The Ohio Tool Co. Story (and jack plane restoration)

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In this video I explain the history of the Ohio Tool Co., one of the major plane makers of the 1800s, while I restore one of their Scioto Works jack planes. Despite the company’s claim that they were established in 1823, I found research by the Mid West Tool Collectors Association that showed that the 1823 date referred to the predecessors of the Auburn Tool Co. (which Ohio merged with in the 1890s) and not Ohio Tools itself. 1823 is just a date they used in advertising to make them look older than they really were. Auburn and Ohio tools also used the Owasco Tool Co. brand and made Thistle Brand irons.

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  • @WoodenPlanes
    @WoodenPlanes2 жыл бұрын

    If you like wooden plane videos then you'll probably really like this newsletter: woodenplanes.substack.com

  • @4425evergreen
    @4425evergreen Жыл бұрын

    you have a great channel! i studied Ohio history at Ohio State University. the correct pronunciation of SCIOTO. is " sy-oh-ta" The Scioto River runs through Columbus Ohio and empties into the Ohio River. there are a few mistakes about pronunciation of Scioto on-line. it ia a Shawnee Indian word meaning "deer" which are abundant all along this river. great channel! peace. my grandfather built homes in Columbus in the early 1900s using wooden planes which he passed to me in working order. thanks for the info

  • @jerbear7952

    @jerbear7952

    22 күн бұрын

    Yes but don't forget we also have towns pronounced Versayles, and Rooshy. When we all know how those are spelled ;)

  • @scottdiller1893
    @scottdiller1893 Жыл бұрын

    nice plane, dang! the tote caught my eye, but the reveal around 3:13 of that timber? My goodness!

  • @steventrosiek2623
    @steventrosiek26237 ай бұрын

    Thanks for a great video. Very interesting and informative. Love these old wooden planes.

  • @cadthunkin
    @cadthunkin Жыл бұрын

    I think I have the same plane. I would have liked to see you set the blade height from zero to just taking shavings. I like your low key approach to all this, relaxing to watch! subbed.

  • @alberttibbets6567
    @alberttibbets65672 жыл бұрын

    I really enjoyed this video and the combination of history with restoration. Thanks.

  • @timothymallon
    @timothymallon Жыл бұрын

    19:25 I own an Owasco Tool Co. wooden jack plane. It's funny you mention it in this video since I literally just picked up this jack plane over the weekend.

  • @scottriddle5468
    @scottriddle5468 Жыл бұрын

    Good job, I found a wooden plane in a antique shop in south Carolina that's Ohio tool company, I wish I could date it some how.

  • @ollejonsson7175
    @ollejonsson71753 жыл бұрын

    I can't tell you how much I enjoyed the new and storytelling format of this video.

  • @drbarbare

    @drbarbare

    3 жыл бұрын

    Second that. Just missing the sentimental music and zoom effect or articles and pictures of documents about Ohio tools.... JK, love watching the plane brightening up!

  • @rolandharrison5651
    @rolandharrison56513 жыл бұрын

    I like the how & why for using Murphy’s wood soap. That was really all that the body needed. Nice history lesson.

  • @makenchips
    @makenchips Жыл бұрын

    Boy you had me going on this video until I saw you use that crummy screwdriver to remove the chip breaker screw I think it's time to rethink that repair methodology! I cannot believe you did that!

  • @williamfess862
    @williamfess8623 жыл бұрын

    Well done! Great presentation, very much like the bit of background information as well. You were able to show a down to earth preservation very easy to follow and shows what we can expect to run into. Nothing high tech just great info. Keep the videos coming and the history lessons also!

  • @jetersleg
    @jetersleg3 жыл бұрын

    Abraham! Another quality yarn.. thank you

  • @larryfisher7056
    @larryfisher7056 Жыл бұрын

    I have the same plane by the Ogontz tool company with a Sandusky cast steel iron.

  • @steventrosiek2623

    @steventrosiek2623

    7 ай бұрын

    I have a wooden smooth plane my father bought me almost 50 years ago that has a Sandusky iron. Very hard cast steel. A real keepsake, although I use it occasionally.

