Early Access Video: Rabbet Secrets Revealed
Added 2024-09-28 11:00:07 +0000 UTCFriends:
Have you heard that you're not supposed to cut rabbets with a rabbet plane? Me too, and it never made much sense to me. I dug into this topic and it turns out you CAN cut rabbets with a rabbet plane. It's not that hard, although I admit I'm still learning these new skills. I need to practice, but I wanted to bring you these excellent techniques right away.
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--Rex
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Been a long time patron, first time poster. First, thank you so much for the inspiration for us part-time woodworkers. Second, your tips and tricks are fantastic. Saved me from many a mistake. I recently acquired a very old rabbet plane. Looks just like yours, except the iron has a very pronounced camber. The sole isn't exactly flat nor is it exactly curved. Worn down is how I might describe it. Question is, what's up with the camber? Is it a molding plane? I'm thinking of flattening the sole and replacing the iron - am I losing a specialist tool by doing so? Thanks again Rex!
Steve Hawker
2024-10-07 18:46:36 +0000 UTCWhat an extraordinary coincidence - on Saturday I came across an identical rabbet plane at the bottom of a box of old tools - it had belonged to my wfe’s grandfather and I had never expected to use it. Not two hours later I was browsing your video’s Rex and this turned. Next weekend’s project - clean and sharpen the blade, light trim to the sole and a bit of tapping with the hammer and then some fun cutting rabbets (which I know from past experience is not quite as easy as you make it look Rex)…. I love these videos on using old tools Rex - please keep hem coming - I’d love to see a full explanation of the different ways to use a Stanley 50 combination plane (and the others) Still quite a few of those available at a decent price here in the UK.
Matthew Grant
2024-10-07 03:34:31 +0000 UTCYep my stanley 78 I did not like. It was Subaru and that is being nice about it.
Dan Delie
2024-10-03 16:01:11 +0000 UTCThat would be good I'm sure for us Aussies just keep in mind the postage options. A lot of businesses use FedEx and DHL. An example I'm trying to order some more graving colettes from a company total $75US, DHL $59.75US makes it hard justifying that as we pay 40% more conversion and then 3.5% transaction fee on top of that. If we use PayPal they use their own conversion rate up to 4 or 6 cents lower than reality which nearly makes us pay 150% above the original UD$ amount. Was good when we were on parity with the US$ made prices and postage a lot fairer at the time. We pay for diesel, $3.57US per US gallon. Petrol about $4.50 a gallon US. Not sure how your prices are going. Some places charge $5.70US a US gallon. I don't know why it's so high. Back in the 90s, when a barrell of oild was $200 and our dollar was 50 cents US we were paying about $1.20 AUS a litre so $5.27 US gallon. Our dollar hovers around 62 cents and oil is down under $80US I think at present. Again not sure how it's going over your way but I know there's been a lot of grumbling too about fuel prices. We export our oil to Singapore then import fuel at their pricing. We used to produce our own, but we are down to one old refinery. The companies got their billions and never kept up maintenance of processing let it crumble. It sad to see so much manufacturing we had go off overseas. It's the same in the USA.
Peter R Schuck
2024-10-03 09:33:08 +0000 UTCGreat video Rex. Just moved to Northeast Ohio. What antique store did you get your rabbit plane from? May go there to pick one up.
Marco P. Lascari
2024-10-02 14:58:10 +0000 UTCRex, I really appreciate that you take the time to read all the comments on your Patreon posts, and even answer to detailed questions like mine above. Thanks! Since I think my question and your answer will be of interest to others as well, I added both to the excellent thread about rabet planes that has been going on in the forum: https://forum.woodworkforhumans.com/t/rebating-with-rebate-planes/23201/23?u=helgo
Helge
2024-10-01 18:35:59 +0000 UTCNah, the skewed iron handles grain direction pretty well. I haven't found it necessary.
Rex Krueger
2024-10-01 12:47:40 +0000 UTCThey're not handed, but cutting against the grain isn't a huge issue. The skewed iron really helps and a little tearout inside a rabbet will go unnoticed.
Rex Krueger
2024-10-01 12:47:02 +0000 UTCMy pleasure.
Rex Krueger
2024-10-01 12:45:23 +0000 UTCI'm sorry to hear that. Maybe when we have Tool Trader up for Australia, we can import some cheaper American ones.
Rex Krueger
2024-10-01 12:44:57 +0000 UTCSo far, so good. It doesn't like cross grain very much, but that's easy to get around. I still wish I'd gotten a skewed one, but I don't regret the purchase in the least.
Tom K
2024-10-01 12:44:51 +0000 UTCI too love those spirals! The iron gets sharpened straight. No camber. Otherwise, it's easy.
