stanley 9

Re: stanley 9

David Miller from Iowa

>Yes - properly sharpened and applied to straight grained wood, the #9 is quite serviceable. And much more economical that LN.

Re: stanley 9

Joe Rogers, Northern Virginia

>A #9 (with no fraction following the model#) is a pretty rare Stanley. There is no doubt that a L-N can be had for less $ than most Stanleys unless found in the wild...barn fresh so to speak. Any dealer will want premium money for the Stanley. If you desire a very nice miter plane the L-N is a good choice. It really shines on a shooting board,miter jack or donkeys ear. I love mine (Drive by alert)JR

Re: stanley 9

Clint Jones

>More economical??? If you can find me a No.9 for the same price as the LN equivalent I will take a dozen please!

I love mine but, it's a poodle so to speak...

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond, CA

>I have the LN #9. First off it's nice to see they ditched the knob and went with the "hot dog" (why does that always bring "It's a wonderfull life" to my mind).

Not to say it's a high matince tool, but you need to keep the blade sharp and stright across the bevel. Carefull sharping with a guide is the only way for me to maintain the correct geometery for it to cut a square edge. That said I enjoy mine very much although some others have a different oppinion than mine...

Re: stanley 9

Dan CLermont in Burnaby

>Hi Mike

I would love to own a #9 miter plane but to be honest I have this LN Bevel up 62 collecting dust ever since I bought my LN 5.5

In order to justify keeping the Bevel up LN 62 around I use it as a shooting plane.

I am sure you could save yourself some money and just get a Low angle plane which will act well as a miter plane and you could also use it as a jack/jointer/smoother

FWIW, I also like using the LN 5.5 to shoot even though the frog is a york pitch. The heft of this plane drives through end grain.

If your hung up on getting a dedicated miter plane by all means by one but it truly isn't necessary

Dan Clermont

Re: stanley 9

Ed Mulligan, Cape Cod

>Mike -

I do a lot of work on the shoot board. My favorite plane for this is the LN 62 because it is easy for me to grip. I have a small hand. Runner up is the LN # 9 which I use without the side knob. However I just found out that LN is making a 'hot dog' for the #9. I would like to get one and try it out. Might have a new king of the hill.

For infrequent use any bench plane will work. If the sides aren't perpendicular to the base you can use the lateral adjustment to get a vertical cut. In bench planes I favor the #7 and #5. The #6 would probably be a good choice but mine's not tuned.

Ed

Re: stanley 9

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native, Presently Away

>Well Mike, I have one, and if had the option NOT to buy it again, I would. I used mine for the first time a few days ago after owning it for numerous years, and I found it to be be VERY uncomfortable to use, and it made a big/blister/sore spot on the heel of my hand. I got mine prior to them having the hotdog, and I must say that I am quite disappointed that LN, unlike LV, hadn't sent me a hotdog, or even asked me if I still had my #9 when they intoduced the hotdog.

I will say that the plane did work well, but than again so did my LN #7. I have been reassured that with the hotdog inplace this plane is completely different to use, but even still I don't think I'd buy it again. There are many many other planes out there that will work very nicely on a shooting board to choose from.

Todd O.

Wondering if my LN #9 pre-hotdog is now a collectors item. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Sure glad I kept the box.