Early Access Video: Testing a "Continental" Plane
Added 2019-09-28 12:09:05 +0000 UTCFriends:
The Great Hand Plane Hunt continues! This week, I'm throwing in a fascinating little Continental smoothing plane. This one costs a mere $60 shipped and has a lot of desirable features like a great iron, a stout chip-breaker, and a high pitch.
But is is good enough to satisfy my lust for a truly affordable bench plane for the home woodworker?
Only one way to find out....
--Rex
Comments
one thing to remember is that when you change the pitch the plane will be harder to push through the wood so use some wax under the sole.
crister eriksson
2019-09-30 04:58:41 +0000 UTCYou know, I've been wondering about doing just that. Still very new to woodworking and hand planes and still learning but after seeing so many people online spending lots of money to get a high angle plane I found myself wondering why you couldnt just grind a bevel on the back side of the blade as well. Good to know you can, may just have to do that with one of mine.
Ryan Roberts
2019-09-30 02:29:08 +0000 UTCAh well, thank you Nate - I had that song and movie stuck in my head all day my daughter kept looking at me like I was crazy and my wife thought it was a riot. I have pulled a Stanley once and due to it not being set up properly it didn't pull to well I haven't tried since I fixed it up may have to next chance I get.
The Poor Man
2019-09-29 13:59:42 +0000 UTCyeah! do that
crister eriksson
2019-09-29 12:30:53 +0000 UTCThat's probably something I should do a video on!
Rex Krueger
2019-09-29 12:21:10 +0000 UTCMy pleasure! I was disappointed, too. I had high hopes for this little guy.
Rex Krueger
2019-09-29 12:20:42 +0000 UTCWell, you can thank Nate for the Mulan reference. These kids today... Anyway, yes, these planes pull just fine, but if you pull a stanley, you might be surprised at how well they pull, too.
Rex Krueger
2019-09-29 12:19:52 +0000 UTCGood news, you're already there! The No 5 is called a Jack plane, as in "Jack of all Trades". It does a bit of everything. I'm a bit more partial to the No 4 myself, but it's a preference thing.
Rex Krueger
2019-09-29 12:18:41 +0000 UTCRe-uploaded a fixed version!
Rex Krueger
2019-09-29 12:17:28 +0000 UTCA fascinating suggestion! Could be worth a try!
Rex Krueger
2019-09-29 12:17:13 +0000 UTCA
Rex Krueger
2019-09-29 12:16:35 +0000 UTCGood question! It really depends on the situation. Low-angle is really great for end-grain, but many people with low-angle planes use them to quickly switch to irons with different bevel-angles, which actually means they're planing with a HIGH angle plane for difficult grain. I know, it's confusing.
Rex Krueger
2019-09-29 12:14:59 +0000 UTCI thought low-angle was the way to get through gnarly grain?
A1BASE
2019-09-29 04:49:07 +0000 UTCGreat video! Not to make excuses for the manufacturer, but I wonder if you could compensate for the screwy screw angle on the chipbreaker by putting in a beveled washer, or a washer made of compressible material like plastic, or even a thin wooden wedge with a hole in it. Might be worth a try!
Jac
2019-09-28 23:56:39 +0000 UTCReminds me of a This old Tony edit. Sometimes he starts going off on a tangent and
Nic Beurskens
2019-09-28 21:19:46 +0000 UTCI think I remember seeing Frank Klaus pulling one in a video.... Of course with him and Paul Sellers', everything is easy.....
Nic Beurskens
2019-09-28 21:18:34 +0000 UTCHeya, really liked the reviev. When I watched it cut out mid sentence, maybe check the upload again. Would like to know the end :)
Ingolf Maurer
2019-09-28 19:57:21 +0000 UTCYeah...the video didn't render all the way. That has NEVER once happened before. Let's go fix that...
Rex Krueger
2019-09-28 18:11:55 +0000 UTCNice video! I have a very old Stanley No 5 plane (1930’a I think) and need to play with it some to get better at using it. I did get some nice scrap hardwood of varying species last week so that might be fun. Which of all the planes would you recommend for general use? Maybe a ranking chart? We all love charts and graphs! Lol
Adrian Abshire
2019-09-28 17:30:57 +0000 UTCYep, a rather abrupt ending.
Steve Crane
2019-09-28 17:19:49 +0000 UTCThank you Rex for showing us an interesting plane. I had thought it was a pull style because of that horn on the front, and wonder how it would perform if it was being pulled. On a side note thanks for getting Mulan stuck in my head, really don't like that movie
The Poor Man
2019-09-28 15:44:20 +0000 UTCEven if I never buy this style plane, I really love how you showed us more about making hammer/striking adjustments. Too bad about the screw on this, because the body re-shaping looks like it would be a fun project otherwise. I was almost sold on this one until you re-addressed the adjusting screw in the summary at the end. Oh, and the price, too. Thanks, Rex!
Kevin Kennedy-Spaien
2019-09-28 15:14:29 +0000 UTCgreat video btw!!!
crister eriksson
2019-09-28 15:01:07 +0000 UTCthe high pitch is very useful but you can do the same thing to a stanley style plane if you grind the back of the blade at 5-10 degrees. i have a nr 4 with this setup in my plane collection and its wonderful to use on though woods.
crister eriksson
2019-09-28 15:00:52 +0000 UTCAnother very informative video - thanks!
Howard Tuckey
2019-09-28 13:47:25 +0000 UTCRex, great video. Looks like it stops just short of the end, midsentence. Otherwise, fantastic as usual!
Bert Marley
2019-09-28 12:53:18 +0000 UTC
