I was privilege to have been taught by him as my apprentice master back in 1980. He worked at the Royal aircraft establishment (RAE) in farnborough Hampshire. It was craftsman like him as well as others at the RAE that made me the craftsman that l am today 45 years later. Its sad to say but the apprenticeship that we were given isnt around anymore and hasn't been for a few decades now. Unless you can plug it in or put a battery in it means that the hand skills are fading. There are some fantastic tradesmen out there, but its all done with machines. The likes of jim are of a bygone era.
@Dovetailtim
Ай бұрын
Wow, thank you for sharing this.
@charleswhitehead7441
Ай бұрын
Very true, and knowing these basics makes allows you to solve problems when using power tools. Your remarks also apply to other trades as well, not just carpentry.
@gravyau21 күн бұрын
A natural teacher
@Endicorp12 ай бұрын
Great video. Thank you for 50 years of your contribution to woodworking. RIP Mr Kingshott (1931 - 2002)
@nikosannitsakis4721
2 ай бұрын
Jim Kingshott died on February 25, 2002
@mtz993912 күн бұрын
His woodworking is poetic.
@stevenowen92792 ай бұрын
A true professional at top of his game , RIP J. Kingshott.
@JBuck-cu7xd2 ай бұрын
Fingers off in a twinkle had my attention for the next hour!
@g5flyr169
2 ай бұрын
Same!
@troystaten56336 күн бұрын
A great series of videos, thank you for showing these.
@fabiomerlin882014 күн бұрын
That was a real lesson.
@nigelburge36132 ай бұрын
The best explanation of how a bench plane works ever. Excellent.
@toonybrain
9 күн бұрын
Agree
@johnsrabeАй бұрын
The intimidating thing is not just his skills and knowledge … it’s his immaculate shirt and vest!
@mollyrockers24012 ай бұрын
Excellent, thank you.
@123reivax1232 ай бұрын
I have all his books and am thrilled to find these videos of the man himself. Simply brilliant. Thank you so much for posting these of the late genius of wood. His relaxed delivery is a revelation!
@user-ms5ho2if2p2 ай бұрын
It’s a privilege to learn from such a fine craftsman. Terrific class
@lubomirkolka26932 ай бұрын
Great video!Thanks
@theoriginalbuggins2 ай бұрын
Fabulous. Plus, I had to pause it for a moment to recover after his line about the donkey! Priceless!
@mskulls83Ай бұрын
Jim was such a ledge!
@petercastles5978Ай бұрын
Straight as as donkey piddling in the snow on a windy night !. Wonderful.
@FrenchFarmhouseDiaries2 ай бұрын
A true legend in wood working he reminds me of my teacher when I was doing my city & guild's in the early 80s you don't get cabinet makers like him any more thank you for sharing made my day and week
@johnsrabeАй бұрын
“Corrugated Soul” was the name of a hit by The Cardboards. 10:50
@el_wumberino2 ай бұрын
What a nice and likable person, the perfect teacher.
@toonybrain9 күн бұрын
This is a wonderful video: the invaluable information, the pace, the visuals, no music. I thought the wood-iron/paper illustration was brilliant in its simplicity. Thank you for passing on this education.
@Dovetailtim
6 күн бұрын
Pleasure!
@rajugk97122 ай бұрын
A priceless video by a Master Craftsman who can explain how to work with wood so brilliantly, precisely and in such a quiet, measured and sympathetic manner. Brilliant.
@david4348513 күн бұрын
00:25:00 The Thomas Norris adjuster 00:26:00 a very precise and accurate adjuster
@petermcneill80Ай бұрын
That was an excellent video, I stumbled on it quite by accident there and was absolutely blown away with the intro the filming + lighting was very very nostalgic in all the best ways. Iv sat and watched the full video there and know a LOT more about planes now than I did this morning. My dad is a plumber to trade ( 80 now ) and he has a small Stanley plane which iv saw him use all my life from my earliest memories fitting doors around the house / repairing sash windows etc Iv rarely used it myself as I’m an engineer of sorts ( started off as mechanic then went into welding then into general engineering + machining ) I’m 40 now and you’ve really encouraged me to talk planes with dad and have a go at a bit of plaining iv missed out on this vus far in life and hope to catch up. Your work shop looks absolutely fantastic and your attention to detail / craftsmanship look to me to be second to none , I take my hat off to you and thank you very much for this video 🏴🇬🇧👍🏻
@Dovetailtim
Ай бұрын
Thank you for watching..! Let me know what your dad says.. all the best
@Brasselschleuder2 ай бұрын
So glad I found Your Chanel. Thank You so much for this wonderful content. Best regards from Germany, Frank
@jtscustomcutlery317Ай бұрын
How am I just now finding this! Amazing! Wish I would have found him before he passed. Great video!
