Adjustable Mouth Block Plane

by Lie-Nielsen Toolworks

Product Description

Block Planes come in many shapes and sizes - all have the blade bevel up. Low Angle Block Planes have the blade bedded at 12°. We grind a 25° flat bevel on our Block Plane blades. This works well on end grain and general purpose work. Higher cutting angles will give excellent results in figured and difficult woods. Our Low Angle Block Plane has an appealing feel in the hand and is a pleasure to use. It is versatile, of a convenient size, and cuts with the authority of 1½ pounds behind every stroke. Useful for every sort of woodworking job, this tool will quickly become a favorite. An ideal companion to the Low Angle Jack Plane. You can easily adjust the tool to suit the work being done; a very fine mouth setting for finishing work and the merest shavings, or an ample opening for rank cuts.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0013LVLSA
• Item model number: 60 1/2
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #37,235 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #26 in Home Improvement > Power & Hand Tools > Hand Tools > Hand Planes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As Good As It Gets, October 9, 2008

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D. Trelford (Scottsdale, Arizona) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adjustable Mouth Block Plane (Misc.)

This block plane will make any woodworker happy. It has a 1 3/8" wide blade which is 1/8" thick to prevent chatter and is practically ready right out of the box. I gave mine a few passes over an 8000 grit water stone and it was ready to go. There's almost no backlash when adjusting the cut and the adjustable mouth makes it possible to make shavings as thin as 1/1000" thick. The plane is beautifully made and weighs in at about 1 1/2 pounds. But I have to take note of the description given...This is the #60 1/2 low angle block plane not the #9 1/2 standard plane and this one is most useful for end grain and/or easy to plane woods. If you need a standard angle (blade bedded at 20 deg.)or are working with figured woods or difficult to plane pieces you have to get the standard angle plane and this isn't it. However if you need a low angle block plane you can't do any better than this beauty.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific tool, February 1, 2010

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Kerry Pierce "kerrypierce" (Detroit, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adjustable Mouth Block Plane (Misc.)

After spending many hours fighting with a new Stanley Sweetheart low angle block plane, trying to get it to cut properly, I gave up on it and sent it back. Stanley 12-139 Bailey No.60-1/2 Low Angle Block Plane. I looked around at the low angle planes that are available today and decided on the Lie-Nielsen. Wow, what a difference! Out of the box, the Lie-Nielsen was producing very thin shavings, with no effort at all.

This plane feels very comfortable in my hands. The sole is flat and the blade is thick and sharp. What is really nice is the smooth operation of the adjustment controls. It is so pleasant and easy to use, getting good cuts, that I ordered the standard angle block plane direct from Lie-Nielsen, even though I already have a very good standard block plane.

If you enjoy tools that are pleasing to the eye, then this plane is a sure candidate. On top of being a great working plane, it looks great too. The brass parts compliment the stainless steel and cast iron parts very well. The fit and finish of the tool is as good as anything I've seen, certainly better than most.

With proper care, this tool will work well for you for many years and will do the same for your kids and grandkids. Heirloom quality, and great value for the money, is the way I'd describe this tool.

The bottom line is that if you enjoy woodworking and don't enjoy spending hours working on a tool getting it to the point where it works properly, this is the tool to buy. I've seen opinions stating that cheaper tools are as good as the Lie-Nielsen or Veritas tools, after spending time and effort to "tune" them. Well, for this woodworker, that's a bunch of hooey. I've spent those hours on other tools, trying to get them to work properly. I don't enjoy doing that and I don't think that I should have to do that. I don't spend hours on my sanders and saws and other tools, getting them to work properly. They work the way they're supposed to work, when I buy them. Planes shouldn't be any different. I've spent many hours truing up the sole, sides and blade of a new Stanley #90 bullnose plane, Rabbet Plane, Bullnose, No. 90, after paying $110 for it. It still isn't performing as well as I think it should be. I really regret going cheap on this plane instead of buying the Veritas plane for another $50....

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fine handplane, March 1, 2008

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E. Holmquist (South Windsor, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adjustable Mouth Block Plane (Misc.)

I have been using this for a variety of projects like boxes and furniture and it has been great. Superb workmanship with a top quality blade and chip breaker. It is a pleasure to use.