Brand | Stanley |
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Material | Blend |
Color | Multi |
Item Weight | 5.3 Pounds |
Style | Protection |
Base Material | Cast Iron |
Included Components | STANLEY - 12-905 |
Manufacturer | Stanley |
Part Number | 12-905 |
Item Weight | 5.29 pounds |
Product Dimensions | 15 x 12.1 x 2.8 inches |
Item model number | 12-905 |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Size | One Size |
Item Package Quantity | 1 |
Batteries Included? | No |
Batteries Required? | No |
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STANLEY Hand Planer, No.4, Contractor Grade, Smoothing Bottom, 14-Inch (12-905)
Brand | Stanley |
Material | Blend |
Color | Multi |
Item Weight | 5.3 Pounds |
Style | Protection |
About this item
- Smooth bottom bench plane with a 2-Inch cutter
- Hardened, tempered steel gives precision-ground cutter edge durability
- ST PLANE 14IN BENCH
- Smooth bottom bench plane with a 2-Inch cutter
- Hardened, tempered steel gives precision-ground cutter edge durability
- Gray, cast-iron base with precision-ground sides and bottom; durable epoxy coating provides long-lasting protection
- Solid brass cutter-adjustment knob; high-impact polymer handles and knobs are contoured and polished
- 14-Inch long; 2-Inch cutter; limited lifetime warranty
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Value for money | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
Sheerness | — | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.7 |
For beginners | 2.6 | 3.9 | — | 4.0 | — | 3.6 |
Easy to use | — | 4.0 | — | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.8 |
Accuracy | — | — | — | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
Sold By | — | Amazon.com | Amazon Global Store UK | Taylor Toolworks | RAAVolution | MaxWarehouse |
base material | Cast Iron | — | Cast Iron | — | Cast Iron | Cast Iron |
style | Protection | Woodworking | Brass | English | Brass | Adjustable,Protection |
material | Blend, Blend, Blend, Blend, Blend | Cast Iron | Alloy Steel | Cast Iron, Wood | — | Blend, Blend, Blend, Blend, Blend |
weight | 5.29 pounds | 1.25 kilograms | 2.7 kilograms | — | — | 1.9 pounds |
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STANLEY 12-905 ST PLANE 14IN BENCH Amazon.com The Stanley 14-inch No. 5 Contractor Grade Smooth Bottom Bench Plane 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.
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The Stanley 14-inch No. 5 Contractor Grade Smooth Bottom Bench Plane 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. Its fully machined and polished double-iron cutter and lever give you precise control over the piece at hand -- no matter how hard or uneven the material may be, and the solid brass cutter-adjustment knob is rugged and durable. The frog seat is machined for precise mouth adjustment, and the kidney-shaped hole in the lever cap helps secure the cutter in place so it won't budge, regardless of how rough you handle it. This professional-grade plane also boasts a quick-release cam lock that makes iron removal easy, plus high-impact polymer handles and knobs that are contoured and polished to give you a great grip that permits true accuracy and long use without fatigue. Top it all off with a durable epoxy coating, and you'll enjoy heavy-duty use from this plane for years to come.
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The Stanley 14-inch No. 5 Contractor Grade Smooth Bottom Bench Plane 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. Its fully machined and polished double-iron cutter and lever give you precise control over the piece at hand -- no matter how hard or uneven the material may be, and the solid brass cutter-adjustment knob is rugged and durable. The frog seat is machined for precise mouth adjustment, and the kidney-shaped hole in the lever cap helps secure the cutter in place so it won't budge, regardless of how rough you handle it. This professional-grade plane also boasts a quick-release cam lock that makes iron removal easy, plus high-impact polymer handles and knobs that are contoured and polished to give you a great grip that permits true accuracy and long use without fatigue. Top it all off with a durable epoxy coating, and you'll enjoy heavy-duty use from this plane for years to come.
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ASIN | B00004UDKW |
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Customer Reviews |
4.0 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #454,949 in Tools & Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Tools & Home Improvement) #29 in Block Planes |
Date First Available | July 18, 2004 |
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Customers like the performance and ease of use of the planer. For example, they say it works well, is easy to adjust and is a good woodworking tool. That said, some complain about the handle breaking easily. Opinions are mixed on quality, flatness, sharpness, and comfort.
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Customers are satisfied with the performance of the planer. They mention that it works well, is great value for money, and is a very good wood working tool. Some say that it could use sharpening.
"...expensive and better, but this is the standard plane and it performs better than most. It perhaps does not perform as well as older Stanley No...." Read more
"...Once tuned up the plane works great just like a Stanley should...." Read more
"The plane works great! It's much faster than I thought it would be...." Read more
"...just because that's how I roll, but it felt good in my hands and works like a dream." Read more
Customers find the planer easy to use and adjust. They mention it's a simple tool, but setup could be hard for a first time user. The brass knob and the frog adjustment screw make it easy to set the depth of cut.
