Joe,
They are made in India and are definitely 'El Cheapo'.
HOWEVER . . . I got a couple from HF at less than $10 each . . . about what
their worth, in my opinion. Good enough & cheap enough for a couple of
'experiments'. I wanted something to easily & quickly 'chop down' extruded
dried glue, and a 'roughing' or 'scrub' plane. Since how well a tool cuts is
more dependent on the SHARPNESS of the blade than anything else, they are a
place to start.
Worst case scenario . . . I toss the bodies and keep the Rosewood handles
and fore-knob to use on Jigs & Fixtures.
Regards,
Ron Magen
Backyard Boatshop
"Bob Bowles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I bought an Anant handtool and would AVOID anything else that had that
> name!
>
> On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 00:39:21 GMT, "Joe C" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >Is this a cheap price on a good plane, or just a cheap plane?
>
I bought an Anant handtool and would AVOID anything else that had that
name!
On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 00:39:21 GMT, "Joe C" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Is this a cheap price on a good plane, or just a cheap plane?
On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 00:39:21 GMT, "Joe C" <[email protected]>
pixelated:
>Saw these handplanes in Highland Hardware. Anybody have experience with
>these? Is this a cheap price on a good plane, or just a cheap plane?
Sounds Indian, so it's prolly no Lie Nielsen. Save up
for a Knight or *b*y it for a good, old Stanley.
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Made in India I believe. Like an off the shelf hardware store Stanley it's
no L. N. but, with a little elbow grease applied in tuning, it, it can be
turned into a fairly decent working tool.
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Mike G.
Heirloom Woods
www.heirloom-woods.net
"Joe C" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Saw these handplanes in Highland Hardware. Anybody have experience with
> these? Is this a cheap price on a good plane, or just a cheap plane?
>
>