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   robert1 | Mar 08, 2005 09:14pm | #1

   I believe the company was bought out by American Tool Co. I am unaware that these planes are being manufactured anymore.

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   Pondfish | Mar 08, 2005 11:09pm | #2

   I have three Record Planes (4 1/2, 5, 5 1/2) and I would never buy another one.  They are not precision tools and I've never had any luck getting them adjusted and staying that way.  My next purchases will be LN, Veritas, or maybe Clifton (since I need a nice shoulder plane).

   So, if Record is out of business, it won't bring any tears from me!

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   user-343246 | Mar 09, 2005 05:10am | #4

   I just got the LV shoulder plane this week. Sharp right out of the box. Can't go wrong, and it's a lot cheaper than the clifton.

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   Jellyrug | Mar 09, 2005 12:03am | #3

   They were discontinued in 2003, as far as I know. You can get one on e-bay, from $25, to around $60. A few almost new from England. If you want new and similar, you can get Anant through Amazon.

   Amongst all my planes, including a LN low angle #5 and a Veritas 4 1/2, my favorite remains an old Stanley Baily #6, made in 1931 and purched off ebay for around $75.

    

    

    

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   WillGeorge | Mar 09, 2005 05:11am | #5

   I have a old Record 'Jack' that works GREAT!  Well, from the post here I guess I don't expect to much!

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   CharlieD | Mar 09, 2005 06:40am | #6

   Take a long look at the Veritas shoulder planes. They're cheaper, and according to a FWW recent shoulder plane shootout, better. I bought the medium for $139, and have been thrilled. What a great tool!

   One of the main things about a shoulder plane is how do you hold the thing? Veritas has solved that problem quite nicely. It's also absurdly easy to align the blade and adjust the mouth. I had to wait about 6 weeks for mine. I'm SO glad I did.

   The only Clifton that gave me pause was the 3-in-one; one plane can be either bullnose or chisel as well as standard shoulder. That's pretty cool, but as someone pointed out, you can just use a chisel if you're that close.

   Leevally.com.

   Charlie

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