Rex Krueger
2024-10-01 12:44:24 +0000 UTCMan, those 78s are ALWAYS missing the fence!
Rex Krueger
2024-10-01 12:41:13 +0000 UTCMy pleasure!
Rex Krueger
2024-10-01 12:40:55 +0000 UTCWhen cutting across the grain, break out at the ends is an issue. Knife your layout lines very deeply and consider leaving your stock a bit wide. Only trim it to final length after the rabbets are cut (when possible.) And, as always, practice on scrap!
Rex Krueger
2024-10-01 12:40:23 +0000 UTCI bet that 78 will serve you well! It's very much like the Stanley!
Rex Krueger
2024-10-01 12:38:50 +0000 UTCIn the video, I said I love 78s, but that's not really true. I actually don't care for them for exactly those reasons. My wooden ECE is a better tool.
Rex Krueger
2024-10-01 12:38:11 +0000 UTCFantastic. You should have no trouble making that plane whatever size you need.
Rex Krueger
2024-10-01 12:37:30 +0000 UTCI really could have mentioned that.
Rex Krueger
2024-10-01 12:36:51 +0000 UTCWell, then you don't really need this video! You're already driving the Cadillac.
Rex Krueger
2024-10-01 12:36:38 +0000 UTCAwesome! Luckily, the tune up isn't too bad with these.
Rex Krueger
2024-10-01 12:36:08 +0000 UTCExcellent video Rex, very comprehensive and enjoyable to watch. Looking forward to practicing with my $10 plane that looks just like yours; after I tune it up!
Pete seddon
2024-09-29 13:03:04 +0000 UTCI just bought a Stanley 289. The cats meow for rabbits 🐇 💜.
Dan Delie
2024-09-29 07:42:57 +0000 UTCThis may seem obvious, but perhaps a note to beginners to back the iron out before planing the sole of the rabbet plane would be in order!
Kenneth Carlile
2024-09-29 01:19:07 +0000 UTC“Rabbet plane from a chisel” was offered in the bundle, like spokeshave, router-plane, groove plane, low angle jack plane, no glue wall box. Thanks Rex. I made a router-plane and groove. I will be making a groove plane but smaller width. I want to make grooves for a box assembly.
Don Heselton
2024-09-28 23:35:06 +0000 UTC“Rabbet plane from a chisel”
Don Heselton
2024-09-28 23:11:28 +0000 UTCExcellent video on the using a rabbet plane, Rex. I agree with you about setting up a #78. It can be a bit frustration, especially when you don't get the fence screws tight. Thank you for today's video. Have a great weekend.
Matt Evans-Koch
2024-09-28 19:44:43 +0000 UTCI picked up a Sargent 78 that was complete a couple of months back and had to get used to setting it up and all that. I kind of wish I'd gotten a skewed rabbet plane instead, but I might pick one up later for fun. But I'd never heard not to use a rabbet plane to cut rabbets. That's a new one on me.
Tom K
2024-09-28 18:31:27 +0000 UTCVery good video! Very helpful. They are plentiful and cheap to get over here in Germany, too! Thanks, Rex! (ETA: Is there anything that I need to do different when cutting across the grain?)
Helge
2024-09-28 18:13:23 +0000 UTCDidn’t you show us how to make a rabbet plane?
Don Heselton
2024-09-28 17:19:46 +0000 UTCGreat video again, and I found the end humorous. I joined Rex’s Patron channel for the free plans for the spoke shave. Then I watched more videos and downed even more plans for ‘free’. I figure I spend money on dumb things that often don’t bring me as much enjoyment, taxes and insurance come to mind! Thank Rex.
Chris St. Cyr
2024-09-28 15:02:48 +0000 UTCGreat video, once again I learned several things that will help me in the shop. I'm sure those techniques will make up for the missing fence for my Stanley 78;)
John Griswold
2024-09-28 14:36:26 +0000 UTCI love how those shavings spiral out the side. Is there a big difference in how you sharpen the iron?
Richard C von Brecht
2024-09-28 13:14:21 +0000 UTCNice video, helpful information. You can't get them for $10 here in Australia.
Peter R Schuck
2024-09-28 12:47:27 +0000 UTCThanks Rex
Marc Barash
2024-09-28 12:22:00 +0000 UTCAre rabbet planes 'handed'? It seems to me that if you only have one, 50% of the time you'll be cutting against the grain direction.
Brian Taylor
2024-09-28 12:11:59 +0000 UTCFantastic video. I have a couple of these, but didn't really get on with them. One of them has a square iron and was pleased to hear you recommend the skewed iron. It's not just me, then! I guess you need a left-handed and a right-handed one for different grain directions?
Michael Anderson
2024-09-28 11:49:19 +0000 UTC
