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How to prepare new Stanley Bailey hand plane!

Aussie Woodshed

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In this video i go thought and correct the issues identified in the Stanley Bailey No. 4 Unboxing and Review video (Link Below). First I prepare the hand plane blade, then prepare and fit the chip breaker to the plane blade. I also flatten the front of the frog and the sole of the hand plane. After all the hard work is complete, i finally get some nice thin wood shavings as a reward.

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20 Comments

@jean-michelgonet9483 3 years ago

I bought myself a Stanley because of this video. I followed it, and now I've got a very good plane. Thanks for this guide!

@baldosolorio8449 3 years ago

I like that attitude man
Good job

@arjunchandars 8 months ago

Thank you much for this video. I'm deciding to buy this soon and a valuable setup like this helps. Thanks for sharing

@Uli_Krosse 4 years ago

Finally. I was gifted a ... well, a cheap Stanley 4 1/2 and was looking for exactly this guide. It actually seems doable, thank you for this. I'll be around.

@bradenmorris9096 10 months ago

Great quality video. I think your channel will do well over time.

@1sdrummer2 3 years ago

My in-laws are Australian and every time I go over to visit, I always hit the hardware stores and bring back a few hand tools. You have a much better selection over there than we do in the States.

@schwaulen 2 years ago

That was tremendously helpful for setting up my first plane, thanks!

@joebrock4354 1 year ago

Thanks man! I have been looking for this exact guide since I got one of these from Sydney tools. Can't wait to have a plane that doesn't cut like a blunt spoon 😂

@travelingworm 3 years ago

I purchased the 12-004 about 4 years ago. Subsequent to that I acquired a Record no 5 which I have used extensively as it works wonderfully well but I thought now is about time I get the 12-004 going well. I stumbled on your video which was so thoroughly well put together that I became an instant fan of your channel.

So thanks for the effort to inform others of how to go about turning that was ordinary to something worth possessing for real work.

Have looked at doing the same to a Stanley no 5 from Total tools?

@luvleekaotix 4 years ago

I don't even do any wood working or anything and I love these vids! Haha

@brautigamkimclaramarie885 2 years ago

Thanks your infom 😁👍

@Ranjer-os5wr 1 year ago

much appreciated. I have fretted over ebay listings- what to take a chance on. I just need to buy this one -make it sing and I'm good? hell yeah

@darrentaylor6172 3 years ago

I only have the Made in England Stanley Planes, They do a great job and are a quality tools

@galapagos4154 3 years ago

Güzel bir çalışmaydı 🙏🙏🇹🇷

@PeteLewisWoodwork 3 years ago (edited)

UPDATE! I recently bought two vintage 'Made in England' Stanley planes; a #4 and a #4&half. I immediately compared the new and vintage #4's. There is very little between them except the vintage obviously came with wooden handles when it was new, unlike the plastic ones fitted to new #4's (Made in China? Not sure); simply refit with wooden handles, as mentioned in my previous comment. The most important difference was the width of the mouth, which is almost half the width on the vintage as it is on the new edition. The narrower mouth on the vintage is more suitable for fine shavings than the new model, which is considerably wider. So, the 'new' model #4 is having the iron (blade) edge radiused to become an ideal scrub plane, thereby taking advantage of it's wider mouth. As for the vintage #4&half, it's mouth is also narrower than the new #4, so it will be ideal for fine shaving harder - or more knotty - wood; the extra bulk and heft will help it to cut a little easier through more challenging timber stock.

@Peter-Stevens-us109 2 years ago

Kia Ora & Good Afternoon from Auckland, New Zealand …great video bro …:face-blue-smiling::face-blue-smiling::face-blue-smiling:

@PeteLewisWoodwork 3 years ago (edited)

I also bought one of these planes about two years ago and with a couple of hours fettling, it is actually very good; better, in fact than a premium number 5 that I bought at the same time by another manufacturer. The new Stanley planes will never be what they were traditionally but they have the foundations to work well if the user is prepared to put in the time to get them there. Oh, I also changed to good quality aftermarket wooden handles (for about £10 the set), which is a definite recommendation! I know Paul Sellers and I think Rex Krueger have videos showing how to make your own wooden handle sets but for £10 ready made, just buy them!

@patrickpoke6267 2 months ago

ah a man of fine taste. I also use Ikea drawer liners underneath my diamond plates.

It's actually really nice seeing an Aussie woodworking channel. I'm kinda sick of all the British and American stuff.

@stevevaughn2040 3 years ago

Plane good

@musharioh 3 years ago

Fantastic job, watching gave the confidence to fix my new hand plane.
what type of sandpaper are you using to flatten the sole?
I mean the grits and the type of the sandpaper