Lee Valley Edge-Trimming Plane -- yep!

[Michael Ray Smith]

My kids gave me a Veritas edge-trimming plane for Christmas, and I just had a reason to use it for the first time. I love it. Recognize that I'm still a Neanderthal neophyte (and probably always will be, given that I don't have much time to spend on it), and others with more skill might not find it as useful as I do. When I joint the edge of a board, I still have trouble getting the edge square. Today, I used the edge trimming plane to get a good square edge to start with, then straightened it with the jointer. For me, it was much easier than adding a fence to the jointer, because I find them awkward to use.

My birthday is in May. I guess I can wait that long to ask the kids for the left-handed model.

[Hilton Ralphs]

Nice!

I was able to pick up a right hand one with a V11 blade in December for $90 so hopefully there's a left hand version on sale next time around.

[Don Dorn]

It would certainly work for that, but ensure that your blade is square to the bed - if not, it won't give you the results you seek.

[Jim Belair]

I don't have/ use a edge plane so take this for what it's worth, but I would lean towards the reverse process. Joint first, getting it as square as I'm able to, then fine tune with the edge plane.

I was glad I was able to get the hang of using a jointer fence on my last project and get straight and square at the same time.

[Tony Zaffuto]

I don't have/ use a edge plane so take this for what it's worth, but I would lean towards the reverse process. Joint first, getting it as square as I'm able to, then fine tune with the edge plane.

I was glad I was able to get the hang of using a jointer fence on my last project and get straight and square at the same time.

Don't know if this is right or wrong, but it is the way I do it and works well for me! I use mine far more than I ever thought I would and if kept razor, hair popping sharp, and I pay attention, the LN I have (think it is a RH, but it may be a LH) does it all for me.

[Maurice Ungaro]

Michael,
I really like my LV Edge Trimming Plane too! I think you'll also find it very usefull on thinner stock, like for boxes, etc. It's nice to have in the arsenal!

[Michael Ray Smith]

It would certainly work for that, but ensure that your blade is square to the bed - if not, it won't give you the results you seek.

Yes, I paid careful attention to that.

[Michael Ray Smith]

I don't have/ use a edge plane so take this for what it's worth, but I would lean towards the reverse process. Joint first, getting it as square as I'm able to, then fine tune with the edge plane.

I was glad I was able to get the hang of using a jointer fence on my last project and get straight and square at the same time.

Thanks. I'll try that, too. My usual problem is in getting the edge square to begin with. After that, I can generally stay on track by watching the shaving. If it begins to look a bit thicker on one side, I know I'm leaning in that direction.

[Chris Griggs]

Cool.

I think that would be really nice to use instead of getting out the shooting board at times too (read: when my bench is too cluttered). You'd still need to mark and control for square in one direction, but it still would make it pretty quick and easy. I often use this just with a block or small bench plane, but having things set in at least one direction would make it quicker/easier.