail Co. here in the states, still makes square cut nails. Their clench nails have a rectangular cross section that give a nice effect when clenched.

For all my years in woodworking I have been a power tool guy, probably because of the New Yankee Workshop and Norm Abram. Now at the tender age of 76, I am drawn into the world of hand tools, especially bench planes and chisels. A safer and more relaxing way of working in wood, not to mention the safety of it. Dustless and noiseless. What I don’t understand is why anyone likes exerting that much energy in sawing heavy lumber, a bandsaw is a more civilized way to go. If I wanted a workout, I would go to a gym. Japanese saws are flimsy and can’t be sharpened and a pull stroke feels unnatural. Not everyone is built like this fellow and even he dislikes the job.

I love your videos I'm definitely buying a few this year

Miss your refreshing take on woodworking, wish you were still posting

👍👍👍..

I was listening to your cutting tools. The sound says all your tools would make a razor seem blunt. Any sharpening tips?

I see you follow Paul Seller. He is the inventor of of that little guide.

I would rather let my 5 year old grandson do all my dovetail joinery than use nails in that manner. Unless you are using decorative cut nails for aesthetics, I wouldn’t use nails unless they come out of an air nailer and are buried below the surface of the piece.

Watching this video has convinced me that two layers of 5/8” Baltic birch with the bottom layer slightly wider for the planer to ride on is what I will do. This is just a shooting board not a piece of furniture and plywood eliminates the warping issue.

Hey you need to remember that all our cousins came from somewhere else.

I like hogging out with a gouge actually. Less risk of splinters. Not tried it yet (cold workshop) but perhaps, if we found a way to put a stop of some sort on a chisel, smaller dados could be made with just a chisel and a hammer!? I'm planning to make a box for my screws, and need lots of dividers!

The tip about grain pulling toward vs away at 4:40 was worth the subscription alone. Thanks!

Thank you.

Thank you, I Like you teaching🎉

I'm so surprised that Cack-Handed is in the dictionary.

Thanks for the tips. BTW, I loved the shot with the camera attached o the plane. Brilliant.

I found several other tests that were extremely sensitive at indicating the SI’s were the pain generators, 100% proven by SI joint injection under fluoroscopic guidance.

Would love to see a RUclips channel dedicated to making wooden hand planes!! Go for it!

I would welcome another RUclips channel dedicated to making hand planes. Go for it!👍

Hi Richard, I hope you're keeping well! Do you have any plans for releasing more content? I find your insights incredibly valuable!

lovely lesson, thank you!!! What wood did you use here?

the guru talk about loving yourself

I was with you right up until you used a stapler on the end grain joint. Sorry mate.

I have to say love your channel

Something similar to this that I'd like to see is the raised panel like on cabinet doors. I know there's many ways to get them done like using the fillister or combo. They can be made with routers and even table saws but I'd like to see them made with basic woodworking hand tools.

Brilliant. Thanks much, as a hobbyist, my saw skills leave much to be desired. Sawing a little off the line and chiseling back is a brilliant trick I haven’t seen before.

Awesome, love your no thrills approach

Hi Richard, are you still a

never knew about that technique. a thing of honest rustic beauty

Great video. It's amazing how things that seem so simple can actually have a lot of depth. Learned several things in this video. Keep it up!

If you were stacking more than two pieces together, how would you deal with the growth rings?

I've got Lie Neilson and Veritas saws, and then I have 12 Japanese saws, and use them all depending on the situation. If I have to cut real fine or small dovetails I use the Japanese saws, and I also use them for cutting small tenons. At my age now, and some elbow tendonitis, I use a bandsaw and table saw sometimes to rip with . Interesting video and thanks for sharing it. Your videos are great for beginners.

Resaw or ripping ? Resaw bandsaw all the way. Ripping Just use a table saw or better yet a track saw could be ideal.

Richard, Thank you for your initial guidance in this fine art so many years ago. This was the first thing I ever built and to be honest it is really crappe but after all these years (10) it still holding together and provides a home for all my saws. I'm older now with a myriad of problems but I still get out to the shop once in a while and build things. As things happen I became mostly a carpenter, building my own deck for the yard, a shed for the garden, repairing stairs but your lessons have been the inspiration for all the work and I did get better...sorta sideways but none the less. After all these years that chest is still with me and I currently use it as a saw bench for cross cutting as well as saw storage. Once again thank you and I look forward to you next video, maybe on that saw till and shelf for the inside. Merry Christmas 2023!

Thanks for the terrific presentation, Richard. Indeed, ripping is the bane of my existence. But as one who prefers to repurpose seasoned wood, it's something I spend an inordinate amount of time doing by hand. I'm really keen to explore the Irwin option. I always bought Irwin hardpoint panel saws, but I haven't found one that would rip. Did you find the model number of the one you like? Or is it just a matter of buying any universal one with the lowest TPI?

Live n northern ireland, watching Rex and end up back hear. Lovely

Did I hear you say you specialize in custom benches? I am interested in a bench that can be picked up with one hand, walk into the woods, set it on a rock and find wood nearby to carve into spoons, forks, spatulas.

Hand tool work definitely keeps you fit generally but like any repetitive exercise it wears things out, I’ve always used a mixture of power tools and a few hand tools, and since retiring I have collected more of both, I do prefer a quiet dust free workshop where I can listen to the radio whilst working on something, !!!! BUT.!!! Ripping 8 x 4 sheets, 6” posts or anything reasonably hard takes - its toll on your body - and too much time ..!!!…I think even the most skilled craftsmen from the past would have used every tool at their disposal to be more productive and As you said “ just get on with it.!! …with whatever tools you have… great video…👍💪🏻

Richard, could you cover the traditional tools of the English furniture maker of the mid-to-late 19th century? And maybe round it down to the ones that are required versus ones that are a ‘nice-to-have’ thing? I want to make a minimalistic kit, but I also enjoy historical tools. And I believe that most of them would have been made by the craftsman themselves, or at least a good amount would’ve been. Best regards, -G

Haha! My older Stanley Bailey No.5 turned up on Tuesday this week. Wait till I show this video to my wife. However an amateur woodworker, even as bad as me can’t have enough planes.

I know this video is like 8 years old and it's got some incredible information, but did my man say ALL of this saw are rip-filed?!?