Form follows function
The short, wide planes, No. 1, 2, 3, 4 (also in bronze), 4½ and 164, are best for finishing. The mid-sized planes, No. 5, 5½, 6, 10¼, 62 and 610, suit roughing work. The longest, No. 7, 8 and 7½, are designed for flattening and jointing.
Construction
Lie-Nielsen bench planes have manganese bronze lever caps and frogs and cherry knobs and totes. The bodies are cast in ductile iron or manganese bronze and stress relieved so they stay flat and true. The soles are ground flat and square to .0015" or better, regardless of length.
Blades are cryogenically treated A2, double tempered to 60–62 HRC, and supplied with a 25° bevel. For hard or abrasive woods, hone a small secondary bevel of 30–35° for longer edge life.
See our range: Lie-Nielsen Bench Planes
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