Impressive. I bought a scratch stock 25 years ago. Bought? Well that was 24 years before I ever heard of woodworking with hand tools only. Being that its almost midnight and the Mrs sleeps directly above my work bench, I'll wait till tomorrow to dig it out and begin to truly appreciate it. Thanks again for sharing your time and knowledge.

@gjbmunc

Ай бұрын

My pleasure!

Apart from the cost, the storage requirements for a collection of various planes can get out of hand quickly for those of us in a small shop. I've always done these tasks on my router table, but I'm definitely going to make myself a scratch stock now, as in right now. I prefer woodworking by hand, and being able to grind my own profiles would be amazing. Plus, as you demonstrated, they don't take up much space!

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

I love to hear it!

@skeetorkiftwon

Жыл бұрын

​@@gjbmunc Very envious young man here of that top shelf sir! Thanks for the video.

My grandfather was a wood worker. I remember he had a lot of tools. I used to stay beside him and enjoy watching him working.

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

Now you know!

I have a set of cutters for an old style of Stanley 45 that don’t have the notch later cutters have and wasn’t sure what I could use them for, but this solves that problem! Now I can use them without putting a notch in all of them while getting a useful tool out of it. I’m especially excited to try this out on curves. Thank you very much for your video!

@gjbmunc

16 күн бұрын

You're very welcome.

Thank you. This opens so many possibilities for me. One of the tools I will be making for myself will be a Scratch Stock.

@gjbmunc

6 ай бұрын

Best of luck!

Well....I feel stupid...thanks Mr. Blackburn...you're the best...

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

No, we all learn.

Excelente Maestro!!!

@gjbmunc

15 күн бұрын

Thank you!

What a wonderful idea! Thanks.

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

Graham - I like the scratch stock - think I will try making one. I really appreciate your straight forward explanations and tips.

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

Glad to help and inspire. Good luck!

I had no idea how certain furniture pieces got those grooves and now I do! I'm totally going to try making my own scratch stock now!

@gjbmunc

11 ай бұрын

Go for it!

Amazing, simplicity

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it!

Well this is a knock out . Hats off Graham , I can't wait til morning to have a go at making one of those. The only thing better than a handy piece of kit , is an inexpensive piece of handy kit . Thank you .

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it. Good luck!

Great! I love this! Thank you for making and showing these.

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

I’m really excited to learn that I can actually make tools for use in my woodworking adventures. One request I’d like to make is that you share some instruction regarding how the blades for a scratch stock bead plane are made by a DIYer. I find I’m wondering about the thickness of the metal I should use and how to sharpen a homemade blade that might be cut from a can as you suggested. I also must say that I’m really appreciating your book. Thanks you!

@gjbmunc

Ай бұрын

thin but stong steel is best - like a piece of bandsaw blade. shaping is done simply with an appropriate file. sharpening is simply a mater of rubbing both sides flat on a sharpeing stone, no bevel is needed.

Delighted to learn how to make a scratch stock...I was vaguely aware of the term, but had no idea what it was. how simple, versatile and easy to make ... another use for modern saw metal that no longer cuts well... I'm guessing that a bit of careful filing would keep the concave edge keen. thanks Graham

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

Filing will help to keep a concave edge the correct shape, but rubbing both sides of a scratch-stock blade flat on a stone is all that's really necessary to keep it cutting (pushing or pulling) well.

@aodh5022

Жыл бұрын

​@@gjbmunc Excellent thanks Graham...just bought a diamond plate set so sharpening will be easy. Using traditional tools is a joy for me and making my own versions is equally enjoyable. Really enjoying the videos.

Old saw plates are a great source of quality steel for scratch stock cutters. (as well as scrapers, of course). A perfect end for those old hard-point saws you never use any more.

@gjbmunc

10 ай бұрын

absolutely!

Cool stuff!!

@gjbmunc

5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Looks like I’ve found a good project to do!

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

Have fun!

Beautiful !!! Thank you for the inspiration and the cozy atmosphere of your shop.

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Thank you for sharing this knowledge with us!

