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In my above video, Frank Klausz takes us into his new woodworking workshop and shows his amazing, and huge, carpenter’s molding plane that he made at the request of his local tool collector group in New Jersey, called the “The Craft”. Frank asked me to share their website link here.
Frank wanted to demonstrate this molding plane when I was filming a video tour of his new woodworking workshop.
FRANK’S FAVORITE TOOLS
I’ve been getting a lot of requests for a list of Frank’s favorite tools that he mentioned, so here they here (some of the links are affiliate links):
- Lie-Nielsen No. 62 Low Angle Jack Plane
- Vintage Stanley No. 62 Low Angle Jack Plane (see on ebay)
- Lie-Nielsen No. 4 Smoothing plane
- Vintage Stanley No. 4 Smoothing Plane (see on ebay)
- E.C. Emmerich Wooden scrub plane (made in Germany)
- Antique “Grandma’s Tooth” Wooden Router plane (see on ebay)
- Sliding Dovetail Plane (see on ebay)
- Lie-Nielsen dovetail saw
- Adria dovetail saw (see on ebay)
- Gramercy dovetail saw
- Gramercy Hold Fast (or Hold Down)
- Vintage Stanley 750 bevel-edge chisels (see on ebay)
- Marples chisels (see on ebay)
- “Joinery Master Class” (Frank’s recent DVD that he mentioned)
- Frank’s table saw
- Antique plumb-bobs (see on ebay)
Frank Klausz is a master Hungarian woodworker and teacher who has been featured in many woodworking magazine articles and video recordings. You can checkout these classic woodworking DVD videos that feature Frank’s instruction.
Below are a few photos from my visit…visit the other articles to see more photos & stories…
FRANK’S FAVORITE TOOLS
I know that I’m going to get a lot of emails for a list of Frank’s favorite tools that he mentioned, so I’ll save myself some time by listing them here:
- Lie-Nielsen No. 62 Low Angle Jack Plane
- Vintage Stanley No. 62 Low Angle Jack Plane (see on ebay)
- Lie-Nielsen No. 4 Smoothing plane
- Vintage Stanley No. 4 Smoothing Plane (see on ebay)
- E.C. Emmerich Wooden scrub plane (made in Germany)
- Antique “Grandma’s Tooth” Wooden Router plane (see on ebay)
- Sliding Dovetail Plane (see on ebay)
- Lie-Nielsen dovetail saw
- Adria dovetail saw (see on ebay)
- Gramercy dovetail saw
- Gramercy Hold Fast (or Hold Down)
- Vintage Stanley 750 bevel-edge chisels (see on ebay)
- Marples chisels (see on ebay)
- “Joinery Master Class” (Frank’s recent DVD that he mentioned)
- Frank’s table saw (I don’t use them anymore, but this one is cool)
- Antique plumb-bobs (see on ebay)
A master craftsman can make the tools he needs. He can make that tool as beautiful and functional as the product made from that tool. Frank is certainly a master craftsman.
Thanks Josh for another splendid video.
You’re certainly welcome Jason. Yes, Frank is great.
I have, for the first time understood the proper layout of dove tail construction from Frank’s very informative video, thank you.
I’m glad the video helped Vic! I hope you’ll check out the other stuff on my website.
I recently received an antique molding plane similar to this one in the video as a gift but it did not come with a blade. I was wondering if anyone knows where I might be able to get a blade for this plane?
Hello James, that’s quite a common problem. I produced a DVD where Bill Anderson teaches how to make a new moulding plane iron, or modify an antique one to fit a moulding plane without an iron. He goes into step-by-step depth: https://store.woodandshop.com/product/dvd-choosing-refurbishing-using-moulding-planes-with-bill-anderson/
Be sure to share photos of the process on my forum!
Im considering making a wide moulding plane too…. Question: providing you have enough muscle, how wide is too wide? 4″,6″,8″?
Boy, I think even 4″ would be hard to push, let a lone 6″ or 8″.
Many thanks… But love the idea…. They used to have a rope on the front with soneone pulling in victorian times