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Quangsheng / Luban makes bedrock style planes: https://www.workshopheaven.com/quangsheng-no-4-bedrock-pattern-smoothing-plane/

The front rod hole is sized at .3175 +.005", -0.0 .
The rear rod hole is sized at .3375 +.005", -0.0 .

Thank you for the reply Rob. I dont really understand why making the rear hole larger is...

Thank for the reply Jim. I did try just that. And it would seem it is the hole that is too big. I reached out to customer service as the store didnt seem to know if that amount of slop was on purpose...

Does anyone have this plane?
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This is not normal right? On mine, the front rod is tight, but the rear rod has a gap so large you could drive a truck through it. The loose rod rattles and...

Hello, I was told today that when ripping large boards having the fence in its normal position was unsafe. The explanation being that wood tension could cause the board to be pushed by the fence into...

I am glad your experience was smooth and expedient. And I do applaud lee valleys customer service ademanently. Yet I think your experience is a little out of the norm. I recently posted about several...

In Canada we do not have that luxury alas. a Lie Nielsen 5 1/2 is more than double the cost of a Veritas custom 5 1/2

Hi Larry, yes I have been in near constant contact with customer service over the last several years. I am not sure either that or this rant is very productive. I guess I was curious if others have...

Thank you Jim. Unfortunately with the screw removed it is binding. I have the 3/8 version to compare it to, which does work well. I guess opening it on site is the most reasonable solution here. I...

Hello Sawmill Creek. I will try to limit my rant, but never the less. I came back from the Lee Valley store today with a detail rebate plane and found out it was defective and needed to be shipped...

Really lovely.

dumb question. Does that type of handle profile have a name i.e. like "london pattern" or whatnot.

Thank you so much for the book recommendation.

Its funny, I built a double hung sash window in school with a rebate on the back for glazing, yet I never assumed the gothic window would have the same construction principle. I suppose I assumed it...

Indeed. The cathedral is from 1840's. One thing I was curious about, even when built with modern tools. Are the little mouchettes shaped with their larger piece or carved out after and applied (kind...

hi Tom. I can't say I was ever thinking of commercial reproductions. Knowing I would be apartment bound I largely wanted to see what I could get away with with hand tools. Im really not sure what the...

First post here. Sorry if I am lost. When I finished trade school last year I built a window for a final project. A scaled down reproduction of a gothic window in my town (still around 4' x 5' mind)....