The Kerfing Plane part three: Adjustable fence conversion.
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- www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/ Part three of the kerfing plane series.
In this video I convert the fixed fence kerfing plane to an adjustable fence model.
For more information and detailed building plans for this and other hand crafted projects, check out my new book- The Unplugged Woodshop.
Available through The Taunton Press.
Welcome to the Unplugged Woodshop CZcams channel.
Woodworking videos, woodworking tips, woodworking projects and woodworking techniques. Using only hand tools, designer/maker Tom Fidgen builds custom furniture and woodworking design in his basement workshop.
Author of the books Made by Hand- Furniture Projects from the Unplugged Woodshop and The Unplugged Woodshop- Hand Crafted Projects for the Home and Workshop.
This video is a companion video to The Kerfing Plane chapter from the new book- The Unplugged Woodshop - Hand Crafted Projects for the Home and Workshop by Tom Fidgen. 2013 The Taunton Press
For more information, check out www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/ - Jak na to + styl
This is like Zen and the art of the kerfing plane.
Man, I could watch your videos all day long. I know this is an old one, but I really enjoy the music you select and watching you work. I just purchased my first hand plane (of any kind of value) 9 months ago. Started resawing my own stock this month and ended up here for obvious reasons. (resawing is hard work) Thanks for the content.
Thanks Todd- enjoy the journey!
Seeing the surroundings outside of your window, looks like your shop is a very peaceful, relaxing place to create stuff. Great video....
Brad
thanks for the comments Brad- you're right- it's in a rural area on 40 acres of wood land. A very peaceful place to work.
cheers!
Tom, as usual, your artistry and perfection create another not only beautiful, but functional tool to inspire me. Thank you for your videos and for your wonderful music.
+J Fenter Thanks for those comments- much appreciated!
It's a lot more practical now! Saves from having to a bunch of them different sizes! Thank you tom.
Awesome video. I made the Kerfing Plane from your book about 5 years ago and love using it. I am going to make a second one with the fence.
Hi Tom,
nice video.
The preparation of the screw holes was very intersting. I've never seen one.
Great video, Tom. Perfect music, pretty workshop, chill vibe. Thanks!
Thanks for the comment Jeff- for sure, a taller fence would make things easier to square. I've made over a dozen variations on this design and a taller fence was one of them. It's definitely easier to register against the work and the deeper the kerf, the easier it is to follow.
bets of luck with yours, and if you're ever in the Toronto area, be sure to come by the Unplugged Woodshop school!
all the best~
Nice seeing you in a different light; literally (CB workshop instead of your T dungeon). :) Also cool to see your shop made planes in action.
Awesome work! I wish I had that level of patience. Thanks for sharing.
Love your music your videos and your patience.
Thanks Bob!
beautiful work brother! music is also awesome! thank you for sharing!
Thank you Tom for this beautiful video. I was wondering how to do a new fence for my Stanley 45 (that i'Ve bought broken) You gave me the perfect idea.
Thank you.
Great video. Good to see you out of the basement.
LOL- thanks Vance !
it's good to be out of the basement~; )
Woow.. that's awesome... I am going to make one this weekend. reference my other comment on "Frame Saw part two" when I first saw Kerfing Plane video of your I was wondering what is the world is this strange plane used for.. :P... Now I know!! :D .. thanks for being such a wonderful source of knowledge Tom.
sounds good- you'll find it a very useful tool for many tasks- resawing kerf making, establishing small tenon shoulders, breadboard ends, rabbets etc..
best of luck with the project!
Thanks, funny I have your last book but never subscribe to your YT site. I'll get the new book today.
Já sou um admirador dos seus trabalho, não fico um dia sem assistir seus vídeos ! Parabéns !!!
Muito obrigado !
Fabulous
great job, i like it and the music too.
Thanks Daniel-; )
NICE!!!
Maestro 👍
Thank you.
Cool!
Hi Tom...really have been enjoying watching you make your kerfing plane...I had a few questions if you get a chance...are you using cherry for the plane and where did you get the kerfing blade?...the background music in the video is terrific...seems I've heard that somewhere but can't place who's playing?...can you let me know when you get a chance.
Many thanks...looking forward to hearing back from you amd seeing more of you work@
Charlie
This would be great for cutting rabbets.
Unlike with a plow plane, this tool will also leave a stick, that you can use for something else.
Double Dare Fan,
you're absolutely right- this was one of the points I mentioned 5 years ago when I first came up with this tool. Instead of a pile of shavings to sweep up, you get a nice little offcut.
all the best~
Jeff, stair saws are a little different in both form and use from my Kerfing Plane. They don't have a fence, either fixed or adjustable.
all the best~
Tom, it is obvious your in a zen zone when working the magic. I have the same vibration problems with my large stiff back saw, and it works better with rubbed on pure solid beeswax. I wonder how the wax would work with linseed oil? Although, you had planed every surface after a rough cut?
Hi Tom,
thanks again for sharing this video series and your relaxing music. But one thing: Also after watching part three I can't really imagine what's the purpose of a kerfing plane - ok it makes a kerf - and then what? Please explain it to me. Thanks in advance.
Jochem
Jochem,
thanks for the comments and question. It sounds like you need a copy of my book !
; )
You'll find the answers there~
But because you asked, yes, you can indeed cut a kerf, or use it for sawing banding or grooves; rabbets, tenon shoulders, starting a bread board end, or any other groove for splines etc...
There are many uses for the kerfing plane.
You can order a copy of my book on my website- www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/books
all the best,
Tom
Hallo Tom,
this weekend THE book arrived ... and it's amazing. Two things I like most: Your love for details and the way you describe why you do things the way you do it. That brings me into a mood to think about it and not only to follow instructions.
