Your Best Block Plane

[Dale Cruea]

LN 60 1/2 Only block plane I have. Only one I need.

[Jim Matthews]

My best is a wooden body user with a nothing-special 2 1/2" wide Record blade.

It's 8 inches long (longer than my LN LA) and yet - weighs next to nothing.
Something about the mouth opening and width make it easiest to manipulate.

Smaller block planes are good only for chamfering in my hamfist.

This thing slices off Cherry endgrain like a cheese knife.

[Charles Bjorgen]

I have three that I regularly use. Favorite is the Veritas Low-Angle block plane. Next in line is a knuckle joint Stanley 65 and finally the LN 102, which I frequently grab for outdoor projects.

[Russ Massery]

Ln102, ln601/2.

[Klaus Kretschmar]

I'm surprised that the Veritas Skew Block Plane wasn't mentioned so far. It is in my eyes the by far best block plane I've ever used. It does any work that a block plane is made for in the best possible way and it does some more since it can be used as a small rabbet plane as well. The size and the weight of this plane is just about perfect to my taste. I've the NX 60 as well. It is a terrific block plane but the skew block plane outperforms it for sure.

Here a pic of my users:

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The one at the far right will be used steadily, the other ones tend to collect dust. Actually I'm thinking about to sell the NX 60. I don't like it that a very good tool will not be used so it should perhaps get a new shop.

Klaus

[Matthew N. Masail]

Veritas Apron plane. grated I only have it and another 20$ Stanly. the Skew looks awsome.

[Carl Beckett]

Verities skew block plane for me. Left hand variety

[David Dalzell]

LN 102 bronze.

[Shawn Pixley]

LN 60-1/2 or LN 60-1/2R

[george wilson]

I like my LN 601/2,but I also love my Veritas all polished "art deco"block plane,whatever model it is I can't recall off hand. The only trouble is,the Veritas is so slippery I am afraid I'll drop it on the concrete floor and mess it up. I'm letting aesthetics get in the way of function,I know,but that is the way I am as a designer sometimes.

[Ron Bontz]

Old stanley 60 1/2.

[Tony Zaffuto]

How about a wish list of features? Narrow like the Stanley 60-1/2, mouth adjuster like the Sargent 306/307, blade adjuster like the LN 60-1/2, knuckle cap like the Stanley 65 and low angle.

[Michael Ray Smith]

I don't have experience with a lot of different candidates, but I love my Veritas low angle block plane.

[glenn bradley]

LV Apron has become the favorite.

[john davey]

LV Low Angle for me. I do not have any of it's add ons but it is a great block plane as is. I might toy with the knob and handle at some point since I also have a Stanley 60 1/2 that I like