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   BOBABEUI | May 20, 2004 08:42pm | #1

   Woodman,

   The good news is you will find that the LN 073 works wonderfully.. But I will admit that for my hands, it is kind of difficult to hold, some kind of finger hold sure would help the situation..

   Good luck with your purchase.

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   epo | May 21, 2004 06:59am | #2

   Hi,

   I am considering buying a LN-073 and at the same time looking at the Record 073  which are available from the e-bay from time to time. Do have any chance to compare the LN-073 with the Record 073 by any chance. Could you give me an ideal of how you find your LN-073 to help me decide which one to buy. Would the the LN 073 be too big a tool to clean up shoulders of 2 1/2" X 2"?

   Epo 

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   BOBABEUI | May 21, 2004 03:12pm | #3

   Hi Epo,

   I wouldn't think that the LN 073 was too large a tool for the size tendon you are talking about. I can't say that I have any experience with the Record 073...let's just say that I am not too impressed with Record planes, having owned 3 that barely get the job done.

   Lee Valley (Veritas) small shoulder is very nice, priced right and I understand that they about to produce a large shoulder soon. I believe that Clifton also manufactures a very high quality plane, but the price point of the Clifton's are not too much different than the LN.

   Good luck..

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   SCFrankland | May 22, 2004 05:49am | #4

   I cut tenons on some very small slats for a bed I built. I planed all the tenons down by hand with my LN73. It was as fast as doing it on the table saw. It is a big and heavy plane but it does a top rate job and is worth the money in my mind. LV does have a nice shoulder plane but after using it at a trade show I didn't buy it totally do to feel and not performance. It was a good as the LN but as I said not a nice to hold on to for me.Scott C. Frankland

   Scott's WOODWORKING Website"He who has the most tools may not win the race of life but he will sure make his wife look like a good catch when she goes to move on."

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   epo | May 22, 2004 06:58pm | #5

   Thanks for your comments on the LN 073. It sound good. Any one have a idea of how a LN 60 Half Rabbet Block Plane perform. Would it be too much to have both the LN 073 and LN 60 Half Rabbet Block Plane? I am think of having both.  

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   SCFrankland | May 22, 2004 09:14pm | #6

   I just bought a LN 60 1/2R rabbit block plane but haven't recivied it yet so I can not tell you how it preforms but I found a need for it so I bought one. Depends on what work you have to do or what feels good. Also how deep your pockets.Scott C. Frankland

   Scott's WOODWORKING Website"He who has the most tools may not win the race of life but he will sure make his wife look like a good catch when she goes to move on."

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   wop | May 22, 2004 11:29pm | #7

       I have the rabbet block. Like all of their planes it works great once you have it set but it it a bit fussy on the adjusting. Once you get used to it you don't even think about it and it is fine to use . I have heard of people who got frustrated from the start with the adjustment and re-sold it almost immediately.The mouth is not adjustable but for the type of use you put it to this is not very important. Would I buy it again? Yes, that about sums it up. The only plane I got of theirs that I wouldn't buy again is the chisel plane. It came in very useful for one job I had to do but now mostly gathers dust.

                                                                                 Philip