Small Chisel Plane from LV

[Prashun Patel]

Does anyone have one of these? Will it work for cleaning up tenons and mortises? I know, I know, I should get a real shoulder plane, but truth be told, the size of it is most appealing.

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&cat=1,41182&p=50232

[Jim Koepke]

In my attempts to use Stanley shoulder planes as a chisel plane, the concept seems to be unusable. The wood starts to lift up ahead of the blade. For short cleanup to an edge or into a corner it works OK.

As for shoulder planes, mine are a #90 and #93 Stanley. The #93 is preferred for a lot of work because of the long section in front of the blade to register it onto the work.

For size, you maybe better served by one of the rabbet block planes available. For going cross grain, a skew is preferred. A low angle can also help. If my choice was between a skew or low angle, especially for cross grain work, a skewed blade would be chosen first.

Here is another possibility that was found in an antique shop for about $20:

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One of the things I have notice since it was bought is the wear along the bottom sides. To me, this indicates it was used a lot. If it was used a lot, it likely worked well, otherwise it would have likely been tossed in to the dust bin of frustration.

And yes, I am very satisfied with how well this wide skewed rabbet plane works.

jim

[James Taglienti]

I don't think that would work very well because it isn't a rabbeting type plane, IE there is a big part of the casting overhanging the side of the chisel blade. That would limit the dimensions of your tenons if you had to use it. Those wooden rabbet planes really do work well, you can find them a lot of places. They can even have skewed irons and nickers, which is great.

[Prashun Patel]

Points well taken. Thanks.

I don't see how the casting overhangs the side, though. I'm looking at "B" here, the chisel plane.

[harry strasil]

A shoulder plane is for shoulders, not tenons!

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=122794&highlight=tenon+router

[Richard Niemiec]

a shoulder plane is for shoulders, not tenons!

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=122794&highlight=tenon+router

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