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1.		Stanley 12-101 Small Trimming Plane from Stanley Hand Tools Price: $6.26 Customer Review: This simple little plane is the only recently manufactured Stanley plane I have any regard for. It gets into tight spots great and holds the blade adjustment very well for high angle type work. It is a long way away from being suitable for end grain. Gee go figure for $10 it wasn't a Lie Nielsen.... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


2.		Stanley 12-960 Contractor Grade Low Angle Plane from Stanley Hand Tools Price: $36.36 Customer Review: not as well built as the older ones, the lock lever bent within the first few uses.	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


3.		Stanley 12-247 Block Plane from Stanley Hand Tools Price: $12.25 Customer Review: At $15, I didn't expect much from this plane. I bought it mostly as a "beater" plane that I could get banged up. Out of the box, the plane is horrible but after about 4 hours of fine tuning, it worked great. What took the longest was flattening the sole. The millmarks on the sole were deep and the... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


4.		Stanley 12-220 Block Plane from Stanley Hand Tools Price: $19.00 Customer Review: I've trued a few doors and done some small projects with it and it works fine. I thought it was a little difficult to set up. Once you have it where you want it, don't mess with it. Not for large or serious projects.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


5.		Low Angle Block Plane from Lie-Nielsen Toolworks Price: $95.00 Customer Review: this tool is heirloom quality...with unbelievable precision. i will be proud to pass it down to my sons...	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


6.		Stanley 12-975 4-Inch Contractor Grade Bull Nose Rabbet Plane from Stanley Hand Tools Price: $27.53 Customer Review: I am just used to a much higher quality from Stanley. I bought based on my other three Stanley planes that I believe are well priced for the quality. This is a disappointment. The finish is rather rough all around. The set screw for holding the blade does not screw in and out smoothly as in the... more info	Customer Rating: 2.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


7.		Woodstock W1100 Slickplane from WOODSTOCK Price: $12.99 Customer Review: It takes a little fiddling to adjust the double blades so that the follower takes just a tiny bit more wood than the front one does. Once adjusted it works as advertised - it puts a reasonably smooth edge on your wood. Does not work as well on end grain, but that would be expected of any power or... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


8.		Stanley 12-404 No. 4 Adjustable Bench Plane with 2-Inch Cutter from Stanley Hand Tools Price: $19.25 Customer Review: Hand planes are like musical instruments: you can't just take them out of the box and play. With that in mind I'll run through the things I had to do to get this plane tuned and usable. Grind the sole: Stanley left the sole and sides of the plane body rough with machine marks. It's mostly true,... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


9.		Stanley 12-920 6-1/4-Inch Contractor Grade Block Plane from Stanley Hand Tools Price: $34.72 Customer Review: I bought the plane and learned that all the previous reviews are true. The pressure plate was a rough casting all covered in paint and the bottom had hollow spots in the middle of the base and in the forward plate and the iron was dull and not flat on the back. Three sheets of coarse emery cloth,... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


10.		Stanley 12-905 14-Inch No.5 Contractor Grade Smooth Bottom Jack Plane from Stanley Hand Tools Price: $51.18 Customer Review: I use my #5 as a roughing plane on narrow or small rough sawn stock and it works well. I put a heavy camber on the blade and keep the mouth wide open. I never used it as a smooth plane, so I can't say how it would perform at that opperation. But for rapid stock removal it works well.	Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


11.		Grizzly H7566 14" Smoothing Plane from Grizzly Price: $29.95 Customer Review: Let me first say that I'm most definately a Lie-Nielsen or Veratis plane fan. I got this one for Christmas a few years ago and upon first trying it, performed about like I expected which was mediocure. Since it was a gift, I opted to spend a little time with it. I was pleased to discover the sole... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


12.		Stanley 12-978 1-1/2-Inch x 10-Inch Bullnose Rabbet Plane from Stanley Hand Tools Price: $54.99 Customer Review: not good. when sharp, it does act as a plane, but the hole for the lever-cap/chipbreaker screw was misplaced, more with the standard station than the bullnose station. the lever cap cannot be removed without actually removing the screw, and because of the screw's poor location the cap cannot be... more info	Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


13.		No. 4 1/2 Smoothing Plane from Lie-Nielsen Toolworks Price: $325.00 Customer Review: This is my second Lie Nielsen bench plane - they are very expensive and I wouldn't have bought this one unless I was very happy with the first one, and I am. These planes arrive very well pacakaged. When I took this one out of the box, it was so heavy I intially thought it was caught on... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


14.		Rabbet Block Plane from Lie-Nielsen Toolworks Price: $165.00 Customer Review: Lie-Nielsen planes are obviously very expensive. It's said though that the most expensive tools are those that are replaced due to inadequacy or poor quality. It is definately not the case with Lie-Nielsen. It comes as a gleaming, hefty and workable tool from the box. Even the packaging makes... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


15.		Footprint 5B 280106 Professional Jack Plane from Footprint Tools Price: $47.99 Customer Review: 3.5 stars. It came with a cracked handle (not from Amazon) which I repaired rather than fool with a return/exchange (-1 star). It took a lot of time to flatten the sole until I got access to a belt sander (-0.5 star). The chip breaker needed to be flattened to fit the iron, but frog fit was good,... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


16.		Low Angle Jack Plane from Lie-Nielsen Toolworks Price: $245.00 Customer Review: I've found my Low Angle Jack plane to be so much more useful than I expected. The adjustable mouth is simple to use and smooth moving. The iron is thick and needed only a little honing. You can really close the mouth up tight giving you a great finish. I know they have the option of using a toothing... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


17.		Groz Low Angle Block Plane from GROZ NET INDUSTRIES Price: $27.99	Click here for more information


18.		Grizzly H7568 22" Smoothing Plane from Grizzly Price: $49.95 Customer Review: My wife bought me a Grizzly #5 which was actually a great plane and worked very well with a little work. Thinking they were all like that, I bought this one and found the sole to be very uneven and sent it back. Grizzly was very good and offered to check the next one before sending it out and I... more info	Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


19.		Grizzly H6243 3 pc. Woodworking Plane Set from Grizzly Price: $79.95 Customer Review: After some quite some tuning, I did manage to get the smoothing plane to cut some nice thin shaving. I can't get anything out of the block plane nor the shave. I guess you get what you pay for.	Customer Rating: 2.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


20.		Smooth Jack Plane #3 from Rafael Price: $8.73	Click here for more information

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