Block Plane
#11
Looking to get a good block plane for general use. Suggestions appreciated.

Thank you.
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#12
"B". http://www.leevalley.com/us/Wood/page.as...1182,48942

Or https://www.amazon.com/Stanley-12-139-Ba...lock+plane
Better to follow the leader than the pack. Less to step in.
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#13
(04-26-2017, 09:24 AM)MichaelMouse Wrote: "B". http://www.leevalley.com/us/Wood/page.as...1182,48942

Or https://www.amazon.com/Stanley-12-139-Ba...lock+plane

In the new-made column add to this list the Lie-Nielsen 60-1/2.  Price range same as the Lee Valley.

The Woodriver copy (QuanShang I think is the OEM) of the LN 60-1/2 is OK.

Vintage, do a little prowling of the S&S and look for a Stanley 60-1/2.  The vintage ones are smaller and lighter than any of the new models.  Work very well and can be had for much less money.  Properly tuned and sharpened, they are fantastic to use.

For the OP, here's a link back to Patrick Leach's Blood and Gore.  He editorializes a bit but still a handy reference to the Stanley metallic planes.

http://supertool.com/StanleyBG/stan9.htm#num60.5
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#14
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Go on ebay and they have a really nice #118 up for bids,You will never buy a better one then that.
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#15
I sent a PM.  But I have a Veritas DX60, their best version, available for sale.  And you can get it at the cost of their standard Low angle plane.  It's down in the trade n swap section.
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#16
Have two vintage block planes I use all the time

Stanley Cordovan #60-1/2....( have it's relative, the 9-1/4)

and a Millers Falls No. 56B ( both this and the 60-1/2 have adjustable mouths) 

I have been using both for all sorts of block plane work,  including end grain work.  

Either one on Ebay will run you...between $15 and $25  each.   Shipping should never be more than the small flat rate box @ $5.85.....

Both are low angle.  Easy to tune and adjust.

Of course, IF the others want, they can buy you one of them newfangled planes to test out.
Show me a picture, I'll build a project from that
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#17
LN 102. Keep it in your pocket. Use it like a knife, and in place of a knife.

Versatility is good in hand tools. For someone who installs trim work one day, and tweaks nick-nack boxes the next, the #102 is the perfect companion. Just don't expect it to be a No. 4 in miniature.
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#18
(04-26-2017, 08:22 AM)Gibbcutter Wrote: Looking to get a good block plane for general use.  Suggestions appreciated.

Thank you.
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If you can find a Stanley #65 in good condition, I think you will be pleased with it once it is tuned up..A few years ago, it was about the most "desirable" of all block planes and they went for pretty big bucks.....I have had some really nice ones. To me, they feel like a "scaled down" #3..
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#19
I bought an old Stanley 60 1/2 some years ago and fitted it with a thicker Lie Nielsen iron. It's worked very well at less than half the cost of a LN 60 1/2. If you go that route, make sure you get a 60 1/2 with a wider bed for the iron.  The planes vary in that respect depending on their vintage.
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#20
I have the Veritas low angle block plane.  It has worked well.  I also have the Veritas apron plane which I use a lot more than I ever thought I would.  Lots of good choices out there for block planes.

Lonnie
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