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Jeremy & Jamie
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2023
After sharpening and honingThe blade holds a good edgeThe rest of the plane didn’t work properlyGets Jammed up with wood shavings and doesn’t bolt true while planning.Recommend spending more money for a better one
SHooter 69
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2022
My example was made in India. Coming in triple box packaged, nice job. My main complaints are in 4 areas: 1. the sole is hollow left and right, up and down, took alot of time and elbow grease to flatten. 2. Both tote and knob wobble and need custom fitting to make them seat still. 3. The stamped chipbreaker requires significant adjustment to close the gap with the plane iron. BTW, the plane iron would not hold it's edge long, but easy to re-sharpen. 4. The plane mouth is too wide, with the plane iron installed, there is still almost 3/16" gap, renders it a not so smoothing #4 plane! Put in a thick iron instead, it makes a workable scrub plane! Not bad for the money spent.
fredy nadal
Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2021
luego de afilar la cuchilla y de rectificar el zapato, como corresponde, trabaja de manera impecable.
Frank H.
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2021
This plane is solid. I'm very glad I took a chance on this, it really is well-built. It came quickly and packaged well.
Kara Ray
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2021
Worked well, for to shave door.
Alex H.
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2021
This is exactly what I was hoping it would be. I researched planes a LOT before I decided to purchase this, my first. I had decided to restore a vintage Stanley No 4 and was prepared to do all the work that entails (lapping, squaring, grinding, honing), but when I had trouble finding one at a reasonable price, I realized that the work required to tune up one of these "low-end" planes was basically the same. I learned about this manufacturer (Soba Industries) through Rex Kruger on YouTube, and I recommend that you do the same before buying. Also check out Matt Estlea's video about tuning up the AmazonBasics No 4 plane, as he does a good job of describing how to take it all the way.In the end, it only took me about 2 hours to tune the plane. I flattened, ground, and honed the iron AND chip breaker (80 then 120 grit sandpaper, then 400-8000 grit waterstones, finishing the iron with a strop). I had to file a little paint off near the lateral adjustment lever so it could move through its full range of motion. Because I knew all of this work would be required before I started, I was not a bit disappointed.So far, I've mostly used my plane on softwoods, and it's held its edge very well. I'll be getting more into hardwoods soon. It performs very well on a white oak cutoff, but I haven't done enough planing on hardwood yet to vouch for its sharpness retention.
Donna L.
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2021
For less than $30, it was OK. Iron was sharp, but needed some honing: that’s expected. The base was reasonably flat but it looked like they used a 20 grit stone to flatten it, not ideal for a smoothing plane. But because it was reasonably flat, 30-40 minutes with a set of wet sanding cloths I was able to produce a smooth surface on the base. The most work was required for the chip breaker. It had a double bevel with o e perpendicular to the iron surface it took close to an hour to gat it dressed properly. The chip breaker was not heat treated enough so it has a bit too much give. But this was over come by I was able to overcome this by surfacing it to a more acute angle than I would normally. All totaled, it took me about 4 hours to fully dress and true the critical surfaces. Make no mistake, this is not a high-quality plane, but it also doesn’t cost $250. With a little elbow grease it is a serviceable plane. If you are going to be finishing heirloom furniture, I suggest you dig a little deeper in your pick and invest in a top-line plane. But for general service, it’s OK. And for $30 bucks, I won’t be upset if a neighbor borrows it and “forgets” to return it.
Zachary Taylor
Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2020
Had a lot of cleaning (came pretty dirty and looked used), sharpening and flattening, had to regrind the edge of the blade and flatten the bottom. The blade was placed so forward in the plane that it tore a hole in the shipping box. But I expected almost all those issues and only took me like a half hour to 45 minutes to get it cleaned up, flat, sharp, and set up and is now a wonderful tool for the price.
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