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STANLEY Hand Planer, No.4, Adjustable, 2-Inch Cutter (12-404)

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Material Blend
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Item Weight 2.8 Pounds
Style Tool,Woodworking,Adjustable

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  • The hand planer for woodworking has a cast-iron base with precision-ground sides and bottom
  • The wood plane has an epoxy coating for durability and long life
  • The bench plane comes with a hardened, tempered steel cutter edge for durability
  • Cutter manually adjusts for precise control of depth and alignment
  • Quick-release cam-lock for easy removal of iron
  • High-impact polymer handles and knobs are contoured and polished for comfortable hold
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4.1 4.1
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Accuracy
3.5 3.5
Easy to use
3.5 3.5

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Cast Iron
Cast Iron
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style
Tool,Woodworking,Adjustable
Modern
Woodworking
Adjustable,Protection
Woodworking
English
material
Blend, Blend, Blend, Blend, Blend
Blend, Blend, Blend, Blend, Blend
High Carbon Steel
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Cast Iron
Cast Iron
weight
2.75 pounds
0.11 pounds
0.25 kilograms
1.9 pounds
1.25 kilograms

Product Description

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The No. 4 adjustable bench woodworking planer is precise and durable. Its high-impact polymer handles and knobs are contoured and polished for comfort and control. With case-iron base, epoxy coating, hardened, tempered steel cutter edge, quick release cam-lock and a cutter that manually adjusts, this wood planer hand tool was built to deliver clean, precise cuts and to last for several generations.

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The Stanley No. 4 Adjustable Bench Plane with a 2-inch Cutter has a gray, cast-iron base with precision-ground sides and a bottom that's machined to be smooth and true. Created to work efficiently and easily with your bench-top projects, this plane has all the extra features you need to trim and fine-tune your work piece.



Versatile, durable, and designed to accomplish tasks efficiently.

Works efficiently and easily with your bench-top projects. View larger. The plane features hardened, tempered-steel construction for precision-ground cutter edge durability that lasts long and true, through years of use. The cutter adjusts easily for depth and alignment, so you always have precise control over the piece at hand -- no matter how hard or uneven the material may be. Its quick-release cam lock makes iron removal easy, and the high-impact polymer handles and knobs are contoured and polished to give you a great grip that permits true accuracy and long use without fatigue.


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Customer reviews

4.2 out of 5 stars
4.2 out of 5
945 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the quality, value, and performance of the planer. For example, they mention it works well for the price, is perfectly functional, and works great without honing. That said, some complain about the adjustability, saying it's annoying and hard to make small adjustments. Opinions are mixed on ease of use and sharpness.

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119 customers mention86 positive33 negative

Customers like the quality of the planer. They say it has good fine adjustments, a decent blade, and can pull very thin. They also say it's a very solid bench plane with a durable A2 blade.

"...This one has good fine adjustments, a decent blade, and can pull very thin layers of the top of the wood...." Read more

"...It performs admirably and does what I tell it to. It also feels very solid in the hand for a modern Stanley...." Read more

"...I have updated my rating to a 4. It is serviceable and for $19 it is better than the $15 HF Windsor Design No.33 which is a shorter length clone...." Read more

"...First, the casting quality is utter rubbish. There is no frog at all, the body of the plane is cast in 1 piece, and the iron has no cap iron...." Read more

89 customers mention75 positive14 negative

Customers like the value of the hardware planer. They mention that it works well for the price, has nice quality, and is very cheap.

"...resources as a necessity, so I figured I'd give it a try - the price was fair. Boy I am glad I did!..." Read more

"...The Stanley plane is very inexpensive, and did the work just fine. I'm certainly no expert, but here's a couple of tips for planing a door...." Read more

"This bench plane is GREAT for the price...." Read more

"...It will never be a fantastic plane , but it works well for the price once trued. The iron seems to be a softer metal...." Read more

75 customers mention60 positive15 negative

Customers like the performance of the planer. They say it is a perfectly functional little plane that works great without honing. Some customers also mention that the blade is perfect and works great right out of the box. Overall, most are satisfied with the performance and functionality of the product.

"...Works right out of the box* Adjusting will make it work even betterCons:* Handle is too small for my sasquatch hands...." Read more

"...The Stanley plane is very inexpensive, and did the work just fine. I'm certainly no expert, but here's a couple of tips for planing a door...." Read more

"...It performs admirably and does what I tell it to. It also feels very solid in the hand for a modern Stanley...." Read more

"...However, it does plane much better. To get it completely flat will probably take another 45 minutes. I doubt if I will take the time...." Read more

81 customers mention38 positive43 negative

Customers are mixed about the ease of use of the planer. Some mention that it's easy to use once you get the general sense of it, and simple. They say it handles easily, and is a good tool to have on hand. However, others say that it is tedious, the instructions are confusing, and it is difficult to set.

"...The instructions for the plane are abysmal. Do you run the plane straight ahead or at a slight bias? How much is a "hair" of blade?..." Read more

"...It's such an easily controlled precision instrument. Using it is easy once you get the general sense of it, and it has a zen-like quality to use..." Read more

"...It is going to take some time to make it serviceable. It does make shavings. It is, however, a better starting point than the lookalike HF No...." Read more

"...don't take the door off the hinges - leaving it up makes it easy to check your progress. Second, find an old hardwood plank to hone your skills on...." Read more

55 customers mention32 positive23 negative

Customers are mixed about the sharpness of the planer. Some mention that the blade is sharp, and works great without honing. Others say that the knife is not sharp out of the box, has a concave sole, and is very rough.

