Stanley STANLEY 5-12-020 6.1/4" Block Plane C/w Pouch

I have one from about 30 years ago and bought this new one as a gift. Comparing them, the fit and finish on the newer plane is rougher than on the older model. However, that is mostly a cosmetic issue. It does seem to work as well as the older model.

Very nice plane, good size. Adjustable throat and blade depth. Sleeve case nice to store it, or can slide on your belt.

It came faster than Amazon had said. I open the package and started looking at the block plane. 1st thing that stuck out was the adjustable shoe was not level with the plane body. I figured something must be stuck so I disassembled the shoe and couldn't find anything that would cause it to be proud of the body. The part nearest the blade was level, the part of the shoe farthest from the blade was not flush. And one side was more proud than the other.The grind on the bottom was rough, I'll need to work it smooth. The plane iron was sharp, but will also need to be honed so scary sharp. The actions of the adjustments are smooth. Could be a little smoother but that will come with being used. As of now I haven't used it, and I won't until I grind the shoe level with the sole. The grind on the iron is 21º but since my Worksharp only does 20º it'll get a shallow microbevel or I'll just change it to 20º.

This is a sad product from a once great company in building wood planes. The frog is out of alignment so there is no way to "square" the blade to the surface of the wood and the bottom is so far from flat there is no way I am going to waste my time trying to level it. The mouth is also 5-10 degrees out of perpendicular to the sides. I started trying to flatten the bottom until I realized that the mouth was out of square and so was the frog and gave up.Total waste of money. Going back to WoodRiver from now on.

I'll try to be brief. The shoe is very rough and not flat and the adjustable part was proud. The iron support is less than a 1/4" so offers minimal support (see photo). The iron needs support, because it's barely over 1/16" thick and wasn't finished well, the flat side had a bevel. Of coarse, all these things can be remedied, except for the blade support. I would recommend getting a cheaper one or a high end one. This one is functional, but not worth the price. The belt sheath is of better quality than the plane

If you buy 2 you can make yourself a rocking chair... Center of the sole was proud enough to allow it to rock on my float glass. Wish I returned it before I even attempted to fix it.Sole is also in ROUGH shape when you get it. Looks like they held the thing on a belt sander with 40 grit to true it up.Better off spending a bit more instead of spending days to work the issues out of this one.

Das bei dem Preis noch Nacharbeit nötig sein würde, war mir klar, aber das die Hobelsohle so schlimm ist, hätte ich nicht gedacht. Frisch aus der Packung konnte man irgendwie damit Hobeln, aber weder das Hobeln selbst, noch das Ergebnis machen Spass.Als ich mir die Hobelsohle angesehen habe, war klar, dass ich mindestens 0,5-0,8mm in der Mitte abnehmen muss um sie abzurichten. Mit 40er Schleifpapier angefangen hat es fast eine Stunde gedauert. Danach habe ich noch das Hobeleisen nachgeschäft. Es war zwar einigermaßen scharf, aber das geht mit Nachschärfen noch deutlich besser.Man das Hobeleisen und das Hobelmaul sehr schon einstellen. Ich hätte mir gewünscht, dass ich das Hobelmaul noch etwas kleiner einstellen kann.Nachdem ich den Hobel nachbearbeitet habe, macht das Hobeln sehr viel Spaß. Es lassen sich auch feine Spähne abnehmen und die Holzoberfläche sieht supper aus. Man bekommt mit etwas Aufwand also einen sehr guten Hobel mit vielen Einstellmöglichkeiten für wenig Geld. Deshalb gibt es trotz der krummen Hobelsohle 4 Sterne.

Good quality at a good price. Worth it.

Immer wieder würde ich den Hobel wieder kaufen.

Muy buena herramienta. Corta muy bien y es muy robusto y manejable con una o dos manos. Perfecto para cortes a testa o a favor de veta

As always great tools from Stanley. As a retired cabinetmaker I was very pleased with my purchase. It may caused some people difficulty if they don't know how to share and set up these types of plane.