Planes I True My Wood With | Paul Sellers

There is no doubt that truing up wood using hand planing methods can be a daunting thought. So we hope that this video of Paul's strategy will make planing wood much easier for you.

Using a combination of planes and techniques makes the highs low and brings the lows high. This system works like no other so enjoy a strategy that Paul has used for decades in straightening and squaring his wood ready for joinery.
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[ForestWoodworks]

Does anybody else love Paul's comment sections? So encouraging, such joy. Very few trolls. Just all manner of people coming together over craft.


❤it!

[Mr_Rick]

There's simply no one else like you Paul. We are blessed for all your sharing. Thank you.

[dondicey]

AH, the workout at the "plane" gym/fitness center. I am amazed at how often I find myself huffing and puffing when I am truing up a nice piece of hardwood. You are the perfect fitness instructor! Thanks for all your tips as always.

[paulcharleton]

Paul - Just a thankyou for showing me that manual wordworking is possible for a novice. My father was a joiner - he did apprenticeship from 1946 and became a civil engineer after the army building the big power stations. I was brought up on Deephams water treatment works in North London watching him work with wood in the service sheds on site. I would have been about 2-3 in the late 50's very early 60's. I have all his tools as he is no longer with us. They were always a mystery to me as to my shame I never took an interest when I could. Your videos have shown me how to restore his planes and do things myself and become closer to him. You are a true craftsman and communicator. Many thanks. Paul

[rjtjtckt]

How impressive that you carry on talking in the same tone as you work. You're a great teacher/mentor.

[hypnoraythompson]

Not only flattens your boards, but an excellent workout too.

[mohdalisyed]

The crisp sound of that plane iron again the wood is just 👌

[Vormulac]

I never thought of using a #78 like that. Genius.

[jamesbradley]

Thank you very much for this video, Mr. Sellers! I have a small project that I am starting which will be my first where I will true the wood entirely by hand. I was a little surprised that you used a Stanley #78 as a jack/scrub plane but, again, this is a new operation for me. I have seen other planes used as a jack, but not a #78. My Grandfather was a cabinetmaker, carpenter, boatbuilder, contractor and I have many of his tools including a fairly complete assortment of Stanley planes, scrapers, etc. As I have been learning woodworking over the years it is interesting to observe how a better understanding of woodworking lends insight into how my Grandfather had set up his tools: things that have seemed strange to me on first observation make more sense over time. I have been struck by the absence of a jack/scrub plane in my Grandfather's tools, which I supposed would come in a much different form than a #78. Upon seeing this video, however, I went into my shop and I found one of my Grandfather's rabbet plans which, to my joyful surprise was set up as a jack plane just as your #78 was, Paul. This plane was a #190, which is a very similar body to the #78. It brought me joy to understand yet one more thing about my Grandfather's tools, and to realize that what you are doing, Paul, was the same set up as my grandfather was using just about 100 years ago.

[bill]

Paul flattened that board in less time than it would have taken me to get all the broken stuff off my bench that my kids set there for fixing!

[henry]

That there is the stamina developed from doing it for decades... I bet Paul has one heck of handshake. impressive from someone in their 70's, when at a younger age, I can't even do that for even 1/4 of the time that he's doing it in the video, without starting to get winded.

[van]

You are ray of light that continues to illuminate my journey in woodworking. I love you, man.

[mattevans-koch]

Every day is better when it starts with a Paul Sellers wood working video. Thank you Paul for all of your sharing and teaching. Have a great weekend.

[astrophyz]

Thanks, Paul! I'm slowly learning more about how different planes are useful and where in the process they fit... And this video just fits.

[Dragon_With_Matches]

Great video! Thank you for teaching us all so much! I’m about to start shopping for my first hand plane and I can’t wait to get started working with it. I’m new to woodworking and have been mostly relying on power tools. As much as I enjoy it, My current project has been mostly done with hand tools and I enjoy that even more.

[sjlee]

“We don’t want to spend a whole day just truing up a piece of wood”

This describes my first few weeks using hand planes in a nutshell. It really takes practice and good judgment to just “get it where it needs to be” and get on with it

[pathdoc]

Amazing workout that you can do all that while narrating it and never seem short of breath. “Planing Gym”.
Cheers and thank you.

[jerrytrueblue]

Thanks for the refresher Paul.... especially these days of info overload. Reminding me to keep it simple. Stay well! Jerry

[brianmiller]

Thank you very much. Exactly what I needed today. And hello from South Dakota, USA.

[pathdoc]

Thank you Paul. Amazing that you do all that while narrating it and are never short of breath. Wow!
“Wood Prep Planing Gym”, what a workout, no treadmill needed.
Cheers.
Michael
Alabama, USA