New Iron Edge Trimming Plane from Lee Valley

Re: New Iron Edge Trimming Plane from Lee Valley

Thom D


>That's like an updated version of the first LV plane they ever offered, which I must admit I haven't really used in the 30 years I have had it. I always wondered who made them back then, LN? It would be cool to have the same thing made with 30 years experience behind it. I remember the excitement of someone in Canada making tools! I swore I would buy everything they made, like a collection...

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Greg Betit, Vergennes, VT.


>I think it was Ken Wisner who made the plane sold by LV. Thomas LN credited him with getting him started...

greg


Search for "Wisner" in this page.

Re: New Iron Edge Trimming Plane from Lee Valley

Paul Kierstead


>Would like to suggest to Rob Lee that for future runs the vertical section be made wider.

You would run into the vise/bench a lot for narrow stock. Already a problem with those "jointing fences".

I've had the older model for some time. Can't say I particularly care for it. Mouth is too big, angle is too low (nasty on long grain if it projects even the slightest too much), not so easy to hold tight (as you discovered). But still use it once in a while.

Re: New Iron Edge Trimming Plane from Lee Valley

Dave Thompson


>I'm thinking that you're talking about the #95. I have a left and right #95 that I use to use regularly. When truing with a fence, it requires a little focus to make sure that the fence (vertical side) stay flat against the stock. It becomes second nature after awhile. The other thing you need to be conscious of is not rounding over the start and end of your board.

After some practice, I think you'll find the dimension of the sides work fine. At least, I'm presuming that the LV is the same as the LN, which is the same as the Stanley originally made many decades ago.

Congrats, they're neat little planes that fit nice in the hand and work well especially for smaller stock.

Dave

Re: New Iron Edge Trimming Plane from Lee Valley

mikew


>The LV is larger. It takes a full 1" board and is both longer and the fence is deeper by a bit.

Take care, Mike

Re: New Iron Edge Trimming Plane from Lee Valley

Thom D


>Thanks Greg!

Re: New Iron Edge Trimming Plane from Lee Valley

Dave Thompson


>Ok... My earlier comments refer to experience with the LN's. The blade can take on a 7/8" wide board. If one has a left and a right, one can do 1 3/4", and not go against grain direction. Though, actually, I think this is a little silly, since if you're going to go that wide, might as well pick up a bench plane and hold a squared block underneath to act as a fence and true the board this way.

FWIW, the LN #95's have two holes in the fence, which I've always presumed was for screwing on an extension fence to make as large as you like. If the LV doesn't have this, I'm sure it would be easy to diy.

enjoy,

Dave

Re: New Iron Edge Trimming Plane from Lee Valley

HC Sakman - Victoria, BC-CDN


>That's precisely why that plane is invented to begin with.... for narrow(er) stock. Try to get a square edge with jack or smoother on 1/4" or 3/8" thick stock. It'll make the edge straight, but may not be square to the board's face. Once is squared with this plane, then you can switch back to a bench plane of your choice. Usually I joint the edge with bench then square it with edge plane.

Chico...

Re: New Iron Edge Trimming Plane from Lee Valley

mikew


>Yep. I owned both the LV--for the shop to use--and a pair of LN for my personal use. Great tools and I liked and utilized the handed nature of them.

Good thing Rob will be coming out with a lefty. It was what stopped me from owning both personally.

Take care, Mike

A little about the LV vs LN versions

Derek Cohen (in Perth, Australia)


>I have had the right- and left hand LN set since January this year.. They are nicely made and I am happy with them. Useful tools.

I did start out with the LV version, and chose this in preference to the LN option at the time. In handling them in the store I thought that the extra size cut of the LV (full 1" width) would be more useful, that the fit and finish was slightly better on the LV (yes that is LV) than on the LN, and that the design modification was an improvement on the Stanley-based #95 original (the mouth is set slightly further back, providing better registration).

Back in my workshop I found the LV to be ultra reliable and do what it needed. However I began to be increasingly aware that I needed both RH and LH versions. This must be understood in the light that I hand shape/dimension all my wood, and some boards will be very slightly out of square at different points along the edge. Trimming the other side of a board by turning the edging plane around (to cut with the grain) is not an option. Since a different handed LV was not available, nor was there any indication of one forthcoming, I returned the single LV and bought the LN twin set.

In practice there is little difference between the LN and LV. I don't notice the reduced cutting width (7/8" verses the 1" of the LV), and the other factors have recessed into memory. I am happy with the LN set but view the new improved LV design (with the new adjuster both LN and earlier LV versions use a lever - similar to a Stanley #78 - which is likely to be less precise) to be a desired feature. I do not have a beef with either of the fences - both the LN and LV were perfectly square on mine. If anything I prefer the slightly narrower LN version since, as this does not affect accuracy, it allows a slightly wider range of board widths that I can use it on.

Incidentally, the #95 was the first tool produced by LN, the one that started them on their journey.

Regards from Perth

Derek