sexybeast Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 Rockler has a store near my house and they sell Groz planes. They are not too expensive, but I don't know much about their reputation. I'm going to buy a few hand planes for my shop but I don't have a lot of money to put into them. I want the best I can get to stretch my money. Any help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 Take a look and see what ebay has in the way of old Stanley planes. Parts are readily available and they are a good basic plane. Record still makes decent new planes. Lie-nielson's while not cheap are wonderful. If you look at old Stanley catalogs and figure what a carpenter makes a week the price of a new Lie nielson isn't much diffferent from what a 1900 Stanley- Bailey cost when new. Lee Valley makes planes that are a little less dear and are very close to the L-n quality. I've seen the Groz's but never used one. Rule of thumb: if a plane doesn't look well finished or feel good it probably isn't. Do look at the Fine Woodworking article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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