Palm Plane

[nathan clark]

I'm in the market for a small plane with a flat sole.  This one looks like it will fit the bill.  Does anyone own one of these?

http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?p=67716&cat=1,41182,...

Any other recommendations?

[Paul Verticchio]

Hi Nathan.

Although I don't own their palm plane, I do own their low angle block plane and other tools marketed/made by them..

It's been my experience that Lee Valley/Veritas tools (especially their planes) are tremendous values that are the functional equivalent to the finest tools out there (L-N, Bridge City, Clifton, Norris, etc.) at a much more user friendly price. Their stock blades alone are worth the purchase price.

Personally, I hold their current line of plane offerings as the best bang for the buck on the planet.  I can think of no reason why their palm planes wouldn't follow suit.

Good hunting(:

[nathan clark]

Nice, thanks.

[Michael Hammond]

I absolutely love my "squirrel tail" plane by Lee- Nielson:

http://www.lie-nielsen.com/catalog.php?grp=1307

The most used tool in my shop. Highly recommended........

Mikey

[Doug Berch]

I own a few Veritas tools and have always found them to be of good quality and value. I bought the double convex model of the plane you are thinking of getting and never really took to using it. I did not have the same sense of feedback and control that I get with an Ibex plane of similar size. There is nothing wrong with the plane; I think it just didn't work for me. I really like having a palm handle on a small plane and may get around to brazing or tapping one onto the Ibex someday. Someday...

I do use a Kunz palm plane all the time. It feels good in my hand and the price is hard to beat though it may be larger than what you need - http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?p=32700&cat=1,41182

[nathan clark]

Some great info here.  Thanks a lot guys!

[nathan clark]

This is a little larger than what I need but looks like a promising little tool:

http://www.lie-nielsen.com/catalog.php?sku=1-101

[Paul Verticchio]

That L-N copy of a Stanley 101 is brilliant AND beautiful.

It's biggest improvement over the original & the Kunz planes is its low angle blade.

[nathan clark]

Updating an old thread here.  I would up buying the small bronze lie-nielsen 101 violin maker's plane.

The LN is a great tool, very similar to but smaller than the 103 that I have dedicated to planing fretboards during refrets.

I have dedicated the 101 to planing parts on guitars, such as planing a splint flush with a top, or planing a saddle slot plug flush to a 70's martin bridge, etc...  I highly recommend this tool.

Thanks Paul.

I haven't used the