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Every Veritas tool I’ve purchased from Lee Valley has stung when I purchased it. But after I’ve been using the tool for a day or two, I don’t know how I lived w

Every Veritas tool I’ve purchased from Lee Valley has stung when I purchased it. But after I’ve been using the tool for a day or two, I don’t know how I lived without. The combination of design innovation with quality is really impressive.

Loughla 3y ago
I only own a marking gauge, one router plane, and knife. They're extremely high quality. For me it's veritas for anything with a blade (and incra for anything measurey).
- ramg 3y ago
  Did I read that right? You have no other woodworking tools? edit: and if I did read it right, share some of your woodworking projects!
  - Loughla 3y ago
    I meant the only thing from Veritas!
- hereonout2 3y ago
  I have a few veritas planes and they really are fantastic, the innovation is great too, one of the only companies doing any new designs in this space. I love the look of the new number 1 sized plane, it's on my list. Am also lucky enough to have a got a Lie Nielsen plane before they became like gold dust, similar quality but there's something about Veritas designs that I like more. That being said I have a 1960s Record No 4 I use for a lot of smoothing, old, tatty and the blade doesn't hold an edge for long, but sharpened regularly it can achieve a mirror like finish on most wood - no sanding required.
mesofile 3y ago
“Buy once, cry once” as they say. I’ve found it a good rule but one I must apply very selectively. Knowing where to spend on quality and where to make do with junk is a bit of an art in itself, I believe.
- doubled112 3y ago
  It is an art and takes experience to know when to apply it. There are a ton of tools in my garage I have only used once or twice. They're closer to the junk end of the scale and that's just fine. Even at that quality level, it might take me another 20 years to wear out or break them. You can only bust your knuckles so many times on a cheap ratchet, though, before it just isn't worth it. Cheap blades that snap and chip are terrible too. Sometimes the price is a complete lie too. The more I think about it, the harder I realize this is.
  - waynesonfire 3y ago
    "Buy cheap tools until you know what you really need from that tool, then buy the best version you can afford." -Adam Savage
    - bluGill 3y ago
      Cheap tools are often so bad that you will conclude the problem is you and not the tool - then you will hire the work done and find a new hobby.
- sh34r 3y ago
  For most things, Harbor Freight is good enough for Harry Homeowner. You’re gonna be doing a lot of crying if you buy the fanciest tools for every one-off job you run into.

Loughla 3y ago

I only own a marking gauge, one router plane, and knife. They're extremely high quality. For me it's veritas for anything with a blade (and incra for anything measurey).

ramg 3y ago
Did I read that right? You have no other woodworking tools? edit: and if I did read it right, share some of your woodworking projects!
- Loughla 3y ago
  I meant the only thing from Veritas!
hereonout2 3y ago
I have a few veritas planes and they really are fantastic, the innovation is great too, one of the only companies doing any new designs in this space. I love the look of the new number 1 sized plane, it's on my list. Am also lucky enough to have a got a Lie Nielsen plane before they became like gold dust, similar quality but there's something about Veritas designs that I like more. That being said I have a 1960s Record No 4 I use for a lot of smoothing, old, tatty and the blade doesn't hold an edge for long, but sharpened regularly it can achieve a mirror like finish on most wood - no sanding required.

mesofile 3y ago

“Buy once, cry once” as they say. I’ve found it a good rule but one I must apply very selectively. Knowing where to spend on quality and where to make do with junk is a bit of an art in itself, I believe.

doubled112 3y ago
It is an art and takes experience to know when to apply it. There are a ton of tools in my garage I have only used once or twice. They're closer to the junk end of the scale and that's just fine. Even at that quality level, it might take me another 20 years to wear out or break them. You can only bust your knuckles so many times on a cheap ratchet, though, before it just isn't worth it. Cheap blades that snap and chip are terrible too. Sometimes the price is a complete lie too. The more I think about it, the harder I realize this is.
- waynesonfire 3y ago
  "Buy cheap tools until you know what you really need from that tool, then buy the best version you can afford." -Adam Savage
  - bluGill 3y ago
    Cheap tools are often so bad that you will conclude the problem is you and not the tool - then you will hire the work done and find a new hobby.
sh34r 3y ago
For most things, Harbor Freight is good enough for Harry Homeowner. You’re gonna be doing a lot of crying if you buy the fanciest tools for every one-off job you run into.