Shoulder Plane reviews

[Philly]

Hi All,
Just got my copy of the latest Fine Woodworking. Of particular note is an article reviewing shoulder planes. Interestingly, the Veritas one with the brass thingy (as reviewed by the lovely Alf :lol: ) came out as the reviewers best on test. Also there are reviews of the L-N's, Cliftons, HNT Gordon, Shepherd and others.
I'm sure this article will be of interest to you hand tool lovers.
Regards
Philly

 

[Anonymous]

HI Philly

Interesting! Out of all the shoulder planes I've tried so far (veritas and £2 wooden one from car boot) the veritas comes out tops for me too. :wink:
A very reasonable price, especially when compared to the LN. From what Rob Lee told me in our ecent email correspondence, I would say that their large Shoulder Plane will be even better and out soon.

Cheers

Tony

 

[Alf]

Out of all the shoulder planes I've tried so far (veritas and £2 wooden one from car boot)

Wooden? :? I assume (for 2 quid) we're not talking infills here, so a rebate plane, methinks.

Cheers, Alf

 

[Waka]

Philly

When's the veritas large coming to the UK, or is it alrady here?

Waka

 

[Alf]

It's not even out in Canada yet, unless Rob's slipped it past everyone, quiet like. (Sound likely? Hmm, didn't think so. :wink: ) Better check though, just in case... Nope, no miraculous appearance here.

Cheers, Alf

 

[Anonymous]

The large shoulder plane is nearly out. Rob says that they have the first batch of castings in for machining so shouldn't be long now.

Cheers

Tony

 

[Alf]

Rob says that they have the first batch of castings in for machining so shouldn't be long now.

Yeah, he does that. He likes to build up the maximum amount of drool... :roll:

 

[Rob Lee]

Rob says that they have the first batch of castings in for machining so shouldn't be long now.

Yeah, he does that. He likes to build up the maximum amount of drool... :roll:

...Do not!


Well - ok, but just a bit....

Cheers -

Rob
(who'll see the first Large Shoulder this week....not to mention the concave shave....)

 

[Alf]

(who'll see the first Large Shoulder this week....not to mention the concave shave....)

See? He's doing it again. :roll:

Cheers, Alf

BTW, nice avatar, Rob.

 

[Midnight]

See? He's doing it again.

think he's askin t get spanked....???????

:wink:

 

[wjordan]

Wooden? :? I assume (for 2 quid) we're not talking infills here, so a rebate plane, methinks.

Rebate/rabbet and shoulder planes are often confused and FWW is no exception. In Germany there is no such thing as a shoulder plane, because we always saw our tenons right the first time :wink: At least I found no mention of correcting tenon shoulders with a shoulder plane. I think it's safe to assume that necessary adjustments were made with a chisel.

Wolfgang

 

[Alf]

In Germany there is no such thing as a shoulder plane, because we always saw our tenons right the first time :wink:

Dammit, I knew I'd picked the wrong nationality... :roll: :lol:

 

[Anonymous]

Rebate/rabbet and shoulder planes are often confused and FWW is no exception. In Germany there is no such thing as a shoulder plane, because we always saw our tenons right the first time :wink: At least I found no mention of correcting tenon shoulders with a shoulder plane. I think it's safe to assume that necessary adjustments were made with a chisel.

Wolfgang

Hi, Wolfgang!
The area where I live (north central Kansas, USA) was settled mostly by German immigrants and I have a theory that is why I don't see shoulder planes or tenon adjusting planes (Stanley #140, #10, etc) even though other types are plentiful.