Hearing you describe why you decided to restore the tool and how’s its going to be restored to do work as opposed to show off on a shelf is why I subscribed.

Thanks for the great insights into your care of these precious tools. I inherited a No. 6 from a dear old friend who passed on several years. He was a real craftsman, an import from Denmark... "my Great Dane!" I'm going to honor him with the same treatment of this old No. 6 as you did with your No. 5. I really appreciate the information and I know Peter would be pleased.

I really enjoyed this man, I’m inspired to bring some old planes and chisels back to life, namely my Grandfather’s!

@reecewilliams9838

3 жыл бұрын

I'm currently mid way through restoring my grandfather's plane also, never restored anything before so a very handy video!

I found one also at a yard sale. The front knob was split where someone over the years overtightened it. I took a piece of walnut and turn it close to the original and made this thing usable again. I am with you in that it was mine and I wanted to make it usable again. They are great tools you can find and I really can't afford what they want for some of these new ones so I look for these ones at sales.

@1pcfred

4 жыл бұрын

You and me both. If it's more than $5 then it's out of my price range.

Thanks for producing a functional rather than artistic restoration video

I agree with you on Restoration. I'm working on a Craftsman #5 equivalent that I'm going to make walnut handles for and paint the black areas olive drab. Why? Because its MY plane. Great job.

@christophercast5290

3 жыл бұрын

Matt Ezell, how did your Craftsman resto turn out? I just found a Craftsman that belonged to my Grandfather and I’m in the middle of bringing it back into working condition. He didn’t have an antique collection nor would he approve of his tool sitting idly by in disrepair. If you have any resources for dating the antique Craftsman planes please message me! Only marks are the letters BL after made in USA on the cutting iron, and some stamped letters in the red frog. 14+” long, black porcelain like finish, flathead fasteners, two handles, cap iron has an oval recess with blue field and raised Craftsman logo when the C looked like a bolt head. Oval Craftsman sticker towards the toe of the plane, raised made in USA ahead of the frog, smooth sides and bottom, on the rear handle has a raised mount, besides that everything is smooth. Any information would be much appreciated!

I love Renaissance wax. If it’s good enough for priceless museum pieces, it’s good enough for anything I do.

I just found an old No 5 Stanley plane of my grandfather’s - thank you for this!!

Ive literally watched 100 of these videos on plane restoration and this by far is my favorite. Thank you for sharing. Also jealous you have your grandfathers old plane.

@WetPaintChi

4 жыл бұрын

Dblood85 I agree, this one is my favorite too. I wish I had my grandfather’s as well. My best friends gave me their grandfather’s though! Very excited to restore them.

@ryanmccue8180

4 жыл бұрын

My boss gave me an old plane he got from his father on his 18th birthday and hes been teaching me carpentry for a year now really happy to receive it

Sweetness man! Love seeing a tool come back to life. we should do a collab some time.

@FredMcIntyre

6 жыл бұрын

Wood By Wright that would be awesome! 😀

@ThirdCoastCraftsman

6 жыл бұрын

oh yes, we definitely need to. I wanted to have something planned for your trip here but I have been so crazy busy after I quit my job trying to get stuff in order. We will hopefully talk when you are here and get something planned.

@WoodByWright

6 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to hanging out. I will be there Thursday and Friday.

@MarekGrubala

6 жыл бұрын

It is my dream to become woodworker :) and leave the current job as programmer. But issue is how to get enough money to live?:) BDW good job!

@WoodByWright

6 жыл бұрын

commission work is the fastest way to a paycheck. it takes years but most people can eventually do it.

Oh great a new obsession for me.. Hand Planes!

Of the many restoration videos I’ve watched, this one is definitely among the very best. Great job!

I completely agree, a tool used is a million times better than a tool that is showcased as one of the many in a collection only. God bless and may your kids and their kids appreciate your knowledge and passion

So glad I found your channel and “hung around” for the extras.

I have a few 100 year old Stanley's and a few sweetheart era ones to love them, its a great buzz to use a tool that is so old

You do an excellent job of explaining what you are doing.

@wadecameron4426

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video! I just picked up a couple of planes at a yard sale last weekend and I'm planning on using this method to restore them. I did have a question about floating glass. That's not something I have in my shed. Will I cause damage if I use my workbench or table saw top?

Nice job Chris on the plane, good on you for saying that you restore these tools to use them, I agree 100% no point restoring something to have it sit in a cupboard.

I’m definitely going to be coming back to this video when I get a hold of my great grandfather’s hand planer

I love your dog.

Wait, round all the edges!? Nice! Why didn't I think of that? Genius. Love your videos!

I’m with you mate, I have nearly 20 old bailey and stanley planes I have acquired over the last 45 years, I use hand planes daily, they would all get used at least once every couple of months, even some of the obscure plough and moulding planes, I just love them. Keep up the restoration work, the haters will not be around in 100 years to critique the work you are doing now but the plane will be to reveal its history!

