Making a Lie-Nielsen plane

[francist]

Just stumbled across this tonight and figured it would appeal to at least some folks. Lie-Nielsen put out this video a few days ago on making their low-angle block plane — still a surprising amount of handwork involved, I thought. I don’t own any of their products (that I know of anyway) but I believe they’re well regarded. Anyway, enjoy…

-frank

 

[davidpbest]

Thanks for posting. I own many of their planes and know Thomas Lie-Nielsen (the owner) personally. Very dedicated individual and exceptional products. The foundry at his shop is a sight to behold. If you're ever in Maine, it's worth a special trip to visit.



His butt-mortise hinge plane is worth it's weight in gold IMO - especially at $195. It makes fitting hinges really satisfying.

 

[cathead]

It was great to see the process from start to finish with the wood planing demo at the end, each plane
built one by one. It looks like a quality and efficient operation noting the sprue cutter in the man's back
pocket as well as all the tools needed needed to do the work. Thanks Frank!

 

[Ischgl99]

His butt-mortise hinge plane is worth it's weight in gold IMO - especially at $195. It makes fitting hinges really satisfying.

I am a big fan of Lie-Nielsen planes and have a few, but I never noticed the butt-mortise plane before, I think I need to add that to my short list. Thanks for mentioning it.

 

[GeneT45]

Great video! I bought that low-angle jack plane for my father, who is an excellent woodworker (and I knew he'd been eyeing it for a while). L-N does or used to do a nice little show in Portland, with a complete display of their wares. Well worth turning up to. That's what turned me on to Shapton stones many years ago.

GsT

 

[woodchucker]

I am not sure how the mortise plane works a mortise. I use a router plane for my hinge mortises.

 

[Ischgl99]

I am not sure how the mortise plane works a mortise. I use a router plane for my hinge mortises.

There is a video on the product page that shows how to use it. I also use my router plane for hinge mortises, but I think this might work better. I would like to try it out first, so I may need to take a trip up to Maine and visit LN.

No. 40B Butt Mortise Plane

No. 40B Butt Mortise Plane Our Butt Mortise Plane will help you cut neat, precise mortises for hinges, lock fronts, and strike plates in a fraction of the time it takes to set up an electric router and template. Based on an original 1948 design by W. A. Dohmeyer, this tool does a job no other...

www.lie-nielsen.com

 

[woodchucker]

I'll stick with the router plane. It does the job

 

[davidpbest]

I'll stick with the router plane. It does the job

Some advantages are covered in the following video. A conventional router plane has its place, but the butt mortise plane is superior for hinge and strike-plate needs.

 

[Liljoebrshooter]

I bought this same shoulder plane when I was building my cabinets in the house. They are very nice tools.
Joe