Veritas® Stainless-Steel Edge Plane – Limited Edition

[Martin Cash]

It will be interesting to see how popular this limited edition release is going to be.
Apart from the stainless steel casting, and the limited numbers, I think that the revised depth adjuster will be warmly welcomed.
Perhaps Rob could give an update on the release so far.
Happy planing
MC

 

[Taffy Turner]

I have managed to resist temptation until now, but I finally succumbed and ordered one.

The stainless steel was just to shiny for me to resist any longer!!!

Gary

 

[Newbie_Neil]

Hi Gary

The stainless steel was just too shiny for me to resist any longer!!!

My thoughts exactly.

Cheers,
Neil

 

[Rob Lee]

It will be interesting to see how popular this limited edition release is going to be.
Apart from the stainless steel casting, and the limited numbers, I think that the revised depth adjuster will be warmly welcomed.
Perhaps Rob could give an update on the release so far.
Happy planing
MC

Hi Martin -

For popularity.... well .... 300 :lol: :lol: .

There's no doubt it will sell out soon - there are fewer than 100 left...

Another 72 shipped yesterday - so there are now 122 in the wild...

Cheers -

Rob

 

[Martin Cash]

It will be interesting to see how popular this limited edition release is going to be.
Apart from the stainless steel casting, and the limited numbers, I think that the revised depth adjuster will be warmly welcomed.
Perhaps Rob could give an update on the release so far.
Happy planing
MC

Hi Martin -

For popularity.... well .... 300 :lol: :lol: .

There's no doubt it will sell out soon - there are fewer than 100 left...

Another 72 shipped yesterday - so there are now 122 in the wild...

Cheers -

Rob

Thanks Rob.
From a different forum:

There is real marketing genius in the random allocation of serial numbers for these collectors' planes.
Everyone has a chance at getting a "magic" number like 001, or 300.
As well as that, it would seem that the bronze plane will be dicontinued, leaving only the ductile cast iron version.
If this is correct, then the bronzes will become sought after as collectables as well.
I wonder what else is waiting in the wings at Lee Valley?
Sounds like the marketing and the design departments have been at the red cordial again.

Is this correct?
Many thanks
MC

 

[Rob Lee]

Hi Martin -

Yes - it's substantially correct....

We do know that #1 has shipped already though... and we did run enough bronze castings to keep us for a year or two before we modified the mold...

But yes - we will discontinue the Bronze plane (probably next fall).

Cheers -

Rob

 

[Paul Kierstead]

There's no doubt it will sell out soon - there are fewer than 100 left...

Geez, Rob, no need to be stoking those fires! It burns by itself just fine.

 

[Lord Nibbo]

Hi Martin -

Yes - it's substantially correct....

We do know that #1 has shipped already though... and we did run enough bronze castings to keep us for a year or two before we modified the mold...

But yes - we will discontinue the Bronze plane (probably next fall).

Cheers -

Rob

Umm... err now that the mold is modified can we expect a very final run off of a limited edition bronze plane with the screw adjusters? :wink:

 

[Taffy Turner]

Hi Gary

The stainless steel was just too shiny for me to resist any longer!!!

My thoughts exactly.

Cheers,
Neil

Neil,

Great (Welsh) minds think alike mate!

Gary

 

[Newbie_Neil]

Hi Gary

Great (Welsh) minds think alike mate!

Absolutely. :wink:

Cheers,
Neil

 

[Harbo]

But are you folks that have bought or ordered one actually going to use it or keep it safe in its box to hand down to the next generations??

Rod :wink:

 

[tnimble]

But are you folks that have bought or ordered one actually going to use it or keep it safe in its box to hand down to the next generations??

Rod :wink:

Definitely going to use it with care (like with all tools) and keep the box with everything that comes with it in a safe place.

:wink:

 

[promhandicam]

But are you folks that have bought or ordered one actually going to use it or keep it safe in its box to hand down to the next generations?? Rod :wink:

Like tnimble I will be using mine - no way I'm spending all that money on an ornament. I suspect that they are made to be used as well - they come with a bag not a marble plinth.

Steve

 

[Newbie_Neil]

But are you folks that have bought or ordered one actually going to use it or keep it safe in its box to hand down to the next generations??

I will be using it. That is, of course, after a visit to my personal tool sharpener.

Cheers,
Neil

 

[Taffy Turner]

I will be using mine - admittedly not that often, but it is hardly the sort of thing you would use everyday unless you are a cabinet maker.

Gary

 

[Lord Nibbo]

What do you think Rob?

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Now I know the nickel plated Stanley 92 ain't as good as Robs Veritas shoulder plane, but it's pretty in bronze don't you think?

:lol: :lol: :lol: :wink:

 

[Paul Kierstead]

... it is hardly the sort of thing you would use everyday unless you are a cabinet maker.

Oh, I doubt they would use it every day.

 

[dchenard]

... it is hardly the sort of thing you would use everyday unless you are a cabinet maker.

Oh, I doubt they would use it every day.

But a box maker just might...

DC

 

[Paul Kierstead]

But a box maker just might...

I doubt that. Once you clamp a piece in a vise, the plane will hang down too far to clear the vise for most box-sized parts.

 

[tnimble]

Nice pictures LN! Any plane in bronze looks great!

Just got emailed yesterday my plane is on its way! \/



And no this plane isn't going to be used every day (or better said every woodworking day). But that is with most tools. Every tool has its specific task so most tools don't get used in a project just a different subset of them for eac job.