Patron Version Video: The Reed Chamfer Sled
Added 2023-10-28 11:00:05 +0000 UTCFriends:
I'm a well-known anti-gadget guy. I hate specialty tools and I hate seeing people waste their money on dumb stuff. So I wasn't sure what to think about the new Reed Planes Chamfer Kit . Was this a useless gizmo or a valuable addition to the shop?
There's only one way to find out, and I really went for it. The video has many delightful screw-ups and a solid finished product. Get my unvarnished opinion about this intriguing little kit.
And don't forget. the Patron Scholarship applications close November 1st. Get those applications in!
Happy Saturday!
--Rex
Comments
I can never have too many toys, especially if I made them myself!
Jo Moreau
2023-11-05 22:57:57 +0000 UTCYou're so welcome!
Rex Krueger
2023-11-02 12:09:25 +0000 UTCYou shattered a magnet? I tip my hat to you. You did indeed make mistakes I never imagined. Well done.
Rex Krueger
2023-11-02 12:09:12 +0000 UTCI hear you, but I don't agree. For a woodworker, free tools have a lot of value. Getting a fancy tool for free is pretty much exactly like getting money. It's too much bias. Reporters aren't allowed to take gifts like that and I'm "reporting" on the woodworking industry. Of course, that's just my view.
Rex Krueger
2023-11-02 12:08:26 +0000 UTCI think we all get lost in making too much shop stuff sometimes. It's the nature of the hobby, but also something to be aware of.
Rex Krueger
2023-11-02 12:06:39 +0000 UTCIt's my pleasure!
Rex Krueger
2023-11-02 12:05:53 +0000 UTCYou're entirely right...but when you're adjusting the screw a lot, I think inserts are cheap insurance.
Rex Krueger
2023-11-02 12:05:36 +0000 UTCYup. They now include runners from solid Cherry for a few more bucks.
Rex Krueger
2023-11-02 12:04:34 +0000 UTCInstalling the inserts is ticklish work. That zebra wood I used is brittle and I was praying the whole way!
Rex Krueger
2023-11-02 12:04:03 +0000 UTCJames was very kind in his review.
Rex Krueger
2023-11-02 12:03:22 +0000 UTCWell, I'm a blessed EXPERT at fixing mistakes.
Rex Krueger
2023-11-02 12:03:01 +0000 UTCIndeed it is.
Rex Krueger
2023-11-02 12:02:31 +0000 UTCYou're right; there may be no "problem" to solve here, but you can take an unused tool and make it into a specialty tool at minimum expense.
Rex Krueger
2023-11-02 12:02:20 +0000 UTCThat's so irritating! Vendors usually don't do that. For what it's worth, I seriously never use a block plane. I don't find them useful.
Rex Krueger
2023-11-02 12:01:24 +0000 UTCThat's an interesting question. I'm not sure how well that would work. Since the corner of the wood is 90*, you need the angles of the skids to add up to 90 for it to register. So, I think you could change them as long as the math works out.
Rex Krueger
2023-11-02 12:00:36 +0000 UTCOh, what a nice thing to say! I'm a HUGE Mr. Pete fan. His videos were a major influence on me when I was leaving teaching and starting to do content for a living.
Rex Krueger
2023-11-02 11:59:13 +0000 UTCI cannot disagree. This kit is out there and I wanted to give it a fair shake.
Rex Krueger
2023-11-02 11:58:19 +0000 UTCGreat video as usual. Thanks!
Robert A Carbo
2023-10-30 12:11:18 +0000 UTCI agree completely.
Matt Evans-Koch
2023-10-30 01:51:13 +0000 UTCSometimes the tool-making is just as enjoyable as the projects themselves.
Michael Bennett
2023-10-30 00:17:02 +0000 UTCFigures that I'm behind the curve. I hope it was positive?
Richard C von Brecht
2023-10-29 19:28:03 +0000 UTCYou can buy the runners as well if you don't want to make them.
Kenneth Carlile
2023-10-28 23:56:43 +0000 UTCNice video, but I can assure you, you didn't make all the possible mistakes... I humbly submit that you could have done the following, as I did: 1. shatter magnets by not handling them correctly (fortunately 3 of them were recoverable and I had some spares) 2. break the threaded inserts, not once, but both times (ended up filing these off, and it worked out 3. misfile the gradations on not one but both of the bronze pieces 4. realize after you put the whole thing together that you didn't quite get the length of the plane right, so you have to file out a recess on the back bronze bit All that said, I like the kit, it works well, and your review was great. I appreciate the magnet loss bit, I think I did that too...
