Aussie Woodwork Forum Decides Which Handplanes are the Best!

[Christopha]

Thank you Sir Cliff, beautifully ESP'ed.......

[E. maculata]

Can't vote, no Pope!!!


My little tuned to its eyeballs (frogs eyes that is ) #4 1940's Aussie Pope Falcon, with the original blade it's a pearler.

[Driver]

Don't really have an all-time favourite. I've voted Lie-Nielsen because my most recent plane is a LN Low-Angle Jack plane and it's very impressive indeed.

Depending on the job, different planes come into favour. I have a slight preference towards my Stanley #4 (UK model). I bought it new a few years ago and I've spent a helluva lot of time converting it from a real dog to a very good tool.

Col

[echnidna]

Which is the one with the hole in the base so you can hang it up on a nail???

[Iain]

Supa Tool, actually the nail is better quality than the plane.
What happened to Mr Mujinfang which got rated 2nd to LN in a US comparison some time ago.

[derekcohen]

I have four favourites (don't make me decide beyond this!):

HNT Gordon Smoother
HNT Gordon Try Plane
LV LA Jack
LV LA Smoother (with 64 degree cutting angle!)

Regards from Perth

Derek

[bitingmidge]

I understand that the Cessna Caravan is fantastic!

P

[Woodlice]

Ive only used one family of plane in my short life as a wannabe. All have been Veratas species. The standard Block, #4 Smoother and the Scraper. Cant give much of an opinion, other than some brands look much much much nicer than others.

The only other plane I have seen in the flesh is some of the new stanleys. Everything else is the online type.

J!

[Woodlice]

hey look, if you exclude the top and bottom choices, the poll is normalised around the Veritas / LV...

[bitingmidge]

Don't rush out and buy all the planes when you are still educating your kids and paying off your mortgage.

I took that advice! As I have posted elsewhere, the #4 Stanley/Bailey has done great service, and I could have gotten away with only it for ever, until a year ago when buying the el-cheapo old #5 made me wonder what else I was missing out on.

This week, ever so quietly a brown paper parcel arrived with the LV LA Jack inside.... oooooooooooohhhhhhhhhh! It's my very favourite already, although it digs in to my ribs when I roll over in the middle of the night.


Cheers,

P

[Barry_White]

I voted for Stanley on account that my 50 year old No4 is all that I have and I find it will plane anything.

[bitingmidge]

But Barry, if you've got an English or US Stanley, that makes you a knob!!

I couldn't vote for my Stanley 'cause its' an OZ one and they aren't anygood (unless you didn't know that!) ....or you put them beside a Veritas!!! :eek:


Cheers,

P

[Barry_White]

Well Biting I guess I am a knob by default because when I bought the Stanley planes as an apprentice 50 years ago there wasn't much choice in planes as that was what every one had.

I am only sorry that my No. 7 Stanley, my Stanley spokeshaves and my Stanley hand router disappeared mysteriously other wise I would be probably be called a collector.

I think they were borrowed by someone and never returned.

[bitingmidge]

I think they were borrowed by someone and never returned.

I guess they've gone to a collector!

Sorry about your loss!

P

[craigb]

Well I only wish that Mr White would share some of his pattern making knowledge with us.

Perhaps a few photos on the basics Barry?