Thread: Two New Planes

WOW how much was that - lucky bugger. This seems to be the gold standard for shoulder planes these days.

Would love to know it works?

That does look beautiful and like it would fit ever so nice in the hand, great to see companies realising that function does not exclude form.

Originally Posted by thumbsucker

WOW how much was that - lucky bugger. This seems to be the gold standard for shoulder planes these days.

Would love to know it works?

Australian Wood review has coverage of the HP-7 in this month's issue.
Apparently they make Lie Nielsen's look more affordable.
regards
SG

I read the AWR review. They quote a price of about $800 from memory. A little out of my range... But nice bits of kit I'm sure. Maybe I'll pick one up at a garage sale...

This one isn't new, but it is from the same stable.
The intriguing thing about these multiplanes is that the irons come with an interchangeable sole as a matched pair.
So the plane performs like dozens of wooden moulding planes with as many profiles as you have soles and irons to match.

Originally Posted by Scribbly Gum

Just when we thought that plane design was becoming stale, along comes a pair of shoulder plane designs from Bridge City that look ever so avant garde.
I'm not sure how they perform, but they really look the goods.
Enjoy
SG

If we're talking looking the goods and ground breaking how about this piece of plane mischief ...



the sole is interchangeable so you can cut different profiles, cost (in USD)
body only $249
fence $129
rounding profiles are $130 or $140 each (there are 4 so far)
V groove profile $209
so a complete kit would be about USD $1,100 (surely there would be some discount if you bought the lot)


ian

Take a close look at the blades on the shoulder planes - they've got to be damn near 3/8" thick .

Originally Posted by Toolin Around

Take a close look at the blades on the shoulder planes - they've got to be damn near 3/8" thick .

According to AWR, the blade is 1/4" or 6.5mm thick.
They certainly look chunky - not much chance of flexing one would think.

There is a very good review by David Mathias of the CT-14 here:
http://www.wkfinetools.com/tUsing/dM...14/ct-14-1.asp

The wkfinetools website is well worth a visit from time to time.

Enjoy the review.
Regards
SG

Originally Posted by Scribbly Gum

According to AWR, the blade is 1/4" or 6.5mm thick.
They certainly look chunky - not much chance of flexing one would think.

Maybe not too much chance of sharpening them in a standard jig either? Mind you I'd only polish them and put them on a shelf to look at...but thats me...sad really.

Originally Posted by RichardL

Maybe not too much chance of sharpening them in a standard jig either? Mind you I'd only polish them and put them on a shelf to look at...but thats me...sad really.

Well I think you'll have to take one for the team and let us know how they look on the shelf. Maybe get two and then you could use them as book ends.