Making a Chamfer Plane With a Hand Plane

Today we are going to turn a Veritas custom plane into a chamfer plane by making chamfer fences to the side.

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[skippylippy]

I found this video to be strangely comforting today. Thank you for making it!
I think I'm going to watch it again ... and again. :)) Big Thumbs Up.

[benrudman]

James this was a pleasure as always to watch. I love your minimalist approach. The sound of your planes cutting is music to my ears. I thought I had you figured out and was so excited to predict that this was made for the table project but you revealed that at the end. And man that cherry turned out beautiful with the blo on it. In a way it was a blessing your first measurement was short. Thank you for the video!

[JeepTherapy]

I am so glad I’m not the only one that makes mistakes. My saw jumps track sometimes too. Of course it was a cross cut saw so my finger turned into a mini salad. Ouchie. And I miss measure more than I should. Mostly when I don’t draw out plans. But hey... learning to repair mistakes is all apart of learning. Thanks for sharing James.

[whittysworkshop]

A handy way to transfer markings from a shape or thing that you want to copy but cannot measure; make a "rubbing". Lay some paper over the part you wish to copy, and rub around the edges and shapes/holes with your finger and it will make an impression on the it works even better if your hands are a little dirty :)

[thomasarussellsr]

It is a champherific way to create identical champhers on a multifaceted multichamphered project. Great idea.

[tabhorian]

Seems like a great reason for making a dedicated chamfer plane.

Chamfer on your chamfer plane indeed. you are so meta. :)

[jhowe]

This gives me an idea for doing this to a coving plane. That way, I can make rounded edges consistently, as well... :-)

[careykitson]

Nice video James! The still towards the end with light coming through the BLO jar...WOW!!! Poster? Calendar? Your marketing team shouldn’t let that one get by just existing in this video.

[charlesarnold]

A very nice project. I’m using white oak to make new handles for saucepans. I like white oak but I find it very difficult to work, whether with hand tools or power tools. It’s hard to saw or plane (smoothing plane, block plane, spokeshave) by hand. But you seem to use white oak a lot...

[GrinfilledCelt]

Thanks. I liked that. I wonder if you could use turnbuckles instead of regular bolts? That way it would only have two adjustments instead of four.

[sheepewe]

If i had more money to cover up the shipping cost i could had sent some of my finds to You, i always try to pick up those old tools when i find them for a good price here (the metal ones are pretty rare to find at all here), it's realy well worth spending some hours repair them, i think every one i found so far was worth the time, almost no matter how bad they looked at first, even those in realy bad condition turned out to be fully operational after som minor fix because they where still made in an era when things was made to be reparable for generations.

[fredosachoff]

Amazing (as always)! You may have addressed this in another video and if so please point me in the right direction. The tool you use at approximately 8:55 is a what and how have you got it set up!!! Cheers.

[codybryant]

This was such a cool video. I love the new format it's so awesome

[bertkutoob]

Hi James

I made a similar Wotnot some years ago. Drilling holes in my precious Stanley Bailey was traumatic..!

I found that working along the long grain was fine when chamfering a plain plank but for mitres would have worked a lot better if I had paid better attention to the direction of the grains of the two pieces forming the mitre. If you are not observant in this it is easy to find oneself plaining with the grain of the one piece of the joint and into the grain of the other.

This is of course the same problem whether or not you are using a jig like you have just made. Which at last leads me to where I am going... (sigh! at last)

One solution is the obvious one of only attacking fine work with a very very very sharp (maybe one more "very") plane and to always (jig or not) take it slowly.

Another is to hold the plane at an angle to the direction of movement - causing the edge to slice rather than cut. (Also the way to go when chamfering an end grain mitre)

I thought of that too late in that particular project but gave thought to making a Wotnot V.1 that would be able to adjust the plane's angle of approach.

I didn't exactly give up but realised that I was spending too much time on it. I'm sure you've been there...

Have you ever given this any thought?

[lastingbuild]

I sure like my block plane for chamfers but I bet that would work good for timber framing and large work.

[zifnab]

What is that tool you use from 8:53 to 9:03 for a while I thought it might be a strip sander, or even a file holder. but now... I have no idea. Can you please elucidate?

[davidcollier]

Another brilliant vid and 3 off my favourite things 1 clog shot amazing 2 the saw face love it 3 finger oil enough said
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[sheepewe]

Great tutorial! Thank You wery much for uploading!

[Godfree]

James, really nice modification to your Veritas plane, curious if this would work on a No.4 Stanley! I see you use the Stanley No.62 Low Angle Jack Plane, I also have it, BUT have never been able to use it properly. Can you please do a video on using/tuning it, I suspect many of your viewers also have this plane. Thank you.

[jrhermanrd]

I just figured out what to do with that Frankenplane No. 4 I have laying around!