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I guess that guy trying to sell the "twin" 4 1/2 bronze won't be happy about this. Still too rich for my blood at $750. So when did this happen? I would have expected a press release and some email blasts. I didn't see anything.
https://www.lie-nielsen.com/product/no4-12-bronze
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Curious that it goes for a little more than double the cost of a bronze number 4. Must be a limited production run
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I think I paid $600 ($500?) for my Anniversary #4 1/2 ... 10 years ago? It is signed by TLN and has Cocobolo woodwork. The lever cap is inscribed, and it came with a numbered certificate (500 were made). It also came with a 50 degree frog (too low to do any good), which I replaced with a 55 degree frog (still too low and too hard to push). Now it has a 45 degree frog and works very well with the chipbreaker. The LN A2 blade was replaced by a Veritas PM-V11. Otherwise it is originalVery nice plane for wider panels.
Regards from Perth
Derek
Edit: the price was $450 all those years ago
Last edited by Derek Cohen; 07-12-2017 at 1:14 PM.
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At $500 I would bite and sell my iron 4 1/2, but at $750 I'm out. It does say it's a limited run, but I didn't see that it was a numbered limited run, so I guess it's limited to whenever they decide to stop making it. (?)
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Wow, too rich for my blood. I have two Stanley Bailey 4 1/2 planes and they work fine for me.
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Last edited by Mike Henderson; 07-12-2017 at 3:31 PM.
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Nope. I'll stick with my Iron version.
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Which "family" of Veritas blade did you use in that L-N? Is it the "Stanley replacement" or the one for the old non-custom 4-1/2? I suspect latter would make more sense as the Stanley replacement irons are a bit thin for an L-N plane...Originally Posted by Derek Cohen
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I should clarify my above comments- my reason for wanting bronze is 80% due to it not rusting, and 20% due to the weight- I like a heavy smoother. I care 0% about collectibility or bling. Okay- I do kind of like the look.
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These are the reasons I'd want one too, and was willing to pay a premium for bronze when I bought my 4 1/2. It's a 16% upcharge for bronze on #4. It wasn't available in bronze at the time though. The 231% upcharge they are asking now isn't reasonable at all. I don't care who signs the thing.
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I was planning on eventually getting one LN plane. I'm well stocked for Veritas BU/BD & Custom planes and don't expect the LN would give me anything these planes don't but I wanted one just for the heck of it. I wanted a 4 1/2, but the bronze aesthetic was pushing me towards the 4, so I was hoping they'd offer a bronze 4 1/2. At that price I no longer want a bronze 4 1/2, lol.
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A bronze 4-1/2, but no iron 5-1/4? Mmm...
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The last I heard you could still special-order the iron 5-1/4.
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Happy with the two I have in the shop..
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Except that they are both over 70 years old....and doing just fine....Millers Falls No.11, type 2.....the other is a Type 1
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Special order is usually Tom waiting to get enough orders in for the order to go to the foundry...never been good about waiting!
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Derek, which of the pm-v11 blades did you buy? I wasn't aware LV stocked blades that would fit the LN bench planes.I think I paid $600 ($500?) for my Anniversary #4 1/2 ... 10 years ago? It is signed by TLN and has Cocobolo woodwork. The lever cap is inscribed, and it came with a numbered certificate (500 were made). It also came with a 50 degree frog (too low to do any good), which I replaced with a 55 degree frog (still too low and too hard to push). Now it has a 45 degree frog and works very well with the chipbreaker. The LN A2 blade was replaced by a Veritas PM-V11. Otherwise it is original
Regards from Perth
Derek
Edit: the price was $450 all those years ago
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