I bought a Mujingfang plane (chinese not Taiwanese) that has a 50 degree bed angle for around $30. I purchased it based on a plane comparison I saw on the net:
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The plane is amazing, better than any of my smoothers -#4 w Hock blade, # 4 1/2 with L-N blade, Shephard Tool Spiers 7, St James Norris- however this is probably due in large part to the bed angle. It is also less comfortable to use for a long time, but for $30 it rocks.Scot
My LV catalogue came yesterday, and as usual I was drooling over all the
> cool new toys. I have bought numerous LV toys and I never picked up
> anything from them which was not up to par, which leads me to this
> question. On page 34 there are these two Hong Kong planes, E and F, that
> together go for $31.50 total. I find it hard to believe that two quality
> planes could go for this price. Has anyone her actually used these planes
> who could tell me something about them? TIA.
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> Glen