Hey everyone. hope all are doing well these days!
As I dive farther and farther into handtool woodworking I cant help but wish for a chance to use and own some of the Lie-Nielson tools, especially their hand planes. I have a small collection of planes started, a couple old Stanley #4s, LV low angle jack and LV bevel up jointer. So far these planes are a joy to use but as I look to expand my plane collection my options seem limited to Veritas or Wood River (which I believe is only available from Rob Cosman's site). Lie-Nielson planes look beautiful and if I were to go the bevel down route instead of bevel up, I'm leaning towards them instead of the Veritas custom line because Lie-Nielson just has a larger collection/options.
Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be any vendors in Canada for Lie-Nielson anymore and with some research, shipping a plane across the border with duties and conversion to the Canadian dollar, a #4 could but upwards of $800 by the time its at my door, which would make them cost prohibitive. Does anyone know alternatives to get my hands on Lie-Nielson products in Canada that I may not be aware of?
Thanks!
As I dive farther and farther into handtool woodworking I cant help but wish for a chance to use and own some of the Lie-Nielson tools, especially their hand planes. I have a small collection of planes started, a couple old Stanley #4s, LV low angle jack and LV bevel up jointer. So far these planes are a joy to use but as I look to expand my plane collection my options seem limited to Veritas or Wood River (which I believe is only available from Rob Cosman's site). Lie-Nielson planes look beautiful and if I were to go the bevel down route instead of bevel up, I'm leaning towards them instead of the Veritas custom line because Lie-Nielson just has a larger collection/options.
Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be any vendors in Canada for Lie-Nielson anymore and with some research, shipping a plane across the border with duties and conversion to the Canadian dollar, a #4 could but upwards of $800 by the time its at my door, which would make them cost prohibitive. Does anyone know alternatives to get my hands on Lie-Nielson products in Canada that I may not be aware of?
Thanks!