Latest Project..
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Stanley No. 118 Low Angle Block Plane...
Latest Project..
Boxing Day, shooting plane .JPG
Stanley No. 118 Low Angle Block Plane...
A Planer? I'm the Planer, and this is what I use
I have a type 9 #3 that just has such a nice balance and weight, like an extension of my hand. Happy every time I get to pick that one up.
I honestly have no favorite.
~mike
happy in my mud hut
I think my LV rabbet jack is my favorite. It’s a little big for some rabbets but for those 1” and larger wide ones it is an absolute joy. Because it always has a straight iron it gets used for edges often, I don’t have to change irons on my LAJ. Clean up with the jack flatten with the RJ. Just remember “It’ll cut you”.
Jim
Keeps changing but the two planes I always end up returning to are LV custom #7 and Wood river #5.
I use my No 4 smoothing plane more than anything else, but the most valuable (hardest to replace) would be No 51.
I like keen Kutter K series planes. Probable I like the 4 and 5 the best.
Tom
My #4 answers the call every time I reach for it Sweet!
I forgot this one. It is very fun to use. It may be a top contender for #1. I have another neat miniature plane that utilizes a twin edge safety razor blade for its Iron. I hope I can find that one...
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Best Regards, Maurice
My #4 answers the call every time I reach for it. Sweet!
Probably the Millers Falls No 9 that I found when we were cleaning out my grandfather's basement.
It's what got me started on this journey. I don't use it much anymore, but I display it prominently.
I've picked up a couple of small planes similar to yours. One is only used in the house and stays on a shelf above our wood stove:
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It is used to make shavings for starting a fire.
The other one stays in a drawer in the shop:
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It is the grey one at the top. It is stamped Millers Falls on the side.
jtk
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"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
My most used is probably my Veritas LA Jointer. But I received a LN #3 a couple weeks ago and it really sings. Totally different tools.
IN USE today...
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Stanley No. 4-1/2c, Type 11...
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And, to level things on the edges..
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Millers Falls No. 11, Type 2
A Planer? I'm the Planer, and this is what I use
My favorite is an LN No. 9 Miter plane. I use it with a Shooting board and I trim nearly every crosscut I make with it. I bought the iron version with the Rosewood rear and side knobs, and I have the hot dog attachment too, which I like. I keep seeing them on Jim Bode's site selling for ~$1000 and I think about selling mine, but I really like it.
DC