I never truly understood all the the time and effort you hand tool people put into these old beat up looking tools until fairly recently. Being a machinery guy, I paid little attention to the Stanley Vs. Lie Nielson Vs. Veritas debates. My recent "shopping around experience" for hand tools for the wife really opened my eyes to the cost/quality differences. I have spent alot of time lately checking out various new planes and saws. You definately get what you pay for in most cases. I ended up buying a few nice Veritas saws/planes for the wife. I am very impressed with the LN, Veritas, and Clifton workmanship. Wood River planes were a tempting alternative for the cost. I think over all….. my biggest impression came from playing with a few restored Stanley's. These planes were older than dirt, but looked beautiful and performed like they were made yesterday. I can see what all the fuss is about now.
Let me put it this way…........Ya ain't gettin' my old Stanleys. I put some effort in 'em, and I get good results out of 'em. Kinda makes me part of the WWing process. (Like my old '54 Ford..but I put way more into it than I got out of it.)
Bill
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