1-12-137 62-Low Angle Sweetheart Jack Plane

I've seen some reviews that this isn't always the case. I'm sure it does happen that there are duds, but as someone who has always bought old planes and fixed them up because that's what the experts say to do (I those old planes ARE great, and you learn a lot of really important things fitting them)... this is the best plane I've used. Keep in mind I've never tried a Veritas or Lie Nielsen though. For the price it seems top quality, this thing is HEAVY which helps on a jack plane. Do keep in mind this is a JACK PLANE - and a low angle one at that - tearout is an issue but far less than you would think and for me was due to my own mistakes more than anything. Mine came with a a dead flat sole, and a pretty dang flat blade, sharpened well enough to use right out of the box. When I sharpened the blade a couple low spots and a high corner were apparent but the back along the edge was totally flat (on a bevel up plane you don't need to worry about anything more than right at the edge because there's no chipbreaker), and the iron is SUPER thick which helps create a big bevel to register your angle on. The manual says to do a 25 degree primary and 30 degree secondary bevel but honestly I've just been continuing whatever bevel it came with and it works fantastic. Add a little wax and this thing just glides across the board and cleaves the shaving off like Moses parting the Red Sea. I'm very pleased with it.

I received the Stanley #62 low-angle jack plane in good shape. I carefully sanded down the sharp edge at the very front of the machined base to avoid getting cut when adjusting the mouth opening. Not a problem. The Cherry wood handle was slightly loose and needed tightening - it tends to loosen in use - need to figure out how to keep it tight. The edges were perfectly square and the sole flat. The blade was sharp enough to use right out of the box. I had a Lie-Nielsen #62 low-angle jack plane and I like this Stanley version better. It is heavier (6.29 lbs vs 4.55 lbs) and has a thicker blade (0.187" vs 0.175") then the Lie-Nielsen plane. It has a better blade adjustment feature using a unique depth adjusting screw which is attached to the blade via a peg and hole arrangement. It makes for fine adjusting. The price is less then half of the Lie-Nielsen unit. It produced some fine shavings on the edge of a 2" thick maple block. Highly recommend it.

Received this #62 Stanley Sweetheart plane Friday and got to use it on Saturday. Very easy set up, was flat and square out of the box. The iron was fairly sharp. I hit it briefly on my finest stone then stropped it and it was ready. Probably less than 10 minutes from out of the box to cutting the first curls. It's worked wonderfully on oak and poplar, makes very thin curls that you can see through . This is my first low angle plane so the adjuster is going to take a little to get used to but I think I'm going to really like this plane overall. Very solid and a bit heavier than I expected. This is definitely a better plane than my skills but I'm going to have a good time learning it. Edit April 2nd, 2019 - I've had some time to use this and its working fantastic. Started using it on my shooting board and I will never use the block plane there again, this seems like it is designed for shooting boards. The extra weight makes a huge difference. Much better results far easier.

Unusable until it was sanded flat. Took me over two hours to make it disappear, which also meant removing more iron than expected from the sole. A fair amount of delicate work and careful preparation. A true labor of love. The defect clearly would normally warrant a complete replacement. But amazon's excellent customer service gave me a refund without having to return the item. Making the effort to restore it well worth it. After tuning the sole on thick, flat glass with several grits of sandpaper, the divot dissolved finally. Got the plane back to level, square, and beautifully smooth. Was worth the the painstaking effort to true it up. Apart from a serious but reparable defect, I am loving this plane. Nice weight and does what its meant to do. Much thanks to Rob Cosman of YouTube for his excellent instruction on how to tune a plane out of the box.

Stanley had been the go-to company for Americans for a century, but some of their products are no longer made to the standards some workers need. This plane is what Stanley should give us all the time. It was perfectly flat across the bottom and sides, checked on my granite flat stone, and square. It felt like suction was holding it down to the cast iron table of my cabinet saw. I recently purchased a construction-grade Stanley #4 and spend about 10 hours on the granite flattening the base. The plane iron was also very sharp right from the box. I pulled it off, expecting to have to work on it, but it was the sharpest iron I've even gotten. I just stropped it a couple of times and put it back on the plane. I used this to flatten some wide walnut and some maple and it was extremely easy to dial in and use. The handles are well-finished and it all works. I really like using this plane.

Great plane. This plane came very sharp right out of the box, making super thin shavings effortlessly. It is a nice heavy plane, stays well adjusted and the adjustable through the provides great control. The blade is very thick, far better than the blades you find on most of the Bailey and. Stanley general line planes.. the jack plane length is perfect for the cabinetry work that I do.

This is a great tool. The craftsmanship is excellent for a product on way higher price. It works great and cuts very smooth out of the box. It is heavy and feels good cutting across end grain hardwoods. I am very happy with it and I am glad I did not spend the high price of other models. It does not look that it was made in Gina(China) neither.

