Favorite handplane

[Mike Davis]

What is your favorite brand of hand planes?

 

[LeftyTom]

"Clearance"

 

[Chris C]

I like my vintage Stanleys but my favorite bench plane is a pre-WWII Sargent 422.

 

[jlimey]

1. Lie-Nielsen. Their totes are just more comfortable that equivalent Veritas
2. Veritas - and some of their design innovations make them superior to their LN equivalent
3. pre-WW II Stanley

and if you can call Norris or Spiers a brand and money is no object, they would be #1 for bench planes

 

[nn4jw]

1. Lie-Nielsen. Their totes are just more comfortable that equivalent Veritas
2. Veritas - and some of their design innovations make them superior to their LN equivalent
3. pre-WW II Stanley

and if you can call Norris or Spiers a brand and money is no object, they would be #1 for bench planes

+1 to 1, 2, and 3.

 

[Mike Davis]

I would like to try a Norris sometime.

 

[Phil S]

A Krenov-style plane from hocktools. A LN 51 is a close second

 

[zapdafish]

Lee Valley's Veritas because I am always grabbing the low angle jack.

http://www.leevalley.com/us/wood/page.aspx?p=49708&cat=1,41182,41186,49708

I'd really like to make and try using a scott meeks plane if I ever can find the time for it.

 

[Chris C]

A Krenov-style plane from hocktools. A LN 51 is a close second

I've been thinking about making one of those from the kit Hock sells....or the LV with the Norris style adjuster

 

[garymuto]

Veritas

 

[McRabbet]

Mike,

I have a number of vintage Stanley and Marsh planes (block, smoothers, jacks and jointers, including a few Bedrocks and a 45), but my favorites are my Lee Valley Veritas planes -- the low angle block plane, the small BU smoother and the low angle jack. The most versatile for joinery are my skew block plane and medium shoulder planes.

Rob Payne

 

[TENdriver]

I'm pretty crazy about any plane that works well. Vintage, woodies moderns whatever. I love my LNs but bevel up and specialty planes seems to be dominated by one brand.

 

[dino drosas]

One of my favorites!

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[dougbox]

That is a beautiful plane!

 

[Richo B]

Any plane that works and comes at a good price.

 

[donald.woolley]

To use, Ohio Tool/Auburns.
To entertain myself with oddities, Shelton

 

[Gilley23]

I have ZERO planes, but have been interested in them. What's s good all around plane that's budget friendly?

 

[danmart77]

What is your favorite brand of hand planes?

I like the bevel up planes a little more than my BD planes. I found a LN 62 and a LN164 used at fair prices. I use these 2 planes about 80 percent of the time with all kinds of different blades. I have tried the Veritas BU planes and they are made very well and I would be just as happy with those.

Its funny Mike but all the guys I know personally who own high end planes along the Norris line, don't use them. They're wrapped in a cute flannel bag and they sit in a dust free drawer. To each his own but that's not my interest.

 

[bowman]

i have a Stanley-Bailey #5 that belonged to my grandfather, he used it during his days as a carpenter. It sat untouched for many years, pitting and rusting. The handle was broken, and the iron still is not completely flat and sharp yet. I've been working on it off and on over a few weeks. I've cut a replacement handle out of cherry (just to see how close i could get it).

 

[Mike Davis]

Handle looks good, are you going to make the knob to match?