"...That said, I was able get this hand plane tuned and cutting smooth...." Read more

"...This plane was not flat. It was not sharp. It was dripping with grease and smelled like a mechanic's store...." Read more

"...It took a bit of work to true it up. The iron sharpened fine from factory grind, we'll see how well it holds an edge...." Read more

"...Then use it as a christmas ornament.The blade was easy to sharpen but the coating was very hard to get off...." Read more

73 customers mention15 positive58 negative

Customers find the adjustability of the planer to be annoying, difficult, and hard to make small adjustments. They also mention that the 2 knob adjustment is a massive annoyance, the handles are far too small, and it takes a little bit of tuning. Customers also mention the adjustment screws are cheap feeling and easily pushed out of alignment.

"...Instead of a frog and single adjustment screw, it has this cheap feeling screw adjustment for each side of the blade, set in a notch...." Read more

"...other reviews that the slop on the adjustment screws makes this difficult to adjust, but now that it's a scrub plane, I am not particularly worried..." Read more

"...-InexpensiveCons:- No Chipbreaker- Combined Knife Level and Depth Controls- Knife Controls Poorly Located-..." Read more

"...This one has good fine adjustments, a decent blade, and can pull very thin layers of the top of the wood...." Read more

20 customers mention5 positive15 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the flatness of the planer. They mention that the sole is warped, cupped, and not level side to side. Some say that the whole sole plate is uneven.

"...The sole wasn't warped, but it was far from flat. It took a bit of work to true it up...." Read more

"...The sole is warped or cupped and the finish is extremely rough. We are talking worn 80 grit sandpaper. Yikes! Heck with hand sanding...." Read more

"...The sole was actually pretty flat out of the box (same for the iron, surprisingly), although I flattened both...." Read more

"...In my case, the bottom is horribly concaved front to back, and not level side to side, and this isn't evident until you've put in hours of work...." Read more

15 customers mention3 positive12 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the size of the planer. They mention that the handles are too small, the thumb adjusters are too narrow, and the controls are poorly located. The cutting iron is not a standard size and the plane is quite large. The adjustment screws are also way too small of a radius. Overall, customers are disappointed with the fit and finish of the product.

"...Adjusting will make it work even betterCons:* Handle is too small for my sasquatch hands...." Read more

"...Likewise, the cutting iron is not a standard size, it's a shortened version, I suppose to save a 1/10th of a cent per iron...." Read more

"...Knife Controls Poorly Located- Knife Controls too Small- Thin Blade..." Read more

"Sole was flat. Iron didn't require much work. The mouth is fairly large so this seemed ideal for a scrub plane...." Read more

it's great bench plane and you'd be hard pressed to find ...
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it's great bench plane and you'd be hard pressed to find ...
This plane is not for everyone. If you have sharpening tools and time, it's great bench plane and you'd be hard pressed to find a better one for the price. Just know, it's going to take time to flatten the sole and sharpen the blade. It took me about 6 hours to get the sole nearly flat and about 2 hours to get the blade flat and tune the bevel to a razor's edge. That's no small time investment and if I didn't have the time, I would have happily bought a $150 to $200 plane and 8 hours of hard work easily translates into that much money.That said, I was able get this hand plane tuned and cutting smooth. And - as of now - and it's cutting better than my untuned $110 Stanely Sweetheart Smoothing Bench plane. There's no doubt that I'll be able to get the Sweetheart running better with less time investment - and the craftsmanship and details are far nicer - but if money is the factor and time is not - and if you have the sharpening tools around - this bench plane is a super solid option.Now that I've sunken the initial investment to get it running well, I'll put in an hour here and there to continue flattening the sole and polishing the blade - it can only get better over time.Pictured are some shavings from the rough edge of some pine.Overall, I'm very happy with the plane. Part of that is that I wanted to take on the challenge of flattening and tuning an inexpensive hand plane. Another part is that I'm more connected with the tool now that I've put so much time into it. But the near glassy edge that I managed to get on the side of the piece of pine I was working with also tells me that I'm going to be happy with the projects that I build with it.
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This plane is not for everyone. If you have sharpening tools and time, it's great bench plane and you'd be hard pressed to find a better one for the price. Just know, it's going to take time to flatten the sole and sharpen the blade. It took me about 6 hours to get the sole nearly flat and about 2 hours to get the blade flat and tune the bevel to a razor's edge. That's no small time investment and if I didn't have the time, I would have happily bought a $150 to $200 plane and 8 hours of hard work easily translates into that much money.

That said, I was able get this hand plane tuned and cutting smooth. And - as of now - and it's cutting better than my untuned $110 Stanely Sweetheart Smoothing Bench plane. There's no doubt that I'll be able to get the Sweetheart running better with less time investment - and the craftsmanship and details are far nicer - but if money is the factor and time is not - and if you have the sharpening tools around - this bench plane is a super solid option.

Now that I've sunken the initial investment to get it running well, I'll put in an hour here and there to continue flattening the sole and polishing the blade - it can only get better over time.

Pictured are some shavings from the rough edge of some pine.

Overall, I'm very happy with the plane. Part of that is that I wanted to take on the challenge of flattening and tuning an inexpensive hand plane. Another part is that I'm more connected with the tool now that I've put so much time into it. But the near glassy edge that I managed to get on the side of the piece of pine I was working with also tells me that I'm going to be happy with the projects that I build with it.
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Sergio Mar.
5.0 out of 5 stars Cepillo stanley calidad y precio excelente para trabajo industrial.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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Carlos Zedillo
5.0 out of 5 stars Buen cepillo
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