Bullnose plane.
Used a lot, when doing drywall.....
ECE plow plane.
Shavings of any thickness jam, fence inevitably shifts.
Everything I detest in tools: fiddly, expensive and ineffective.
It's the Miller's Falls version of the Stanley #140. I've always wanted a Stanley or LN #95, but I have never been willing to spend that much on a plane. The most expensive one I have is a Stanley compass plane (I don't remember the number) that I paid a little over $100 for. i was on the fence on that one, but it was an in-person buy, and the plane was in good condition, and I specifically needed a compass plane.
A compass plane is a handy thing to have if one does curved work.
My Stanley #95 was one to get me biting the bullet and then not finding a lot of use for it. Maybe it should be given another try at cutting sliding dovetails. Otherwise one of these days it may get sold.
jtk
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
LN medium shoulder plane. Maybe not regret, but definitely not as useful as I thought it would be.
A Stanley no 62 It is a nice looking plane but has a chip in the mouth. I do not use it for fear of chipping it out more. so it sits in the tool box and I think about selling it to buy a good crosscut saw witch I need more.
And a no.4 1/2 that I picked up at the same time I just seam to like using a no.3 more.
Well, a week ago I would have said my LN 97 1/2 chisel plane. But then I used it to flush trim 20 Cocobolo dowels and it was the perfect tool for the job. Left an absolutely beautiful and perfect surface. Initially I used a chisel, but Cocobolo being really hard and base material poplar being soft it was slow going. Didn’t relish spending a couple of hours on that job and then probably having to sand it smooth. Then I remembered my long idle chisel plane and, voila! Now it’s a certain keeper.
LV side rabbet. Used once and never found any use since.
Woodriver #5. Used for few months till I bought LV #7, which has become my default plane now.
Like others, I don't regret any of them. I think i'm at just over 40 atm (mix of LV, LN &HNT Gordon). Having said that, I no longer really use the LV Bevel up bench planes (perhaps only the BU smoother at times) I have as I always reach for the Bevel Down LN bench planes in preference. Nothing wrong with the LV, but I just prefer using the bevel down planes. I also use the large shoulder in preference to the medium 98% of the time. I'm still reluctant to even consider moving them on tho .
Part of me also wants a LN shooting plane vs the LV that I have. The LV works great and I love it, but something about the LN version calls to me haha.
The LV planes I love are the small plow, the Skew Rebate(s) and the large router.
As long as you buy quality I don't think there will be any real regrets!
Cheers, Dom