Not A Turkey, but it still arrived today!

[Jim Becker]

Golly, I love Lee Valley. At the Woodworks show in Ft Washington PA a few weeks ago, I ordered the Medium Shoulder Plane from them...due to heavy order volume, the delivery would be delayed about 3-4 weeks, but shipping was free. Today, the plane arrived...on Thanksgiving...via FedEX Ground Home Delivery. Whoo Hoo!! Can't complain about that! Time to get to know a new and useful tool...and it looks and feels great right out of the box.

[Carole Valentine]

:D I want one! And to have arrived on Thanksgiving Day?!!! I don't think anyone delivers here on Thanksgiving day!

[Mark Singer]

Jim,
Your going to love it! I had the the Stanley 90 in that size...no comparison. I know you saw it in my tool chest;) Now we both have it! I have the big LN...this one is much more manageable and cuts beautiful

[John Miliunas]

Nice score, Jim! Now then, for the sake of ALL those OTHER folks out there, what the heck is its main use? :confused: :D (Note, I said "other"! :rolleyes: ) :cool:

[Tyler Howell]

Nice score, Jim! Now then, for the sake of ALL those OTHER folks out there, what the heck is its main use? :confused: :D (Note, I said "other"! :rolleyes: ) :cool:Maybe I can help.
Mine was caught up in the same back order and Brown says they'll bring it tomorrow.
That fine LV shoulder plane will do a sweet job on a dado or the shoulder of a tenon not to mention any other close work.
You need one of these now John!;)

[Mark Singer]

All these years I have been using it to take the skin off the bird before I soak it in Tung Oil...Tyler...are you sure? Is that Pork shoulder?




Maybe I can help.
Mine was caught up in the same back order and Brown says they'll bring it tomorrow.
That fine LV shoulder plane will do a sweet job on a dado or the shoulder of a tenon not to mention any other close work.
You need one of these now John!;)

[Jim Becker]

Aside from the "normal" uses for a shoulder plane, Avalino Samuels from the Virgin Islands demonstrated how he does spiral carving on vessels at the AAW Symposium in Orlando a few months ago. He uses a small shoulder plane like this to smooth out the profiles after power carving the patterns...straight plane on a curved surface but it works! I'm thinking of trying his technique one of these days. (For those of you who are in the AAW (http://www.woodturner.org) and get American Woodturner, there is an article that features Avalino's turning school activities and some of his work in the new winter issue that just hit the mail)

[Joe Mioux]

that is a really good looking little plane

[Herb Blair]

Great score Jim. Mine is on the way also.

[John Weber]

I have one on my list as well. Nice Score. I hope you gave the delivery guy a piece of turkey.

John

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

So shiny Jim - Almost blinds me.

What are you gonna WAX it with, Turtlewax?

GOT to keep that shine goin'.

Bruce

[Terry Hatfield]

Jim,

That's a nice thing-a-ma-jig deal you got. :D

t

[Brad Olson]

Got mine the day before turkey day. Review coming soon. So far a nice little unit.

[Ed Hardin]

I've had mine for a year. Boy is it handy. I find myself picking that thing up at least 10 times a day whether I need to or not! Have a great day.