Low Angle Plane Shootout! What's the best value?
Low Angle Plane Shootout! What's the best value?
Which low-angle jack plane is the best value? I check out planes by Stanley, Veritas, and Tay.
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I just got my factory seconds veritas LA Jack…was SUPER disappointed until I realized I wasn’t shooting, but then Jones it to the York bevel and absolutely love it. 11/10. Great video as always!
I’ve gotta find some tool fairies!
As I understand it, you can get a high bevel angle blade for the Veritas that makes it perform better at dealing with highly figured woods. I’m thinking about buying the Veritas with two blades, a high bevel and a standard bevel.
Wait until you get your hands on a Lie-Nielsen bevel up jack. Like dating Gal Gadot.
Question!!! What do you do differently when sharpening a bevel up blade…. especially for a low angle jack? …induce any mild camber??
Tremendous thanks!!! Keep up the stupendous work!! I’m a big fan!!
I love my L-N No. 62 Low Angle Jack I also love my Veritas Shooting Plane which has several of the features you pointed out on the Veritas Jack. If I’d purchased them in a different order my shooter and the jack would both be Veritas.
For a millisecond I considered loaning you the L-N for a second shootout, then my heart beat a second time and the thought was gone. I live in north west Ohio and I need to visit Cleveland, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and some restaurants owned by a different bald guy. Maybe if I could hand it to you and stand off camera while you tested before returning it to its velvet lined mahogany case, but then that just makes the point you made at the end of the video,…sigh.
Well, think about it and I will too. I’m off to the patron site. Wright. Shannon and Shaun will gain a fellow supported You Tuber. Fair enough.
Tay Tay be madz yo.
I went to the Amazon link you provided and saw Stanley low angle jack plane for $142.00. Also saw on Amazon the Stanley sweetheart low angle jack plane for $182.00. They look like the same.. do yo know the difference that would increase the price by $40.00?
The Stanley varies by $65 depending where you buy it. I’ve never seen that much deviation in a product.
to reduce tear out, could you put another, higher-angle blade on the low-angle?
Hey guys, I am having trouble figuring out exactly which replacement blade to buy for the Stanley SW LA plane. Anyone have a link to a replacement blade I can buy that will fit?
Thanks for the thorough review. Got me off the fence.
My Taytools jackplane was also a disaster. My $20 amazon jackplane that I bought for a laugh beats it…
Veritas has a warranty… do the others?
My only gripe is the the Veritas is 300$ and the Stanley is 200$. For maybe 120-150$, the Stanley would’ve been good but 200$ for it is too much I think.
I finally put in some OT at my day-job (actually night shift) and sprang for the Veritas. The price is comparable to Wood River or Lie Nielsen, but there are a variety of blades available, upon which to blow even more money. I haven’t bought any extra blades, yet, but the plane itself has been a joy to use. I still want to buy a 5 1/2, someday, but this will serve nicely, for now, and I think it’s versatility will be valuable even after I have all the bench planes I desire.
I see my Trinidadian flag in the background
Here’s a couple of European names to try: Dictum, from Germany. Axminster, from The UK,
I own an Axminster no. 62."Rider" low angle Jack. Couldn’t be happier…
I won’t buy chinese stuff….
Very informative review on the Veritas. Have had only two Veritas planes from more than 12 years ago, now I “want” more Veritas!
I had an original Stanley low angle plane. Inherited it. Never used it more than once. The blade was not very good at holding an edge and it was clumsy.
Save your money.
Thanks REx. Great video. Veritas makes lovely kit.
Also! Heard about folks getting Stanley’s that were out of square…. So I bought 3 to return 2. 2 of these 3 happened to be out of square. (I’m assuming I just got unlucky with these 3 …or, barely lucky enough) …super happy with the 3rd!!
… possibly a useful approach.
Cheers!!
Thanks for the great videos!! I found your channel recently and have been watching several of your videos a week, Do you know if TayTools changed their design since this video was made? I was looking at their website and it looks slightly different from your video! Thanks again!
Currently about 140 USD for the Stanley, (165 with tax and shipping). The Veritas is about 100 more, and includes free shipping. Not sure about tax. I was expecting it to be $500 bucks with the way you talked about it. Definitely more, but I think if you already know you want to add one to your tool kit permanently, this falls into the cry once category.
I opened my present and no music played.
