STANLEYH.1204 Handyman Plane 1 12 204

This is a poor quality version on the No.4 Smoothing plane. The frog is a cheap casting, the handle is plastic and there are 2 adjuster screws been left out on this model. The overall appearance is rough and ragged. It is also badly packages. On stripping it down, I found the iron is of poor quality and the edge is no where near square. So major surgery is required to get it in shape. I would have returned it but have already started to get into working order. Stanley had a world reputation for being the best in its field for hand tools. In my opinion, they have given up on quality for profit.

The Draper product is at least equivalent and probably better and its a lot cheaper. I have used both and Draper is easier to adjust alsohttps://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0034BCTRE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The handyman plane comes in a plastic package which makes it seem like a poor tool in my opinion. The plane comes with all the defects common of these tools when they are new. The lower part of the body is not flat and it requires a lot of grinding before you can have the start middle and back of the plane in one line. the spor where the frog is mounted is covered by the black paint used on the plane...which means filing is required to be able to properly mount the frog. The frog itself is also fully painted so filing is really needed in order to have the blade rest in an adequate position. Basically this tool needs a ton of tuning before use. Moreover the blade is supplied with an angle that is different from the recommended in the instructions so it will be necessary to hone it to the recommended angle.Once the tune up process is complete, the plane works really well. The blade is made from good steel and keeps the edge really well.

Glad that it still is the quality that I am used to from Stanley

Its really good delivery with your products and the only downside to the Handyman Plane I purchased is not Amazon's fault, I should of realised with it being such a low price, I used have a Stanley Handyman Plane which I bought over 40 years ago but it as been stolen, and it had Wooden Handles not plastic ones like this has, otherwise its fine just like your service. Regards