First of all, who writes these reviews? This plane is not all that and it is certainly not worth 4 ½ stars. 3 tops, TOPS. Sorry Stanley, but you sold out and it shows. The only saving grace about this plane is its design, it's super thick high quality iron and the fact that's its cast thick enough to carve out some flatness and accuracy from its down right sloppy craftsmanship. Backlash on ALL adjustment screws is so stupid ridiculous its almost pointless. Lateral adjustment is incredibly touchy due to design and short pivot length of the lever. Also, although this does work okay with endgrain, because of the bevel up, low angle characteristics you will experience grain tearout like you cannot imagine. Even with a super tight throat and surgical sharp blade, it will still be rough if you hit some loopy grain or hit it in the wrong direction. This is most def. not a good plane to learn on. With that said it does have some good qualities. Nice large full hand tote. Very low center of gravity. Awesome iron that takes a razor edge and can seriously rip down some stock if needed. Very few moving parts. Easily adjustable throat opening. It took me probably 6-8 hours to tune this thing. Everything about it needs filing and flattening and squaring. Machining on the frog is embarrassingly rough and the Norris style adjustment screw has about 3 full turns of backlash. Lateral adjustment is just stupid sloppy but usable, kinda. All the slop makes it time consuming the set everytime you sharpen so take that into account. Can be very frustrating especially since having a surgically sharp blade at all times is paramount to avoid tearout with that low angle. I don't feel this is a replacement for a regular no.5 but it is comfortable and once fully tuned up its built tough enough to last several years. With practice it can do most anything but will most always require follow-up with a good smoothing plane.

Now, this is definitely a tool for the enthusiast that's for sure. And if you are then come on in. This Stanley plane of course buys into the resurgence - especially in the US - of hand tools used in woodworking. And amongst that movement, hand planes have taken on an almost hallowed status with online arguments to rival WW2. The upside is of course that companies like Stanley have decided to offer top end products that border on works of art. Which this is. Firstly the build is superb. The cast plane has a fine grain texture and quality that is immediately obvious. It is as perfectly flat as I can tell - and I've had 30 years as an engineer working with multi-million dollar bits of machinery installed to superfine tolerance such as steam turbines. I know when something is flat and it would take a high end marking out table and super high quality measuring tools to determine if this was out of true. You won't find it with a steel rule as the level is so good. It is fitted with an A2 plane iron which contrary to what some think is not some sort of esoteric metal offering the nirvana of surgical edge with the longevity of the Queen. It's simply air hardened steel that is a nice balance of edge and life. Personally I prefer O2 steel (oil hardened) that will take a finer edge but require a bit more regular honing. A2 is the buzzword right now for planes so this comes with it. Handles feel tactile and comfortable. I like the matte finish which isn't as quite as the old planes would have been as they would have had a gloss varnish on them. Adjustments are excellent with a quality finish and feel. I tried this out of the box on some end grain and it cut well. Of course like the plane pedant that I am I honed it afterwards and tried it again to see if it was better which it was. But not by a huge margin. Tick one for Stanley. Overall a great alternative to the much more expensive Veritas or Lie Nielsen planes.

Excellent petit rabot pour les finitions et les ajustements précis ! Le Stanley 1-12-137 tient bien en main, et son format compact permet de travailler dans les moindres détails : chants de planches, arrêtes, petits ajustements d’assemblage… La lame est bien affûtée d’origine, mais un petit affûtage supplémentaire permet d’avoir une coupe vraiment rasoir. Les réglages de profondeur sont simples et efficaces, et le corps en fonte donne une bonne inertie sans être trop lourd. Parfait pour les boîtes en bois, les finitions d’ébénisterie ou l’ajustement d’onglets. Rapport qualité/prix au top chez Stanley. Je recommande à tous les bricoleurs et menuisiers exigeants.

Vale la pena perderci un pò di tempo per spianare il fondo e darle una buona affilatura perchè poi ne esce fuori una pialla eccelsa, usata per tutto, fantastica anche su legni molto impegnativi

Para un uso profesional bien, hay que ajustar porque lógicamente viene con la cuchilla retraída, la cuchilla llegó muy bien afilada para afeitar los pelos del brazo, quizás ti eres hábil un pulido y corta el aire. Con el filo que trae saca un viruta muy muy fina si el lo que quieres para terminaciones, y para desbastar increíble porque su pero permite con la inercia hacer cortes increíbles y sacar material para iguales tablones largos o tableros 👌🏻. Sin duda merece la pena la inversión, hay la mitad o menos de baratos, pero para uno no profesional y acabados decentes. Hay garlopas mucho más caras ,a no ser que hagas trabajos de abanisteria muy exigentes ésta garlopa va de sobra. Un pero es la tapa de aluminio que sujeta la cuchilla si vas a realizar trabajos "bestias" pero por eso en vez de sacar virutas gruesas y en 2 pasadas mejor 5 pasadas en virutas finas, además conseguirás igualar más uniformemente 😊. Herramienta para toda la vida. En la imagen de ve solo recién salida de la caja y ajustado la cuchilla.

Es costoso si . Pero muy bonito y eficiente da gusto tenerlo