block plane?

[saaje]

Hey, Zenwood or other knowledgeable folks! What is a small bock plane and where can I find one and are they expensive?

[outback]

Are you sure you mean bock, and perhaps not block? I just mention it as at first I thought it was a typo, but you spelt it twicw the same way.
I've never come a cross a bock, but there is lots of nice block planes out there.

[pawnhead]

Well he could be talking about Captain Frederick C. Bock (http://www.mishalov.com/Bock.html)'s B-29 Superfortress.

A B-29 isn't what I'd call a 'small' plane, and I don't imagine that they would be very cheap if you found one for sale, but you could try asking here (http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=4). :wink:

[saaje]

Maybe Zen mistyped. I had no idea what it could be. But could anyone tell me what a block plane is and how it works? Thanks! This is my new favorite site!!

[Boxinator]

Block planes are smaller hand planes such as in the link below:
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=47881&cat=1,41182

The above one is a high end plane and can be had much cheaper. They are good for chamfering, detail work and good for work on end grain etc. Hope this helps.
Corey

[outback]

Okey Dokey, my guess is Zen was ill and had a typo attack.

I have two block anes. An old Stanley, standard angle, adjustable mouth, as well as the low angle flavour from Veritas. Both get lots of use.

May I suggest a search on these fora on block planes, If you can read everything ever said here about them you will reach enlightenment.

One word of advice. Pick a budget for your plane, double it, and spend a bit more than that. When reading here you will notice a common theme, old planes are generally better than the new ones, unless you go for a Lie Neilson, Veritas or similar quality.

[pawnhead]

One word of advice. Pick a budget for your plane, double it, and spend a bit more than that. $5 might do the job.
One might assume that my regular block planes are in no danger of being replaced by The Orange Block Plane, but this is not certain. The Orange Block Plane does give them a run for their money under these conditions (I did do some planing with the #65 and #60 ½, and they really did not produce any better results on this piece of pine).
http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=34247

[zenwood]

The original (http://www.woodworkforums.com/showpost.php?p=459255&postcount=6) has been corrected, and expanded to explain in more detail. I meant 'block" plane. One of the best is this one (http://au.lie-nielsen.com/catalog.php?sku=60_5#):

http://au.lie-nielsen.com/images/912.jpg

I also find this (http://au.lie-nielsen.com/catalog.php?sku=102) useful for all sorts of jobs:
http://au.lie-nielsen.com/images/102top.jpg


Another excellent block plane is from Veritas (http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=32685&cat=1,41182,48942):
http://www.leevalley.com/images/item/woodworking/planes/05p2201s3.jpg

Saaje: you may want to look at the US site for Lie-Nielsen. All of these tools are excellent value for the quality you get.

[Gecko]

My favorite block plane is my old Stanley 60 1/2 low angle. They can be found pretty cheap on auction sites like ebay. A low angle plane is great for end grain work. I would suggest getting one with an adjustable mouth.

[Aerohydro]

Has anyone tried one of the cheapo Groz block planes from Carba Tec?

[Cruzi]

Has anyone tried one of the cheapo Groz block planes from Carba Tec?

Bought one, spent a few hours flattening the base, lapping and sharpening the blade.

Used it twice and use my $7 Orange block plane instead............