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    Quote Originally Posted by FenceFurniture View Post
    Maybe I can help with this. I have one fitted with a PMV 11 blade 38°. I also have 25° and 50° blades which I can swap around with the BU jointer. They are both excellent planes that minimise tearout in tricky hardwood grains and leave a great surface finish. I must say that I haven't used the smoother as much as the jointer, but I am really really happy with both of them. They are both my "go to" planes (I have about 7 bench planes).

    The one thing the bugs me with the jointer is the little brass knob for setting the mouth opening - shavings catch on it big time, so I just removed it altogether and set the mouth by sliding it and then lock the big brass knob. This is not such a big deal with the smoother as the shavings are usually much finer and far less of them of course. From memory I think the smaller brass knob is still in the smoother.

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    Thanks for that FF. I'm not much good with the theory of hand tools.

    When I bought it I was quite in to the hand tool side of woodworking and was building up a plane collection, but the nature of my work has moved me to the machinery. Not that I think it's a bad thing, just the way it goes.

    I'll be hanging on to my Stanley collection, but the Veritas isn't justifying its existence to me.

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    If you don't own a smoother this is a great plane, the surface rust on the bottom is not an issue just looks ugly which I recommend to you to clean it up and make it look presentable after all $350 is not peanuts. Whether you have machinery or not hand planes are a must in every shop.

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    Quote Originally Posted by section1 View Post
    If you don't own a smoother this is a great plane, the surface rust on the bottom is not an issue just looks ugly which I recommend to you to clean it up and make it look presentable after all $350 is not peanuts. Whether you have machinery or not hand planes are a must in every shop.
    I have over 20 hand planes. Aside from my block plane, they're lucky to get used once every 3 months (most never do) so I'm offloading.

    I'll hit it with some steel wool and see how it looks.

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    Then you must be working with MDF and chipboard then I suppose you won't have a need for them but still in my books I would keep them for off side projects you may want to do for yourself. Steel wool will help.

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    Maybe try Gumtree?

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    Quote Originally Posted by section1 View Post
    Then you must be working with MDF and chipboard then I suppose you won't have a need for them but still in my books I would keep them for off side projects you may want to do for yourself. Steel wool will help.
    Absolutely not. I work primarily in solid timber, but our complement of machinery means that hand planes are mostly not needed.

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    The plane is now spoken for. Thanks all

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    Hear Hear Derek.

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    Quote Originally Posted by derekcohen View Post
    Perhaps this may - or not - help.

    The Veritas BUS, set with the 50 degree bevel (creating a 62 degree cutting angle) will plane anything you throw at it!
    So will a Shelix thicknesser and a calibrating wide-belt sander
    It is one of the finest smoothers at any price. It is also one of the easiest to set up. The Seller is a FOOL to sell it! He WILL regret it later.
    Don't appreciate being called a fool, but seeing that it has NEVER been used by me in 2 years (probably more, can't remember when I bought it) I don't think I'll be regretting it. I actually forgot that I even owned it until I was going through the contents of my bench.

    However, he needs to come down in price. Carba-tec sell it for $359, and blades are $69 each - you only require one blade with this blade, maximum two (though that really is pushing it), as it is a dedicated smoother. http://www.carbatec.com.au/veritas-b...g-plane_c19198

    I'd value it at $300 as a result. That is a decent price. (I sold a Veritas LA Smoother plus extra blade and extra custom handles for less than that). Perhaps he could offer the plane on its own (with its original blade), and sell the extra blades separately. If so, I value the BUS at $250.

    Regards from Perth

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    Thanks for the input but, as mentioned above, it's been taken at $350.

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    I just don't understand how you work wood without ever putting a plane on timber, there is no machine in the world not even the helical blades that will give a hand planed surface. Even if you sanded it afterwards that surface is not truly flat. I'm not saying this because I favour hand tools over machinery I'm stating a fact.

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    Hi Elen

    Just a bit of levity, nothing personal ... however I took down my post when I saw it sold (it was on the next "page" and did not see that when I wrote some encouraging comments). Mark my words, though, you will regret selling it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by derekcohen View Post
    Hi Elen

    Just a bit of levity, nothing personal ... however I took down my post when I saw it sold (it was on the next "page" and did not see that when I wrote some encouraging comments). Mark my words, though, you will regret selling it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by section1 View Post
    I just don't understand how you work wood without ever putting a plane on timber, there is no machine in the world not even the helical blades that will give a hand planed surface. Even if you sanded it afterwards that surface is not truly flat. I'm not saying this because I favour hand tools over machinery I'm stating a fact.
    Wide belt sander with a steel 1st roller and combo hard rubber roller and air pressure bar 2nd unit. Everything comes out dead flat. Our profit margins are modest as they are, a hand planed finish doesn't fit into the budget. Sad it may be, but that's the way it goes.

    Quote Originally Posted by derekcohen View Post
    Hi Elen

    Just a bit of levity, nothing personal ... however I took down my post when I saw it sold (it was on the next "page" and did not see that when I wrote some encouraging comments). Mark my words, though, you will regret selling it.

    Regards from Perth

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    No worries. But again, if it hasn't seen use in years I can't see it getting used in the future. If I do end up regretting it, you'll be the first to hear.

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    Crikey, I thought this was a Sales thread, not an opinion thread.
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