STANLEY 60.1/2" Fully Adjustable Block Plane with Free Pouch, 5-12-1960

Quality product Stanley top notch, Highly recommend.

Very comfortable in the hand and very useful for any trimming jobs.

Nice little plain for the money, however the build quality is not great. Initially wondered if it was an original product or a Chinese knock-off, but packaging and online pics confirmed it to be a proper Stanley product. The blade was badly out of true, and needed to be ground square and sharpened, and the foot had to be ground flat. But once that was done the plane works great.

This plane is both very tactile and a beauty to use. The blade came very sharp (so no immediate need to grind it down) and it cuts beautifully. It is well made and the adjustments are very easy / precise to use. Obviously it is "courses for horses" and this is design for small and more delicate work, but it make a good addition to the woodworking toolkit.

I have only so far used the block plane a few times after giving the blade a good sharpening, although it wasn`t that bad anyway. It feels good in the hand and is an awful lot better than the old one I had. But what I am amazed about is the fact I only ordered it yesterday, and it was in my house when I got in from work!! Brilliant service again from both Amazon and the carrier.

This is a fantastic little plane for the money, i was a little bit doubtful about purchasing this after reading some of the other reviews, ie the sole plate been a little bit course ground which has absolutely no bearing on the performance what so ever although can be easily sorted with a bit of wet and dry if you wish, and the front sole plate not always lay flat when adjusted just pushes back into place with no effort at all. Tremendous value for money if your in the market for a new Block Plane then don't think twice just get it and enjoy your purchase and your saving.

This is brilliant with shaving flat the end grain of timber. Having a very sharp blade helps, using one hand to 'power' the plane forwards and the other to press down on the timber to ensure a planed flat surface. Can also use the plane to create a concave edge surface (used at an angle) that you could be using as a pattern for a thicker length of timber. Can still use the standard 30 and 25 degree sharpening angles. Would not be with our it.

My frog is slightly off from factory as I have to adjust the right angle to get a straight blade. The chip breaker does not sit completely on the iron and has a small straight edge at the front,if you set your chip breaker closer than 0.5mm the shavings crumple up, if you set it a bit further back, works a treat.