John wrote in with a tip that Woodcraft has a couple of leftover Black Friday deals that they’re trying to finish up with. One of the better deals is on Tanos T-Loc mini Systainers for $15.90.
Fair warning – I’m going to order a bunch of the T-Loc Systainers, but I’ll wait an hour or two until after this post goes up, just in case the couple I order end up being the last ones.
There are a bunch of other decent sale items, and so the link below goes straight to Woodcraft’s sales and specials page.
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If you’re interested in an item that’s not on sale, consider Woodcraft’s $10 off $25+ holiday coupon.
There are a couple of exclusions, but there are still plenty of things you could use the coupon on. It expires on 12/24/2014, and can only be used once per customer. As mentioned, it’s only valid on regularly priced items. Coupon code is 12214.
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As is my usual course of action, I will probably add a couple of sale items to my cart and then spend an hour trying to figure out which non-sale item(s) I should pick up to use the coupon on. Then, I’ll look at the shipping fee and think about what else I should add to my cart to make the most of the shipping fee.
Now that I’m thinking about it, I need more wood glue. Maybe a couple of screws. I have also been toying with the idea of trying out one of Woodcraft’s WoodRiver bench planes…
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Thank you John for the heads-up!
Jon B
WoodRiver planes seem to be ok, but they lack some quality control and will likely need a bit of work to setup. the V3 are certainly better than the earlier V1 or V2 models. But for the price difference I’d say you’re better off spending your money on Veritas planes from Lee Valley. They’re made in Canada (at least some castings are USA made) instead of China and they will arrive in ready to use condition with the exception of final honing needed on the iron. Lie-Nielsen is another great USA made option but a bit more expensive.
Stuart
That’s more or less what I’ve heard and assumed.
For my own use, I saved up and went the Veritas bevel up plane route. I have been meaning to pick up a Lie-Nielsen, but budget and lack of time concerns have that plan on hold. My interest in picking up a WoodRiver is more to get a feel for the marketplace and to see if there’s anything less pricey than Veritas that I could recommend. Veritas pricing can be quite scary for beginner and intermediate woodworking hobbyists who cannot or don’t want to start with used planes that might need refurbishing.
fred
At least once a year (e.g. Cyber Monday) Lee Valley sells off slightly blemished seconds of Veritas planes at discounted prices
John
Lie-Nielsen is one of my personal favorites when it comes to hand planes. A bit pricey, yes, but I have never had any regrets on any of their tools I have purchased in the past.
Mike R
I’ve got one of the Woodriver shoulder planes and I spent about 15 minutes honing the iron before using it. Now the price difference between Shoulder Planes isn’t as much as a bench plane but still I’m pretty happy with my decision. One thing I do like about Veritas (or at least I think I do from the pictures) is that they spend a lot of time trying to improve ergonomics from the classic Stanley designs where as Lie-Nielson just straigh up copied them (not that it’s a bad thing). This spring I’m going to be in the market for a No. 7 plane and I’m going to be at a tool show where both are supposed to be vendors so I’m coming home with one of those.