Cowryman 040 Router Plane / woodworking tools / unplugged woodworking
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- Опубліковано 24 сер 2023
- The router plane is a great addition to any unplugged workshop. Housings, tenons, halving joints, and many more can be accurately prepared with ease.
The Cowryman 040 router plane is a well made and functioning mid-sized example that is very fairly priced imho.
You can find more info and order on their website or Amazon:
www.cowryman.com
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The 040 in the video was donated by Cowryman for me to try out and give feedback on, and I hope discussions with them will further improve their offering to woodworkers.
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Mitch, I have a Cowryman (slightly different model) that I purchased on Amazon. Though I’ve barely had a chance to use it, it looks like a really good tool. I was a bit disappointed in the size, and regret not buying the larger one, but I have a plan to fabricate a new base from 1/4” mild steel, using the other components. It looks like a very easy modification. Thanks for doing this video. Cowryman looks like a great small company, and they deserve the exposure. Cheers!
The construction makes modifications like that really easy. Hope it works out for you.
Pura vida Mitch and guys that router plane looks heavy and sturdy I like that way of design it helps get momentun when you plane dadoes or joinining tasks.pura vida
It certainly has a decent mass to it.
Fabulous work ❤ 素晴らしい 💖⚘
Thanks
I bought a new Veritas router plane for what a supposedly antique Stanley was selling for. It is made about as good as a router plane could be of the best materials. It will last my lifetime so for some tools price is NOT necessarily the consideration. There are no cheap tools, they either work or they do not and I have found over my 73yrs that better quality tools are pretty much more comfortable to use and generally work better. I have also found that Chinese tools are often a hit and miss thing. Some work out but the next one might be crap. I dont want to get stuck with that one.
Veritas should be good for the price, but I've heard they can also be hit and miss. More important though is not to accept poor quality from any manufacturer, and return anything that fails to make the grade.
The people from Cowryman have great after sell services. If the tool is not good or doesn't fit you, you can return it and they will give you a full refund, they would even pay for the shipping fees. They also have a 5yr warranty and will even give you free part replacements during that time. We should not put all Chinese providers in the same box. Veritas must certainly be a great tool, but it is 3X the price and some of us are just getting started in woodworking.
A couple of observations. First, the body looks to be narrower side to side than the old Stanleys, which will limit your reach. I don't see any provision for adding a larger base to extend the reach. The iron looks to be unique to this router. Are replacements and alternate sizes available? I have to add that the quality of the materials and manufacturing look very good.
I just answered my question by a visit to their website. The make a lager version that is 20cm wide. 3mm and 6mm blades can be purchased separately. The larger plane has some improvements over the moel reviewed here, notably a more robust loking lever and an anti-backlash adjuster. The materials appear to be comparable to the in the reviewed model. There is an optional removable fence. The body on the larger plane lacks the elegant shape of the reviewed model. I could not determine if the larger model will accept a removable larger base.
I have a Cowryman router (model is very similar to the one Mitch is showing. I haven’t gotten around to using it yet, but I thought I’d share some feedback on it: when I received it, the base was smaller than it had appeared in photos. Because the whole thing is put together with countersunk screws, I surmised I could dismantle the components, and attach everything to a new, homemade base. I bought some 1/4” steel (stainless is too hard for my tools). One could fabricate really ANY shape of base, using the rest of the parts. Though I’ve only tested it a tiny bit thus far, I am pretty sure this will be a very good tool!
@TheMrchuck2000 is right that the parts could be added to a shop made base, but equally the handle retaining machine screws could be replaced with longer ones to hold a sub-base securely in place.
The locking mechanism is very efficient and can be effected without using the lever at all. A spring mechanism stops the cutter sliding on its own when the lock is 'open', making an anti-backlash adjuster like the larger model.
There is a definite progression through the models; a sign of responding to used feedback no doubt.
Hi Mitch. I looked at those but in the end bought a Veritas Router plane and never looked back. Does it have a depth stop? If not I'd add one. Thanks for sharing. Cheers!
It doesn't. In fact, none of mine do. I can see the appeal, but I almost always finish to a knife line so setting final depth is very quick and easy. Am I right that the Veritas has locking nuts on the adjustment thread? I think that would be an easy thing to do on the Cowryman. I'll have to give it a try.
@@mitchwoodwork yes. It does.
Thanks for the review.
Did you need to spend any time honing the iron?
Would you suggest to the manufacturer to consider some holes in the base in order to attach the plane to a larger base?
Do you prefer open throat router planes over the closed versions?
Thank you!
All the tests were with the iron as it came. I had expected to need to hone it, but it was razor sharp. Not that important really, as it is a straight cutter it is dead easy to sharpen.
I did suggest some holes, but they had an even better suggestion of using the handle attachment holes already there.
Open or closed I find is really a case of what situation I'm working in. I forgot to mention that this router plane can be reversed with the cutter working outboard.