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The Annual Tool Indulgence.

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Andy Kev.

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Every year I tend to treat myself out of my Christmas bonus to a tool that I don't strictly need.

This year the candidates are:

a. Clifton No 6. Definitely don't need it as I have a 5 1/2 and a low angle jointer. However, it would get used. A big part of the appeal is that Clifton planes are such an aesthetic pleasure and have weight for when it's needed (I have a Clifton 4 1/2 smoother).

b. A Veritas 112 Scraper Plane. I do use scrapers a bit but TBH not enough to justify this. OTH it does look like the most wonderful technical toy and, should its presence be necessary on occasion, it would be there.

c. A Bad Axe hybrid tenon saw (a.k.a. Jack Saw). I'm least sure about this one and I don't want to start building up a massive collection of saws but I did try a Bad Axe in a shop and it certainly felt like high quality. I definitely can't afford a Skelton - which would be a dream - so is this worth a go?

Any thoughts or experience of any of the above?

And should you be contemplating a bit of self-indulgence, what tools would you want?
 
I've got so many tools I keep on telling SWIMBO that I don't really need any more. However, the gauntlet has been thrown! I already own a genuine, autographed Jim Krenov smoother so I don't 'need' one of they but there are one or two occasions when I need to plane right up to the edge of a rebate (say) and I can't so a nice LN No.10 would be luvly jubbly at a mere £492.

The Veritas 112 in my very 'umble opinion is better than it's LN equivalent as the blade can be curved in use whereas the LN can't. If you've got a Cliffi 5.5 you don't need the No.6 so I'd push the bateau all the way to the horizon and plonk for a No.7 - Rob
 
Ah yes, those big rebate planes!

My 5.5 is an old Record one, so I don't think that counts and given that I have a Veritas low angle jointer which is the equivalent of a 7, I really, really couldn't justify a Clifton 7.
 
The only one I would buy from your list would be the scraper plane, the 6 is too short for me but I do have a Record No8.

Pete
 
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