Lee Valley Veritas Straight Edge

Its office is to follow the fore plane and to fhoot an edge perfectly ftraight and not only an edge but alfo a board of any thicknefs.

Lee valley veritas straight edge. Blades are extremely sharp. Anodized aluminum straight edge bar 003 tolerance perfect for checking straightness on metal surface tops whet stones machinery and can be used to mark or scribe lines 50 straight edge bar 49 out of 5 stars 22. Extremely useful for setting up machines such as planers and jointers they are 1 34 high and 716 thick and the reference edge is machined flat to within 0003 over the entire length. All have been stress relieved to remain true under temperature variation.

The body design of the veritas tapered tenon cutters is similar to the veritas dowel and tenon cutters. 1 taered enon tters us. Cutting head carries the v notched hook blade for cutting narrow and shallow grooves or the slicing blade for slicing strings off veneer. Ground flat over entire length on both edges 12 and 24 lengths to within 00010 and 36 length to within 00015.

It does seem to be flat but the quality of the machined edge is not very good. Aluminum straightedges from veritas tools. These canadian made precision steel straightedges are ground flat over the entire length on both edges the 12 length to within 00010 and the 24 and 36 lengths to within 00015. Our anodized aluminum straightedges will not rust and they are wide enough to stand on edge unsupported so you have both hands free to make precise adjustments to your tools.

The veritas lee valley bevel up jointer the joynter is made fomewhat longer than the fore plane and hath its sole perfectly ftraight from end to end. Would a veritas 38 or the like. Reference edges are machined flat to within 0003 over entire length. Efpecially when a joynt is to be fhot.

And a ordinary steel straight edge which is too light and wont stand up on its own. Shop accuracy begins with a benchmark straightedge as a surface reference. Straight fence with pair of guide pins used to run a line or a narrow and shallow groove parallel to a straight edge. Always wear safety glasses when using this tool.

Accepts a user made wooden sub fence for use when cutting grooves offset from a curved edge. I just received a 24 aluminum lee valley veritas straightedge i had ordered. Its great for framing. Steel straightedges from veritas tools.

Given the usual high quality of tools from lee valley i was expecting it to have a perfectly flat smooth edge that i could use to check wood and tools for flatness. But my level is a really cheap piece of crap.