A fair and thoughtful review. It is funny how they scaled the tool down. Maybe they do that to save on shipping? But a spokeshave shaped object can in fact act like it is a spokeshave.
I have the same one and bought it out of curiosity...surely it couldn't be good at that price? Out of the box I worked right away on the blade to make it the best possible,,,,holy smokes works very well for the price. I'd say, get this and use it until you know that you need a better spoke shave.
Unfortunately some companies that have tools or parts made over sea just want a copy of the original without the manufacturer knowing what they are making or how it works. Copy this as cheap as possible! When you get a good import tool it usually made by a company that knows what the tool is for and they have people who now how to use it
Ja, Nielson has beautiful tools, but you have to have a trust fund. Some of these cheap new planes have terrible designs for adjustments and blade holding. That is very difficult to work with and impossible to change. A good blade is really the starting point. You can do a lot to fix up an abused and even poorly made tool, but there are limits.
@@TomBuskey Very true. Plus the cap iron sits so high above the edge of the blade. There are wings off the side of the cap iron that sit so high above the shelf they are supposed to rest on.
I got the Stanley 151, and, from the great things I have heard about it, it must be hit or miss with it. The sole wasn't close to being flat, more like a smile, and the cap only contacted the blade for about half of its length. I fixed it up, but it took too much work really even if it was inexpensive. I will be getting the LN Boggs next month. I like to smile every time I use my tools, and it seems the LN stuff does the trick. They really aren't that expensive anyway. Sure they cost more than the cheap Chinese knockoffs, but you get a much better tool and the round bottom for under $200 won't really break the bank will it? Compare how much this premium tool costs now to what you are paying for toilet paper: IT IS A STEAL!
A fair and thoughtful review. It is funny how they scaled the tool down. Maybe they do that to save on shipping? But a spokeshave shaped object can in fact act like it is a spokeshave.
I have the same one and bought it out of curiosity...surely it couldn't be good at that price? Out of the box I worked right away on the blade to make it the best possible,,,,holy smokes works very well for the price. I'd say, get this and use it until you know that you need a better spoke shave.
Unfortunately some companies that have tools or parts made over sea just want a copy of the original without the manufacturer knowing what they are making or how it works. Copy this as cheap as possible!
When you get a good import tool it usually made by a company that knows what the tool is for and they have people who now how to use it
@@cyberwolf6667 Thanks. There are a lot of crappy imported tools out there.
Ja, Nielson has beautiful tools, but you have to have a trust fund. Some of these cheap new planes have terrible designs for adjustments and blade holding. That is very difficult to work with and impossible to change. A good blade is really the starting point. You can do a lot to fix up an abused and even poorly made tool, but there are limits.
If the cheap ones just had a thicker/stiffer cap they'd be ok
@@TomBuskey Very true. Plus the cap iron sits so high above the edge of the blade. There are wings off the side of the cap iron that sit so high above the shelf they are supposed to rest on.
I got the Stanley 151, and, from the great things I have heard about it, it must be hit or miss with it. The sole wasn't close to being flat, more like a smile, and the cap only contacted the blade for about half of its length. I fixed it up, but it took too much work really even if it was inexpensive. I will be getting the LN Boggs next month. I like to smile every time I use my tools, and it seems the LN stuff does the trick. They really aren't that expensive anyway. Sure they cost more than the cheap Chinese knockoffs, but you get a much better tool and the round bottom for under $200 won't really break the bank will it? Compare how much this premium tool costs now to what you are paying for toilet paper: IT IS A STEAL!