  • @robertwolfe3868
    @robertwolfe38683 жыл бұрын

    I believe locals pronounce "Scioto" with the "c" silent and the final "o" as an "a" as in "Siota." Interesting history, thanks.

  • @antonbakunin2157
    @antonbakunin21572 жыл бұрын

    awesome videos, keep up the good work!

  • @paulmouradian8968
    @paulmouradian89683 жыл бұрын

    Good video, clear explanation on Ohio History, cleaning materials and why, I agree to use sandpaper rather than a plane. You have to be very careful, know what you are doing shaving with a plane and why take the risk?? Great Job. Paul from Toronto Canada

  • @jerbear7952

    @jerbear7952

    22 күн бұрын

    There is no risk. Only things happening

  • @justinwoods240
    @justinwoods2402 жыл бұрын

    I've got some molding planes from Ohio tool company that had dates from 1829 and it has some of the early 1800s style to it you see from very old ones before they changed shape

  • @samuelyamron5664
    @samuelyamron56643 жыл бұрын

    I recently picked up a New York Tool Co 22” jointer. It has an Ohio Tool Co iron. I’m wondering if it’s from around the time of the merger.

  • @robhayden5515
    @robhayden55152 жыл бұрын

    Owasco Lake is one of the Finger Lakes and just on the south end of Auburn, NY. Maybe the Owasco brand was an offshoot of the Auburn Tool Co. or a different line to meet a certain price point?

  • @christophercastor6666
    @christophercastor66663 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the history lesson! Metal (Bailey type) plane user here, but I just got my first 2 woodies: Auburn Thistle Coffin Smoother and a Schaefer @ Cobb skew rebate. I am looking for more information on Auburn and any information on the Schaefer & Cobb. I’m about to paste wax and rag them to see how they clean up. Least impactful method first to preserve the history; it’s my motto for old tools. Thank you again, may the always rise and shavings always fall. -Castor

  • @WoodenPlanes

    @WoodenPlanes

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's a great motto! Charles B. Schaefer and Joseph E. Cobb were plane/edge tool makers and hardware dealers in Cincinnati Ohio, active 1853-55. Auburn Tool was active 1864-93. It was a major planemaker, for instance in 1865 alone it produced 35,000 planes. It used prison labor at Auburn State Prison from 1864-1867 and 1874-1877. It used a lot of brand names that you might encounter: New York Tool Co., Genesee Tool Co., Excelsior Works, Thistle Brand. Auburn merged with Ohio Tool Co. in 1893. I recently did a newsletter on Auburn and prison made planes that you might be interested in: woodenplanes.substack.com/p/a-terrible-place-of-torture

  • @christophercastor6666

    @christophercastor6666

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@WoodenPlanes Holy shenanigans; the community here on KZread is freaking priceless! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and that link. I am laughing out loud with disbelief that I got such pertinent detailed information from a comment posted months ago! This is like fishing with everlasting bait! Thank you for being willing to read and share!! Cheers! You made my day! -CY Castor

  • @BlackSwan912

    @BlackSwan912

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@WoodenPlanes Well-researched AND cited. Good job. A horrifying revelation though. Not sure I would ever want to own one of the brands.

  • @ohcrapwhatsnext
    @ohcrapwhatsnext6 ай бұрын

    I just picked up a jack with New York Tool. Co on the front with a very old Ohio Tool Co logo on iron. What do ya think?

  • @WoodenPlanes

    @WoodenPlanes

    6 ай бұрын

    New York Tool Co. was a brand name used by Auburn Tool Co from 1864-93. Auburn had a terrible reputation because they used prison labor. So they used multiple different brands to avoid the tools being associated with them. Ohio Tool Co merged with Auburn Tool in 1893. I don't know if Ohio Tool continued making planes with the New York Tool mark. The iron is not an indicator of when the plane was made. A carpenter would typically use up several irons over the life span of a plane

  • @JourneyNorthAK
    @JourneyNorthAK3 жыл бұрын

    Love the history

  • @aaronclinard5003
    @aaronclinard50035 ай бұрын

    I found this video while researching an old block plane my step-mom brought over. Quick question, if I don't have Murphy's on hand, can I use Pledge spray, or should I just run out and get some Murphy's?

