Lie-Nielsen Toolworks, an hour north of our campus on the Maine coast, makes tools that are an absolute joy to use, and their shoulder plane is the joint-fitter's precision instrument: full-width blade, machined square sides, and the control to sneak a shoulder to a perfect fit. Three sizes: the small No. 041 for fine work, the medium No. 042 for furniture joinery, and the large No. 073 for timber-scale shoulders.
Specifications:
- Options: Small (No. 041); Medium (No. 042); Large (No. 073)
- Small: 5/8 in wide, 5-3/4 in long, .140-in blade, 1.35 lb; the smallest Preston-style shoulder plane
- Medium: 3/4 in wide, 7-3/4 in long, 3/4 x .140-in blade, 2.35 lb; about half the width and weight of the Large
- Large: general-purpose, bronze lever cap set high and close to the bevel
- Body: ductile iron, ground flat and square; adjustable mouth with captured screw; captive-nut blade adjuster
- Blade: A2 tool steel, Rc 60-62, cryogenically treated and double tempered, bedded at 18 degrees, beveled at 25, .005 in wider than the body
- Made in: Warren, Maine, USA by Lie-Nielsen Toolworks
