Aled Dafis
Established Member
Hi, I'm in the market for a decent 4 1/2 to complement my excellent Clifton #3 #5 1/2 and #7, it must also have an O1 iron (I really dislike A2!!). So, you're all probably screaming "Just buy a Clifton 4 1/2".
The thing is, when I started buying nice planes I lusted after a Lie Nielsen, but through reasoning and frugality, I've ended up with 3 Clifton's and a Veritas LAJ (now in the for sale section), so this is probably my last chance at a LN smoother as I can't see me getting rid of the Cliftons any time soon, this purchase will probably complete my bench plane arsenal. This irrational hankering for a LN just won't go away, much as I've fought it over the past few weeks. :? :?
My options seem to be:
1. Buy a LN 4 1/2 from Axminster and add an O1 iron. £282 + £40ish
2. Import a 4 1/2 directly from LN with O1 iron and York pitch frog. £250 + Import duty? + VAT?
3. Buy a second hand LN 4 1/2 and add an O1 iron. £???
4. Just go for the Clifton and be done with it!
One other thing, if I import frm the USA, would you guys go for the 55 degree frog? Do you think that the performance improvement would compensate for the extra effort required in pushing it? Bearing in mind that my Cliftons perform very well at 45 degrees. It only adds $10 to the price so that's neither here nor there really.
Cheers
Aled
P.S. I can't wait to get back to school tomorrow, I seem to have too much thinking time on my hands... :?
The thing is, when I started buying nice planes I lusted after a Lie Nielsen, but through reasoning and frugality, I've ended up with 3 Clifton's and a Veritas LAJ (now in the for sale section), so this is probably my last chance at a LN smoother as I can't see me getting rid of the Cliftons any time soon, this purchase will probably complete my bench plane arsenal. This irrational hankering for a LN just won't go away, much as I've fought it over the past few weeks. :? :?
My options seem to be:
1. Buy a LN 4 1/2 from Axminster and add an O1 iron. £282 + £40ish
2. Import a 4 1/2 directly from LN with O1 iron and York pitch frog. £250 + Import duty? + VAT?
3. Buy a second hand LN 4 1/2 and add an O1 iron. £???
4. Just go for the Clifton and be done with it!
One other thing, if I import frm the USA, would you guys go for the 55 degree frog? Do you think that the performance improvement would compensate for the extra effort required in pushing it? Bearing in mind that my Cliftons perform very well at 45 degrees. It only adds $10 to the price so that's neither here nor there really.
Cheers
Aled
P.S. I can't wait to get back to school tomorrow, I seem to have too much thinking time on my hands... :?