On Thu, 06 May 2010 22:23:38 -0500, Steve Turner
wrote the following:

On 5/6/2010 8:46 PM, GarageWoodworks wrote:
On May 6, 9:44 pm,
wrote:
I only one one hand plane, a Veritas #4 smooth plane and I LOVE it. I
want to buy a block plane and I am either going with:

Lie-Nielsen adjustable mouth (http://www.lie-nielsen.com/catalog.php?
sku=60_5) OR

Veritas DX60 adjustable mouth block plane (http://www.leevalley.com/US/
wood/page.aspx?p=61963&cat=1,41182,48942)

Anyone out there with experience with any of these or both?

Sorry about the link wrap problem.

Lie-Nielsen: http://tinyurl.com/5zkheh
Veritas: http://tinyurl.com/26m4536

As supremely cool as that Veritas plane is (I don't own one, but I've tried it
out at a woodworking show), I have one nagging problem with it: it's too
friggin' heavy! Normally, "heavy" is a desirable attribute in a hand plane,
but I have a lot of block planes, and I use them a LOT, but I just don't like
them if they're too heavy. My very favorite block plane is a good old vintage
Stanley 60-1/2; it's a dream to use and it's probably the lightest of the
bunch.

Amen, Bruddah! I keep mine in the truck, and it sports a beefy ol'
Ron Hock iron, too. A rusty old nail-finder of a #4 Satanley is in
the truck, too, for larger rough work.


If you do think the extra heft of these planes would be bothersome, you might
try snagging an old Stanley 60-1/2 on eBay. Hell, snag one anyway, even if you
DO get one of these other planes; I guarantee you'll find a use for it.

I second that. Multitudinally useful.

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