Thread: Block Plane Weights

Here you go mate....



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HE rebate block plane


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LN low angle block plane


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BCTW HP-8 Mini Block Plane


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LN left & right Skew Block Plane without the removable side piece installed



Cheers,
Mike

Interesting nice range of Block planes Mike . 961g is getting up there . Maybe even heavier ones exist ?

Originally Posted by auscab

Interesting nice range of Block planes Mike . 961g is getting up there . Maybe even heavier ones exist ?

Yep, the HE is my least favorite out of the lot and it's weight may be one of the reasons why. I don't mind a bit of heft in my planes, but I reckon block planes need to be "dextrous and agile". The HE is not only too heavy for my taste but it's also too big and cumbersome. I've never quite warmed up to it and it's the last block plane that I reach for. The only time I'd choose it over the others is if I needed to take advantage of its solid 2-post fence.

Here are a couple more of photos of the HE in comparison to the LN.


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IMO, the HE is too big to use one-handed, which is what block planes are designed for. The front knob is also too high. The low brass front knob of the LN is much more ergonomic with my index finger falling naturally in its recess/dimple and my palm wrapping comfortably around the lever cap. You need to have hands the size of a gorilla for the HE be remotely ergonomical.

Here's the veritas standard low angle block plane to add to the list 808g.

Regards,

Adam

Originally Posted by taz01

Here's the veritas standard low angle block plane to add to the list 808g.

Regards,

Adam

Thanks for that Adam .
Scale says 809g
You must be deducting dust and shavings ?

Just got back home this evening for R&R; will weigh my Luban for you in the morning.

Originally Posted by auscab

Thanks for that Adam .
Scale says 809g
You must be deducting dust and shavings ?

I don't like prime numbers so I rounded down a little ( at least that the story im sticking too [emoji3] )

This thread reminded me that I was going to put my recently built block plane on the scales and haven't.
So here it is at a porky 935g.

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And my only other block plane, a Stanley 220 at 651g.

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The Luban is lighter than I remember…. 780g

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For comparison; the Stanley 65 is 682g (and physically larger), the English 9-1/2 is 673g and the Record 018 is 633g.

I guess the smaller size and heavier construction made the Luban feel much much more unwieldy than the 65 when I was using it on Kumiko; but in general it’s my go-to block plane for most things due to the blade having much better edge retention than the Stanleys and the Record.

The one thing that does annoy the crap out of me though about the Luban is the spinner; it’s too thick and fitted in too fine a gap between the cap; the cheeks and the blade. It’s quite tricky to grasp; you only get a small amount of rotation each time and because of this lack of “feel” it’s just way too easy to overtighten. It really needs to have a larger diameter so it sticks out; or the cap needs to be narrower.

Here are the Veritas DX60 and Lie Nielsen 102 white bronze

Falcon - 620 g

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Veritas - 48 g

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A few more.

Stanley110 . 644g
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Stanley 140 skew rebate. 738g
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And a Chaplin BP. 626g
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A couple of mine.

220B 717 grams

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102 348 Grams

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Cheers Andrew