
Compatible With
Lee Valley Flat Replacement O1 Blade to suit Squirrel Tail Flat Palm Plane
Lee Valley Flat Replacement O1 Blade to suit Squirrel Tail Flat Palm Plane
This little beauty is made in Canada and are expertly cast and ground, and is a tribute of the old Bailey "Little Victor" #51 block plane of 1877. It is a flat plane that is 3-1/8" (79mm) long and 1/4" (31.75mm) wide with a 1" blade - a true pocket plane!
The "Little Victor" #51 block plane was once advertised as the "perfect tool, useful in house, shop, bank, office and especially in scroll saw work".
A simple and effective tool with an elegant design, it is a great miniature-maker's or modelmaker's plane. For a highly controlled cut on a flat surface, it can be pushed with a thumb on the lipped toe while the palm of the hand is firmly planted on the work, similar to using two hands for a paring cut with a chisel.
The investment-cast steel body is accurately machined, has a 45° bed angle and a fixed mouth, and uses a cogwheel screw to secure the included 30° bevel O1 tool steel blade. Both the sole of the plane and the working surface* of the blade are lapped to a flatness tolerance of ±0.0002" or better.
Made in Canada.
* The working surface is the 1/2" section of the face closest to the cutting edge.
The 'Little Victor' weighs approximately 170g.