Please let me know what you think of the handling of the plane with the
ball and handle.

Dave


Yeah, I would as far as usage goes, but right now I'm not set up to work just yet.

I bought them because in adult ed. shop (me learner) I was planing tenons, faces
and cheeks and at the finish of a shave, found myself running my hands into the
wood edges and corners causing bleeding nicks. That got to be too much!

These handles are well made enough but do not give a "greatly" enlarged area
for more safety, though they will help much. It all depends on how you hold it.

One problem I did not like is, the rear knob screws directly into it's casting,
which is pure iron without a brass insert for it, and that means "very easy to strip
the threads", as I saw the micro-burs coming off. I could also feel the softness of
the iron, had to be very careful with several tries at getting it properly threaded.

I suppose a new tote-like handle could be made to bolt in there, and make it
better, then you'd have more of a #2 plane. I think at the price, worth buying.
The front knob was made in Taiwan.

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