@maximuscholencus59392 ай бұрын
Watching a great master crafstman always will be something priceless, this master lives in his videos, tips and explanations. Thank you for sharing this!!
@Dovetailtim
2 ай бұрын
Very welcome!
@joiainmclachlan65982 ай бұрын
Bl@@dy marvellous. Thanks so much.
@dickiebrewer1232Ай бұрын
My new idol! Just love this guy.
@busterdavy9769Ай бұрын
A true expert on plane,not just a you tuber. Excellent!👍🏾😁
@vikramkrishnan64142 ай бұрын
Thanks for this. Really nice video.
@santboiboi375Ай бұрын
Excelente el apoyó de los cepillos para que no se estropee el filo !!👌🤝🤝
@bencollyer22962 ай бұрын
Mr kingshot is a proper OG just found these vids of him defo gonna look into him more Love these vids sort of asmr like watching a pro at work
@JayneLewis-mh9ifАй бұрын
Such excellence
@talanfjrАй бұрын
A pleasure to watch. Thanks for the upload
@nevillewilkinson24442 ай бұрын
very intresting from the republic of ierland
@jthepickle7Ай бұрын
When the architect heard I had edge glued the teak skirt board - had to make it wider - he was livid! On a Saturday I was commanded to go to the jobsite - to get yelled at, I guess. He was already there when I walked in. His first words, "Well, you didn't say it was indiscernible." I had used a flattened, well tuned 16" Record. One long thin shaving from each glue surface for an invisible glue joint.
@Dovetailtim
Ай бұрын
Great to read this
@jthepickle7
Ай бұрын
@@Dovetailtim Yeah, the board was 12 - 3/8ths x 20 feet (!) and cost about $1600. Skirt board to be mitered to the risers, 13 of them. The boss bought two boards for the job, knowing how difficult the job would be. Got 'er done one the first try, for "the teak house" in Key West, FL.
@MarkBenge2 ай бұрын
sub, i love your detailed explanations , great teacher
@robnichols9331Ай бұрын
Excellent!
@joshuadean18802 ай бұрын
Made my liver quiver when he rubbed his hand over that plane lol
@FrenchFarmhouseDiaries
2 ай бұрын
Because you wouldn't know how to do that as you are not as experienced as he was a true legend in wood working he's probably forgot more than you know
@MasonGardner-mv9du10 күн бұрын
Are the new stanley planes as good as the old ones? I love your videos!!
@Dovetailtim
10 күн бұрын
No way near as a good!
@morgmoll12 ай бұрын
a master craftsman…and teacher 1:16:11
@midnighttutor2 ай бұрын
This is awesome I have been hoping to find the Kingshot videos on youtube for years as my vhs tapes from 25 years ago no longer have a vhs player. I actually made an infill smoothing plane based on the instructions in his book. Not sure if that stuff was ever put into vhs. Thank you for posting !
@Dovetailtim
2 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing this, I’d love to see this infill plane if you had photos..!
@midnighttutor
2 ай бұрын
I don't have anything worth posting as a new video. But for what it is worth I will give you the good bad and ugly.... First of all Jim recommends 1/8 inch steel. I figured if 1/8 is good then 1/4 is better, right? Not really. I made the sole of 1/4 steel and the sides of 1/4 brass and did get really nice 3 dimensional dovetails after about 8 hours of peening. I bought a morris adjuster kit and made a blade out of o2 steel that I took to a machine shop to harden to about rockwell 62. I used rosewood for the infill and carved handles. The mouth is about 1/64 max. It is unfortunately too heavy to use as a smoothing plane on a regular basis except if you have to deal with the most gnarly grain on a very limited run, but I use it with a miter shooting board jig, and get half a thousandth shavings. The whole thing was done without power tools just ball peen hammer hack saw and some nice nicholson files and rasps....one of which I ground off the edge to file flat surfaces without making any edge cut. Well except I used an electric drill to remove the bulk of the material for the tails and initial mouth opening. I picked up a Ray Isles smoothing plane around 2001 and that thing has had a real workout over the years and done great. Welded sole. I learned to weld recently so may try my hand at something like that....tbd @@Dovetailtim
@Dovetailtim
2 ай бұрын
@midnighttutor This is so wonderful to read, i really appreciate you writing this all out, this is making me wish to get my infill plane out and give it some love.. thank you so much..
@midnighttutor
2 ай бұрын
You definitely should! Always something very satisfying about slicing off a thinner than paper shaving..the sound, the result... One thing I should add to my overview. If you are going to make one of these infill planes follow the traditional side pattern. I took some liberties in order to come up with something artistic but if I did not have the quarter inch steel base it would have been structurally weak. Even so I did get some cracking in the weak points in the brass sides. @@Dovetailtim
@joegiotta7580Ай бұрын
It would be fun to know that he and Paul Sellers might have known each other as lads.
