Quality Mid Range Hand Planes ?

[bugbear]

I think its a real shame that even budget manufacturers describe their cheap hand planes as "Quality" or "Pro" - its really misleading for us newbies

It's normally fairly simple; any name that has "professional" or "pro" in it...

... isn't

BugBear

 

[ivan]

It seems there's a few rather overprotective uncapitalist viewpoints out there!

Once patents have lapsed, as they have many years ago for the standard and bedrock designs, anyone is free to make and sell a similar item. And existing makers take this into account when deciding to enter the market. (They too have done a bit of copying) I don't think Tilgear's new planes have any of the patented modifiactions developed by today's top makers.

In the UK we are also free to copy patented designs for our own use - it is only sales for profit that is illegal. (I believe this is not legal in the USA). I could for eg. legally knock up my own Woodrat or Routerboss for my own use, but not sell it for profit.

 

[Green]

No one seems to get upset when other tools are copied, look at the various Kity 419 clones out there. Whats the big deal with planes?

Im off to give Tilgear a call... :lol:

 

[bugbear]

No one seems to get upset when other tools are copied, look at the various Kity 419 clones out there. Whats the big deal with planes?

Im off to give Tilgear a call... :lol:

We look forward to a review!

BugBear

 

[Jake]

Once patents have lapsed, as they have many years ago for the standard and bedrock designs, anyone is free to make and sell a similar item.

I think the point was that at least one of the planes copied design tweaks specific to one manufacturer (not necessarily patented ones).

 

[ivan]

Well, although still legal, that is a bit immoral - I hadn't spotted that. Fortunaltely I shan't be tempted as some LV Cliftons and LN already on the shelf, and then there's the Rolls Royce back up service. (Hmmm. Can I still say that? Isn't it really a VW or a Beemer or whatever?)