Low Angle Jack Plane Review

Lie nielsen 62 low angle jack plane.

Low angle jack plane review. 11 18 2014 1225 am by chuck anstrom 10 comments earlier this year i purchased a veritas low angle jack plane from lee valley. The base and right wing are about 1120 outpf s square. Posted 12 17 2011 1147 pm. It currently retails for 245.

The plane im using for demonstration is the lie nielsen low angle jack plane. It is ideal for shooting miters working end grain and initial smoothing. Not usually a big deal unless youre using it on a shooting board to make 450 corners and a 2mm gap comes into the joint. Veritas low angle jack plane.

A low angle smooth plane has three key uses. With the optional high angle blades it is also the answer for working difficult grains making it a well rounded workhorse. The veritas low angle jack plane is a versatile bench plane. Superbly crafted and machined it is a pleasure to use.

Sharpening is quick since the blade was flat enough to make the charlesworth ruler. And when the blade was set parallel to the sole it was skewed relative to the adjustable toe. The low cutting angle of 370 minimizes fiber tearing. I have one other veritas plane a medium shoulder plane.

It was improperly ground during the manufacturing process. Review by don w. The shoulder plane was the outlier. Back at stanley again with the 12 960 contractor grade low angle plane with which were going to close our list of the best low angle jack plane.

Finally it is excellent for end grain work. The low angle jacks blade had a noticeable back bevel. Like the first the low angle jack plane is a tool of beauty. Woodcraft recently released their version of the low angle jack plane.

The jack plane as the name implies is a jack of all trades. This low angle jack plane was a defect. For my first tool review i go over the advantages of the low angle jack plane. With its generous side wings it is ideal for shooting miters.

But the plane still performed quite well. Out of the box it is almost ready to go. This is the most versatile hand plane i own. It is used to smooth surfaces preferably taking a diagonal cut partly across and partly along the grain.

This model has a 6 inch low angle along with a 1 38 inch adjustable cutter that you can use to prepare your timbers surface for the smoothening process and end grain and plastic materials effectively. Its modeled after the stanley 62 and features a 14 body and a bevel up design. I can work on end grain figured grain remove a lot of material.