Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Whats best for YOUR rabbet ?
SteveM
>OK, come to the conclusion I need the tool ! I DID rough this out on the TS (sorry !) but need a different method to clean it out. Sanding took an AWFULLY long time ! Would a #78 be the best "all-round" ? Been reconing the bay for them, seem reasonable. But would the 78 do other usefull things ? Imagine, that, if I had one in here it'd get used more than I think. Yes ?
Re: Whats best for YOUR rabbet ?
Wiley Horne
>Hi SteveM,
Do you already own a shoulder plane? A shoulder plane will clean and those rebates up perfectly, plus in other applications will help you detail tenon shoulders, tenon cheeks, and raised panels. A large shoulder plane is a good thing to have around IMO.
Wiley
Carrots, I guess...
Scott Burr in Ben Lomond, CA
>Oh, your not talking Bugs Bunny here. As Wiley said it can be done with a shoulder plane. If you looking for a plane that can do more than a No. 78 look at the LN 60.5 rabbet block plane. Ln will nicker it for a very small fee. With the nickered 60.5 you can do rabbets, raised panels and more.
If you aren't rich - like I'm not rich
Bill Houghton, Turkey day tomorrow! Sebastopol, CA
>a 78 is a great tool. Affordable, and you can use it as a rabbet plane for the kind of application you posted, as well as a fenced tool for cutting rabbets from scratch. The bullnose setting for the iron, while not necessary often, is very helpful when you do need it.
Not rich like you ! . . .
SteveM
>Yea, I look at those LN shoulder planes and drool like a fool, just can't justify it around here. But it sounds like the 78 would do enough "other things" to shorten the "need it" period. SHOULD it be fitted with just the one cutter and then you move it ? And most I see on the bay don't have the fence. Was this "after-market" ? This type of plane will be another learning experience.
Yes and no...
Scott Burr in Ben Lomond, CA
>Yes it came eith one blade you moved from planing positions. Every 78 came with a fence and a depth stop. There not considered complete with out them. If your going the route of the 78 you might want to look at Record's 778, it's a far better plane IMHO.
Re: Yes and no... *LINK*
mikew
>And of course there is the Anant version of the 778. $69 bucks and doesn't need to be a super-duper precision tool [which the Stanley 78 wasn't either].
Record 778s can be as much and more at times on the Bay.
Take care, Mike
Anant at Highland Hardware