Review: Veritas Miter Plane – FineWoodworking

Distinctive single-use plane

While technically a smaller version of the Veritas Shooting Plane, there’s nothing petite about the Veritas Miter Plane. Roughly the size of a no. 4 plane and coming in at almost 5 lbs., the most distinctive feature of this beefy bevel-up plane is its side-mounted horn.

The horn allows you to grip the plane while resting on its side when shooting the ends of parts to length. You could argue that a single-use plane is a luxury, but I’ve owned a shooting plane for years and find it an indispensable tool for sizing parts to exact length. While a standard bench plane can handle the job, the low-angle blade of the miter plane excels at slicing through end grain.

The fit and finish of the plane is excellent, and it took minutes to hone a keen edge on the iron.

Veritas Miter Plane

The Miter Plane sells for $329, which is substantially less than the larger Shooting Plane, and I especially like how the horn allows me to hold the plane directly over the blade, offering greater control when planing.

Price: $329 at the time of writing