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!
www.blackburnbooks.com

78.Rabbet Planes

78.Rabbet Planes

77.Block Planes

77.Block Planes

76.Jack (of all trades) Planes

76.Jack (of all trades) Planes

75.Planes you must have

75.Planes you must have

71.Framed Saws

71.Framed Saws

70.Panel Saws

70.Panel Saws

69.Important Gauges

69.Important Gauges

68.Squares & Bevels

68.Squares & Bevels

66.Mitering

66.Mitering

65.Holding Devices

65.Holding Devices

64.The Bench

64.The Bench

64.Tote angle

64.Tote angle

62.A Simple Drawer

62.A Simple Drawer

60.The Half-lap Joint

60.The Half-lap Joint

59.A Very Good Jointer

59.A Very Good Jointer

58.Hollow or Round?

58.Hollow or Round?

57. All about Hammers

57. All about Hammers

56.Bandsaw Substitutions

56.Bandsaw Substitutions

51.Fielding a Panel

51.Fielding a Panel

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  • @user-io9ln1or7c
    @user-io9ln1or7c50 минут бұрын

    🎉

  • @user-io9ln1or7c
    @user-io9ln1or7c2 сағат бұрын

    Thank you Sir.🎉

  • @stuartwhatling3503
    @stuartwhatling3503Күн бұрын

    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.

  • @johnfisk811
    @johnfisk811Күн бұрын

    Would a carpenter or joiner from Flanders have not spoken in Flemish rather than French?

  • @eddienew2044
    @eddienew2044Күн бұрын

    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.

  • @user-io9ln1or7c
    @user-io9ln1or7c2 күн бұрын

    Thank you Sir.🎉

  • @JBuck-cu7xd
    @JBuck-cu7xd2 күн бұрын

    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.”

  • @proyevividig
    @proyevividig2 күн бұрын

    💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @johnford7847
    @johnford78472 күн бұрын

    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.

  • @MCsCreations
    @MCsCreations2 күн бұрын

    Fascinating subject, Graham! Thanks for the lesson! Again! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

  • @bigdteakettle8989
    @bigdteakettle89892 күн бұрын

    Thank you for another very informative video!

  • @brucewelty7684
    @brucewelty76842 күн бұрын

    thanks

  • @Control-Freak
    @Control-Freak2 күн бұрын

    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.

  • @richardwilliamswilliams
    @richardwilliamswilliams2 күн бұрын

    Good morning from Copperhill Tn.

  • @richardwilliamswilliams
    @richardwilliamswilliams2 күн бұрын

    Good morning from Copperhill Tn.

  • @randallkikta5855
    @randallkikta58553 күн бұрын

    Great video sir, very clear, easy to understand, thanks for showing that last plane which does it all

  • @johnfisk811
    @johnfisk8113 күн бұрын

    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.

  • @gjbmunc
    @gjbmunc3 күн бұрын

    Sounds great!

  • @HWCism
    @HWCism4 күн бұрын

    Impressive, thanks

  • @gjbmunc
    @gjbmunc3 күн бұрын

    Glad you liked it!

  • @sheilbwright7649
    @sheilbwright76494 күн бұрын

    What's the difference between a rabbet and a shoulder plane?

  • @gjbmunc
    @gjbmunc3 күн бұрын

    A rabbet plane has a perfectly flat sole, a should plane often has a built-in fence.

  • @sheilbwright7649
    @sheilbwright76493 күн бұрын

    @@gjbmunc Thank you.

  • @iamwhoiam4410
    @iamwhoiam44104 күн бұрын

    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.

  • @gjbmunc
    @gjbmunc3 күн бұрын

    Right on

  • @Litehamer
    @Litehamer5 күн бұрын

    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 .

  • @gjbmunc
    @gjbmunc3 күн бұрын

    Thanks and welcome

  • @bilbobaggins7467
    @bilbobaggins74675 күн бұрын

    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.

  • @gjbmunc
    @gjbmunc3 күн бұрын

    Good info!

  • @ianpearse4480
    @ianpearse44806 күн бұрын

    Can't wait for the next episode. Great share, thank you. Have you ever used a Mitre Jack? Are they useful?

  • @gjbmunc
    @gjbmunc5 күн бұрын

    Sure, but not essential - there are good substitutes

  • @ianpearse4480
    @ianpearse44805 күн бұрын

    @@gjbmunc Thank you. I was given one to play with.

  • @johnford7847
    @johnford78476 күн бұрын

    Another interesting episode, sir. Thank you for sharing.

  • @gjbmunc
    @gjbmunc5 күн бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it

  • @anthonyseiver7000
    @anthonyseiver70007 күн бұрын

    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.

  • @gjbmunc
    @gjbmunc5 күн бұрын

    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.

  • @anthonyseiver7000
    @anthonyseiver70005 күн бұрын

    @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.

  • @robertberger8642
    @robertberger86427 күн бұрын

    Excellent info, answers some basic questions for me that I wasn’t getting before. Thanks for making & posting this video!

