Stanley 12-975 Contractor Grade Bull Nose Rabbet Plane

[Jeffrey Schronce]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...lance&n=228013

15.61 shipped

Good deal. Picked one up myself for help on tennon

[25]

I have an older one i got off of ebay. It's nice for cleaning up glue squeeze out. I wouldn't even bother trying to adjust a tennon with it though.

[Jeffrey Schronce]

I have an older one i got off of ebay. It's nice for cleaning up glue squeeze out. I wouldn't even bother trying to adjust a tennon with it though.

Blahhhh. Why not? That is why I bought it. Saw Nahm using one the other day.

[Jeffrey Schronce]

Think I should cancel it?

Most of the others I am seeing are >$50.

[25]

It's a stanely #75, Patrick's blood and gore:
http://www.supertool.com/StanleyBG/stan10.htm

It has it's uses, just don't expect it to take micro thin shaving like a #90, #92, #93, or equivilent shoulder plane. By uses I mean, rough and dirty work, it's just not a high precision plane. Personally I rather use try using my 78.

[kwgeorge]

Well I think for the price and the very occasional need that I have for a plane such as this I went ahead and bought one. There are just times when my Lie Nielsen rabbet block plane is just too big thanks for posting it Jeff.

I will also say this, the other day I was fitting some drawers with Walnut fronts on a cabinet I had made. I had possession of a Craftsmen block plane belonging to a friend of mine that he had asked me if I would sharpen and tune up for him. It was just closer to me at that time then my own planes so I grabbed it. You know what? That cheap little plane once sharpened properly and setup properly did the job just fine.

Ken

[Rob R]

[QUOTE=
I will also say this, the other day I was fitting some drawers with Walnut fronts on a cabinet I had made. I had possession of a Craftsmen block plane belonging to a friend of mine that he had asked me if I would sharpen and tune up for him. It was just closer to me at that time then my own planes so I grabbed it. You know what? That cheap little plane once sharpened properly and setup properly did the job just fine.

Ken[/QUOTE]


where do we send our planes for said service??



rob

[Jeffrey Schronce]

I know absoultely nothing about planes. All those numbers a lost on me. My father in law as a few older ones out in the shop that are never used and are in rough shape. Looks like the thing some of you guys get into reconditioning.
Are most planes capable of planing flush? I thought that was kind of specific to the rabbet bullnose plane.

[25]

It's not really limited to bullnose planes, but more rabbet/rebate/shoulder planes. If the planes blade extends all the way out to the side(s) of the plane then it can plane flush. There is one stanely that has a removeable side (I believe it is one side only) so that you can use it as a rabbet palne. I don't know if I can really answer the question about "most" though. It just depends on the design and intended use of the plane.

The big benefit and drawback to the bull nose planes are the short toe of the plane. This allows you to get really close to the end of a stopped dado or rabbet. The problem however is that the short toe makes them less user friendly than one with a larger toe. I haven't really noticed it being that much of a problem with my 75 though.

[vaking]

The price is up to $27. A related question is what you people think of this one:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=90310
It is made in India (like Anand and Groz planes) and looks decent. Regularly about $15, sometimes on sale for $9.