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Stanley Bailey No 5 Professional Jack Bench Plane $125.18 & More + Delivery (Free with Prime & $49 Order) @ Amazon UK

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Stanley 1-12-020 Block Plane No. 9, Black/Silver 60% off now $74 + postage
Stanley 151R Spokeshave Round 1 12 152 60% off now $38 + postage
Stanley Bailey No 5 Professional Jack Bench Plane, 50 mm Blade Width $124 + postage — usually dispatched in 6 days

I purchased these three items, and added a months prime membership so the total was $7 for prime + $237.

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  • mskeggs on 25/01/2022 - 09:15
    +9

    I can't imagine buying a hand plane at retail.
    They exist in massive numbers in sheds across Australia, so turn up at garage sales frequently.

    $20 or $30 gets one in good nick.
    Alternatively, always plenty of secondhand ones on ebay, though sometimes a little more costly.

    • Muzeeb on 25/01/2022 - 09:38
      +1

      I've got my grandad's made in England planes. They weigh a heap but are so balanced. I had the blades professionally sharpened years ago but never had a reason to use them.

      • BOC14 on 25/01/2022 - 10:15
        +22

        Sounds like you could use a cool crisp $20 note in your pocket..?

    • ItsMeAgro on 25/01/2022 - 10:06
      -7

      And that's leaving aside the fact that this kind of old-fashioned plane tool is obsolete for all but niche specialist work.

      If you ever do have to plane something, 99% of the time, the "shredder style" ones like this:

      https://www.bunnings.com.au/stanley-250mm-surform-economy-pl…

      …are perfectly adequate, and ten times faster. Like literally ten times more strokes are required for the old ones.

      For this price you could buy 4 of them. Or even better, 2 quality electric ones.

      • kapone on 25/01/2022 - 10:27
        +6

        For taking something from rough to flat, or quickly removing a lot of material yes. But most people used handplanes for jobs that a powered planer simply isn't suitable for.

        And a powered planer definitely doesn't replace a block plane or spokeshave.

        For anyone doing furniture work, a jack plane and a block plane is a must. Might not always get a tonne of use depending on your exact scenario, but will definitely earn it's place.

        • garage sale on 29/01/2022 - 04:52

          i often use a hand planet to take the edge of timber so i don’t get splinters , use a lot of 90x45 hardwood, turning on an off an electric planer is a nuisance , hand planer quick and easy ….. and actually lighter than my bosch or festo planers ……

      • Cpt Archer on 25/01/2022 - 10:31

        how's the finish of the one you share? I like the finish of plane when you go through the grain, I find it better than sanding. But I dont like electric planes either, too much power. I made a table top from recycled timbers but it is warped now, time to resurface it.

        • apsilon on 25/01/2022 - 10:40
          +1

          It's basically a rasp ie very rough finish. Nothing like the finish from a plane. It's the sort of thing you use to quickly knock something down then use an actual plane to smooth.

      • no not me on 25/01/2022 - 10:57
        +4

        Which kind of old-fashioned plane is obsolete? Virtually all woodworkers use hand planes.

        They remove 10x less material because they only remove whatever material is raised above the desired plane surface. Also, the No. 7 plane is a jointing plane, you'd have no chance of jointing 2 boards using a surform plane, nor an electric planer. An electric planer is for removing a lot of material and reducing thickness, not achieving a perfectly flat surface.

      • justchase on 25/01/2022 - 20:07
        +3

        You don't understand what planes are for.
        1 - They're not obsolete
        2 - I wouldn't use what you've linked on firewood.
        3 - The electric ones are faster, not better. There's a big difference there that I don't think you can appreciate.

      • 9839002 on 25/01/2022 - 22:18
        +3

        Woah, dude. No. Different tool for a different purpose.

    • lgacb08 on 25/01/2022 - 10:13
      +1

      Yeah, I never understand why these things are exorbitantly expensive when there are other much more sophisticated tool that cost even less than half of this. The amount of material used is minimal and design has been this way for ages. May be because only wood worker selling $1000k wooden chair uses them nowadays. But i must admit it is a nice tool to have.

      • garage sale on 29/01/2022 - 04:56

        expensive because they don’t move in volume and it’s cast steel and a heat finish…. i have seen indian copies and some chinese copies and not as nice a finish as the stanley ….. sadly the wooden handles are now plastic on some models …. cost saving.

    • kapone on 25/01/2022 - 10:24
      +1

      Exactly. A 75-100 year old handplane in decent condition can be cleaned up and made to perform better than a 'modern' Stanley manufactured in the last 30-50 years.

      • OwMeKnees on 25/01/2022 - 11:25
        +1

        Yep, the main plane I use for every day stuff has "Made in USSR" on it. And thats my new one :D

  • cashless on 25/01/2022 - 09:20
    +13

    Planely they have shaved the price, but have they cut the quality?

    • justtoreply on 25/01/2022 - 09:45
      +4

      Yes. Apparently the bottom isn't flat.

      All this BS in the description about Stanley existing for 170 years lol. Didn't mention who owns the brand now.

      • Kangal on 25/01/2022 - 09:53
        +1

        … Professional Jack ….

      • garage sale on 29/01/2022 - 04:58

        says in amazon listing stanley black and decker …..

    • bdl on 25/01/2022 - 09:53

      Since this deal is from Amazon and not eBay, they have definitely not Professionally Jacked the price

  • shoppe on 25/01/2022 - 09:31
    +1

    De plane! De plane!

