Veritas fore plane question

[Jason White]

I have large hands and the totes on my Veritas bevel-up and custom planes fit my hands well. The tote on the Veritas "fore" plane looks different, however. Can I use a full-fisted grip on that plane, too?

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[Rafael Herrera]

That handle looks designed to be gripped with three fingers and thumb, with the index pointing forward.

[Justin Allen]

I have the 5 1/4w plane which has (what looks to be) the same size tote as that fore plane. I have larger than average hands and can wrap 4 fingers around it just fine

[Jason White]

Thanks, Justin!


I have the 5 1/4w plane which has (what looks to be) the same size tote as that fore plane. I have larger than average hands and can wrap 4 fingers around it just fine

[Tyler Bancroft]

I have large hands (the tote on my LN #4 is a bit too small to be quite comfortable with a "regular" grip), and my Veritas #4 (which looks like the same tote design as the #6) has plenty of room and is very comfortable to hold. I wouldn't swear to it, but I wouldn't be surprised if there's more hand space than my bevel-up jack – the tote is a bit elevated above the body of the plane because of the Veritas frog/tote combo design. I've never used the #6, but the one thing I do find with my #4 is that it is a bit more tippy than other planes when used along an edge because of the relatively high centre of gravity. YMMV, of course.

[Scott Brodersen]

That handle looks designed to be gripped with three fingers and thumb, with the index pointing forward.
I thought this was the usual way of gripping a plane, no?

[steven c newman]

Yep, because you'll need that extended finger to adjust things on the fly....depth or laterals.

On the larger bench planes I have...the tote rests on a raised boss...And, I can rest my pinky finger right alongside that boss.


While you are at it....what sort of grip do you use on the front knob? Hmmm?
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fingers rest on top of the knob, while.
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The thumb does the pushing

And..your grip?

[Rafael Herrera]

I thought this was the usual way of gripping a plane, no?

The bevel ups are complete grip. Seemed like the op was expecting the same of the plane in his picture. Unless I'm planing rough boards, I push the plane, I don't need to grip the handle fully or very hard. My hand doesn't quite fit my no. 3s, in that case I just wrap my hand around the handle,the action is similar as when using a coffin smoorher.

[Scott Brodersen]

The bevel ups are complete grip.

I see, I've never used a bevel up plane and didn't realize this. Thanks for that

[Jason White]

FYI I bought the Veritas fore plane and it fits my giant hands perfectly! Full four-finger grip.