
Veritas router plane review. Which router plane is best. To buy any of the items. 71 has been shaken first by the veritas router plane and now by the new lie nielsen large router plane. Use the v blade as this makes it easier to man oeuvre inside the mortise.
In this video i compare the lie nielsen no71 router plane with the veritas router plane to help you work out which one will suit your work the best. Part 2 of vic tesolins visit to the peter sefton furniture school on his uk tour. Lee valley unveils the veritas medium router plane. Lie nielsen now offers a closed throat version of their small router plane plus a depth stop accessory.
Note as an alternative to the above where manoeuvrability is difficult and more support is necessary then the router plane may be used with the blade in a lateral position as in the picture below. Called medium though its narrower than the lie nielsen plane listed above and deeper than both. The blade depth is regulated by a fine screw feed that travels 132 per turn for precise adjustment with the resulting depth of cut controlled by a locking depth stop. After using the veritas for a couple of weeks i feel that i may have made a mistake.
The veritas large router plane is an invaluable tool for work on stopped or through dadoes and grooves or for any work that requires an area cut to a precise depth. For years i used my stanley 71 router plane in blissful ignorance. In this section he looks at plough planes and router planes from the veritas range. Good examples often exceeding 110 plus delivery which is close to the price of a veritas or lie nielson.
Ive just purchased a veritas router plane after missing out on a series of stanley versions on ebay.