Lie-Nielsen Toolworks
VerifiedPremium hand tool manufacturer producing heirloom-quality bench planes, block planes, chisels, and saws in Warren, Maine since 1981. Thomas Lie-Nielsen founded the company to revive the craftsmanship of classic American hand tools, sourcing castings from New England foundries and wood from Maine sawyers.
Products by Lie-Nielsen Toolworks
3 products listed
$170-$180No. 97-1/2 Small Chisel Plane
A half-sized chisel plane with no sole in front of or behind the blade, so it can pare a surface flush with an adjacent wall in a single pass. Bronze body and cap, cherry knob, stainless steel blade adjuster, and a thick 3/16" A2 blade hardened to Rockwell 60-62. The go-to tool for removing dried glue, trimming proud plugs and dovetails, and cleaning into tight corners. Made in Warren, Maine.
$200-$210No. 60-1/2 Rabbet Block Plane with Nicker
An open-sided block plane with a blade that spans the full 1-3/4" body width, purpose-built for cutting rabbets, fitting tenons, and trimming into corners. Two circular A2 steel nickers protrude .010" on each side to sever wood fibers cleanly on cross-grain cuts. Modeled on the Sargent No. 507 and named Best Value Block Plane by Fine Woodworking in 2014. Made in Warren, Maine.
$385-$395No. 4-1/2 Smooth Plane
Lie-Nielsen's heavier, wider smoothing plane for taming wide boards and difficult figured grain. The extra mass damps vibration and the extra-thick A2 blade — cryogenically treated and hardened to Rockwell 60-62 — holds an edge far longer than conventional steel. Ductile iron body ground flat and square to .001"; manganese bronze cap; stainless steel yoke. Everything built by hand in Warren, Maine.