Q: What is this plow plane for?
It is made for making grooves in boxes and small drawers, and excels at precise grooving and beading on small workpieces.
05P6701 - Right-Hand Box-Maker’s Plow Plane
An ideal tool for making grooves in boxes and small drawers, this compact plow plane excels at precise grooving and beading applications on small workpieces.
With a 5 1/2" long cast-iron body and weighing just 1 lb 7 oz, it is highly maneuverable and comfortable to use. Supplied with a 1/4" wide lapped A2 tool steel blade, it also works with any of our other plow plane blades from 1/8" to 3/8" wide (or metric blades from 4mm to 10mm), including the three Imperial sizes of beading blades, all offered separately. A brass knob secures the blade from the side to ensure vertical alignment with the skate, and another holds it from the top to lock the depth setting.
The 5" long fence has a face made of torrefied maple, which is fitted to a cast-iron base mounted on double guide rods. It can be adjusted to offset a groove up to 2 1/2" from the edge of your work, and a small recess in the wooden face of the fence lets you cut rabbets narrower than the blade width. The fence’s ergonomic design helps keep the plane firmly registered against the workpiece with a comfortable, natural grip. For improved registration on wide boards, the wooden fence can be easily replaced with a larger user-made fence extension.
The adjustable shoe acts as a depth stop, permitting cuts up to 3/8" deep. It has relieved edges to avoid marking your work, and locks in position with a knurled brass knob.
The plane is machined with a 45° blade bed, and the body is sculpted to fit comfortably in the palm. This is the right-hand version of the plane (also available in a left-handed orientation), and although the choice is often based on which of your hands is dominant, neither model is exclusively for right- or left-handed users. They are, in fact, complementary, since having both lets you handle any grain direction.
Additional blades in Imperial or metric sizes are available separately, sold individually or in sets. For blades 1/4" (6mm) or larger, left-handed or right-handed blades can be used interchangeably; for blades 3/16" (5mm) or smaller, choose handed blades to match the plane’s orientation.
Made in Canada.
It is made for making grooves in boxes and small drawers, and excels at precise grooving and beading on small workpieces.
It comes with a 1/4" wide lapped A2 tool steel blade.
It works with any other Veritas plow plane blades from 1/8" to 3/8" (4mm to 10mm) wide, including the three sizes of beading blades, all available separately.
For blades 1/4" (6mm) or larger, left-handed or right-handed blades can be used interchangeably. For blades 3/16" (5mm) or smaller, choose handed blades to match the plane's orientation.
The fence can be adjusted to offset a groove up to 2 1/2" from the edge of your work.
The adjustable shoe acts as a depth stop, permitting cuts up to 3/8" deep.
Yes, for improved registration on wide boards the wooden fence can be easily replaced with a larger fence extension which you can make yourself.
| Materials | Cast-iron body and fence base; A2 tool steel blade; torrefied hardwood fence face; brass knobs |
| Dimensions | 5 1/2" long body; 5" long fence; 1/4" wide included blade; 45° blade bed |
| Compatibility | Accepts plow plane blades 1/8" to 3/8" wide or 4mm to 10mm, and Imperial beading blades |
| Weight | 1 lb 7 oz |
| Capacity | Maximum 3/8" cut depth |
| Includes | Plow plane; 1/4" A2 blade |
| Package Quantity | 1 item |
| Country of Origin | Canada |
| Warranty | Lee Valley Satisfaction Guarantee |
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Veritas Right-Hand Box-Maker’s Plow Plane
An ideal tool for making grooves in boxes and small drawers, this compact plow plane excels at precise grooving and beading applications on small workpieces.
With a 5 1/2" long cast-iron body and weighing just 1 lb 7 oz, it is highly maneuverable and comfortable to use. Supplied with a 1/4" wide lapped A2 tool steel blade, it also works with any of our other plow plane blades from 1/8" to 3/8" wide (or metric blades from 4mm to 10mm), including the three Imperial sizes of beading blades, all offered separately. A brass knob secures the blade from the side to ensure vertical alignment with the skate, and another holds it from the top to lock the depth setting.
The 5" long fence has a face made of torrefied maple, which is fitted to a cast-iron base mounted on double guide rods. It can be adjusted to offset a groove up to 2 1/2" from the edge of your work, and a small recess in the wooden face of the fence lets you cut rabbets narrower than the blade width. The fence’s ergonomic design helps keep the plane firmly registered against the workpiece with a comfortable, natural grip. For improved registration on wide boards, the wooden fence can be easily replaced with a larger user-made fence extension.
The adjustable shoe acts as a depth stop, permitting cuts up to 3/8" deep. It has relieved edges to avoid marking your work, and locks in position with a knurled brass knob.
The plane is machined with a 45° blade bed, and the body is sculpted to fit comfortably in the palm. This is the right-hand version of the plane (also available in a left-handed orientation), and although the choice is often based on which of your hands is dominant, neither model is exclusively for right- or left-handed users. They are, in fact, complementary, since having both lets you handle any grain direction.
Additional blades in Imperial or metric sizes are available separately, sold individually or in sets. For blades 1/4" (6mm) or larger, left-handed or right-handed blades can be used interchangeably; for blades 3/16" (5mm) or smaller, choose handed blades to match the plane’s orientation.
Made in Canada.
