After a good plane

[Nath Lee Ham]

Hello all I'm after some advise, I was at a show and used the veratais bevel up jack plane,

I like it othe than the price tag,

I only own a £40 Stanley block plane,

Is there a cheaper plane that works as well,

I'm a site carpenter & window restorer, so shooting in sashes and hard wood doors,

I HATE ELETRIC PLANERS, I think there for first fix work only that's why I don't mind the big pay out,

Is the varatis woth the money?

 

[Harbo]

I have a range of Veritas planes but bought them a few years back when prices were a lot cheaper? Quangsheng from Workshop Heaven are a good cheaper alternative.

Rod

 

[Aled Dafis]

+1 for Quangsheng at Workshop heaven, I have a few Clifton a d Lie Nielsen planes (all excellent!) and the Quangsheng range are just about as good for about a third of the price! Had the Quangsheng range been about when I bought my planes I could have saved hundreds!!

 

[speeder1987]

I just got a couple of qangsheng planes from workshop heaven as my first "new" planes and they are superb

If you decide to get any qangsheng planes, make sure you get them from workshop heaven. I remember reading somewhere that the tolerences the planes are made are specified to the supplier and therefore although the planes may look the same (I.e those sold by rutlands I believe) the quality may not be as good.

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[Phil Pascoe]

Look at the Stanley 62 low angle - about 12 or 15 posts ago.

 

[Jacob]

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I'm a site carpenter & window restorer, so shooting in sashes and hard wood doors,......

Record 5 1/2 - the standard issue for carpenters/joiners and probably the most versatile of all of them. Ebay from £20 to £50

 

[andersonec]

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I'm a site carpenter & window restorer, so shooting in sashes and hard wood doors,......

Record 5 1/2 - the standard issue for carpenters/joiners and probably the most versatile of all of them. Ebay from £20 to £50

Or Stanley No 6, I think those others are a bit of overkill for use on site.

Tilgear have a Brook No 7 on offer (£58) http://www.tilgear.info/products/5675/1 ... ter_plane/

Andy

 

[Dodge]

Buy a faithful and put a Quangsheng blade in it! for site work would be ideal!

 

[Dangermouse]

As per my review, Go for a stanley Premium 62 low angle jack. I think just as good as a LN and a LOT LOT cheaper.

 

[Peter Sefton]

If I was on site I would use one of my old Record planes I have some which are great and some that I would only use on a painted door. The quangshengs are very good if you buy one of the top spec ones (which are the ones Matthew and I stock) they are only available in 2" wide unless you go for the No 7 or 6 which is a beaut now that the handles in the right place. The Quangsheng are not as cheap as they were a couple of years ago but do give the top three plane makers a run for their money but never quite catch up. But I feel they do leave all the other cheaper makes I have seen looking pretty poor and lacking. The veritas low angle Jack is an excellent plane but I would rather keep mine in the workshop even at our discounted price.