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hand plane review

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hand plane review

gordon thomas

>Thought you mght ne interested in a comparison of three hand planes by woodworker and woodcarving magazine from England. The "woodsmith" compared the clifton, Ln and LV no4's. He rated the clifton the most comfortable to use, LN a close second for comfort and the LV the least effective on oak. His three main crticisms of the LV are the vertical handle and the resulting inabilty to apply pressure towards the end of the stroke; the lack of room for a person with large hands; and the quality of the plane iron. If nayone has seen this review and disagrees with my posting I am always willing to be corrected.

take care,

Gordon Thomas in Sunny Calgary

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Pam Niedermayer - Austin, TX

>And what is your review? You have to take most commercial reviews with a grain of salt, since often the reviewer has vested interests in one company or another, even if it's only free planes.

Pam

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Magazine Source?

Don Thompson - Cutler Ridge, Florida

>Does anyone here know of a way to get this one issue in the USA?

Gordon, is that the name, Woodworking and Wood Carving? What issue?

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Alice Frampton, UK

>Sounds like The Woodworker and Woodturner. They've only recently merged into one magazine and their website doesn't seem to have caught up. That's a surprise...

Cheers, Alf

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gordon thomas

>Alf, that is the correct name of the magazine. It was the February issue by the way. How much faith do you place in he review?

take care,

Gordon Thomas

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Alice Frampton, UK

>Gordon,

Well I haven't seen it, so I can't really comment.

Cheers, Alf

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Wendell @ Murphy, TX

>You might check Barnes & Noble. They had that issue on the shelf at the B&N I go to. I was intrigued by the article but scared off by the cover price, $10.50 (ouch!).

Wendell

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Don Thompson - Cutler Ridge, Florida

>Thanks, maybe I will go over to B&N and peek...

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