I'm at the point where I have this need to buy my first planes. Been playing with dovetail joints and was told that a good block plane would be very helpful on endgrain work. I was also told that with practice I could edge boards for glue joints as well with a plane as a jointer. The question is the search for the differences in the Veritas & Lie Nielsen planes. Are they equal in quality? What would be a good "starter" pair of planes? Perferences and experiences requested.
thanks