Where Shoulder Plane?
preed
>OK, Now that I have been honored with some semi-famous responders responses,(Bob S., Pam N.) are the new models of the Stanley 93 as good as the old? Where should I buy one?
Where Shoulder Plane?
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#2Re: Where Shoulder Plane?
Ted Shuck, Centennial, CO
>I picked up a new one at Woodcraft about a year ago, or maybe more. I was very disappointed with the quality of the plane. The mouth was not square and had defect in the side of the casting near the mouth. Every story I have heard about the newer ones is similar.
Older ones, in very good condition, sell for almost as much as a new LV medium shoulder plane. I would choose the LV unless I could find a very good Stanley 92/93 for significantly less money.
Ted
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Pam Niedermayer - Austin, TX
>I looked at one at Woodcraft 2 or 3 years ago, and totally agree with your assessment, garbage, truly inferior.
Get the LV, be happy. :)
Pam
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#4I got lucky
Jim Reed @Tallahassee
>I got my #93 from Woodcraft three or four years ago. The finish was poor, but correctable with a few hours of work. Now it is my favorite plane.
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#5Re: I got lucky
William Duffield, on the Cohansey
>Lucky? A few hours of work? How much is your time worth? Have you had the opportunity to compare it's performance to any of the LV or L-N products?
These are all rhetorical questions, of course. I do not doubt the sincerity of your opinions or your experiences, but I think the other Mr. Reed must be cautioned to not assign equal value to anecdotal positive experiences and to long-term, head-to-head comparisons in the environment of day-in-and-day-out use in a professional cabinet shop.