Graham Blackburn Woodworking
Graham Blackburn Woodworking
Whether you'd like to make period pieces or contemporary pieces it can help to learn some traditional handtool woodworking - no electricity, no noise, no expensive machinery, just the safe (and quiet!) ability to make the finest furniture possible, plus some extra techniques not possible with machines.
A lot may not be obvious but with a little patience you'll have more fun!
One word of caution: it's always possible to get hurt, so remember always cut AWAY from yourself and keep the workpiece firmly secured!
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The "Plane I must have" is usually the one I've just spotted in a junk shop or car-boot sale...! In practice I normally have a scrub plane, plus 2-3 each of jack, jointer and smoother on my bench, set to different depths of cut, so I can just switch between them rather than constantly setting and resetting the iron. Feels extravagant - but I didn't pay more than ten quid for any of them and they each have their own special feel.
Would a carpenter or joiner from Flanders have not spoken in Flemish rather than French?
Great video which has enabled me to finally work out how to use my sash plane properly. Unfortunately a complex moulding plane is now giving me problems despite working well before I sharpened the iron. I notice that my plane, like all the others I have seen pictures of, has a wedge for the long part of the iron and what appears to be a space for a wedge over the wider part of the iron but no wedge. Should there be a wedge for this part or is there some other reason for the gap.
Thank you Sir.🎉
I was excited to learner the origin of the word fillister. My only guess is a window maker once delivered some sashes to a customer and he asked, “what do I do with the gap between the glass and the moulding?” The sash-maker said, “You fill it sir.”
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Very interesting...but now I'm curious about the origins of the word "fillister." I'm not clear - is the second plane a standing fillister plane or a moving fillister? If the latter, what IS a standing fillister? Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Fascinating subject, Graham! Thanks for the lesson! Again! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Thank you for another very informative video!
thanks
Excellent video, I love my sash plane and have made several windows. Mostly for the challenge, but I live in a historic district and made a replacement window for a neighbor. I said "I can make that" and bought the book on door and window making and a couple of sash planes. Boy did I have a lot to learn. I had so much fun I went to the Wood Wright school with Roy Underhill to relearn what I just did. I am amazed that with joinery alone a window is so strong.
Good morning from Copperhill Tn.
Good morning from Copperhill Tn.
Great video sir, very clear, easy to understand, thanks for showing that last plane which does it all
My frame saws were bought at local French Vide Grenier car boot sales and all have what you call an American joint between the centre horizontal beam and the side braces. All definitely made by the local users. Works fine.Just a simpler joint than cutting out a couple of loose mortises and tennons. Just made a couple of copies for metal cutting with a modern hacksaw blade and an old spare machine hacksaw blade.
Sounds great!
Impressive, thanks
Glad you liked it!
What's the difference between a rabbet and a shoulder plane?
A rabbet plane has a perfectly flat sole, a should plane often has a built-in fence.
@@gjbmunc Thank you.
I recently bought a Lie Neilson tenon saw. It has 11 tpi and is almost impossible to start. I have to use my cross cut saw to start the cut and then use the tenon saw. I have also used the crosscut saw to cut the tenons and it cuts them smooth and fast. The tenon saw is aggressive once the cut stars and have to be very careful not to blow out the tenon with it. Thanks for your informative video on back saws. Every beginner hand tool woodwork needs to watch it.
Right on
Good afternoon Mr Blackburn . I’m new to woodworking and wish to learn traditional hand tool wood work. It’s great to find your channel. I’ve been oversaturated with power tool videos with huge tools and spaces. They make great projects but it’s not what I want to do .
Thanks and welcome
Anyone visiting this site in 2024 ...fyi. the 3rd brace is 1869ish circa....made by partners in the business 2 men ...horrace pigg and jhon s fray....in subsequent years pigg left the partnership and it became fray only ,i think in business until 1940ish........those braces stamped pigg and fray are rare . The next brace with the pewter rings around the sweep handle are fray...u dont see those often anymore ,time,rust,fires,and granfathers junk to the dump have made these quite rare as well.
Good info!
Can't wait for the next episode. Great share, thank you. Have you ever used a Mitre Jack? Are they useful?
