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Ken Haygarth wrote:
Hey juryaan, A while ago Clifton had a quality problem which was more down to the foundry than anything else. Give a company a bad rep and It sticks. Some say the quality even today is hit and miss, more so than other companies. From what I have read even Lie Nielsen have been sending some less than great planes out lately. At the end of the day, It all comes down to personal choice buddy
Hi Ken, I agree with you regarding quality on some tools are hit or miss, but have never heard of Lie-Nielsen and also Veritas having any quality problems beyond a rarity which will always happen in this world (nothing is perfect) – as a matter of fact, their tolerances and quality are sometimes considered overkill. I am curious where you read this – I have never heard of such a thing and live in the US where they are based out of. I have a mix of planes – vintage, Veritas, and Lie-Nielsen [/quote]
Hi Michael
It was posted on some forum, I read it while I was searching for something else. The guy had posted asking what had happened to Lie Nielsen quality as he had to return a plane twice through bad machining around the mouth. I have spent the last 30 minutes looking for it again.
I’m a great lover of Lie Nielsen tools, I have there saws and a few chisels. I think every company will have a few rough ones slip through the net at some time. There customer service is second to none.