Brian Itzkin wrote: How long does it take you to joint a top with your plane, tony? It takes me 5 minutes at the most.
Several days usually. Plus, I get so frustrated with how hard it is to use my garbage plane that I usually smash two or three sound boards during that time. I have also broken a few other items so in addition to the time, it also costs me several hundred dollars in damages each time I try to joint a plate with my garbage, works-better-as-a-door-stop jack plane. ;o)
Or about 5 minutes. Longer if you count setting up my jalopy of a shooting board.
Now, I did take several hours one weekend to lap the sole of my jack plane to get the whole thing flat along the whole length. I know your veritas plane was true to within .005" along the length or something like that, but my jack plane was $9.99 so I expected to have to do that. Might upgrade to a Hock blade one day but for now, for the amount of use it sees each year, I am good.
My Stanley block plane was true right out of the box and cuts great. Cost me about $20 with shipping.
Brian, your planes are very nice and I bet they stay sharp almost indefinitely since you have no money left to buy wood to use them on!
Now if you will excuse me, I have to organize my backs and sides. I have too many of them now and I must get them better organized. My sound board collection is out of control too. It takes an entire shelving unit just to hold them all. But hey, enjoy your planes man! I'm sure they work well as paper weights when they are not cutting wood! My cheap planes work great for that as well, but I have so much wood that they never get used for anything but woodworking.
Just busting your chops Brian!