    • revheadgl on 25/01/2022 - 09:55

      Boss.

      • shoppe on 25/01/2022 - 09:58
        +1

        RIP Tattoo.

        • revheadgl on 25/01/2022 - 10:00

          Lol, You watched the new movie? I liked it, very dark though.

  • dantione on 25/01/2022 - 09:34
    +23

    If you are unvaccinated and can't board a plane… You can plane a board instead!

    • Dreamcast on 25/01/2022 - 09:49
      +2

      Damn, that was impressive.

  • revheadgl on 25/01/2022 - 09:59
    -7

    Who in their right mind wood (pun intended) pay that for this? You can buy an electric and even a cordless 18v planer for less.

    And don't give me any cr£p about feeling the wood. Its just part of a dead tree that you make something out of.

    • jalwa on 25/01/2022 - 10:20
      +2

      An electric plane is not the same type of product as this. You could have even suggested a sander.

      • revheadgl on 27/01/2022 - 12:19

        Yep. I know, was just being a tool. lol. I only have a hand planer, no electric one, but do have a belt sander, 1/3 sheet sander, an R.O.S and a detail sander.

    • kapone on 25/01/2022 - 10:27
      +2

      Different tools for different jobs.

    • Meconium on 26/01/2022 - 13:32

      Downvoted for saying '(pun intended)'

      • revheadgl on 27/01/2022 - 12:11

        Love it! lol.

      • revheadgl on 27/01/2022 - 12:14

        Threw another pun in there below. Bit more subtle, the plane that I own is branded Record.

    • revheadgl on 27/01/2022 - 12:11

      And for the record, the only plane I own is a hand planer, had it for nearly 50 years.

  • PhatChedda on 25/01/2022 - 10:00

    Where are these made?

    • apsilon on 25/01/2022 - 11:31

      Probably China or India as that's where most of their manufacturing is now. While they still make a few decent products (and CoO doesn't reflect quality IMO), Stanley is yet another brand that once had a name that represented good quality but have sacrificed that for quick profit and now mostly produces sub standard items.

  • VerticallyIntegrated on 25/01/2022 - 10:02

    My wife has some gnarly bunions and thick elephant skin around the ankles. A pedicure is around this price. Thinking of saving some money. Would this do the trick or is something powered a better option?

    • studentl0an on 25/01/2022 - 10:20

      A heavy duty cheese grater sounds like a better option, think of the free parmesan.

    • cashless on 25/01/2022 - 20:50

      You probably want to wait for the next angle grinder deal at Aldi

  • kapone on 25/01/2022 - 10:29

    OP, interested to know what sort of work you'll be doing.

    You don't see spokeshaves too often nowadays except for fine furniture work, or green woodworking (spooncarving, etc).

  • HairyChickens on 25/01/2022 - 10:32
    +2

    Year 7 memories in the woodwork shop

    • Dreamcast on 25/01/2022 - 16:28

      Damn, good times.

  • rickb on 25/01/2022 - 10:42
    -2

    Electric planes can be had for so much less AND easier and quicker.

    • ioseph on 25/01/2022 - 10:47
      +4

      Good luck jointing edges, getting a perfect finish or working small pieces with an electric planer. A no. 4 still has its place in most shops

    • kapone on 25/01/2022 - 12:31

      Different tool for a different job.

  • pkjames on 25/01/2022 - 10:47

    handle plane is largely for personal entertainment & meditation. I'd save some $ for a proper veritas or lee nielsen

    • kapone on 25/01/2022 - 13:53

      Lie Nielsen and Veritas planes are great, but honestly, they're overkill in terms of money for performance compared to a well restored and fettled vintage plane (particularly if you replace the blade with something modern like a Hock blade.

      If you don't make your living from your hand tools, and you don't have a tonne of disposable income, the price of those is pretty hard to swallow (particularly with the prices we have in Australia for those tools, looking at you Carbatec)

  • ioseph on 25/01/2022 - 10:49
    +2

    Haven't tried one but from what I've heard the quality control of modern Stanley planes is awful and they'll require a lot of fettling. Better off getting a second hand one from last century

  • jastreb on 25/01/2022 - 12:05
    +1

    Too expensive. This is for skin only.

  • garage sale on 25/01/2022 - 16:22

    Is it a Stanley or Irwin plane ?

    • 9839002 on 25/01/2022 - 22:19

      Neither if buying new. They're not what they use to be

  • camh on 25/01/2022 - 17:57
    +1

    This is NOT a #7 plane for $125 - the amazon title is incorrect. The plane that is $125 on that page is code number 1-12-005 which is the #5 Jack plane: https://www.stanleytools.com.au/products/detail/PRODUCTS/HAN…

    The #7 plane (a jointer plane) is a second item on that page and is $310.

    I was thinking: holy cow, a #7 for $125 is insane - gotta get that. It's not a #7. It's not a jointer plane.

    • garage sale on 29/01/2022 - 05:02

      thks had me confused also as it’s only 355mm long …..am after a longggg jointer / jack plane as electric planers are too short ….. now to wait for the real #7 to come up at a killer price ….

  • smd100 on 27/01/2022 - 11:17

    Be careful - according to the reviews, the only thing that is Stanley is the instruction booklet. The plane is some Chinese junk.

    • garage sale on 29/01/2022 - 05:04

      stanley still make great planes, downside i have seen is that you have option of cheaper plastic handles or more expensive wooden ones …. still great quality compared to no-name copies …..

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