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Choosing between joinery planes
(lemmy.world)
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Not sure how the Veritas planes go but as for older Stanley, weight is definitely a downfall of the combo planes. Being able to switch directions can be valuable for tearout on some woods. I don't think I've gotten much use from the specialty cutters outside of curiosity though.
The Veritas combo is definitely heavier but it’s not a behemoth like the 55, it’s closer to the 45. I like the idea of being able to do reads, flutes, etc but I’m also currently needing them for boxes I’m making so it’s a much smaller scale of work. I’ll report back what I end up going with and any insights I have if anyone’s interested.
That's good the 55 is quite a beast. It looks much sleeker too. Looking forward to hearing what works for you.