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Lee Valley's new miter plane - bandsaw - 08-14-2015
I don't think they posted this under what's new but I came across it on the back cover of the new catalog which is now online.
I'm interested as it seems to suit the work I do.
http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=73208&cat=1,230,41182,52515
Re: Lee Valley's new miter plane - Phil S. - 08-14-2015
From a practical application standpoint, what's the difference between this plane and the Veritas shooting plane. Seems they both do the same task, the miter plane perhaps being more versatile while the shooting plane has the skewed blade.
Re: Lee Valley's new miter plane - JR1 - 08-14-2015
Looks interesting. You are right that the miter plane is more versatile while the shooting plane is pretty much confined to the shooting board, and I think it will fare better with pure end grain tasks.
Re: Lee Valley's new miter plane - bandsaw - 08-14-2015
I like the size of the miter plane as I shoot a lot of smaller pieces and my bench is small.
Shooting plane 16" - miter plane - 10 1/2"
Re: Lee Valley's new miter plane - Mike Brady - 08-14-2015
I find it interesting that Veritas introduces a miter plane in the same year that Lie-Nielsen took theirs out of production...and they both have shooting board planes.
Re: Lee Valley's new miter plane - Bill_Houghton - 08-14-2015
Gawd, just when I'd concluded I had enough LV tools to keep me happy for life, they have to go and do this. Dammit, Rob!
Re: Lee Valley's new miter plane - Mike Brady - 08-14-2015
I remember seeing that plane in Amana (Woodworks). It was a preproduction version.
Re: Lee Valley's new miter plane - AHill - 08-14-2015
It's a tad more expensive than the shooting plane, with a larger width blade (2-5/8" vs. 2-1/4"). I wonder what would make you want the miter plane vs. the shooting plane? If you had neither, which would you get?
Re: Lee Valley's new miter plane - bandsaw - 08-14-2015
Shooting plane 16" long with 2 1/4 blade
Miter plane 10 1/2 long with 2" blade
I'd want the smaller miter plane
Wonder why the miter plane costs more
Re: Lee Valley's new miter plane - RB61 - 08-14-2015
Help this rookie- It is called a miter plane but is in reality a short shooting plane?
Is a miter plane just for shooting miters?
Sorry, I am confused due to lack of knowledge and experience.
Thanks