The Only Plane You May Ever Need!

Master Guitar Craftsman, Gary Rizzolo, opens the box on a Luban Low Angle Jack Plane and discusses why this may be the only plane you'll ever need...

[edwinghysebrechts]

This was the first serious plane i bought after being disappointed in a stanley nr3 baileys which really still feels cheap & plastic (made it into a scrub-plane, thanks Paul Sellers). Loved it so much, the adjustment of the opening sometimes hurts your hand when seriously planing, but apart from that it was my favorite until i bought a no7 also from luban. Now i find i don't use it that much anymore, mostly for endgrain and crossgrain really. When planing difficult patterns, tear-out with the LA is actually more of an isue compared to the bevel-down.

[polarbear]

Excellent video . I have the Veritas which has the side screws for holding the blade centrally but this plane looks very well machined.. Great explanation sir.

[jimbo]

I couldn’t agree more the handles on Qiangsheng Luban planes are very comfortable especially compared with Stanleys.

[rlevitta]

It's a bevel up plane. If you add the bed angle of 12 degrees to the bevel angle on the blade of 25, and then add a secondary bevel of 5 degrees, you get 42 degrees. A bench plane (bevel down) has a bed angle of 45. If you put a tertiary bevel of another 3 degrees, they present exactly the same angle to the wood.

[Pharesm]

Thank you for explaining :)
I just got that as my first hand plane ^^

[gregmccormack]

Cranky grain! WHAT A PAIN!!! Great video Sir

[ureasmith]

Don't throw away all your planes for this one. Rabbet planes, block planes, router planes etc. all have their specialized uses which this plane can't replace.

[WetPaintChi]

Thank you so much for sharing. You explain everything so well. Love your accent and enthusiasm!

[pathdoc]

Good video. However, the continuous back ground music, while pleasant, is very distracting and conflicting for those of us with hearing impairments to try to follow the informative dialog on the plane.
Thank you.
Michael O.
Alabama
USA

[ureasmith]

Nice plane. Here in the US they sell for about the same price as the Lie Nielsen and Veritas Low Angles which are better planes.

[brucewelty]

At 350USD it will definitely be one I MAY NEVER NEED.

[LettuceAttak]

But was this fresh out of the box? 😋
Cheers for the video though guys

[yvesvandewalle]

It looks you are a luthier, can you use it as a fore plane to prepare the joints of the soundboard?

[kmax]

You never did explain why it may be the only plane you'll ever need.

[ChimeraActual]

Uhm, the frog looks like it's rather rough milled aluminum. Please tell me it doesn't have an aluminum body.

[AndreaArzensek]

Sharpen that up and hear the difference!

[RedStretchLimo]

I take from the comments that this is a Chinese copy of Lie-Nielsen's N0. 62. Don't mess with copies. Get the real thing.

[daw]

A common stanley 5 will do everything that this plane will do, but more if you learn to use the cap iron. I realize the title is a bit clickbaity, but these planes were made to work butcher block type surfaces and were not popular when users were professionals. They're attractive to beginners because the setup is simple, but less productive than a common stanley 5 in the long term.

They're also outright terrible for anything other than fine work.

[ardvarkkkkk]

Dump the music. Why do people seem to think they HAVE to put music over everything? You might have had something to say but I'll never know. I won't sit through the noise.

[robbymagen]

Sorry, Sir i don't agree with you, why throwing away other planes, that why this world is in such waste competition ; Is nothing wrong with a Stanley no4 or 4 1/2 with good sharpen blade you can do what ever is needed .I can't believe you comment, please people at Timbecon fix this gaffe in future and try to respect manufacturers who have been in business for over 100 years Regards Robert