Hands on with the Veritas 5 1 2 jack plane
I finally got around to putting the Veritas 5 1 2 jack plane through its paces last week, and I have quite a few thoughts to share about how it actually performs on the bench. If you've spent any time looking at high-end hand planes, you know that Veritas (the manufacturing arm of Lee Valley) does things a little differently than the traditional designs we see from brands that stick closer to the old Stanley motifs. This plane is a perfect example of that "modern-meets-functional" philosophy that either makes you a lifelong fan or leaves you scratching your head at first. ...