Kev Chanot Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 Anyone know anything about the availability of Lie Nielsen tools ? Is there a supply problem ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwight Brown Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 https://www.lie-nielsen.com/pages/tool-availability I only found one regular bench plains available. The small #1 and #2 are not listed at all. DLB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelbow Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 @Kev Chanot if you are looking for decent planes you should try Clifton. They are made in Sheffield and very good quality. https://www.flinn-garlick-saws.co.uk/acatalog/HAND-PLANES.html?gclid=CjwKCAjwoduRBhA4EiwACL5RP719hLt-yzRnpFv6bxW4GIQSq8tY--9cRYDs-nqb88K0tQmyqSPr4hoCBvoQAvD_BwE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Richwine Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 The 102 seems to be available. I did a dry run ordering one, and it went through fine, up to the point of payment. I don't need another, but I will say I like mine very much, and if you amortize it on a per-hour basis, it was, even for miserly me, a good buy. I've been using various antique Stanleys for years, and the LN, with its heavier blade and body and finer adjustment, is just a lot easier to use with precision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Chanot Posted March 21 Author Report Share Posted March 21 16 hours ago, Shelbow said: @Kev Chanot if you are looking for decent planes you should try Clifton. They are made in Sheffield and very good quality. https://www.flinn-garlick-saws.co.uk/acatalog/HAND-PLANES.html?gclid=CjwKCAjwoduRBhA4EiwACL5RP719hLt-yzRnpFv6bxW4GIQSq8tY--9cRYDs-nqb88K0tQmyqSPr4hoCBvoQAvD_BwE Thanks for your recommendation,but I was wondering whether or not LN are still in business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelbow Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 Yes I'm sure they are doing well, just too busy it seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Slight Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 The reason a lot of Lie Nielsen & Veritas tools are out of stock in Britain, probably comes down to two factors. Manufacturing delays due to Covid disruption, and Brexit. I know of businesses in other spheres, where they are no longer importing quality brands. This is due to Brexit paperwork, increases in the cost of raw materials & manufacturing, increases in shipping costs and so forth, which have made it uneconomic to do so. They felt that what the new price would need to be, was something customers just wouldn’t pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avandesande Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 The back order items on their site are shipped within a few weeks in my experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Slight Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 I’d guess that it’s not ideal to be holding a large amount of stock, in the current climate. Perhaps some things are almost made to order, or at least finished to order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wood Butcher Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 There are always some for sale on eBay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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