Anyone Have One Of These?

[cabinetman]

Is bigger better? This is one of my ity bity hand planes. It's a Stanley 12-101, that I picked up at a flea market for $1. It gets used quite a bit.
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Another one of my little ones, that is a great plane, is my Stanley 90 bull nose. I didn't get it at a flea market (unfortunately).
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[pelligrini]

I'd love to have an old Stanley No. 90, or maybe a 92. I've read that the quality of the new ones is hit and miss though. Do you use it as a chisel plane at all?

My smallest is this 2 1/2" long 1/4" wide shoulder plane. http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/pag...00&cat=1,41182
I do use it quite a bit, especially cleaning up router cut slots.

I'd really like to pick up a set of these detail rabbet planes: http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/pag...182,41192&ap=1 I'm sure I'd put them to good use, but I'd like to have them just because they look way too cool.

[Pappy]

I have a 101 in the plane cabinet in the shop but it doesn't see much use.

My 90 is an original and is in the collection.

[cabinetman]

I'd love to have an old Stanley No. 90, or maybe a 92. I've read that the quality of the new ones is hit and miss though. Do you use it as a chisel plane at all?

My smallest is this 2 1/2" long 1/4" wide shoulder plane. http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/pag...00&cat=1,41182
I do use it quite a bit, especially cleaning up router cut slots.

I'd really like to pick up a set of these detail rabbet planes: http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/pag...182,41192&ap=1 I'm sure I'd put them to good use, but I'd like to have them just because they look way too cool.

I've had my 90 for about 20+ years and I think the quality is excellent, and does work well as a small chisel plane. It has a bit of nose ahead of the blade. Those narrow Veritas are very cool. I like them. Not that expensive either.

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[pelligrini]

I've read some stuff about the recent Stanley planes made within the last 5 years or so having hit and miss quality. Some are really good out of the box, and some need a lot of fettling. Many were hoping that Stanley's QC would improve when they released their new lines of sweetheart planes and the new chisels. Some reports say they're getting a bit better though. I'm just relying on articles I've read too. I know a couple of the reports come from folks who would really look down their nose at my HF planes.

I was wondering if you removed the top portion of your No. 90 for chisel plane use? I haven't used one, but it seems like it wouldn't be all that comfortable to use like that.

I picked up several rosewood planes when Harborfreight was closing them out. These rabbet chisel planes have been pretty decent. I think I got them for $5. The steel isn't the greatest, but it's not terrible either. They're 1" wide and the body is 5"x2". I use one quite a bit for glue squeeze out cleanup on boxes.

[Daryl]

Got my 101 back in the 70's, handy for chamfering an occasional edge.

[cabinetman]

Are these small enough?
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[pelligrini]

Getting there, you ought to see the ones that are made to scrape carbon fiber nano tubes.

I've got some really small brass & wood infill planes (not as small as those). I really haven't gotten them to work very well though.

[cabinetman]

Getting there, you ought to see the ones that are made to scrape carbon fiber nano tubes.

I've got some really small brass & wood infill planes (not as small as those). I really haven't gotten them to work very well though.

I wonder how easy it would be to sharpen the iron on planes that small. I've got big fingers, and probably couldn't even hold the iron. Seems funny to call a little speck of steel like that an "iron".

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[pelligrini]

When it comes time to sharpen the 1/4" wide iron on that minature shoulder plane I have I'll probably just spend $5.50 on a replacement blade.

While im at Lee Valley ordering that iron I might pick up their minature Edge Plane http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/pag...67&cat=1,41182

[pelligrini]

I wonder how easy it would be to sharpen the iron on planes that small. I've got big fingers, and probably couldn't even hold the iron. Seems funny to call a little speck of steel like that an "iron".

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Little bitty jigs. I can't even image the little floats used to make those infill planes.