Veritas recently unveiled the Box-Maker’s Plow Plane, a diminutive tool that produces formidable results. It is simple to set up, comfortable to hold, easier to control than its larger cousins, and ideal for cutting small grooves, rabbets, and beads.

It comes with a 1⁄4-in., A2-steel blade that holds a long-lasting edge, and it’s available in right- and left-handed versions. Accessory blades include square profiles from 1⁄8 in. to 3⁄8 in. wide and beading blades from 1⁄8 in. to 1⁄4 in. The plane also accepts blades designed for Stanley and Record combination planes.

While it’s very easy to install the blade and set the depth stop, the plane requires a hex key to adjust the position of the fence.

I was especially impressed with the plane’s ability to cut beads. It did a great job on grooves and rabbets too. Since the plane doesn’t have a nicker (a scoring cutter), I used a marking gauge to define the width and depth of cross-grain rabbets, which ensured clean cuts.

Applying a bit of paste wax to the blade’s face and chip deflector helped it evacuate chips more smoothly.

—Chris Gochnour is a contributing editor.

From Fine Woodworking #306

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