Clever things you can do with an electric hand planer

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[thomasmcmahan]

Your ability to give your presentation in a video in nearly one take is crazy. No uhs or ums….just straight and to the point!

[bunnywarren]

I've found a good tip when working with power tools such as these is at the very beginning, with the tool off, do a practice run just above the workpiece to ensure the cord/hose will reach. Nothing worse than getting part way to realise the cord wasn't long enough or it was snagged on something. This will also ensure you're aware of your work area to pick up if there's something in the way or a bit that would require stretching too far.

[ibbuggaah]

Having investigated way too many “accidents” where basic safety, that you always stress, was either ignored or “skipped, just this once”. I appreciate your consistent inclusion of safety instructions. Thanks for the great videos!

[jamesswigert]

I just started serious woodworking. I’m 65 and retiring in a couple weeks. I tore down a 100 year old barn a year ago and have made a few pieces out of the siding. I’ve made a bed with two endstands, a bookcase, and a bench with storage under the seat for gloves, wool caps, and scarfs. I’ve also turned out some shelves and coat hangers. One thing about using reclaimed wood is it’s not cabinet making so it doesn’t have to be as precise but you still have to marry edges together. This video helped a lot. I have an electric planer and several hand planers. I use the electric for taking a bow or cup out and then use one of the regular planers for my final face. I so enjoy your videos as it would take much trial and error to correct problems I would have had if it wasn’t for your instruction. Thank you again. This is a wonderful hobby for me and an excellent way for me to supplement my income

[selvaspk]

One of best narrator who doesn't add non sense audio or other in each video. Great and thanks!

[douglashaner]

Thank you. Most of us are not only on a budget but space is a premium.

[Isaiiahii]

I've been using electric handheld planers for years, and in the ways mentioned here. I used one on a job today. The 12v cordless bosch with a 6ah battery is a great little tool. It isn't super powerful, but is perfect for many of the things I use it for.

One Application not mentioned here that I have used corded handheld planers for is to strip the finish off of table tops. If the top you are refinishing has some thickness to play with, rather than taking a couple hours sanding the finish off, you can remove it in a matter of minutes with a planer. Typically, I set it at about 1/64th and do two passes—Then clean it up with a sander. A job that normally takes hours can be done in about 30 minutes to an hour if you know what you are doing and have the right sander.

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RECLAIMED WOOD: A portable hand planer can also save expensive blades. I use mine for cleaning up the rough and often dirty surface of reclaimed lumber. Doing that gets the dirt and other things that could nick or chip a planer knife, jointer cutter, table saw blade, etc off of the wood so that it’s much cleaner when you go to process the wood with your equipment. Replacing a power hand planer blade is pretty cheap compared to other tool cutters and since you’re going to process the wood even further anyway, it doesn’t matter if there’s imperfections in the surface left by a nicked blade there. Keep up the good work!

[saliyalokeshwara]

There has been such a lack of content on YouTube about electric planers and how to use them properly. This video hits all the spots. I remember Stumpy had uploaded a video a long long time ago and that was the only video that was relevant to me. If I had seen this video 2 years ago I wouldn’t need to have find the uses for the electric planet myself by experimenting. Thank you Stumpy.

[onjofilms]

My woodworking father passed in 1993. 2 yrs ago I went through some of his tools and found a brand new Bosch planer in it's case. It was like opening a Christmas gift on Christmas morn. But finally after 2 yrs I've learned the nuances of this tool from your vid. Thanks.

[kingduck]

Living here in the Philippines these are used everywhere since there is no such things as dimensional lumber here so every board is custom built and everything needs adjustment to fit.

[Englishman]

Great video... one addition worth noting is substituting for a thicknesser. After getting the one side flat as you have perfectly demonstrated here, simply scribe the edges of the board using a marking gauge set to the required thickness, using the plane, take the rough side down almost to the marks around the edges only, almost like a broard chamfer . Once that's done you simply remove the 'crown' that's left before a few final fine passes to take the whole board down to the gauge lines.

[bronsonstephens]

Man I love that you brought out and showed how to use winding sticks. For some reason It was the best explanation I’ve seen on how to use them.

[mar]

A beginner workworker would like to say a heartfelt thank you to you Sir. Thank you!

[berniebne]

Thank you James for making fantastic videos. I'm an old bloke & I was taught by my Grandfather who was a Victorian Cabinet Maker. He was trained at Gillows of Lancaster. Using a hand plane to make a board 4 square we used a marking gauge referencing on the trued face side to make a mark on the edge. That's all the way around, Then plane down to that mark so you end up with parallel faces. I think it's a standard pre-power tool technique.

[floppygdog]

I just got a deal from my neighbor for a “hand planer” and this guy is showing me how to use it. Love it!

[badunkle]

Possibly the most instructional woodworking channel out there.
I don't think anyone has taught me more about safely and confidently using the tools in my shop than Stumpy!
You are a legend

[fatfredtheth]

As someone who doesn't have the money or the room for a large jointer, this is a pretty valuable video. Glad I stumbled across this one.

[Foodgeek]

I have this exact hand planer, and it's great to see different uses. Thank you.

For edge jointing, I will just use my table saw. I affix the board to a piece of straight plywood with double-sided tape and just cut off the offending wood. Since the board is never touching the fence, it should be as safe as possible :)