  • @gjbmunc
    @gjbmunc5 күн бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @johnbuck477
    @johnbuck4777 күн бұрын

    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!

  • @gjbmunc
    @gjbmunc5 күн бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @ga5743
    @ga57437 күн бұрын

    Thanks Graham those are so cool and look well used.

  • @gjbmunc
    @gjbmunc5 күн бұрын

    Glad you like them!

  • @elliotwhite32
    @elliotwhite327 күн бұрын

    I love when you explain the word origins

  • @gjbmunc
    @gjbmunc5 күн бұрын

    I find it interesting.

  • @tonyb2760
    @tonyb27607 күн бұрын

    Thank you

  • @gjbmunc
    @gjbmunc5 күн бұрын

    You're welcome

  • @brucewelty7684
    @brucewelty76847 күн бұрын

    Brits do weird things with the letter E like clErk pronounced clark

  • @gjbmunc
    @gjbmunc5 күн бұрын

    It's because half of (British) English comes from German and half from French!

  • @johnfisk811
    @johnfisk811Күн бұрын

    @@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.

  • @plakor6133
    @plakor61337 күн бұрын

    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.

  • @gjbmunc
    @gjbmunc5 күн бұрын

    I love Mathieson tools. Enjoy!

  • @MCsCreations
    @MCsCreations7 күн бұрын

    Thanks a bunch for the lesson, Graham! 😊 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

  • @gjbmunc
    @gjbmunc5 күн бұрын

    Thanks, you too!

  • @proyevividig
    @proyevividig7 күн бұрын

    💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

  • @gjbmunc
    @gjbmunc5 күн бұрын

    Thanks.

  • @davidgee1585
    @davidgee15857 күн бұрын

    What a great set of instructional videos you are building up. Well done and thank you, love the historical asides too.

  • @gjbmunc
    @gjbmunc5 күн бұрын

    Glad you like them!

  • @richardwilliamswilliams
    @richardwilliamswilliams7 күн бұрын

    Good afternoon from Copperhill Tn.

  • @gjbmunc
    @gjbmunc5 күн бұрын

    Hello there!

  • @user-hh3kl6pg6p
    @user-hh3kl6pg6p7 күн бұрын

    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.

  • @gjbmunc
    @gjbmunc5 күн бұрын

    Yes, of course!

  • @bakerzermatt
    @bakerzermatt7 күн бұрын

    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!

  • @gjbmunc
    @gjbmunc5 күн бұрын

    They're out there.

  • @transmundanium
    @transmundanium7 күн бұрын

    Those ones with the fence & arms are what I was taught to call sash fillisters

  • @gjbmunc
    @gjbmunc5 күн бұрын

    Correct!

  • @arondetheworld
    @arondetheworld7 күн бұрын

    J’adore les rabots et vous êtes une source précieuse de renseignements et une mémoire vivante. Merci pour votre partage 👌😀

  • @gjbmunc
    @gjbmunc5 күн бұрын

    You're welcome!

  • @Clint1J
    @Clint1J7 күн бұрын

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge of woodworking.

  • @gjbmunc
    @gjbmunc5 күн бұрын

    My pleasure.

  • @TheRaven0811
    @TheRaven08117 күн бұрын

    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.

  • @gjbmunc
    @gjbmunc5 күн бұрын

    Computers do funny things!

  • @bigdteakettle8989
    @bigdteakettle89897 күн бұрын

    Looking forward to the next one!

  • @gjbmunc
    @gjbmunc5 күн бұрын

    Hope you like it!

  • @robertsevera137
    @robertsevera1377 күн бұрын

    this is one of your best thanks🤙

  • @gjbmunc
    @gjbmunc5 күн бұрын

    Thanks so much!

  • @robertsevera137
    @robertsevera1377 күн бұрын

    good day sir 😉

  • @gjbmunc
    @gjbmunc5 күн бұрын

    Same to you!

  • @B.A.Bassangler
    @B.A.Bassangler8 күн бұрын

    Thanks for another enjoyable video. Great tips, and LOVE the intro music. I always turn up my Hi-Fi.

  • @gjbmunc
    @gjbmunc6 күн бұрын

    Glad you like them!

  • @holmespianotuning
    @holmespianotuning8 күн бұрын

    I found a wooden coffin shaped plane with a metal sole earlier. Special purpose or just unusual?

  • @gjbmunc
    @gjbmunc5 күн бұрын

    Was once a fairly common repair for remouthing.

  • @draketruber3640
    @draketruber36409 күн бұрын

    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

  • @gjbmunc
    @gjbmunc9 күн бұрын

    Wow, thank you!

  • @Bbluenight
    @Bbluenight10 күн бұрын

    You really have a skill of sharing and I can see you are passionate about woodworking, thank you for sharing your knowledge !

  • @gjbmunc
    @gjbmunc9 күн бұрын

    Thank you very much!

  • @user-sy9wn3rx6m
    @user-sy9wn3rx6m11 күн бұрын

    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.

  • @gjbmunc
    @gjbmunc9 күн бұрын

    Very cool!