In addition with your videos I learned a lot concerning working with hand tools. Luckily I'm not yet finished reading the book but have a next project in mind inspired by the architect's table.
Wish you all the best and happy woodworking
Jochem
Hey Tom, fan from Australia. You appear to own a number of HNT Gordon planes (along with your Veritas/Lee Valley planes), what do you like about them in particular and how did you come across them in the first place ? Keep up the wonderful videos.
Thanks Scott- I was teaching at the Melbourne Guild of Fine Woodworking last year and met Terry. He makes great planes- number one, I love wooden planes. Second is he beds them at higher angles which is good for any kinds of wood and I also love that his molding plane irons are slightly skewed. What a difference that makes in use!
All of his metal work and how he mixes the wood and metal components are top notch- great planes!
I should also mention that as good as his planes are, I like his spokeshaves even better~ they're rock solid and I highly recommend them.
all the best~
Hi! This is awesome!
Will you show us how did you make the wooden screws?
PS: Also great music from you. ;)
Thanks Macelo- I didn't film that step any more than what I show in this video. I used a wood threading kit to make them. You'll find more information and a few more photos on the process in my book, The Unplugged Woodshop available here: www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/books
all the best~
Amazing work and craftsmanship: an inspiration to spend sometime making woodchips and sawdust! Btw: who is the background music artist?
+btw: I've also seen a couple of your song vids (excellent 50th anniv.).. Did you make your guitar?
Greetings from Madrid, Spain.
thanks Goldfinga888 ~ the music in this video is a piece I wrote and recorded. As for the guitar no- it's a Martin. But building a guitar is on my wish list- one of these years!
thanks for the comments and all the best~
I wish i had a fraction of your skill Tom, thanks for sharing as usual. any chance of seeing it in "action"?
Steve
thanks Steve,
for sure- you'll see it in action in some upcoming videos.
cheers!
Cheers
Steve
Fabulous.
And that's a lovely clinker pram in the background.
Did you build it?
BalancedLugger, thanks for the comments.
Spoken like someone who knows boats- a clinker pram indeed ! A little 8 footer based off a Scottish design. The first lapstrake boat I ever made.
It was out behind my shop one year and we had some 180 kilometer winds- it blew a few hundred feet and ended up near my neighbors property, down by the highway. Only a small bit of damage near the sheer strake. You may be able to see it on the upper left side if you look closely.
Point is, it survived- these little boats are practically indestructible!
cheers~
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Are those regular tap and die sets or do you have to get ones specific for wood to work that good?
McGinn's- great question. It's one of those wood threading kits. Comes with the wooden threader + the tap. I think I ordered it from WoodCraft in the US. Couldn't find any in Canada except the ones that work with routers.
They work great as long as you use good quality dowel stock...another trick is to soak the dowel overnight in linseed oil or something similar.
Cheers!
The original plane had a fence. Did you have to remove it?
I did.
Did you make your own chute/shooting plane?
thanks again for the comments Shulom,
yes, the walnut plane is shop made.
You'll find full, detailed plans and instruction in my new book- The Unplugged Woodshop. available here on my website- www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/books
Hi! Love your work and videos. Really inspiring. Please, can you tell me were did you get that wooden plane? It's a jack, right? Thanks for everything.
Gibran Bisio,
thanks for the kind comments and question. The plane is indeed a Jack and is something I made here in my shop. You'll find detailed plans in my latest book- The Unplugged Woodshop. I will also be offering them for sale on my website later this year, early 2015. Visit www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/ for more information.
all the best,
Tom
Great! It's a beautiful plane. Thanks for share your knowledge!
Oh yeah, great vid Bro! Where did you get the quality saw blades? Thanks again, BS (my actual initials),
+Bill Sutherland thanks Bill- the saw blades come from Bad Axe Tool Works in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Here's a link: www.badaxetoolworks.com/kpfs
all the best~
Okay... I've watched all three videos and I have some questions.
First, why is a stair/dado saw a saw, but this a plane?
Second, why build this instead of a stair/dado saw? It seems like a much less flexible tool.
Third, why not combine the best of both worlds by drilling the holes for the saw nuts through the rabbet, instead of the body, and then backing up the rabbet with a piece of wood or brass (I'd use brass) to clamp the blade? I have thought of doing this on my own stair saw design.
Thanks for the interest. I called it a plane for fun- it was inspired by a plow plane and not a stair/dado saw; the function and utility makes it quite different than a stair saw; too much to list here. Check out my book and website for much more details about this tool. As for putting the saw nuts through the rabbet- you can change it to whatever design/style works for you! This one is mine and it works for me; if you have ideas about improving your stair/dado saw, then by all means try them. In wood working and hand tools you'll find there are no absolutes and never 'one way' to carry out a task .
Thanks for the interest and all the best-
Hey Tom I just sold all my power tools and I am going all hand tools realizing now how little I know about the subject I am doing a lot of reading and trying to find out where to get some of the metal parts needed to build the tools I want to use any tips resources and whats the name of your book for making the saws and planes? Good videos
Bob Egbert Thanks Bob, best of luck with your Unplugged journey. My book that has the Kerfing Plane and Frame Saw is called The Unplugged Woodshop. Details here: www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/books
Name of this song? Is this your version?
respect the build ,how do I get a set of taps like yours Brother?
Thanks Bruce, I think I ordered them through Highland Hardware, They're called wood threading tools, you should be able to order them online.
all the best~
+Tom Fidgen thanks Tom.keep up the good work.Peace
So ... what happened to your glasses? Without them you look a little like my step-brother Brian who lives on the Shenandoah Vally in Virginia.