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when my parent were still around I used to get a nice tool for birthdays and Christmas - I'm lucky to have several Lie-Nielsen plans - they are beautiful (tried a Clifton but finishing was not a patch on the Lie-Nielsen.
Would recommend Low angle block plane or router plane
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Also @stevo_com
The Lie Neilsen low angle block plane is very, very good. There's also the added bonus of the more you use it the better the patina gets on the brass palm cap. They also do a brass bodied apron plane that is very, very nice but much more delicate.
Bobbo
Plane was where my head went last night too. I think the idea behind the saws originally was that the set is not something I was likely going to buy for myself. But the consumable point makes total sense.
I have a few cheap planes that I have managed to sharpen well (somehow) and are a joy to use. I can only imagine a better put together one would be a nice thing to have.