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   shopteacher | May 08, 2010 07:31am | #1

   Match Planes

   DanC,

   I have the Lie-Neilsen #48 (centers on 3/4" stock) and have used it for a number of things (breadboard ends, etc.).   Using it is pretty straight forward and the fit is nice.  Actually I'm waiting for their #49 (centers on 1/2" stock) to arrive.  In the Lie-Neilsen tradition, these are not copies of Stanley planes (both #48 and #49 work well) but instead re-engineered and improved versions.  They are more user friendly than the original Stanleys.

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   DanCC | May 08, 2010 11:08am | #2

   Thanks for the comments.

   That is good to hear.  Most of what I see myself using one for is to repair drawers or building drawers.  The extra glue area of a tongue and groove joints seems like it should be stronger.  As it is uselly half inch stock that I am working with, the #49 stuyle makes the most sense.  By the way, I sent LN an e-mail asking when the #49 would be available and got an answer back from Kirsten Lie-Neilson within a few hours.  They did a run in February and did not quite get the results they wanted, but they are doing another run and it should be available in 3 to 4 weeks.  She volunteered to put me on the list to be contacted as soon as it is in production.  YOu can not ask for better service than that.

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   JohnWW | May 13, 2010 02:25pm | #3

   Not a good tool for the job.

   The L-N planes have one very specific use, making T&G edges on boards of a specific width, and for that they work very well, but they aren't well adapted for drawer making since they are not designed for grooves of varying depths and distances from the edge of the stock.  They also aren't designed for cross grain work since they don't have spurs or nickers.  I think you will find that they won't be practical for the work you have in mind.