Stanley 90 Bullnose v's Record 077A

Re: Stanley 90 Bullnose v's Record 077A

HC Sakman

>They're almost identical in size. I favor Stanley's design due to its infinite mouth adjustment. In Record you need to unscrew the toe piece, add or remove shims, put the screw back on. On the other hand, I changed the mouth setting in my #90 maybe once or twice within the last 6~7 years.

Chico...

If I may add....

HC Sakman

>Record 077A's machining and overall finish is much nicer than Stanley #90. Like all things in life, nothing comes "perfect".

Also, bullnose planes are this size only. Maybe you need to look at the shoulder planes. Do you have to have "bullnose"? If not, 1-1/4" wide old infill, Record 073 or LN 73 will fill your big hands.

Chico...

Never held it in my hands, but

Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

>you might look at the Clifton 3110, which combines a Record-type bullnose with a shoulder plane by changing the nosepiece. People have said nice things about them here.

Re: Stanley 90 Bullnose v's Record 077A *LINK*

Alice Frampton, UK

>Might be worth hanging on until the LV bullnose comes out maybe? Some details in the link below.

Cheers, Alf


http://www.woodcentral.com/cgi-bin/handtools.pl?frames;read=31761

Thanks Alf. Hey Rob Lee when is...

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>the lee valley bullnose rabbet due out. You mentioned in a link on 1st April

"As for other plane, which will actually be available first - it's the #90 based bullnose/chisel plane. It'll have all of the features of our shoulder plane (except for the pivoting knob - as this plane is designed for an overhand grip). It'll be 1" wide, 4.7 inches long, and have excellent ergonomics"

Was this an April fools joke or is it coming in the near future? I already have your shoulder plane and am very pleased with it.

regards,

Andrew

Andrew...

Rob Lee

>Hi -

That was no AFD joke...

Bullnose "should" be in stock when the June catalog mails on May 10th (1 week from now)...

We expect that supply will be tight for the first two weeks, until we start machining our large second batch of castings....

The LA Jack will also be in the same catalog, but with an expected stock date of June 15th - which we should be able to beat easily...

If I can track down a photo - I'll post it here later today...

Cheers -

Rob

No rest for the wicked...

Eric Hedberg

>Rob, now everyone's going to be bugging you about the large shoulder plane. By the way...........:-)

Rob, another?

Robin Frierson

>Are you coming out with a new sharpening jig also?

Re: Rob, another?

Rob Lee

>Hi -

Yes we will be...but it won't (I think) make the fall catalog. We're still fiddling with prototypes - and tooling's really expensive on this one...

Cheers -

Rob

Sneak peek for Andrew...

Rob Lee

>Here ya go...

Full details should show up in mailboxes starting 7-10 days from now...and on the internet in 7.

Cheers -

Rob

*sigh*

Christopher Fitch @ Memphis

>So if I have yet MORE shoulder planes, is this a bad thing?

Oh wait, I'm asking the wrong group!

:)

Re: Sneak peek for Andrew...

Tony Z.

>What's the diameter of the "finger hole" or rather is the hole intended to be for your finger such as on your shoulder plane?

That is cute Rob!

HC Sakman

>The shoulder plane is AWESOME! This little cutie, as I can tell by the picture, is nothing less.

Nice work!

What's next? 1-1/8" or 1-1/4" bigger version of the shoulder?

Re: That is cute Rob!

Rob Lee

>Yup - the large shoulder (1 1/4" wide) is next...for sure in the fall catalog. (catalogue for Chico)...

Beyond that - I'm not telling... :)

Cheers -

Rob

Re: Sneak peek for Andrew...

Rob Lee

>Tony -

Hole diameter is 3/4".... really, it's a grip hole for the pads of your thumb and second finger.

Cheers -

Rob

Ah..that's the one I'm waiting for!

Barb Siddiqui - Wenatchee, WA

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Ohhhh, I like that!

Don Thompson, Cutler Ridge, South of Miami FL

>I have bought lots of great stuff from LV/V, but I have never bought a plane from you. Somehow, I either had the equivalent, or did not need what you offered. I do not have a Stanley 90, and that new, improved version looks great.

alright... my first LV plane!

Thanks Rob -order will be on the way (nm)

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Wow...

Rob Lee

>...and I didn't even say what the price was!

Cheers -

Rob

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(ok - it's $129US...)

You should auction them. Argh! What am I saying!?

Eric Hedberg

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Me too!

Hank Knight

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Greasing the slope

Jack from Maine

>As if this slope wasn't slippery enough,Rob is pouring grease on it. That thing looks real handy.---Crackerjack

Tool porn!!! (nm)

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How rational Don!

Brad in Ottawa

>Most of us don't mind having duplicates and triplicates. Of course they all have slight variations and nuances making each plane unique and necessary to have!