Sure, but not essential - there are good substitutes
@@gjbmunc Thank you. I was given one to play with.
Another interesting episode, sir. Thank you for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it
Used my moving filister rabbet plane on the weekend. Two things i would love tips on, sharpening the plane iron. Second, setting the ideal depth of cut. Both of these things are still an enigma to me.
Episode 41 might help with sharpening. Ideal depth of cut depends on the final use as a joint; or if you mean the shaving you take , as thick as is practical without incurring tearout.
@gjbmunc thanks Graham, I meant as in the blade exposure below the sole. I am still yet to find the sweet spot on my plane.
Excellent info, answers some basic questions for me that I wasn’t getting before. Thanks for making & posting this video!
Glad it was helpful!
In your book, Traditional Woodworking Handtools pg 176 " there is no law that says a plane may not be altered by a user. If this is done to good effect such alteration results in an equally valid tool". Well said Graham. I have been hesitant to alter my tools until I gained the knowledge and skill to do such. Your book and that from Michael Dunbars book Restoring, Tuning and Using Classic Woodworking Tools is providing me with solid information and foundation to do such work. Your book is excellent!
Thanks!
Thanks Graham those are so cool and look well used.
Glad you like them!
I love when you explain the word origins
I find it interesting.
Thank you
You're welcome
Brits do weird things with the letter E like clErk pronounced clark
It's because half of (British) English comes from German and half from French!
@@gjbmunc and cannot do arithmetic because a third comes from Danish too. Mind you I occasionally find myself using army Hindi - Jaldi jaldi, it isn’t a cushy job having a dekko at the dhobi juice in Aldi.
Thanks! I was wondering about one in my wooden plane stash. It has a wide bottom, and has a nicker, similar to yours. Mystery solved. Also in the collection is a Mathiesson standing fillister. So beautiful, and enjoyable to use, a favorite.
I love Mathieson tools. Enjoy!
Thanks a bunch for the lesson, Graham! 😊 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Thanks, you too!
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Thanks.
What a great set of instructional videos you are building up. Well done and thank you, love the historical asides too.
Glad you like them!
Good afternoon from Copperhill Tn.
Hello there!
At about 12:12, you describe a fillester with an adjustable fence attached to the bottom with metal screws as a “standing fillester.” In your book (2000 edition, page 173, Figure 204), you describe it as a “moving fillester.” Salaman’s Dictionary of Tools agrees with the latter description.
Yes, of course!
On the continent, I've seen moving fillister planes with a skewed iron, but most normal rebate planes just have a square iron (but some have a chipbreaker and ajustable mouth. I'd like to try one of those skewed rebate planes!
They're out there.
Those ones with the fence & arms are what I was taught to call sash fillisters
Correct!
J’adore les rabots et vous êtes une source précieuse de renseignements et une mémoire vivante. Merci pour votre partage 👌😀
You're welcome!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge of woodworking.
My pleasure.
I'm really enjoying your series on all of these tools. Not sure if it's on my end or not but when this video was premiering, it was continually pausing and skipping. I was able to watch with no problem after the premiere.
Computers do funny things!
Looking forward to the next one!
Hope you like it!
this is one of your best thanks🤙
Thanks so much!
good day sir 😉
Same to you!
Thanks for another enjoyable video. Great tips, and LOVE the intro music. I always turn up my Hi-Fi.
Glad you like them!
I found a wooden coffin shaped plane with a metal sole earlier. Special purpose or just unusual?
Was once a fairly common repair for remouthing.
Graham, you the man! I’m lucky to have an incredible book collection and your works are some of my most prized. Thrilled to see you have a KZread channel, thanks for sharing your experience and know how with us
Wow, thank you!
You really have a skill of sharing and I can see you are passionate about woodworking, thank you for sharing your knowledge !
Thank you very much!
Love your videos, I’ve become fascinated with old tools since I started working with wood during lockdown and found out that my daughters dog had a serious aversion to power tools (would go absolutely bonkers whenever I used one !) so I started collecting and using old hand tools. It’s impossible to describe the joy and satisfaction of using an old tool to someone who hasn’t tried it.
Very cool!