Bean
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I know that it could be considered blasfamous But are they any good, its just that I have a no. 4 going spare, and well you know the rest.
Bean
Bean
Opinion unchanged - still haven't tried one. The very fact that BriMarc have them at a lower price with the ominous words "limited stock" is suggestive though...I've not tried the insert, but I'm afraid everything I've heard has been lukewarm to downright rude about it. I think the key question to ask yourself here must be "If the insert is any good, why make a dedicated scraper plane?"
Alf":3mufu3tq said:Opinion unchanged - still haven't tried one. The very fact that BriMarc have them at a lower price with the ominous words "limited stock" is suggestive though...I've not tried the insert, but I'm afraid everything I've heard has been lukewarm to downright rude about it. I think the key question to ask yourself here must be "If the insert is any good, why make a dedicated scraper plane?"
Cheers, Alf
doesn't really go with this:Rob Lee":10vj9zff said:It does operate as advertised - but is not suited to taking heavy cuts
Reading that blurb on the site I'd get the idea it was suitable for more than just "finesse". I mean "heavier" could mean anything, but I'm sure I'm not the only one who's assumed it meant more than just "fractionally heavier than a gossamer thin shaving".Lee Valley Website":10vj9zff said:The thicker (0.024") blades are useful for heavier stock removal
doesn't entirely equate to this:The insert, while it does work well, has a much steeper learning curve....
Maybe "it's a pleasure to use, once you have the knack"? Personally I think, based on the blurb about it, we're more than entitled to say it's no bloomin' good. Now if you changed the blurb it'd still be no bloomin' good, but at least we wouldn't have unreasonable expectations for it... :wink:Lee Valley Website":10vj9zff said:It is a pleasure to use
Too harsh you think?waterhead37":3qb9xda3 said:No-one will doubt your impartiality now!
Alf":834n2wxa said:Too harsh you think?waterhead37":834n2wxa said:No-one will doubt your impartiality now!
Cheers, Alf
Alf":3diwef5e said:Rob, I came up with all sorts of amusing repartee, but it's not fair. It's like shooting fish in a barrel. :wink:
Seriously though, this:
doesn't really go with this:Rob Lee":3diwef5e said:It does operate as advertised - but is not suited to taking heavy cuts
Reading that blurb on the site I'd get the idea it was suitable for more than just "finesse". I mean "heavier" could mean anything, but I'm sure I'm not the only one who's assumed it meant more than just "fractionally heavier than a gossamer thin shaving".Lee Valley Website":3diwef5e said:The thicker (0.024") blades are useful for heavier stock removal
Just like this:
doesn't entirely equate to this:The insert, while it does work well, has a much steeper learning curve....
Maybe "it's a pleasure to use, once you have the knack"? Personally I think, based on the blurb about it, we're more than entitled to say it's no bloomin' good. Now if you changed the blurb it'd still be no bloomin' good, but at least we wouldn't have unreasonable expectations for it... :wink:Lee Valley Website":3diwef5e said:It is a pleasure to use
Cheers, Alf
Alf":2blvsula said:(snip) I just feel the way it's sold is a tiny bit more misleading than perhaps it has to be for the purposes of selling it. But as a passing Canadian recently said; I do get what you're trying to say though.... even if I don't agree 100% with all of it.
Cheers, Alf
P.S. That metaphor wasn't even slightly shaken up, never mind mixed :wink:
Aww, go on then. :roll: :lol:Rob Lee":s15qhw7i said:...If we can agree on "overenthusiastic" for "misleading", I'll tip over my King... :wink: :lol:
waterhead37":2zj2vo5d said:I'll say this for Rob, He not only sells nice tools, he has nice manners. If there ever was a company that deserved my dollar his is it!
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