Tools & Materials
Lie-Nielsen - Lie-Nielsen- 102 Block Plane
The compact Lie-Nielsen 102 block plane's simple design makes it easy to set up and adjust.
Jul 26, 2012
The 102 is small and spare but very nicely crafted. The compact size will fit any hand, and the simple design makes it easy to set up and adjust. The 102 will deftly handle any job a block plane is meant to perform, although its narrow blade will require more passes to handle wider surfaces. It doesn’t have any bells and whistles, but there’s not a better block plane available for the money.
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