aengland Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 I really wish I'd bought ANY of my Lie-Nielsen or Veritas planes sooner but I'll give the credit to the one tool that started me down this slippery slope: the Lie-Nielsen 60 1/2 low angle block plane. It taught me what a real high quality tool could do and I haven't looked back since. I could've used the year or so I messed around with low quality planes to build more stuff if I'd bought LN or Veritas sooner. Great thread. yep, me, too! But now I've saved a bunch of vintage tools from being orphaned... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bois Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 I have also found that once I established a shop rate my tool purchases have shifted. Buying a used Stanley plane and then spending 4 hours flattening and tuning it costs me more than buying a LN and leaves me with a sore back and black fingers. Plus I'd much rather spend my time working wood rather than metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyNoName Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 I have also found that once I established a shop rate my tool purchases have shifted. Buying a used Stanley plane and then spending 4 hours flattening and tuning it costs me more than buying a LN and leaves me with a sore back and black fingers. Plus I'd much rather spend my time working wood rather than metal. I couldn't agree more. Jonathan ================================ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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