Michael Gabbay
12-18-2006, 11:01 AM
I like to make one or two plane purchases a year to build up my collection. Well, it's that time. Also, an unexpected check from work showed up and the LOML has given me the green light to get something nice for myself. I've been working 50 -60 hours weeks since the first of August.
So here's my list of possible choices, and they are LN biased:
#7 - This will be an upgrade to my current #7, very old Stanley. I like having the bedrock design so I can easily adjust the frog. I use it to flatten tops after glue ups and edges prior to glue ups. Not so much for initial stock prep.
Scraper plane - either the large or small. I never liked working with card scrapers that much. I do run into a fair amount of figured wood to need one.
Chisel plane - clean up inside corners for frames and such.
Small matched rabbit planes to trim the walls of dados. Seems like this would be useful.
In my collection today:
#4 1/2 LN
#60 1/2 R LN
Large Shoulder LN
LA Jack LN with extra blade for figured wood
#7 Stanley (maybe a type 7 or earlier)
# 5 Stanely
# 4 Stanley
Cabinet scraper LV
Various Chisels - LN, Marples etc.
So here's my list of possible choices, and they are LN biased:
#7 - This will be an upgrade to my current #7, very old Stanley. I like having the bedrock design so I can easily adjust the frog. I use it to flatten tops after glue ups and edges prior to glue ups. Not so much for initial stock prep.
Scraper plane - either the large or small. I never liked working with card scrapers that much. I do run into a fair amount of figured wood to need one.
Chisel plane - clean up inside corners for frames and such.
Small matched rabbit planes to trim the walls of dados. Seems like this would be useful.
In my collection today:
#4 1/2 LN
#60 1/2 R LN
Large Shoulder LN
LA Jack LN with extra blade for figured wood
#7 Stanley (maybe a type 7 or earlier)
# 5 Stanely
# 4 Stanley
Cabinet scraper LV
Various Chisels - LN, Marples etc.