erenaud

Like others I could not afford LN planes when I started out. Rather than buy junk, I scoured flee markets and auctions for old dusty Stanleys (usually type 11 or 12) that were serviceable. With a little cleaning, buffing and lapping they are every bit the equal of the LN planes, usually at a cost of less than $20 and some prep time. I now have a wide range of perfectly tuned stanleys, both plain and corrugated sole, for what ONE LN would have cost me. While the high end planes are nice to look at, they make no sense financially. In regards to all the China bashing, how many posters complaining about supporting American products are driving Japanese cars? Hmmm?