Awesome, I had no idea these planes could be converted! Thanks for making and sharing these instruction videos, I am really enjoying them 🙂

@AussieWoodshed

16 күн бұрын

@@aremuolayode8661 My pleasure, glad you found the video useful

It is a very essential tool to have in your arsenal. I had bought an old no.4 Stanley bailey made in England it looked in new condition but the sole of the plane was concave badly.I tried to flatten it for days but I stopped when I reached the point it pretty close but not enough to be used as finish hand plane. So I have decided to convert it into a scrub plane I had seen Paul Sellers on how to convert the hand plane, buying a new scrub plane or old was very expensive. So I turned it into scrub plane and boy I was so glad !!! I can flatten with it soft wood hard wood , like taking off 80-90 percent of the hard work in much shorter time, I can tune it to take even light shavings. And I think I have only sharpened it once- it's a beast! Good video👌

@AussieWoodshed

Ай бұрын

Thanks. I first read about this in a fine woodworking article from 2006, then later saw the video Paul released in 2014. It's definitely a great money and time saver and a great use for a plane in not such great shape as its just doing rough removal.

Recently did much the same with a Stanley Handiplane I bought years ago when I didn't know any better. It worked ok in the Handiman body but much better when I switched the blade to a Stanley number 5. Have found it incredibly useful since. Used it to remove a thick layer of paint from an old stool. Made the job so easy. Highly recommended it if you have a spare blade

@AussieWoodshed

Ай бұрын

Yes, i completely agree it's definitely useful to have in the toolkit and most certainly speeds up waste removal with a hand plane

I wound up with two Stanley #78s and while I was trying to figure out what to do with the lesser of the two I saw Paul Sellers make a scrub plane out of a #78 so that is what I did with mine. It works very good and I'm well pleased with it.

@AussieWoodshed

Ай бұрын

I have seen this video and have contemplated doing the same since i have one knock off brand which is ..... Not great. Sounds like the 78 works well for it.

@edwardjarvinen3702

Ай бұрын

Did a second blade for my #78 as well, works great. Also have a coffin smoother with a little less aggressive arc as a kind of in between.

@AussieWoodshed

Ай бұрын

@@edwardjarvinen3702 excellent idea having a few planes with gradually less aggressive blades. I think i might give it a go with my 78

Hand crank grinder is something I've been looking for and recently lost out on a good one to a higher bidder online.

@AussieWoodshed

Ай бұрын

I've been looking for one for years, there aren't many of them available here in Australia (that i have seen), or they are more expensive than an electric bench grinder. I'm sure we'll both end up with one eventually, good luck with your search.

How does this compare to a purpose built Stanley #40?

@AussieWoodshed

Ай бұрын

I've never owned or used a number 40 (maybe one day) so i can't say for sure, however i have heard a few other woodworkers say that it works just as well. Also before Stanley made the metal body planes so popular (including #40) this is exactly what was used on wooden fore planes, called a fore plane as it was used before others essentially Stanley just used the name scrub instead. Hope this helps