You missed one big feature of the Veritas. The shape of the cap iron and dimple in the side make it ideal for using on a shooting board

My wife wanted to get me a special present for my 60th birthday 2 years ago and I selected a premium bevel up plane.  It took me almost 2 months to decide on the Veritas over the Lie-Nielsen and there were 3 deciding factors:  1) I did not want to 'tap, tap' for blade adjustment; 2) The 'dimple' on the sides of the plane (plus the shape of the cap) makes shooting board use easier, and 3) I like the mouth adjustment better on the Veritas.

I do not have large hands and the Veritas is a heavy beast, but I have gotten continual excellent results with the Veritas plane.  I was so satisfied that I ended up getting the Veritas Bevel-Up Smoother Plane for my 61st birthday!

Both companies build high quality products. Nice demo

Absolutely loved the complete teardown of both. This was incredibly helpful.

It's cool how different such similar things can be. Keep up the good work!

Wonderful informative video. I have enjoyed seeing how the channel has progressed in a short time.

Great video, thanks. Some people might be displeased that you didn’t declare a winner, but I appreciate that you didn’t. You gave us the good and bad (less good?) points of each and then are allowing us to pick the winner based on what we consider important factors.

Thanks mate  - good video.

I love my L-N low angle Jack.  One of the best purchases I have made on my wood working journey.  I have four blades, one flat blade, one rounded (slightly) that I use as a smoother, a toothed blade that I use for flattening thin panels for ukulele fronts and backs and finally a high angle scraper blade.  I have not used sth scraper blade much, but he other three get much use.  This is the only full size hand plane I own.  

Thanks for the comparison!

Great review. Touched on every facet. The one you have used is what you learn. The LN requires very accurate square iron when sharpening.  Thank you for sharing.

I can't thank you enough for making this comparison video. I've been deliberating over which low angle jack plane to purchase for over a year. The way you stripped down each plane and showed each part helps. I do like brand / company loyalty but for a low angle jack plane it's all about comfort, ease of use and ease of maintainance. My personal preference is the Veritas (Lee Valley) due to size of Iron and the weight. I also like the angle of the tote and that brass screw at the mouth is a great safety advice. My only concern are the grub screws used for alighnment. 💛💜💛

I own the Veritas and it is the plane I reach for about 65% of the time.

Great vid as always, bud. I had to take a look at the tote on my Veritas. Mine has to screws going down the full length of the tote. Looks like there might have been some different tote styles over the years.

Inherited a no name beveled up plane struggled with it for years.  Bought the Vertas bevel up Jack plane.  Highly recommend this type of plane for occasional users.  L N plane did not have the features like the Veritas as stated in your video.
Your upgrades in your podcast is money well spent

Great video. I'm thinking I'd lean towards the Veritas because wider blade should translate to taller shooting ability. Not that I shoot a lot of 2" or bigger stock. Conundrum.

being a canadian, i'm sort of a veritas fan and lie neilson stuff is rare here.  not surprising really since our largest and best tool store chain is lee valley.  i love their tools and have quite a few including the la jack

The knob screw on the Lie Nielsen 62 is prone to overtightening, which causes the brass disc to separate from the knob.
The Luban 62 (or Wood River elsewhere) has the mouth adjuster of the Stanley/LN and Norris lateral adjuster of Veritas. Great plane but the build quality and fit and finish is nothing like LN or Veritas.  
The advantage of the shorter narrower LN is it becomes the ideal "do everything plane".

Thank you. This is a helpful comparison. If I ever am able to upgrade from my Stanley 62, which is growing on me -- sloppy Norris adjuster notwithstanding -- I'd probably go with the Veritas. I like that little micro-adjuster thingy.

My issue with a plane like the LN is that it requires very accurate sharpening. If you sharpen by hand and the cutting edge is even a couple degrees off 90, you might not be unable to adjust it enough to get it aligned with the mouth. I think that's the whole point of a lateral adjuster, to give you leeway so you aren't forced to go back to the stones (or back to the grinder). I think Leonard Bailey and stanley wouldn't have gone through the trouble to include a lateral adjuster on any planes unless this was an issue. It might have been easier to manufacture and easier for us to use if they added those "bumpers" to to guide it straight.

If you use a honing guide or you're good at sharpening, it's a non-issue. If you're like me, you'd run into problems. I've wound up with skewed edges even with a honing guide because of the veritas mark 2 honing guide's manufacturng quality control issues.

You need no sideways play at the sharp end of the iron for the hammer or Norris lateral adjuster to work best.  The Veritas has them for that reason  On my wooden planes I have grub screws. They make a huge difference. Lateral adjuster on the Lie Neilsen is going to be a pain and the Veritas tote is better. The best totes are on Qiangshens.