Low Angle Block Plane
- 5¼” (13.33cm) body holds a 1¼” (3.17cm) x 1/8″ (3.17mm) thick blade
- Unobtrusive Stainless Steel adjuster
- Blade control of micrometer ease and precision with minimum backlash
- Blade is bedded at 12° for fine cuts and end grain.
- Fits perfectly in the hand and slips easily into the pocket
Product Description
Our Low and Standard Angle Block Planes are fashioned in such a pleasing shape that they will rapidly become the most used tools in your kit. The mouth of the plane is made to take a maximum .008 – .010 inch cut, which is a compromise size suitable for most woodworking. Tight mouth versions are available for specialized applications…. More >>
this tool is heirloom quality…with unbelievable precision. i will be proud to pass it down to my sons…
This is a little beauty. Feels just right in the hand, and I am particularly impressed with how it eases off end grain.
The reason I give it four stars rather than five is the price. I think some of the better Stanley low angle block planes (check the reviews) might do almost as well at considerably less cost. Buying this Lee Nielsen is probably like buying a Mini Cooper S when in fact a Toyota Corolla would do the job.
I have had the bronze body version for a long time. This is the hardest working tool in my shop and I’m afraid I have to respectively disagree with the view that the Stanley comes close… The stanley blade floats and chatters, while the adjustment is fiddley – I also have the Stanley, but I only use it on unforgiving harsh material like chipboard — the bronze body of my Lie-Nielsen is beautiful, but it’s soft and the sole picks up marks from some of the harsher man-made boards…. so, if you can live with the lesser beauty of the grey iron body of this model, then you have got yourself something you will always enjoy and can use everywhere. I’m only trolling this site because I’m considering getting the iron body one as well.
Never buy a cheap tool!
This is a fantastic plane. The sole is dead flat, the blade is thick and was razor sharp out of the box, and the chipbreaker is perfectly flush across the width of the blade. Blade adjustment is simple and it stays locked in. I have only to lightly hone the blade from time to time on a water stone and it beautifully cuts everything from curly cherry to pine; it even did a decent job chamfering some ironwood from here in the desert. Not to get too poetic, but even here at work, I can actually remember the feel of the plane in my hand as it cuts the wood. Now I just have to save up for some bigger LN planes