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The Best Plane Ever Made!

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the veritas custom is the best plane ever made. there is a reason it is my favorite hand plane and the handplane I grab more then any other

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20 Comments

@philaandrew100 3 years ago

That tiny screw holding the cap iron would drive me insane! I can see me losing it the first time I take it out🤣

@professor62 3 years ago

Very well argued, James! Even though I know you’re not “selling” this plane, your passion and enthusiasm for it makes me really want to buy one! Great job, and thanks!

@ronhau1542 3 years ago

Man I think I do want that but I already have a 4 1/2 Lie Nilson and that thing is amazing.

@christopherharrison6724 3 years ago

Would love to try a veritas custom plane all mine are antique or re-builds but I have learnt much by refurbishing old planes.

@ikust007 3 years ago

Thank you for the beds angle comments/suggestions.

@Ahjile 2 years ago

After thinking about it for many weeks, and listening to many opinions, ultimately you helped a great deal to convince me, and I'm getting a Veritas Custom #4 as my first plane.

@papaacorn9479 3 years ago

I don’t know if it’s the best, but it’s the one I drool over when I’m looking at planes online. I ordered a custom #7 a couple of years ago, but the shipping kept getting delayed because of supply chain issues and I wound up cancelling the order and buying a Veritas shooting plane instead, which I also love.

@harryspier865 3 years ago

Just got my custom #4 the other day and boy were you right about it. Customized to how I wanted: O1 blade and traditional tote. Set the mouth once and then the set screw and its set till you want it changed. Set the chip breaker once and its set for good (or for at least a few sharpenings). The blade arrived lapped (actually sharp enough to take perfect shavings without honing it). This plane takes the fiddling out of hand planing.

@robertrobbins8124 3 years ago

I have 4 custom planes and love them!! The quality and attention to aesthetics make me smile when i see them. My wife laughs that i talk to them affectionately! Lol I too have stripped the small screw. Lee valley tools shipped replacement screws. Screws are a small issue compared to everything else that is awesome!

@RexKrueger 3 years ago

@7:26 I know a company that makes the PERFECT driver for those little screws.

@davewest6788 3 years ago

Thanks James you explanened that very well

@jessenunes7602 3 years ago

I have the veritas shooting plane and absolutely love it . Veritas makes high quality tools. 👌

@michaelmcdermott2178 3 years ago

Well said and I really enjoyed this. I use almost exclusively older planes that I restore, because I can still find them affordable in garage sales and antique mall nooks and crannies. And in restoring them, I come to know the tool inside and out. My favorite jointer is a 24" wood body and my go to is an old Stanley 5 that I cleaned up and that just sings. I also have a British made 12-204 that I use for fast, rough work, such as shaving flats on turning blanks for mounting face plates. I have an o-o-old Stanley 45 with a full set that fulfills a lot of my one-time needs. I could go on but you get the drift. Anyway, lovely bit.

@garethcollins8201 3 years ago

I think that sometimes you just fall in love with a specific tool, and people will either agree/understand or disagree. For me it's my Marples M4. The same as Stanley and record no4, but to me feels completely different, and you accept any flaws in it because it just feels perfect to you. Great video, it so nice to see people who aren't swayed by flashy tools, but by how they work, feel and make you feel while using them.

@robertrobbins8124 3 years ago

I absolutely love my veritas custom planes!!

@tommoeller7149 2 years ago

I agree, lee valley makes amazing tools. I have used Like Nielsen planes and they are beautifully finished but the innovations Lee Valley brings to their tools makes them my favorite.

@alandesgrange9703 3 years ago

I have Lie Nielson and Veritas. My go to plane is my Bedrock with a Hock blade. It just feels right in my hand.

@jimbo2629 3 years ago (edited)

Those side screws are essential with Norris adjusters, otherwise it doesn’t work. I’ve made a few planes with Norris adjusters. I much prefer the Stanley adjuster system. The Norris lever needs to be longer, but then it would get in the way. My other gripe is the ridiculous free play backlash in the Stanleys. So I mostly use a Stanley with a better iron.

@kevindowd7769 3 years ago

Thanks James… This is opening my mind on the Veratas planes

@joeboudreau7776 3 years ago

I bought one and when I was trying to assemble it I broke the screw on gizmo that holds the cap iron to the cutter. The head of the screw got lost on the floor it’s so tiny and I hadn’t swept for a couple of hours. I quickly determined that it was too finicky for me and a deal breaker. I drove back to Lee Valley and returned it. I have the Veritas Number four and I am quite pleased with that one.