I was in the market for a hand plane jointer. Have you priced those things recently? Holy crap! LN and LV are in the $400+ range. I didn't want to spend that much, I also didn't want to look at the vintage market because it suck around here. Buying off ebay is a crap shoot and I didn't want to have to restore someone else's junk. So I found Infinity Tools. They are known for making nice power tool cutting implements. However, they also sell a line of wooden planes. I saw the prices and was pleased. I also would like to have some rabbit planes, so I bought the set. Jointer, jack, smoother, scrub, and 5 rabbit planes. All for the cost of a premium jointer.
Whoa Nelly, I now understand what you are paying for when you buy premium planes. These guys are inexpensive, but I probably have 15 or so hours in flattening and honing blades, smoothing and squaring soles, and learning all about regrinding bevels.
End result? Very mustachian tools, but a PIA way to get there. I often ask myself if I would purchase again if space aliens came in and stole the item. Yes, I would do this again. But only because I have the time and now the skill. Beginner project, not so much.
I tried to attache the picture, but it's too big.
https://www.infinitytools.com/hand-tools/hand-planes/hand-plane-packages