Same here, I restore old tools not for historical integrity, for my own use! Good job ✊

That looks gorgeous. Almost new. Now you know what your doing.

Thanks so much for this clear, concise tutorial! Definitely got me very inspired as I went out to a couple of antique stores and found two Stanley planes (a No. 4 and a No. 6, type 15) to restore using your methods. I may have to restore/remake one or more of the totes, as one is especially in bad shape, but otherwise, it's going to be a great start into hand tool woodworking! Thanks again!

Chris, I inherited the "Family Hand Tools" that dates back to the early-1600s. My grandfather left them to me I think because he and I had a very special bond. He started teaching me about woodworking when I turned ten and he gave me my own workbench that is still in my shop today. It was his grandfather's which made it even more special to me. He set it up in my own nook of his shop and every opportunity I had I was with him working in his/our shop. The family handtools came mostly from Ireland and England along with a few handmade plows and molding planes that were made over the years. My ancestor who came to America was a cabinet maker and it became a tradition that the eldest son would carry on the trade and inherited the tools. That tradition was only broken two times when one of my great, great Aunts received them and now I have them. Whenever I make something for a family member I used those tools in the making of the item. And I burn the family crest into it that I had made up so they would know that the family tools were used to make it. It is my way of keeping us all connected to our past. Heritage is important to me and always was even as a child. When I was 31 I backpacked around Ireland and Italy and walked the same streets my ancestors did. I met my 2nd cousin through Facebook and now we have gotten close. They hosted my nephew when he was in Rome on business and I facilitated that. I wanted him to meet our family there. We need to keep our young people connected to their past so they can appreciate the sacrifices our ancestors made so we could live the abundant lives we all have now. Sorry to ramble.

@ThirdCoastCraftsman

4 жыл бұрын

Wow what a really cool history! Very very special that you have those tools. Must feel great each time you use them!

Awesome vid. Got a Miller falls and Stanley for $15 talked down from $25. Google said miller-$80 Stanley-$60. Cleanin em up and agreeing with you that keeping, using and then giving is worth more.

Good video. Agree with your philosophy regarding restoring planes. Restoring user quality planes is an OK thing to do. I've restored many and use them.

I found a no 4 hand plane yesterday and needs to be restored and your tips and tricks will help me out. Thank you

Great job on bringing your plane back to being useable! I use Renaissance Wax also and it's awesome stuff.

I just bought an old Stanley H1204 and 1203. Thanks for making this gude.

It's nice to find your video. You offered a ton of information that's not easy to find today. Thanks.

Thank you so much for sharing, especially the extras at the end. I am restoring a Stanley No. 5 now and it looks pretty much exactly like your grandfathers. Your plane looks amazing!

Chris, awesome job! You said everything that comes to mind as I restore mine. Love this video, thanks for the knowledge about Stanley history!

@ThirdCoastCraftsman

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Frank. Much appreciate brother and thanks for watching!

Great video thanks! Totally agree re your philosophy of restoration!

So satisfying to watch this, more tool restorations!

@ThirdCoastCraftsman

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Colin, I do have a couple of those in the works. I have a couple of slicks that need some love and new handles, and also a carpenters Adze that I will be converting into a bowl carvers adze.

I just inherited a No 5 type 11 plane from my grandfather, I'm planning on restoring it. This video was very helpful, thanks!

When I saw those dates I got excited! All I need is a No 5 to complete my user set of T 11s. Later on I'll find a No 2 and an 8, but 3-7 will be my main users. And oh yeah, SUBBED!

This video is gonna help me tons. I have inherited my grandfather's planes. Unfortunately he passed before showing me how to use them all.

@mariasimadareyes

5 жыл бұрын

@Peter Talbot Here's a huge collection of woodworking plans: WoodSun. xyz

Awesome video! Some time ago I chose the Stanley Bailey type 11 plans to start my own set of planes for using. I haven't started restoring any of them yet, but this is the info that I've needed to get started on them!

Excellent video for me! Good tips! Always great to see you Utz and you too Chris! 😀😀😀😀

This video inspired me. I restored my first Stanley No. 5 this weekend. It was a lot of fun. Now I’m looking for the plane setup video you mentioned. Keep up the good work!

That thing looks great, Chris! Nice job explaining it all.

@ThirdCoastCraftsman

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks my man! I appreciate you checking it out :)

Picking up a new-to-me No. 4 on Saturday. This video will be referenced heavily while restoring. Thanks for the content.

Very nice!! It was awesome to see you bring life back to an old, rusty tool! 🔨🔨 Oh, on another note, Tardis at 8:32. 😁

Very nice job!