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

I wonder if it was named reeding after corsets, they used to use reeds as boning in early corsets (stomachers etc), and it looks just like that!

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

Could be!!

Graham, it is a pleasure to view someone, especially you, demonstrating the use of handtools. So needed on KZread! Even for blended power/hand users, there are occasions when the handtool is superior to use, by virtue of being quicker, easier or in performance. I must, however, correct you about the scratch stock vs hand beader. Most hand beaders (e.g. Stanley/LN #66), Lee Valley/Preston Cast Scratch Stock) do have side fences which may be set for the desired distance from the blade. Any beader which can work on the flat will also work on a convex surface. It is only a concave surface where the need is for either a curved or a narrow sole. The Lee Valley Cast Scratch Stock (based on a Preston design) is one which will do it all. Of course, this should not detract from the pleasure of making a scratch stock. For myself, where a beading plane really wins out is in making slips for drawers. I mentioned this in the latest Quercus magazine. Regards from Perth, Derek

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment. Of course you're right; it's just hard to fit everything in succinctly in 8 minutes. As the channel grows the episodes will become longer and more complete. In the meantime, if you'd like the whole story check out volume two of Blackburn on Woodworking : Traditional Woodworking Handtools - hardcover or softcover. Cheers.

Wish I could subscribe again! I just got started doing wood working while changing careers and cash has been a bit tight. I think I'm going to have to make myself a scratch stock! Though I think its pretty impressive seeing the wall of different planes, I do think the versatility of the scratch stock and the fact that the blades wouldn't take up much space make it a winner in my book. Thank you so much for all your videos!

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Thank you Graham, that was very helpful to understand scratch stock. I will have to get some blades or make them.

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

It's not hard to make your own blades, especially if you know how to temper them, but the last time I looked I think you could still buy a set from Lie-Nielsen Tools.

@scott8351

Жыл бұрын

@@gjbmunc Thanks again, thats a nice looking LN blade set. Their beading plane looks nice as well. I like how this plane can go in both directions.

Great video. Might give this a go

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

Good luck!

You could improve your shop made rounded scratchstock tool by using one thin ~ .050 thousandths rectangular (and cut square) wood shim clamped beyween the two halves of the tool flush along the vertical edge to align the blade square to the that edge. Various widths of shims move the blade farther away from the vertical edge. You will have to experiment with the thickness of the shims in relation to the thickness of your blades so they both clamp tightly in the tool. I have done that for other hand tools and cut them from a larger piece of hard maple on a table saw for uniform thickness along the length of the shims. This has worked well so far. I have a similar factory made beading tool. It took some practice to get used to and pressing hard against your work piece gets you nowhere. Sharp blades do the trick. It acts more like a scraper than a cutter. If you accidently use it against the grain you will only make that mistake once. This next point was not the subject of the video, but whenever I can I make jigs and fixtures using scrap and even non scrap pieces of good quality highly figured and contrasting hardwoods. We work with wood attempting to make beautiful objects so why not have the intangible benefit of seeing nice looking jigs and fixtures as you work? Then again I have made numerous on the fly jigs that qualified as sacrificial and/or junk from cheap wood, but they worked. Good videos from this man.

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

Good tip, and by all means use quality scraps.

Any tricks for beading a face frame at the inside corners?

@gjbmunc

8 ай бұрын

I would make the beading before assembly and use a miter block to fit the beads.

I would like to know how to sharpen planes like these.

@gjbmunc

9 ай бұрын

Hopefully we'll do an episode on this soon.

I've never attempted what you are doing here, but it seems that on a straight edge, the beading plane is much faster and allows better control. Correct, or simply my assumption? I do see however the versality, ease of cost and customisation possibility of the Stanley and scratch stock.

@gjbmunc

25 күн бұрын

You're quite correct!

Sir, another fantastic video! I just wonder now, what is the appropriate way to sharpen a scratchstock blade?

@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

Rubbing each side flat on a flat sharpening stone usually does the trick.

@ramingr

Жыл бұрын

@@gjbmunc many thanks :)

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@gjbmunc

Жыл бұрын

ok!