| Review by Chris | posted 181 days ago | 255 views | 0 times favorited | 4 comments |  |
- Lie-Nielsen Low Angle Adjustable Mouth Block Plane
- Brand: Lie-Nielsen | Category: Hand Planes
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This plane is my first foray into the world of Lie-Nielsen. WOW! I am impressed; we get so very used to mediocre products that when we get our hands on products with this level of craftsmanship it simply blows you away. Don’t get me wrong, I love my old planes. However, I hated using the block planes I had picked up here and there. They were just too difficult to use accurately.
This plane was ready to go straight out of the box. The sole is, as far as I can tell, perfectly flat and the sides are dead-on 90 degrees to the sole. The blade was sharp and flat were it needed to be. I honed it a little on my 8000 grit water stone and it was ready to fly. The adjustment of the mouth and the blade is very smooth and trouble free and it’s comfortable to hold as well.
I can honestly say that this is one of the most often used tools in my shop. If I need another plane I will definitely look to Lie-Nielsen again.
Photo from the Woodcraft Website
-- Chris
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4 comments so far
pmulry
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posted 181 days ago
Totally concur with this review. I got one of these a couple of weeks ago and it’s a dream. Just lightly polished the blade on a leather strop with polishing compound and it was ready to go. One thing that amazes me is how tight they got the tolerance on the mouth adjustment plate. You can barely see the line on the sole where it mates to the plate. Phenomenal. Now I’m just trying to adjust it to see how thin it cuts. Pretty thin so far.
One thing I’ve noticed is that it really does need to be oiled on the sides after every use or it starts to show surface rust pretty quickly. Great tool though.
-- Pat Mulry, Dallas, Texas || www.lonestarpokertables.com
FritzM
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posted 181 days ago
I second that! I often over cut just so I can sneak up with this tool partly for the exacting nature of it but probably more for the shear joy of using it! I liked it so much that I bought the LN Low Angle Jack. Same function, quality and experience there too! To keep the rust at bay, I use Camellia Oil in it’s own applicator. Saves time and wasted rag.
-- Fritz Oakland, Ca http://www.muegenburg.com (dedicated to my other hobby)
Chris
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posted 181 days ago
You guy’s do have it right with regards to the rust. I live in Florida; EVERYTHING rusts here. I got in the habit of oiling or waxing anything that’s not painted or wood a long time ago.
-- Chris
Tom Adamski
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posted 181 days ago
Like my previous review of the LN chisels, this plane is everything you could want in precision and ease of use. Based off of time tested models, LN and his team of craftsman update them with modern materials like stress relieved iron, bronze and cryogenicaly treated tool steel. In addition, everyone comes to you tested and razor sharp, ready to use out of the box. I know there are other manufacturers out there that make some fine planes, (No names please) that over embelish and create more of a work of are, forsaken for an expensive work of art. Lie-Nielsen’s tools are stated with extreme clarity and simplicity, (as quoted by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe) “Form follows function”.
Remember, the most expensive tool you can buy is the cheap one. Once it breaks or proves itself unworthy, you now buy the better one and spent more than the other guy that bought the better one.
-- Anybody can become a woodworker, but only a Craftsman can hide his mistakes.