New Mistery Veritas Stuff: Custom Bevel Down Planes
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You just beat me to it Paul.
http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/inn ... tools.html
They do look good!
http://www.theunpluggedwoodshop.com/inn ... tools.html
They do look good!
Paul Chapman
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Peter Sefton":152l9jke said:
Almost as good as my Cliftons - but not quite :lol:
Cheers :wink:
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Paul Chapman":pa5tuesm said:
Well these North Americans are still learning their trade
unlike Sheffield who made it their trade
Vann
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Paul Chapman":1zfqzt21 said:
ccasion5:Cheers, Vann.
iNewbie
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JohnPW":gn8e1bma said:
Then it is, custom.
Its options. Who else offers the same options as Veritas - it may be marketing or a selling point but its options for people who want them. I'd rather have them than not.
Fromey
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I've got a custom plane being made for me by Philly Planes. I don't see what all the fuss is about.
jimi43
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Fromey":qxz7vldo said:
Now THAT'S worth a thread all on it's own...! 8)
Do show and tell....
That's where I'd put me hard earned shekels if I needed another one...or the Antipodes...I hear they have some great custom makers in that neck of the woods too! :wink:
Paul Chapman
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Just read the instructions for the new custom planes and I'm a bit baffled :? Under 'cap iron setting', they say:
"The cap iron is used when planing either reversing grain or wood that is prone to tear out (eg when smoothing hardwoods). For other operations, such as flattening and jointing, the plane is used without the cap iron."
Can this be right? Does it mean what it appears to mean, ie that you have to remove or attach the cap iron depending on what you are planing?
Veritas instructions are usually excellent but this seems very confusing.
Cheers :wink:
Paul
"The cap iron is used when planing either reversing grain or wood that is prone to tear out (eg when smoothing hardwoods). For other operations, such as flattening and jointing, the plane is used without the cap iron."
Can this be right? Does it mean what it appears to mean, ie that you have to remove or attach the cap iron depending on what you are planing?
Veritas instructions are usually excellent but this seems very confusing.
Cheers :wink:
Paul
J_SAMa
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The design looks a lot like the new Stanley Sweetheart to me, with its short irons and adjustable mouths. Seems unusual that Veritas is "copying" them
bugbear
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J_SAMa":2649sxrb said:
Veritas had adjustable mouths way before the modern Stanley Sweetheart design. Comparisons wree drawn with the Marples #X04.
BugBear
Vann
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Beautiful - I want the whole set.
So let me see: five sizes, each with 3 (standard) frogs, that makes 15 planes;
each with two different totes, that makes 30 planes;
each with 3 different knobs, that makes 90 planes;
each with 2 different irons - only 180 planes to collect.
HONEY ! We're selling the house.... :mrgreen:
But seriously. I think I like them better that Veritas's existing BD planes, and I think it's a great idea, but I don't feel the need to rush out to buy any, anytime soon (let alone all 180 variations #-o ). For someone starting out, and with the finance to afford one or two, they're probably offer a degree of versatility not found outside of the high end makers ranges. Good on Veritas for developing the concept =D>
Cheers, Vann.
So let me see: five sizes, each with 3 (standard) frogs, that makes 15 planes;
each with two different totes, that makes 30 planes;
each with 3 different knobs, that makes 90 planes;
each with 2 different irons - only 180 planes to collect.
HONEY ! We're selling the house.... :mrgreen:
But seriously. I think I like them better that Veritas's existing BD planes, and I think it's a great idea, but I don't feel the need to rush out to buy any, anytime soon (let alone all 180 variations #-o ). For someone starting out, and with the finance to afford one or two, they're probably offer a degree of versatility not found outside of the high end makers ranges. Good on Veritas for developing the concept =D>
Cheers, Vann.
Paul Chapman
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Hi Rod,
No - the wife tells me I have enough tools :lol:
Cheers :wink:
Paul
No - the wife tells me I have enough tools :lol:
Cheers :wink:
Paul
woodbrains
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Hello,
For experimenters in planing performance, these will be brilliant! Exact comparisons of cutter performance has always come down to a lot of conjecture, due to lack of parity from plane to plane. These could give us some real evidence as to how cutters perform under different circumstances, since for the first time we have a universal body that can plane with or without a cap iron, with fine or open mouths, achieved with a SIMPLE adjustment, and many variations on pitch from interchangeable frogs. Anyone wanting to test and document the results would have a useful resource of data, which could be much more relevant than some of the recent scientific studies we have been offered.
Since I have too many tools already, I cannot justify owning one of these. I am seriously considering offloading some of my tools to make space for one, though. I think the idea is great. I was never totally happy with the line of BU planes, since making a low bedded plane to achieve a high EP by sharpening the blade with a high bevel, always seemed a bit contradictory to me. These new planes are a much better solution, and if I was tooling up for the first time, I would be buying these.
Mike.
For experimenters in planing performance, these will be brilliant! Exact comparisons of cutter performance has always come down to a lot of conjecture, due to lack of parity from plane to plane. These could give us some real evidence as to how cutters perform under different circumstances, since for the first time we have a universal body that can plane with or without a cap iron, with fine or open mouths, achieved with a SIMPLE adjustment, and many variations on pitch from interchangeable frogs. Anyone wanting to test and document the results would have a useful resource of data, which could be much more relevant than some of the recent scientific studies we have been offered.
Since I have too many tools already, I cannot justify owning one of these. I am seriously considering offloading some of my tools to make space for one, though. I think the idea is great. I was never totally happy with the line of BU planes, since making a low bedded plane to achieve a high EP by sharpening the blade with a high bevel, always seemed a bit contradictory to me. These new planes are a much better solution, and if I was tooling up for the first time, I would be buying these.
Mike.
