STANLEYSurform Moulded Body Block Plane (155mm) with Blade for Wood Aluminium Copper Plastics and Laminates 5-21-104 & Surform Blade 140 mm - Fine Cut 5 21 398

Sometimes I really wish amazon would advertise items correctly, like this for instance.It's not a block plane, this is a rasp in a block plane body. Totally different and not the same thing.I'm pretty sure it'll come in handy for something , but wasn't any good for what I actually wanted it for.My own fault really for not looking at pictures and more at the price. It's just a glorified wood file.

Arrived yesterday. The front door had swollen due to the recent hot weather and was unable to close without brute force. Used the tool to shave a bit off the top and side. The tool is easy to use, sharp and the handle is comfortable to grip and feels secure in your hand. A little more pressure is needed if the wood has gloss paint on it though, otherwise it glides effortlessly over small areas of wood. Job done in under 5 minutes. I cannot yet comment on how many uses I can expect before it becomes blunt. If/when blunt the blade (which resembles the finer edge of a cheese grater) mayneed replacing as I can't see how this type of surface can be sharpened. Or perhaps like a cheese grater it doesn't blunt!!! Worth every penny anyway!

I bought this to trim the bottom of a door that wouldn't close fully due to the threshold strip.The plane, as others have mentioned, is not your typical plane as it is more like a cheese grater. The 'grater' can be removed and repositioned (ie turned around) depending on what feels comfortable for you when you are planing.The plane is fairly small, less than 20cm and is the width of a standard door frame. It's a little uncomfortable to hold when in use. It took around 10 mins to plane the bottom of the door by 2mm.I would recommend this plane if you have a small job and fairly simple job, but if you likely to use a plane more regularly, I would recommend going for a sturdy plane, that has a blade as opposed to a 'grater' (£20+)

As a RC Airplane Model maker, I was sad to recently lose my Razor Plane,I found this tool as a possible budget replacement and found it is brilliant for trimming Plywood rib edges etc, prior to final sanding.You can easily set the blade for regular or draw planing. I use mine a draw plane, which gives me greater control on the cut.For my light jobs it is ergonomic and durable. Its bight Yellow handle makes it easy to spot on the bench, toolbox or rack. A handle hole allows it to be easily hung on a storage cuphook.Overall, based on its big brother Surform tool. which I have used for decades, this baby works and is fantastic value for money.

Pros:- Light; Good for shaving off small amounts of woodCons:- Pretty hard work - you have to press quite hard and keep it clean. Good for edges - for instance if you are trimming a door to stop it sticking I found it best to angle trim the edge first and then move across the surface reducing the angle as you go. It would be - and is - hard work to traverse the whole door edge unless the wood is soft. It doesn’t work so well if you are trying just to take some measure of wood off a flat surface.Nevertheless it did what I needed and I got two previously jammed doors to close properly so it was definitely worth buying in my case.

I thought this tool would be like the one I used in the 1970's. However instead of being metal and built to last it is a cheap plastic knock off. Very small with a very flismy blade and fastening. Doesn't fit the hand very well at all and mine are average. Poor buy.

Within two minutes of unpacking this plane, I had done exactly what I wanted to do which was shave a couple of millimetres off the bottom vertical side of a door that kept catching. I left the door on its hinges which is probably what contributed to the speedy finish but it didn't cause me any problems in doing so.Because the file isn't smooth (not sure whether it's supposed to be for the job it does), I initially felt a bit unsure as I was dragging it down the door, but it only took about 10 drags down of the plane to do the job. It left the side of the door smooth so I only need to touch up with paint and job done. And to think I was going to engage the services of a handyperson/carpenter to do this!

Fantastic. I needed to take a good amount of wood of the bottom of a door and considered buying a plane but decided to try the cheap route of using a Surform Plane first - it worked a treat. It removes wood at an alarming rate and after a bit of hard work my doors swings freely.