@TonyMonaghan-zf6yp2 ай бұрын
Does anybody have any idea when these programmes were recorded. Thanks
@Dovetailtim
2 ай бұрын
Around 1995 I believe
@shaddaАй бұрын
Does anyone know what brand plane he's using at around 26 minutes in? He only ever says British Patent Plane but that could be a number of them.
@Dovetailtim
Ай бұрын
I believe it’s an infill plane that he made for himself, there’s patterns and drawings in his book “making and modifying woodworking tools”
@ntuinlisbon
25 күн бұрын
@shadda That is a Norris plane. He actually says it is a Thomas Norris adjuster at 25:40 minutes. I am no specialist but think it is an A1.
@nickyork8901
12 сағат бұрын
@@ntuinlisbon Indeed, and a mint example at that. The A1 later on (17.5 inch) is even more beautiful.
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I was privilege to have been taught by him as my apprentice master back in 1980. He worked at the Royal aircraft establishment (RAE) in farnborough Hampshire. It was craftsman like him as well as others at the RAE that made me the craftsman that l am today 45 years later. Its sad to say but the apprenticeship that we were given isnt around anymore and hasn't been for a few decades now. Unless you can plug it in or put a battery in it means that the hand skills are fading. There are some fantastic tradesmen out there, but its all done with machines. The likes of jim are of a bygone era.
@Dovetailtim
Ай бұрын
Wow, thank you for sharing this.
@charleswhitehead7441
Ай бұрын
Very true, and knowing these basics makes allows you to solve problems when using power tools. Your remarks also apply to other trades as well, not just carpentry.
A natural teacher
Great video. Thank you for 50 years of your contribution to woodworking. RIP Mr Kingshott (1931 - 2002)
@nikosannitsakis4721
2 ай бұрын
Jim Kingshott died on February 25, 2002
His woodworking is poetic.
A true professional at top of his game , RIP J. Kingshott.
Fingers off in a twinkle had my attention for the next hour!
@g5flyr169
2 ай бұрын
Same!
A great series of videos, thank you for showing these.
That was a real lesson.
The best explanation of how a bench plane works ever. Excellent.
@toonybrain
9 күн бұрын
Agree
The intimidating thing is not just his skills and knowledge … it’s his immaculate shirt and vest!
Excellent, thank you.
I have all his books and am thrilled to find these videos of the man himself. Simply brilliant. Thank you so much for posting these of the late genius of wood. His relaxed delivery is a revelation!
It’s a privilege to learn from such a fine craftsman. Terrific class
Great video!Thanks
Fabulous. Plus, I had to pause it for a moment to recover after his line about the donkey! Priceless!
Jim was such a ledge!
Straight as as donkey piddling in the snow on a windy night !. Wonderful.
A true legend in wood working he reminds me of my teacher when I was doing my city & guild's in the early 80s you don't get cabinet makers like him any more thank you for sharing made my day and week
“Corrugated Soul” was the name of a hit by The Cardboards. 10:50
What a nice and likable person, the perfect teacher.
This is a wonderful video: the invaluable information, the pace, the visuals, no music. I thought the wood-iron/paper illustration was brilliant in its simplicity. Thank you for passing on this education.
@Dovetailtim
6 күн бұрын
Pleasure!
A priceless video by a Master Craftsman who can explain how to work with wood so brilliantly, precisely and in such a quiet, measured and sympathetic manner. Brilliant.
00:25:00 The Thomas Norris adjuster 00:26:00 a very precise and accurate adjuster
That was an excellent video, I stumbled on it quite by accident there and was absolutely blown away with the intro the filming + lighting was very very nostalgic in all the best ways. Iv sat and watched the full video there and know a LOT more about planes now than I did this morning. My dad is a plumber to trade ( 80 now ) and he has a small Stanley plane which iv saw him use all my life from my earliest memories fitting doors around the house / repairing sash windows etc Iv rarely used it myself as I’m an engineer of sorts ( started off as mechanic then went into welding then into general engineering + machining ) I’m 40 now and you’ve really encouraged me to talk planes with dad and have a go at a bit of plaining iv missed out on this vus far in life and hope to catch up. Your work shop looks absolutely fantastic and your attention to detail / craftsmanship look to me to be second to none , I take my hat off to you and thank you very much for this video 🏴🇬🇧👍🏻
@Dovetailtim
Ай бұрын
Thank you for watching..! Let me know what your dad says.. all the best
So glad I found Your Chanel. Thank You so much for this wonderful content. Best regards from Germany, Frank
How am I just now finding this! Amazing! Wish I would have found him before he passed. Great video!
Watching a great master crafstman always will be something priceless, this master lives in his videos, tips and explanations. Thank you for sharing this!!
