1-12-137 62-Low Angle Sweetheart Jack Plane

Now, this is definitely a tool for the enthusiast that's for sure. And if you are then come on in. This Stanley plane of course buys into the resurgence - especially in the US - of hand tools used in woodworking. And amongst that movement, hand planes have taken on an almost hallowed status with online arguments to rival WW2. The upside is of course that companies like Stanley have decided to offer top end products that border on works of art. Which this is. Firstly the build is superb. The cast plane has a fine grain texture and quality that is immediately obvious. It is as perfectly flat as I can tell - and I've had 30 years as an engineer working with multi-million dollar bits of machinery installed to superfine tolerance such as steam turbines. I know when something is flat and it would take a high end marking out table and super high quality measuring tools to determine if this was out of true. You won't find it with a steel rule as the level is so good. It is fitted with an A2 plane iron which contrary to what some think is not some sort of esoteric metal offering the nirvana of surgical edge with the longevity of the Queen. It's simply air hardened steel that is a nice balance of edge and life. Personally I prefer O2 steel (oil hardened) that will take a finer edge but require a bit more regular honing. A2 is the buzzword right now for planes so this comes with it. Handles feel tactile and comfortable. I like the matte finish which isn't as quite as the old planes would have been as they would have had a gloss varnish on them. Adjustments are excellent with a quality finish and feel. I tried this out of the box on some end grain and it cut well. Of course like the plane pedant that I am I honed it afterwards and tried it again to see if it was better which it was. But not by a huge margin. Tick one for Stanley. Overall a great alternative to the much more expensive Veritas or Lie Nielsen planes.

War zunächst etwas skeptisch, weil man im Netz mittlerweile sehr oft über Metallhobel minderer Qualität liest, die unter verschiedenen Markennamen verkauft werden. Aber dieser STANLEY ist wirklich jeden Euro wert! Er ist super verarbeitet, das Gehäuse ist absolut plan und zu den Seitenwangen rechtwinklig. Das Messer passt qualitativ zu dem Hobel. Er liegt sehr gut in der Hand, die Einstellung der Spandicke ist feinfühlig möglich und es macht sehr viel Spaß, damit zu hobeln!

Excellent petit rabot pour les finitions et les ajustements précis ! Le Stanley 1-12-137 tient bien en main, et son format compact permet de travailler dans les moindres détails : chants de planches, arrêtes, petits ajustements d’assemblage… La lame est bien affûtée d’origine, mais un petit affûtage supplémentaire permet d’avoir une coupe vraiment rasoir. Les réglages de profondeur sont simples et efficaces, et le corps en fonte donne une bonne inertie sans être trop lourd. Parfait pour les boîtes en bois, les finitions d’ébénisterie ou l’ajustement d’onglets. Rapport qualité/prix au top chez Stanley. Je recommande à tous les bricoleurs et menuisiers exigeants.

Idéntico a las imagen y desde que lo compre a funcionado bien, cepilla muy bien y es más comodo que los sepillos tradicionales, creo que para usarlo si se requiere sierta experiencia y conocimientos de como funciona para que te sirva al 100%. Si eres de los que no usan mucho este tipo de herramientas manuales podría no ser la mejor opción.

Vale la pena perderci un pò di tempo per spianare il fondo e darle una buona affilatura perchè poi ne esce fuori una pialla eccelsa, usata per tutto, fantastica anche su legni molto impegnativi