  • @WoodenPlanes

    @WoodenPlanes

    5 ай бұрын

    I've never used Pledge. I like Murthy's because it does a good job breaking down heavy grime. I'm not sure how well Pledge would do. If your plane isn't that dirty, just wipe it down with paste wax. That's actually my preferred way of cleaning a plane

  • @scottpatterson8058
    @scottpatterson80583 жыл бұрын

    I've watched all of your videos, and they are incredibly helpful and informative! I don't recall you ever saying where we can find replacement irons and chipbreakers - do you have any suggestions?

  • @WoodenPlanes

    @WoodenPlanes

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! I think ebay is your best bet. People sell individual irons for stupidly high prices but you can sometimes find bundles of irons in lots for not too much.

  • @razerface35
    @razerface353 жыл бұрын

    do you know what type of wood was used to make these planes?

  • @WoodenPlanes

    @WoodenPlanes

    3 жыл бұрын

    Most planes made in the US in the 1800s were made of beech. Occasionally exotics like ebony were used but that was usually on high-end plow planes

  • @professor62
    @professor623 жыл бұрын

    Hey, great video. Thoroughly enjoyed both the restoration and the history. Btw, do you happen to sell planes online? Thanks.

  • @WoodenPlanes

    @WoodenPlanes

    3 жыл бұрын

    I don’t. I should. My collection is getting a bit out of control but I have a hard time letting go of any of them

  • @christopherharrison6724
    @christopherharrison6724 Жыл бұрын

    Paste wax is boiled linseed oil & beeswax.

  • @ibrhemahmed170
    @ibrhemahmed1702 жыл бұрын

    Very good

  • @cletusspucklerstablejeaniu1059
    @cletusspucklerstablejeaniu1059 Жыл бұрын

    Uh, Ah Ummm ..... Still a very good video.

  • @scottdiller1893
    @scottdiller1893 Жыл бұрын

    7:49 and the BLO question gets answered....

  • @Clarkson350
    @Clarkson3503 жыл бұрын

    Nice video. I normally use alcohol to clean dirty planes

  • @donataspimpasas
    @donataspimpasas3 жыл бұрын

    Nice

  • @brissance
    @brissance Жыл бұрын

    What is length , breath height of this plane.nice video.

  • @christianpatton142
    @christianpatton142 Жыл бұрын

    The pitting on the back of that blade looks bad.

  • @roughroosterknifesharpenin5531
    @roughroosterknifesharpenin55312 жыл бұрын

    Ive been using linseed oil for 20 years and ive never seen it darken any type of wood...

  • @adamchilenski
    @adamchilenski3 жыл бұрын

    Great video. Fantastic restoration. Nitpicking here, but the word Scioto is pronounced more like sy-OH-tah in Ohio. I'm from Columbus. The Scioto River is a tributary of the Ohio River.

  • @jdavidkatz
    @jdavidkatz3 жыл бұрын

    I'm curious as to why you didn't redo the mouth. Wooden planes were engineered make this a relatively easy operation. Do you know what dimensions of the original opening were?

  • @WoodenPlanes

    @WoodenPlanes

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's a great question. I don't. But the wooden jack planes I've seen that appear to be barely used all have big mouths. I think we make a bigger deal about mouth size for jack planes than those guys back in wooden plane era did. Smoothing planes are obviously a different story. You need a really tight mouth on those. But I think that a tight mouth on a jack plane would have just jammed all the time on the rough work that these planes were originally used for.

  • @Diggles666
    @Diggles666 Жыл бұрын

    Appreciate your videos but you really need to stop saying um and pausing so much, it's very difficult to listen to.

  • @codyboudreau2838
    @codyboudreau2838 Жыл бұрын

    Rex Sent Me Here.

  • @makenchips
    @makenchips3 жыл бұрын

    Um, um, um, um, um, um, um,um,um, um,um,um,um,um,um,um! Had to turn off um just too much um!

  • @BlackSwan912

    @BlackSwan912

    2 жыл бұрын

    Harsh. I never even heard them. He’s doing this out of love of the craft, not as a professional. Can we please cut him some slack? I’m SURE you also have things that are annoying.