Is it broken?
This is my first plane, after doing the math it’s actually pretty cheap.
The sweetheart has no other blades, veritas has.
How does the Grizzly low angle compare
I have the Veritas, and I really like it. But I don’t know how to use it well. The homemade one is really pretty, though!
Thanks for this video Rex. I’m in the market for one of these, and as you mentioned the Tay caught my eye just because of the look and the price, so happy I saw this video before buying. I’ll likely end up with the Stanley, but I’ll see if I can swing the Veritas. There’s also the Lie Nielsen, but it looks like it might be similar to the Stanley but at the Veritas’ price. When I buy I’ll do it through your affiliate link, thanks for taking the time to make this video!
excellent video.
Best plane I’ve used, can so much with them.
I just wanna say, in my research phase of setting up my first dedicated workspace I’ve circled back to a number of your vids multiple times. There’s enough info in them that I am still picking up things on the subsequent rewatches. Also your brand of humor & blunt delivery helps.
are there pane’s that are great for being under $100?
Afraid to use a 300 dollar plane? My wrist watches cost more
There is a fix to try on short handles…(None of those shaped handles fit my palm) the flea market fix, a friend says just hit the top of the handle with a hammer and break the jabby part off :- ) looks ugly but better fit to a larger hand. The German ones with unicorn handle in front and my block plane (no handle) don’t have that problem. Love my little cheap Stanley block plane. Nice job on your home made the low angle jack plane – cool, will look for that video. Thinking a shaving horse, Roman work bench with vise & a wood lathe could be combined into a good traveling workbench.
No lie Nielsen? That’s the most expensive. Mine was £275. If veritas is a Cadillac, lie Nielsen is a rolls Royce.
I really enjoy your plane videos. I have been a woodworker all my life and have a large collection of planes. Still a few gaps that I want to fill including a low angle jack
Wow what a great and thoughtful review. Rex, you’re an ally to woodworkers with less of a budget! If I spring for any tools I’ll be sure to try and go through any affiliate links you might have. Thanks again!
13:04 I’m scared to use my tool because I didn’t have a good sex ed teacher.
You rock Rex, wahoo:)))
A Jack is a jack.
Spend the money, get something decent, (write it off on your tax) and work the damn thing to death.
I got a LN low angle jack years ago and I put off buying a #7, and don’t use my #4 very much at all.
In fact, the #7 I do have is an old stanley, and is currently in pieces getting restored.
Only thing I wish is I could get a Pm-v11 blade for it.
Excellent display. Tks
I got the new Stanley SW 62 and the#4. I like the 62 but they’re#4 is terribly heavy, bulky, and handle feels terrible! Much prefer my over 100 yr old Stanley #4!
I just bought the Veritas (Nov 2021) in Canada, because it is almost the same price as the Stanley right now (was a $30 Cdn gap).
Great vid. I am in need of my first plane well I do have a mini Stanley that I got for $5 from lowes. It actually works ok if you tighten the screw with a tool but not by hand. I will probably go with the Veritas since I am trying to make just one plane work for all my tasks. I tend to agree with you about a tool is meant to grab and work without worrying about it. I have chipped my good axe and my good spoon gouge but they still work great:] I like Stanley but there quality is not what it once was and cheap tools is there bread and butter. Ty Dewalt or whoever owns them now.
My only Taytools plane is a small router, and it pretty well persuaded me not to buy any more Taytools planes. But, I love doing business with them for almost anything else. Well, you know, sometimes Harbor Freight is good enough. But Taylor sells a lot of things–machinists’ squares, straight edges, calipers and such that are just fine at a really good price, and some things, like Wood Owl auger bits and Narex chisels that are excellent.
THIS is the review I was looking for!!!! THANK YOU!!!!
I had the Stanley SW and I sold it. I don’t liked it. I found the adjustment fiddly and I didn’t found a benefit to my woodriver 5 1/2. Maybe it’s just me or i had a bad copy of the SW or i’m just a baely style fan. Maybe I have to try the varitas one day.
I’ve got the stanley sweetheart low angle jack and a veritas low angle smoother and I’d agree with both assessments of the the tools. Obviously the veritas smoother is slightly different from the jack, not so good for edging boards for example, but still everything else holds up.
Great review and hilarious to boot!
I LOVE this video! It’s one of my favorites.