"...The knobs also control the depth of cut, which I find much easier to set, then messing with the single knob adjustment on my other Stanleys...." Read more
"...I appreciate the brass knob and the frog adjustment screw, and the wide throat...." Read more
"...It needs a lot of tuning, took me three hours to get it to about 90%. I would still buy it again if given the chance though." Read more
"...It is a simple tool but, I can see setup could be hard for a first timer." Read more
Customers appreciate the value of the plane. They say it's a great value if you're willing to put the work into it.
"...This plane is a great value, if you are willing to put the work into making it sharp!..." Read more
"...Still, it works all the same and it's a lot cheaper than if I had bought one locally...." Read more
"Great plane for the money." Read more
"Great value, works out of the box, but could use sharpening" Read more
Customers are mixed about the quality of the plane. Some mention it's a great quality plane, outstanding, and well-constructed, while others say that it lacks proper quality control and is not very good when it comes to going over wood knots.
"...There is nothing like the feeling of a well tuned plane on a nice piece of beautiful wood!" Read more
"...The plane isn't very good when it comes to going over the wood knot thingies in pine..." Read more
"...I just shimmed it with some copper shims and it was nice, level and stable. The sole was a lot better than the #4 I received; finer machining marks." Read more
"...It has good balance just like the vintage plane it's a good plane for planeing rough stock or smoothing it down...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the flatness of the planer. Some mention that the sole is nice and flat, while others say that the bottom was not flat and the sides are not square to the sole.
"...The sole and sides were rough ground and the sole was not flat. The blade and mechanism are adequate for the job after tuning...." Read more
"...The sole is nice and flat, as is the frog. But those shiny plastic grips are hard on the hands...." Read more
"...Bottom wasn't flat but I kind of expected that.So overall, the plane needed a lot of work...." Read more
"...This plane has everything. It is dead flat and smooth across the base. The adjustments are easy to make and they hold...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the sharpness of the planer. Some mention that the blade took the sharpening very well, and has remained sharp longer than expected. However, others say that it took several hours to sharpen and was clearly never machine honed. Overall, the plane needs a lot of work to get into shape.
"...The blade actually took the sharpening very well. It took me another hour to get the face lapped and a sharp edge on blade...." Read more
"...The blade shows significant machining marks. This blade is clearly never machine hone. The chip breaker is even worse...." Read more
"...The sole was a lot better than the #4 I received; finer machining marks." Read more
"...So overall, the plane needed a lot of work. Definitely not ready out of the box but once you get it ready it works just like a #5 should." Read more
Customers are mixed about the comfort of the planer. Some mention that it feels good in their hands and the grip is reasonably comfortable, while others say that the plastic handle isn't that comfortable and the shiny plastic grips are hard on the hands.
"...The grip is reasonably comfortable...." Read more
"...The sole is nice and flat, as is the frog. But those shiny plastic grips are hard on the hands...." Read more
"...it before I used it just because that's how I roll, but it felt good in my hands and works like a dream." Read more
"...Plastic handle isn’t that comfortable but other then that everything works great. Sharpened the blade up to 8000 grit and it’s a smooth shaver." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the handle of the planer. They mention that it's cheap and breaks easily. Some say that the Y lever for adjusting blade depth broke after only a few times of light uses.
"The plastic handle fractured at the front screw the first time I went to use it after spending a couple hours flattening and sharpening the iron...." Read more
"...My only real complaint is the cheap plastic handle and knob - granted I wasn't expecting wooden handles on a tool in this price range...." Read more
"...I'm fine with the terrible handles and the mangled grinding of the rear portion of the mouth (maybe it won't be that big of a deal)...." Read more
"...The handle is cheap plastic, it broke from the weight of picking it up sideways. Wooden handles would have made this great." Read more
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After a couple of hours with 60 grit paper and my flat granite block, I was ready for the blade sharpening and honing. The blade actually took the sharpening very well. It took me another hour to get the face lapped and a sharp edge on blade.
Was the work worth it? Absolutely YES! The plane is cutting curly maple with very nice, thin curls!
A very nice feature on this plane is the replacement of the standard single lever for adjusting the blade angle, with two (2) knurled knobs. It did not take me long to start liking this plane over my others, just because the knobs allowed me to adjust the angle much quicker than using my planes with the single lever. The knobs also control the depth of cut, which I find much easier to set, then messing with the single knob adjustment on my other Stanleys. If you are new to planes, you might find these two (2) knobs easier than the standard single lever/knob combination.
This plane is a great value, if you are willing to put the work into making it sharp! If you don't know how to sharpen blades and tune-up planes, then this is NOT the plane for you. You might want to invest in a good book on planes (like: The Handplane Book ) before purchasing an in-expensive plane like this.
There is nothing like the feeling of a well tuned plane on a nice piece of beautiful wood!
