Not just for Neanderthals!

Great review! I been looking at one of these for awhile now. It is next on my plane list to buy!

-- Greg Mitchell--Lowell, AR--gdamitchell@sbcglobal.net

your review is very tempting I must say.

thanx for sharing the experience. I think that what we woodworkers really lack sometimes is the ability to hold a tool in person and try it out to get the feel of what it can really do.

I love veritas tools, and definitely will place this on on the list!

-- My Drinking Club has a Woodworking Problem...

great review, this is on my list…. ah, someday.

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)

Damn, just when I thought I had all the planes I needed! How did this one slip by?!

Excellent review, I too am a big fan of Veritas tools and have spent a fair amount of my kids college tuition on their tools, which have always been of high quality.

-- "You get what you inspect, not what you expect"

I’ve done everything I could to avoid shelling out the dough for this plane…mastered a card scraper, bought the Veritas Cabinet Scraper. Then comes this well-written and thoughtful review. It’s going back on the list of tools to get and use (along with the bevel-up smoother). Thanks, Barry.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Very nice review… I am a advocate of mixing power and non-powered tools with my projects and had often wondered about these scraper planes.

Thanks for posting the review!

-- Chris

Really good review. I’ve been a big fan of most Veritas tools. They are high-quality and the customer service at LV is second only to LN in my book.

Thanks for taking the time to post the review.

-- Betsy - GO BUCKS!

I have many LV – Veritas planes, I use them straight out box with no tuning.
The CS I rated 5 *
Great review. Thanks.

-- Regards, Woodworm

This is a nice review. I have been considering one of these so, like Douglas, will have to move it up higher on my tool list.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

I love any hand tool that is hooked up to a motor… Where is the plug on this one?

I really like a good hand plane or scraper. You have a bit more control and satisfaction

-- making sawdust....

does it work well on endgrain? very tempting review….

-- The woods are lovely, dark and deep, but I have promises to keep...

Barry, excelent review! Thanks for sharing.

-- I'm a wood magician... I can turn fine lumber into firewood before your very eyes! - http://www.woodworkersguide.com

Thanks for the very kind words!

As far as tuning, I followed the included instructions for blade prep, installed it, set it at the suggested starting points, and scraped away. Very fine lacy shavings resulted. I have a “real” burnisher, but a hard chromed tool, ex:// quality socket extension, or old valve pushrod will work fine.

End grain? I’ll have to try that and report back. I usually don’t have a problem with end grain with my low angle block planes. A swipe or two, and I’m done. Since the scraper addresses the wood at a high angle, we’ll see…

Veritas is very good about posting instructions onliine. Both the link in the review and the Lee Valley catalog listing contain links to the instructions. I find instruction manuals to be great resources when considering a purchase.

-- - Real men read directions

Hi Barry;

Great review.

While not the brand I have, I too find to be excellent additions to any shop.

I have a lie-niesen, but I like the Veritas as well.

I also have a small one, about the size of a block plane, which comes in handy as well.

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

Nice review! Although I’ve had the new tool on the list for awhile (LV or LN), I just picked up an old #112 in pretty good shape this past weekend. I’ve wanted the same features that the scraper plane provides…

Did you pick up the toothed blade for it?

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

nice review, been looking at this for a long time. once i have a nice block place, smoother, and jointer. i think this will be first on my list of specialty planes.

T-WW…

Some hindsight, if you use machines…

Keep a rabbet block in mind, and you’ll get extra duty from it. Besides normal block plane duties, the rabbet block can flush cut, adjust tenons, etc… Since I use machines to cut them, I don’t use my shoulder planes much for rabbets or dadoes. Just about anything I do with the shoulder planes can be done with a rabbet block.

Keep bevel-up planes in mind for the jointer and smoother, as all you need are extra blades to literally have multiple planes. Real neanderthals often have LOTS of different versions of each model of plane, set up with different grinds, back bevels or not, different mouth openings, etc…

As a guy who uses machines for the heavy stuff, I’ve sold off most of my “traditional” bevel-down planes. I rarely used them once I got the bevel-ups. Not to mention no chip breaker to futz with!

-- - Real men read directions

Thanks for the great review! Would you say this plane could replace many sanding tasks? On most woods…figured or not? I’ve had success with card scrapers, but like you…don’t like sore thumbs. Seems like a great tool. Thanks again.

Larry

If you like card scrapers, you’ll LOVE a scraping plane.

The card scrapers still come in handy on spots the plane can’t reach and for fixing finish flaws.

I still sand on larger amounts of wood. For larger amounts: Planer to 1/32-3/64 overthick → Performax (80 or 100 grit) to actual size – Scraping plane to finish… fast and pretty!

No tearout = planer to finished thickness → scraping plane

I feel the scraping plane can take over where you’d start with 120 grit.

Neanders and Normites and share a group hug!

-- - Real men read directions

Thanks Barry! Veritas should give you free stuff for your awesome review. Thanks for your response to my question.

Veritas doesn’t HAVE to give free stuff! I gladly paid full price for an off-the-shelf tool.

-- - Real men read directions