Very good review, thank you. Very detailed.

I've used a Record 043 for several decades.
I recently acquire the Veritas version w/all the irons,
I like that all the screws use the same tool an Allen wrench.  Having the rods attached to the fence improves parallelism.  I like the improved ergonomics of the casting.
I have not used the Veritas enough , yet, but I foresee it becoming my go-to.

I was considering a plow plane but didn't want to go the eBay & clean up route when I came across your videos of this box-maker's plane.  I watched them about a dozen times each and can't thank you enough!  Now I'm on the hunt for replacement screws I can get locally for the fence adjustment.   Thanks again for your excellent videos!

Good review! I'm sure this will be so helpful information to those who's considering this plane and I want one now! Haha. I happened to start watching this video because my box was there and I was gonna finish it later but I ended watching this all the way. You can through away the paper thing around! I like the editing style, too!!

Very detailed overview. Playing the role of the manufacturer's rep was interesting perspective to include in the review. Avoids a poor quailty Zoom call too.

In case the folks at Veritas are keeping count of the kickbacks  Chris should be getting, add one. Mine arrived today from the fine folks at Rubanks Verktyg in Sweden.

Not gonna lie... This helped with my decision for Record 43.  Now if only my string inlay kit would ship lol.

One thing I think Veritas should offer is a 7 or 8 slot plow plane cutter roll.  Similar to the setup for the 044 cutters in concert.  You organize left or right and imperial or metric.  Or beading vs straight etc.  these would fit in a box like yours.

it wasn't until the end of the video that there was a glimpse of the tool in use.....but thank you anyway for the techie evaluation.

Also there is a value proposition if you have their small plow and share cutters.  Also they do make a tool roll for cutters.

Nice review.  I’m sure you have something wants to trade for some shorter rods.😁

You can design a new fence in 3D CAD software and print it with a 3D printer.  The new fence could have thumbscrews so the fence moves on the rods rather than the other way round.  
If you can't do that, you can just make a fence out of wood.
I agree with you about the fence issue, and if I were to buy one of these planes, I would probably make a new fence out of wood.  I would set it up so that one thumbscrew locks onto both rods.

Would a same thickness shim work to position the one eighth and one sixteenth blade in place for the hold down screw to work?

I commented to my dad some time ago, "Opinions are like rear ends, every one has one." Without losing a second he comes back with "Yea, and some of them stink!" Cracked me up. He would love it if you use it.

You must be part engineer! "If it ain't broke, take it apart and fix it anyway!" No clue who said that one....

After watching this, I think I would have done several things differently. Like I said above.....

Good review. The 043 can be used for beading if you file the skate. I’m not saying you should do it as it’s cast iron, not steel, ad won’t e as strong.
Bu I did it to my 043 a few years ago and it works. I only filed the skate enough for 3/16” and 14” beads. The 1/8” size would have made the cas skate on thin.
I used irons from a stanly #50 plane, which I hppn to have.

I still dont understand even though I saw an explanation from Rob about why they made the rear fence rod hole tolerance so loose. None of their other roded planes that I own have slop so why did they intentionally introduce it here. I find it makes the plane feel cheap.  Your review is fantastic btw. Excellent IPM (information per minute, lol)

I'm just wondering whether 'box making' might refer tio making box wood inserts for the tradtitional style wooden bodied profile planes.  I can see how this plane could be excellent for making the rebates in profile plane bodies, and for fitting the wood inserts into those rebates.  Both operations would probably have the workpiece held in a vice, so the fixed guide bars would then make sense.  Replacing those box wood inserts is generally referred to as reboxing, so it's a mildly plausible theory?  I can't imagine Veritas would market a tool for such a niche use, but it's kinda fun to wonder about the product name.   Thank your for making this excellent review which is very well presented with really interesting content, only one glaringly obvious error, which was "I own a couple of 45s". A couple!?!? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

What about making stopped grooves?

I wish it could do tongue and groove

Do you know if the veritas irons fit the 043 ?