In regards to its cutting ability, it can cut pretty well. I wasn't able to get it to cut super thin ribbons, though, but that might just be because of my lack of experience. The grip is reasonably comfortable. I did tear out a little bit of wood and left some marks with this, but that is also most likely due to my lack of experience. The plane isn't very good when it comes to going over the wood knot thingies in pine (the things that are really hard, seem to be scented, and seem determined to make your job as difficult as possible). I can't complain about the effectiveness of a product if it's due to my own poor technique.
My main complaints are the mold seam thingamabob (the handle is plastic, but the base is metal) that was on the rear handle and the play in the adjustment screw. The mold seam really began to irritate my hand after a little while of planing, so I eventually used a wood file to file the edge down. There's a mark where the seam edge thingamabob was, but it doesn't irritate my hand anymore. The play in the adjustment screw isn't going to loosen the adjustment, but it does make it so that you have to tighten/loosen the adjusting screw a little before there is any effect on the depth of the plane.
I haven't gotten around to the initial flattening of the bottom (and probably won't anytime soon), but it seemed to be fairly flat when I received it. The blade that came with it has a flat front (it's sharp, I just mean that the edges are at 90 degrees), so I added a little bit of a curve to it myself, to try to reduce the little tracking canyons I ended up leaving because I probably had the plane set a little too deep.
In short, I would recommend this plane, although the handle mold seam edge may have to be filed down.
That time has passed in the USA. We now live in a country where the Big Orange Retail Giant and its big blue counterpart sells all of its non-construction-lumber as "S4S," surfaced on all four sides. The jack plane's unmatched versatility in dealing with rough-cut lumber is almost completely unnecessary today for a new handyman.
The two planes a new handyman needs are a block plane and a No. 4 smoothing plane. The block plane is a small handheld plane that will take care of most of the minor issues you might need in shaving end grain and making sure that assembled and glued joint surfaces are flush. The No. 4 smoothing plane is good for making sure wood that is already smooth and level is a bit smoother. In a pinch it can do slightly heavier work and level out a minor defect in the S4S wood you can buy at the BORG or Big Blue.
That being said, if you're looking to buy this iconic plane for other reasons, you probably know plenty about woodworking and have heard of its legacy before. If not, do a search on jack planes. You'll hopefully learn among other things that you will need to "tune" planes, prepare them for use according to your own work habits, and sharpen their blades before use. This No. 5 plane will not perform well and you may damage it if you use it without tuning and sharpening it.
This is the mid-range standard jack plane in woodworking. There are plenty that are cheaper and less useful, and there are a few that are much more expensive and better, but this is the standard plane and it performs better than most. It perhaps does not perform as well as older Stanley No. 5 planes. There is some argument about that in woodworking circles. Many prefer the performance of low-angle jack planes to standard jack planes. You may or may not.
I received mine with no significant defects. Two hours of tuning got it ready for work. Very happy with my new No. 5 jack plane.
Saying that this is a good tool, in woodworking circles, is kind of like stating that the sky is blue.
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Plastic handles not the greatest, but hey it clearly says contractors grade, not professional grade. so what do u expect for 50-60 bucks. a professional quality made no.5 hand plane will cost you we'll over 100 $, and if your paying any less than that brand new don't expect it to be of the highest quality. Most if not all tools you buy will require a bit of tuning up, even your 400$ Veritas isn't gonna be 100% perfect. The manufactures aren't wood workers anymore they are business men. Stanley does still have quality made products, but don't expect to find them on amazon for 50 $ go to a woodworking store and buy one. People are too fat and lazy these days to go some were to get something, they think they can sit on there computer and have everything at there finger tips, well that not always the case. if u want quality, go look at something for real not through a screen. that way u know the product your getting right away. Come on people smarten up, i realize that's a lot to ask of people these days.
All in all i think any real woodworker will tell u, that its a good plane for the price, whether it needs a bit of tune up or not.
so if your a real woodworker and you dont have a lot of cash to spend this should be fine for u, a skilled woodworker will be able to make any tool perform the way they want them to, and we dont expect things to be perfect right out the box. To be a good woodworker u need to be a problem solver.
Another minor issue is that the plane was in no way set up to use, the plane iron cap was set like a 1/2” back from the edge of the plane, the iron is duller then a politician, and the sole has such a rough finish I’m sure it’d probably mark any surface I attempted to use it on. That being said those are all fixable issues, I just can’t believe someone would even send this thing out broken, and in such an unusable state. Stanley used to be the number one name in hand planes, this thing is gonna take a lot of work before I can even use it.
Reviewed in Canada on September 6, 2023
Another minor issue is that the plane was in no way set up to use, the plane iron cap was set like a 1/2” back from the edge of the plane, the iron is duller then a politician, and the sole has such a rough finish I’m sure it’d probably mark any surface I attempted to use it on. That being said those are all fixable issues, I just can’t believe someone would even send this thing out broken, and in such an unusable state. Stanley used to be the number one name in hand planes, this thing is gonna take a lot of work before I can even use it.