So satisfying seeing a fine tool come back to life. Nice!

This was terrific. I feel the same way about restoring tools: their purpose is to be used. Great presentation.

This was incredibly helpful! Thank you so much!

so helpful I am in the middle of restoring 5 that were left to me.. so this is great

@paulinefoote3408

2 жыл бұрын

The no 7 I am currently cleaning is a Bailey and it says Pat.March 25 02. Then underneath August 19

@paulinefoote3408

2 жыл бұрын

02. So dose that mean 1902?

One of my hobbies is collecting and restoring old hand planes and the better ones I keep for myself and some I sell after restoring them. I have 8 block planes I bought in one lot and so I'll be starting on those in the next few years. I'm a history buff and love old tools of any kind but especially woodworking ones. My pride and joy are some very old tools that have been in my family since the 1600s when the first cabinet maker came to America to lead a better and freer life. (He would be turning over in his grave if he saw the state of our country now) But he built his own house and furnishings with those very tools and every eldest child after that. My Grandfather lite my passion for woodworking and I spent every visit with him in his shop. He had modern tools but favored the hand tools. He was a cabinet maker/furniture maker over his lifetime and loved the smell of his shop. It was a cross between his soap he used and the smell of whatever wood he was working with at the time. By 10, I started to use hand tools. By 12 I could take apart any hand tool, sharpen and clean it and it was ready for use again. I dissected tools with him and got to know how to get the most from the tools early on. This not only made me appreciate them but how to use them properly. By 14 I was using the newer tools. That would be the 22" bandsaw out in the wood storage area of the shop. Its a behemoth of a saw. But it is a beautiful piece of machinery too. The wheels spokes were wavy, and the blade huge compared to blades today and is in my shop now. My Grampa built a special cabinet of mahogany and glass to keep our Ancestors hand tools to keep them separate from his everyday planes. He did use them when he made gifts for our family members. I was very proud to be the first female in our family to inherit them. The male woodworkers in the family were happy for me and knew how close I was with him. They know I will take care of them until they get passed to the next generation of woodworkers. I have the original handmade toolbox that the first ancestor who came to the US carried them in, in the 1600s. I keep them in the cabinet my grampa built for them in my shop now. I had a special iron stamp made with the family crest on it and whenever I make a gift for a family member I stamp it so they know it was made with the family tools. We take our family history and honoring a person's wishes seriously and always have honored the wish for those original tools to stay within the family. Amazingly, not one relative has ever tried to sell them, which is amazing considering they are more than 400 years old! I thought I would share this story with you.

Cool video! Thank you for segmenting the video to have the technical stuff about the types at the end. Thats a good editing decision

Beautiful job Chris! Very sweet find!

@ThirdCoastCraftsman

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy. I definitely got REALLY lucky

Perfect timing! I just picked up an old Stanley Bedrock from an antique fair. Huge fan of your channel!

@ThirdCoastCraftsman

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Patrick. I would really like a bedrock and will be talking about those a little in the "how to set-up and hand plane video"

Just found my dads old handplane. Will probably try this soon thank you !! You're channel is awesome!

Great Job on the restoration - simple. easy to follow instructions without being too long

Great work man! I can’t believe you were able to salvage that handle and make it look brand new. Pretty cool about all the history and seeing that plane work just as well as it did 100 years ago! Keep it up!

@ThirdCoastCraftsman

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy! Its always REALLY rewarding giving life back to these old tools

Can't wait to see the video about setting up a plane

Using electrical tape to fasten the broken tote pieces together while drying works well too. You can really control how tight it's holding and at which angle you need it tightened. Great video! The plane turned out very nice.

Nice work! Thanks!

That turned out Gorgeous man!! Great job.

Thank you for this. My dad has an old Stanley No 5 he's giving me. It needs love.

Nice job! 🙌

Amazing work!

Have a couple of these from my Grandfather they need some TLC... and I appreciate the video on how to restore it...

I searched for a plane restoration video because I just picked up a Bailey no.7 type 9. The toe on mine is broken off too so I'm thinking about flattening the top and making a new toe segment so seeing your refurb being very close to what I'm looking at was interesting.

Great info Chris. I love seeing a ratty old plan restored to it's former glory. There's something almost therapeutic about giving new life to old neglected tools.

@ThirdCoastCraftsman

6 жыл бұрын

absolutely! They were meant to be handled and used!

Awesome finding this video, I have a bunch of my grandfathers tools, 4-5 planes. I’m gonna go see if i can use some of your info to date these and likely do the same...restore and use them and pass them to my grandson...he one now...it will be a while.

Thanks a lot. it's a great help and very informative.

Great video! Both informative and entertaining. Keep up the good work!

I have been looking for something to use on a couple Hand Planes I picked up, That WD40 Rust Remover is a miracle maker! Thank you for showcasing that!

