Edge trimming planes?

[Thomas Crawford]

Wondering if anyone here owns the LN or Veritas edge trimming planes and how you like them. Seems convenient for cleaning stuff up but maybe a block plane is just fine? Do they work well on end grain?

[Mark Rainey]

Wondering if anyone here owns the LN or Veritas edge trimming planes and how you like them. Seems convenient for cleaning stuff up but maybe a block plane is just fine? Do they work well on end grain?

https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?267542-Veritas-edge-trimming-plane

[Derek Cohen]

Thomas, I have both the LN set and a single Veritas. These are specialist planes and, in their role, do a great job. You can get away without owning them, but it is worth my while to be able to reach out for them when needed.

Regards from Perth

Derek

[Stephen Rosenthal]

I agree with Derek. I have the LN set and use them quite a bit. An absolute necessity? Probably not. But they do make life easier. No buyer’s remorse on my part.

[Jim Matthews]

I set up two Veritas planes with a 6° bevel under the "shoe" to cut long (female) dovetails. They're comfortable, easy to adjust and durable.

[Tony Zaffuto]

I have a LN right hand and a Veritas left hand. They get used and are nice to have, but are nowhere near essential tools. Between the LN and LV/Veritas, I like the LV better. I believe it has a tad larger registration, but what makes it particularly nice are the set screws that let you lock the blade down, after you have it tweaked to final adjustments. My LV also has a PM-V11 blade, which is really icing on the cake. My LN is old enough to have an O1 blade and I believe new LN have A2 blades.

[Thomas Crawford]

Thanks, I kept seeing it in Jim Tolpin's book The New Traditional Woodworker.

[Thomas Wilson]

I have Lie Nielsen left and right edge planes. I find a shooting plane and board more useful. Now a side rabbet plane, that’s a different story

[Jim Koepke]

Now a side rabbet plane, that’s a different story

My side rabbets get used more often than my Edge Plane, #140 and a many other planes.

If you build shelves, drawers or use rabbets/rebates they are a handy tool to have for the tricky trimming.

They can also be useful for sliding dovetails.

jtk

[Thomas Wilson]

My side rabbets get used more often than my Edge Plane, #140 and a many other planes.

If you build shelves, drawers or use rabbets/rebates they are a handy tool to have for the tricky trimming.

They can also be useful for sliding dovetails.

jtk
The side rabbet planes have a secure place in both my power tool and hand tool shops. Interestingly, Lie-Nielsen does not currently offer them for sale. I would assume this is a pandemic related contraction of the product line.

[Will Blick]

I have the pair of the LV edge trimming planes...
they are ideal if you want to get the edge square to one face, that is what makes them unique
of course, you can always use a side fence on a bench plane for the same result. But squaring fences can be finicky, which is what makes the edge trimming planes simple to use, grab n go.

For long boards, bench plane with fence is more ideal IMO, as these edge trimming planes are very short.
I would love to see these edge trimming planes made in double their current lengths, or even 3x !
so IMO, they are ideal if you want to square up LOTS of small widths < 3/4" and short <16" board lengths.
Of course, like all these tools, many ways to accomplish the same task.

[Tom M King]

I bought an edge trimming plane with an A2 blade for trimming thick paint on the outer edges of old window stools, where it meshes with the sash. That's the only use I've ever had for one, and my only use for an A2 cutter. It ended up working great for that use. Side rabbets have solved many problems though.

[Will Blick]

as for your question on the edge trimming planes working well on end grain....
the answer is YES, the blade is at are very low angle...so they work as well on end grain as any plane I have used.
but as you know, you need a super sharp blade, and must beware of the trailing edge from blowing out... a few ways to deal with this, plane down one side first so its at low point, then plane form opposite end over the low side...or clamp on a sacrificial backer board.

[steven c newman]

I think I'll just keep looking for the Stanley No. 98 and No. 99.......and try to decide IF I would really need them....