Lie Nielsen Toolworks factory tour - making handplanes

if you've ever wondered what the shop and showroom of the Lie Nielsen Toolworks looked like, then this video should satisfy your urges! The showroom is more than just a sales floor, it is a completely open tool testing ground where you can test drive any of the tools they offer for sale BEFORE you buy it! as far as i am aware, this is the only place where you can test drive tools hand tools and hand planes to see how you like them, or even IF you like them, and the shop is a beauty of organization, cleanliness, and craftsmanship!

Apart from the amazing showroom, and the friendly staff the shop is one of the most organized machine shops i've ever seen... AND CLEANEST! Sadly i must admit that even my own machine shop falls short in these departments. it was a very interesting contrast to see the scale of the equipment at the factory... everything was just so tiny.

during the shop tour portion of this video you will see alot of familiar equipment, Bridgeport milling machines being the large part of that. i counted at least a dozen (likely more) small surface grinders, and dozens of small CNC milling machines most of which were Haas Machines.

I've held hand planes by Stanley, wood river, Veritas, and others, but i can say without hesitation that the Lie Nielsen hand planes i test drove had the "quality feel' that all others were lacking. after seeing how much work goes into these tools, i wonder how they can sell them so reasonably.

DISCLOSURE: I contacted the Lie Nielsen Toolworks to ask permission to film, they have not paid me nor compensated me in any way to produce this video. All of the thoughts expressed are entirely my own.

I'd like to thank Thomas and the staff at Lie Nielsen Toolworks for granting me access to their facility, although i feel like the video did not do them justice. below you will find all the links to the Lie Nielsen online properties, be sure to check them out :

youtube page -    / lienielsentoolworks  
website - https://www.lie-nielsen.com/
instagram -   / lienielsentoolworks  
facebook -   / lie.nielsen.toolworks  
step by step making hand planes -    • A Day at the Toolworks, 2015