Plow Planes

Re: Plow Planes

Alan Hamilton

>Jack,

Since I began using hand tools, I've always used my Stanley 12-250 combination plane. It performs this function as well as any other tool I've used for this job (including two or three different forked-tail screamers). Butfor now on I'll probably use my NEW Clifton/Clico combination plane! (STEALTH GLOAT, STEALTH GLOAT!!)

Alan

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Pam Niedermayer - Austin, TX

>I use a Record 043 and/or a 044, both great little planes, plowing fools. And they're not that expensive, with all cutters and maybe an original box, they're $50-100 from various UK vendors. You can see one at the site below, click "What's New", "Woodworking", "more Woodworking", they have a 043 for $65, best to email them, get a 044 if possible. Also, there are a couple available on ebay.

Pam


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Re: Plow Planes

Ted Owen, Pittsburgh

>The Record 043 Pam mentions was designed for that very use. The Rapier 043 is the same thing. Delightful little things.

The 044 is slightly larger and includes some wider blades.

Best, Ted

Re: Plow Planes

Christopher Fitch @ Memphis

>So how did you afford one of those monsters...(the Clifton that is)...

I'd probably buy 2 good infills before I'd get one of those

;)

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Roger Nixon

>I'd use my drawer bottom plane but if I was buying a plane I'd go with the the 043 or 044 planes the others have mentioned. Almost as easy to use and much more versatile. I got to try Bill Ward's and now I have the itch to add those to my kit.

I'll jump on the...

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA

>Band wagon for teh Record 043 or 044 too! A step up and saving buying another plane (heaven forbid!) would be a Stanley 46. With it's skewed blade you can dado too!

Re: Plow Planes

John Aniano in Central NJ

>Jack,

No one so far mentioned them, but wooden plow (or should I say plough) planes would perform this task as well as any of the numbered metal planes. I have several and enjoy using them for grooving tasks.

I recently began a large raised panel trim project where I used a wooden plow plane to cut the deep (~3/4") grooves in the rails and stiles to contain the raised panels. Worked just fine and went pretty fast. One day I'll post the progress here...

Take care,

John

Also look for the Marples equivalents...

Mark Harrison -- in Sydney, Australia

>Almost exactly the same. I have a Marples 044 and it works quote efficiently.

Re: Plow Planes

Alan Hamilton

>Christopher,

But I have no need for an infill; I have planes that perform all the dimensioning, flattening and smoothing chores around here. But I do have need for a plane like my new and old combination planes. I recognize that hollows and rounds, various molding planes, et al, would do everyting a combination plane can do--and probably do some better. But I have no room or money to be so extravigant. Not only that, I live in used-tool Sahara; and I will never again buy a tool sight unseen from E-bay or anywhere else.

Alan

I think you missed the purpose of my post...

Christopher Fitch @ Memphis

>I was hinting at you providing more details on your drive-by gloat.

:)

And I was curious about how you came into possession of the Clifton which runs like over $800 at stores here in the US. I have seen them go for up to $350 on Ebay which is quite a steal compared to the new plane price.

Anyway, what I was saying was that if I had $850 or so lying around and wanted to buy a plane or two or 4 LN's or 30-40 used ones, I would buy an infill or two and get a used Record/Stanley multiplane instead... but that's me.

;)

I hear you about the used-tool Sahara... here in Memphis, there are two small wood stores that sell used tools on consignment. At one of them, a person is selling a very old, very very worn out, mostly imcomplete Stanley 45 in a cardboard box for a whopping $260 or so.

I suspect it will add more layers of dust as it sits there...