Q: What is this plane based on?
It is a close copy of Leonard Bailey's 1877 "Little Victor" #51 block plane.
Suggested hand position for controlled cuts.
This little plane is a close copy of Leonard Bailey's 1877 "Little Victor" #51 block plane, which was once advertised as the "perfect tool, useful in house, shop, bank, office and especially in scroll saw work".
A simple and effective tool with an elegant design, it is a great miniature-maker's or modelmaker's plane. For a highly controlled cut on a flat surface, it can be pushed with a thumb on the lipped toe while the palm of the hand is firmly planted on the work, similar to using two hands for a paring cut with a chisel.
The investment-cast steel body is accurately machined, has a 45° bed angle and a fixed mouth, and uses a cogwheel screw to secure the included 30° bevel O1 tool steel blade (measures 0.085" thick by 1" wide). Both the sole of the plane and the working surface* of the blade are lapped to a flatness tolerance of ±0.0002" or better.
At 3 1/8" long by 1 1/4" wide, and weighing just under 5 oz, this is truly a pocket plane.
Made in Canada.
* The working surface is the 1/2" section of the face closest to the cutting edge.
It is a close copy of Leonard Bailey's 1877 "Little Victor" #51 block plane.
It is a great miniature-maker's or modelmaker's plane, useful for highly controlled cuts on small work.
Push it with a thumb on the lipped toe while your palm rests firmly on the work, similar to using two hands for a paring cut with a chisel.
It includes a 30° bevel O1 tool steel blade, which is 0.085" thick by 1" wide and secured with a cogwheel screw.
| Materials | Investment-cast steel body; O1 tool steel blade |
| Dimensions | 3 1/8" long × 1/4" wide; 0.085" thick × 1" wide blade |
| Country of Origin | Canada |
| Includes | "Little Victor" plane |
| Package Quantity | 1 item |
| Warranty | Lee Valley Satisfaction Guarantee |
WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Wood Dust, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information, go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov (opens in new tab).
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"Little Victor" Plane
This little plane is a close copy of Leonard Bailey's 1877 "Little Victor" #51 block plane, which was once advertised as the "perfect tool, useful in house, shop, bank, office and especially in scroll saw work".
A simple and effective tool with an elegant design, it is a great miniature-maker's or modelmaker's plane. For a highly controlled cut on a flat surface, it can be pushed with a thumb on the lipped toe while the palm of the hand is firmly planted on the work, similar to using two hands for a paring cut with a chisel.
The investment-cast steel body is accurately machined, has a 45° bed angle and a fixed mouth, and uses a cogwheel screw to secure the included 30° bevel O1 tool steel blade (measures 0.085" thick by 1" wide). Both the sole of the plane and the working surface* of the blade are lapped to a flatness tolerance of ±0.0002" or better.
At 3 1/8" long by 1 1/4" wide, and weighing just under 5 oz, this is truly a pocket plane.
Made in Canada.
* The working surface is the 1/2" section of the face closest to the cutting edge.