Kenneth Carlile
2023-10-28 23:55:12 +0000 UTCI think that getting a product from a manufacture and reviewing it in an unbiased way, for the compensation to keep the product with no other compensation given, would be considered appropriate especially if the product is related to woodworking.
Tom Broome
2023-10-28 20:34:12 +0000 UTCSome day I will be caught up on the tool making and finally start building all of the other projects you have put out Rex. Thank you for the video.
Matt Evans-Koch
2023-10-28 20:22:05 +0000 UTCInteresting jig and conversion of a block plain for making chamfers. I have a chamfer plain that came in a box of items I picked up at an estate sale. Used it a couple times and it really did not give me clean repeatable chamfers. I'll stick with just grabbing a block plane and marking the angle I need. Thanks for the demonstration and your opinions.
Jeff Hill
2023-10-28 20:07:44 +0000 UTCHe already did! It's on YouTube :)
Daniel Bucci
2023-10-28 17:02:24 +0000 UTCIn hard, dense woods you often don't need a threaded insert...just an appropriately sized drill bit and a thread tap. Machine threads hold surprisingly well in hardwoods, don't compromise the wood as much as the large hole for the insert, and can even be "sized" with a little aliphatic resin glue (yellow carpenter's glue) which will stick to the wood and not so much the screw if you back it out after 15 minutes or so.
John Griswold
2023-10-28 15:34:38 +0000 UTCThanks for the honest, non-sponsored review. Still a newbie with lots of other jig projects ahead of this one. Seems like a lot of fidgeting for limited return. It also seems like the trickiest part is getting the runners just right. Why wouldn’t they just include some longish ones in the kit so you only need to make spacers and trim the runners to fit your plane? I would think this kit would be most appealing to someone who doesn’t have good plane skills and has a hard time getting it perfect. Including the hardest part would appeal to those woodworkers. Is there no way to include generic runners (i.e., planes vary too much to make ones that fit most planes)?
Ross Martin
2023-10-28 15:31:06 +0000 UTCI made this (DIY-no kit) after watching the WBW video. I ran into the same issues, plus I split my first rail when installing the threaded inserts. It is a fun project and a new tool to play with.
Rick Prosser
2023-10-28 14:40:05 +0000 UTCI’m think as a good buddy James Wright should reciprocate and do a review/build of your router plane. Are you listening James?
Richard C von Brecht
2023-10-28 14:05:25 +0000 UTChmm. Interesting. When I started doing kumiko I needed an exact 45 60 and 30 degree chamfer. There is a Japanese chamfer plqne made just for kumiko making. It has a single fence that adjusts to all three angles, and they were very non-expensive. I bought one. It works simply and perfectly with only a few seconds setup. I have seen various examples of the chamfer sled, but have never pulled the trigger. Because, as you say, it is a one trick pony, but more importantly it is more fiddly than just grabbing any old plane and quickly knocking off a chamfer. Even a precise chamfer, two passes with a marking gauge, plane to the lines, one precise chamfer done. Much easier than using a sled. But that’s just me.
William Allen
2023-10-28 13:52:34 +0000 UTCLiked the tool. I also bought one of those chamfer tools along time ago. Used very little, forgot I had it. Always grabbed a block plane. So when I watched this video, and you made mistakes your just human. Remember one thing a carpenter will always make mistakes, but a good one can repair them.
Ted Foust
2023-10-28 13:38:20 +0000 UTCThat exotic looks much like zebrawood.
Rane Olsen
2023-10-28 12:25:58 +0000 UTCI think I'm with you on this - a dedicated chamfer plane is really a solution to an imagined problem. But if you have an extra plane hanging around collecting sawdust, it looks like a fun kit. Once done, you can have a dedicated chamfer plane hanging around collecting sawdust :-)
Brian Taylor
2023-10-28 12:25:15 +0000 UTCThis is an interesting video, but do I need a chamfering device? Not yet!! I need to make some more basic hand tools before I start fooling around with a chamfer jig. Missed out on a vintage Stanley block plane today, someone stole it from the vendor who was holding it for me.
Jo Moreau
2023-10-28 11:45:21 +0000 UTCThanks for showing the kit off. I assume if you change the angles on the runners you can change the chamfer angle too.
Bradley Barth
2023-10-28 11:38:12 +0000 UTCIs a very nice way to start my Saturday. You and Mr. Pete. (tubalcain mrpete) May you live to "Infotainment" the young and old as long as he has . . . is.
Larry W Thayer
2023-10-28 11:27:34 +0000 UTC