@Dovetailtim
2 ай бұрын
Very welcome!
Bl@@dy marvellous. Thanks so much.
My new idol! Just love this guy.
A true expert on plane,not just a you tuber. Excellent!👍🏾😁
Thanks for this. Really nice video.
Excelente el apoyó de los cepillos para que no se estropee el filo !!👌🤝🤝
Mr kingshot is a proper OG just found these vids of him defo gonna look into him more Love these vids sort of asmr like watching a pro at work
Such excellence
A pleasure to watch. Thanks for the upload
very intresting from the republic of ierland
When the architect heard I had edge glued the teak skirt board - had to make it wider - he was livid! On a Saturday I was commanded to go to the jobsite - to get yelled at, I guess. He was already there when I walked in. His first words, "Well, you didn't say it was indiscernible." I had used a flattened, well tuned 16" Record. One long thin shaving from each glue surface for an invisible glue joint.
@Dovetailtim
Ай бұрын
Great to read this
@jthepickle7
Ай бұрын
@@Dovetailtim Yeah, the board was 12 - 3/8ths x 20 feet (!) and cost about $1600. Skirt board to be mitered to the risers, 13 of them. The boss bought two boards for the job, knowing how difficult the job would be. Got 'er done one the first try, for "the teak house" in Key West, FL.
sub, i love your detailed explanations , great teacher
Excellent!
Made my liver quiver when he rubbed his hand over that plane lol
@FrenchFarmhouseDiaries
2 ай бұрын
Because you wouldn't know how to do that as you are not as experienced as he was a true legend in wood working he's probably forgot more than you know
Are the new stanley planes as good as the old ones? I love your videos!!
@Dovetailtim
10 күн бұрын
No way near as a good!
a master craftsman…and teacher 1:16:11
This is awesome I have been hoping to find the Kingshot videos on youtube for years as my vhs tapes from 25 years ago no longer have a vhs player. I actually made an infill smoothing plane based on the instructions in his book. Not sure if that stuff was ever put into vhs. Thank you for posting !
@Dovetailtim
2 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing this, I’d love to see this infill plane if you had photos..!
@midnighttutor
2 ай бұрын
I don't have anything worth posting as a new video. But for what it is worth I will give you the good bad and ugly.... First of all Jim recommends 1/8 inch steel. I figured if 1/8 is good then 1/4 is better, right? Not really. I made the sole of 1/4 steel and the sides of 1/4 brass and did get really nice 3 dimensional dovetails after about 8 hours of peening. I bought a morris adjuster kit and made a blade out of o2 steel that I took to a machine shop to harden to about rockwell 62. I used rosewood for the infill and carved handles. The mouth is about 1/64 max. It is unfortunately too heavy to use as a smoothing plane on a regular basis except if you have to deal with the most gnarly grain on a very limited run, but I use it with a miter shooting board jig, and get half a thousandth shavings. The whole thing was done without power tools just ball peen hammer hack saw and some nice nicholson files and rasps....one of which I ground off the edge to file flat surfaces without making any edge cut. Well except I used an electric drill to remove the bulk of the material for the tails and initial mouth opening. I picked up a Ray Isles smoothing plane around 2001 and that thing has had a real workout over the years and done great. Welded sole. I learned to weld recently so may try my hand at something like that....tbd @@Dovetailtim
@Dovetailtim
2 ай бұрын
@midnighttutor This is so wonderful to read, i really appreciate you writing this all out, this is making me wish to get my infill plane out and give it some love.. thank you so much..
@midnighttutor
2 ай бұрын
You definitely should! Always something very satisfying about slicing off a thinner than paper shaving..the sound, the result... One thing I should add to my overview. If you are going to make one of these infill planes follow the traditional side pattern. I took some liberties in order to come up with something artistic but if I did not have the quarter inch steel base it would have been structurally weak. Even so I did get some cracking in the weak points in the brass sides. @@Dovetailtim
It would be fun to know that he and Paul Sellers might have known each other as lads.
Does anybody have any idea when these programmes were recorded. Thanks
@Dovetailtim
2 ай бұрын
Around 1995 I believe
Does anyone know what brand plane he's using at around 26 minutes in? He only ever says British Patent Plane but that could be a number of them.
@Dovetailtim
Ай бұрын
I believe it’s an infill plane that he made for himself, there’s patterns and drawings in his book “making and modifying woodworking tools”
@ntuinlisbon
25 күн бұрын
@shadda That is a Norris plane. He actually says it is a Thomas Norris adjuster at 25:40 minutes. I am no specialist but think it is an A1.
@nickyork8901
12 сағат бұрын
@@ntuinlisbon Indeed, and a mint example at that. The A1 later on (17.5 inch) is even more beautiful.