Bailey Smoothing Plane No4 1-12-004 Stanley

Plastic made handle that broke after 10 uses, the blade is OK after setup, but for such a price you would expect a better quality build, disappointing

the blade is good, but the rear handle snapped off after its first use. There is also something off with the frog because I can't get it as fined tuned as it should be.

good

Zunächst: Lieferung von Big Red Toolbox aus England ging sehr schnell. Und das noch kurz vor weihnachten. Zum Hobel. Preis/Leistung geht sehr in Ordnung. Das Messer ist Stanley typisch sehr dünn. Alle Stellschrauben sind leichtgängig und der Hobel lässt sich sehr gut einstellen. Klar ist aber auch, dass man den Hobel noch etwas nacharbeiten muss. Messer muss natürlich noch geschärft werden und man tut auch gut daran, die planheit der Sole zu prüfen und ggf korrigieren. Aber das ist kein großer Aufwand und man bekommt für wenig Geld eine gute raubank.

I've been reassembling my woodworking toolkit (don't ask!) and this little fellow will be the core of it. The Stanley #4 is THE classic plane. I'm planning on using it for some fine work, so I've done some tuning, as out of the box, while it's entirely usable, it responds well to having its sole flattening and a couple of other tiny tweaks. Hence the four stars for accuracy and for beginners. If you're willing to invest some effort and time into this gem, it'll be a tool for life.

La entrega fue un desastre, la primera vez llegó roto. La segunda llegó bien pero con la cuchilla dentada y un filo pésimo lo que no se espera de Stanley ni de una garlopa de ese nivel de precio. Me toca afilar de nuevo por no tener que devolver de nuevo y seguir esperando...

Front knob and back handle are made of very cheap plastic, they were broken into two pieces when i received. These tools are legend for woodworking for centuries. How come Stanely: The inventor" of this tool shamed them with cheap mentality by putting cheap plastic knob and handle?

Concave bottom surface. Makes the plane useless (unless you want to spend many hours to fix it yourself). Probably not an isolated issue as I've heard a lot about the decline in quality of Stanley planes over the last few decades. It says "Made in Mexico" on the box.