Stanley 10 in. Bullnose Rabbet Plane

This plane is a “contractor grade” plane. The difference between this plane and the $200 Stanley Sweetheart plane is in the “finishing and tuning.” In practical terms that means that this plane is pretty rough. I spent hours and hours over two days with sandpaper on a granite surface plate to get the sole flat, true and smooth. Then I had to flatten the underside of the cap iron the same way. Then I’ll need to smooth and flatten the sides of the plane while keeping them 90 degrees to the sole. Finally I’ll sharpen and hone the blade. Once that’s done, it will be every bit as good as the Sweetheart plane. I’ll have close to 15 hours of labor in it. This can be a great plane, just understand that it’s not ready to go right out of the box. It takes a LOT of work to make it right.

A little honing and it’s good to go

I like the solid construction. Just received the plane and being a novice at rabbet planes I’m still learning.

A great addition to my tools. It’s not fancy it just works

Iron is of the low quality Stanley produces modernly. Rest isn’t much different to older Stanley’s. So, it’s ok if one can figure a way to replace the iron.

Great product, Love the extra’s, i don’t know how to use it , help

Made in China. Needs a lot of work to preform correctly.

Plane came as expected. The iron took little time to sharpen. The sole of the plane did take a while to flatten. Overall, it was a good value for the price paid.

Sturdy and ready to go out of the box, after a wipe down. I did hit the blade with a strop, but it didn’t really need it. There are great videos out there to help get the most out of this plane

I use Stanley products almost exclusively in my school shop and can only find them on line. I wish you had more Stanley products in your retail stores.