I've got a number 6 with the 3 dates on it. This makes me want to get it tuned up. Great video!

@ThirdCoastCraftsman

6 жыл бұрын

You definitely should, you have a good one there!

Came across this video searching for plane restoration after finding one of my grandfathers old Keen Kutter K5 smooth bottom planes. It's a little beat up after years in a box in my dad's garage being moved and neglected. Looking forward to taking some of this info to bring it back to life.

Super job and some great tips thanks 👍

Very nicely done. I have restored a couple planes and am now moving on to my Dad’s saws. All will be users when I am done. Thanks for a good “restore to use” video.

The commentary of your video is fantastic.

@ThirdCoastCraftsman

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, thats always the hardest part

I was restoring 3 planes today and didn’t realize I have a type 11 until I saw your video. Great videos by the way also watched the sharpening a blade one.

So awesome! I know of a few old No.6 planes at a antique store close by. I'll probably go pick one up and try to do this type of resto as well

@ThirdCoastCraftsman

6 жыл бұрын

The no 6 might be my favorite plane :)

@1pcfred

4 жыл бұрын

@@ThirdCoastCraftsman 6 is a stepchild. Most consider it too small to be a decent jointer. It's too big to be a bench jack though. I have a couple 6s and I really don't use them much myself.

Wow. That was a great video, just what I was looking for. You did an excellent job restoring that plane. I have a half a dozen planes that need to be rehabbed. Time to get to work!

@1pcfred

4 жыл бұрын

It sure is. I never get as involved as what's shown here. Still takes me about a half a day to clean up a beater though. So you got about a week's worth of work ahead of you with six to do.

Great video. Very useful information. Plane looks fantastic.

Thanks a lot (from France) for this incredibly helpful video.

This video is the one that got me to click the bell that I’m so stingy with! Great work man keep it up.

I have been a subscriber for quite a while now, but I've never commented. I did not know about the different versions of the Stanley plane. But I'm glad I do now. I have several old Stanley planes and other makes as well. The more information one can learn about the tools that he/she owns, I think the more important they become to him or her. Thanks for sharing your talent and experience.

@ThirdCoastCraftsman

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Jesse, first of all thank you so much for the support, and i am glad you decided to leave a comment! I always love hearing from subscribers and am glad this video had some useful information for you :)

Great choice for a series of videos. I have picked up a couple planes in my travels but I feel like I haven’t learned enough about planes or how to properly use them to start working on them. Keep up the good work and cant wait to see the other videos.

@ThirdCoastCraftsman

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Luke, that is the exact intention for these videos is to help break down the intimidation and get people working with these awesome tools.

Nice job!

Turned out great! Awesome video Brotha!

@ThirdCoastCraftsman

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy!

Well done!

Well Chris, another great video. I know this is an older video, but it just popped up, so I had to watch.

I love that tool! 😍

I hit that bell. really looking forward to the next two video in this serious.

@ThirdCoastCraftsman

6 жыл бұрын

haha, thanks so much bud!

Turned out real Nice! I have a few that need some help as well.

Very good job son. It’s nice to see how much care you took to ensure all parts were set and working like they were supposed to. That wood really popped when you put the oil to it! Thanks for sharing and I really enjoyed watching this video. I also learned some things thru your instructions, thank you for that.

@ThirdCoastCraftsman

6 жыл бұрын

Hi becky, I am really glad you were able to learn something. Thank you for the continued love and support :)

I liked it! It looks great!

Thankyou for this tutorial , really helpful. I have a collection that I am restoring now and this has helped massively. Thankyou

I just pulled one of these from my Grandpa's tool collection - thanks!

Can’t wait to see the rest of the videos about the plane!

@ThirdCoastCraftsman

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jonathan. I hope they are also well received :)

I appreciate the attention to detail. You're quickly becoming my favorite woodworking channel.

@tommallais2328

6 жыл бұрын

Do It i was about to say the exact same thing

@ThirdCoastCraftsman

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, that honestly means a lot to me. I have some really fun stuff planned, i hope you like it.

@ThirdCoastCraftsman

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Tom!

Nice job!!

Great job on the resto! Luster.. what a great word.

@ThirdCoastCraftsman

6 жыл бұрын

sometimes I get out the thesaurus

great video. Thanks

"Dont like the way I restore it, too bad!" I LOVE IT!!! Too many naysayers out there. What good is a plane if it sits on a shelf getting dusty, taking up space, only to be passed on to someone else for profit? Like you, I restore mine: - I like it, I'm gonna use it, and it's mine!!! Awesome! So happens I am about to restore a No 5, Type 19 (I think). I just have to figure a way to grind out a chip (about 1/32") in the blade tip. Gonna have some sore arms and shoulders when I'm done grinding back a good cutting edge on it. Great job. Thank you!