Stanley Sweetheart No. 4, 10-5/8 in. Smoothing Bench Plane

Plane is great for a novice like myself. Took about 3-4 hours to get the back of the iron flat and the bevel correct up to 4000 grit

I own 2 other of Stanley Sweetheart planes and they are a good deal, this one needed the least amount tuning of all, the iron needed a better edge and the rest just a little relieving of some edges less than hour for all of it and it was good to go. I wish Stanley made a low angle # 4 or 4 ½, already have the 62 low angle and love it.

Gets the job done. Great price for a solid plane.

It is an excellent plane. I found it to be flat where it counts, and with minor setup, it cut perfectly. -BlakeT: It’s likely that your negativity killed the plane, and its soul was transitioning to another plain.

The #4 Stanley Sweetheart is a very nice mid level hand plane. Immediately out of the box I set it up as a smoother and it didn’t disappoint. After flattening the back and sharpening/honing it, it works like a charm. Did some minor lapping on the sole and got it to within .001 flat. Good enough for what I’m doing. There are 2 reasons I’m giving 4 stars instead of 5. One….can’t find a replacement blade (to change bevel angles), and two….works amazing on straight grained wood, but anything with knots or changing grain direction it’s only ok. If you deal with figured wood, I would recommend the Veritas low angle smoother with a 50 degree blade, although at a MUCH higher price point.

This planer exceeded my expectations. I highly recommend it to any serious carpenter.

This a solid and well made plane. All machined surfaces were flat and square. After initial honing, the tool produced marvelously thin and wispy shavings. I own several of the newer Sweetheart series planes and am aware that the fit and finish can vary from model to model and even within the same model, but the one I recieved was darn near perfect out if the box.

This plane was usable right out of the box. However, I did return two other planes from another retailer due to the sole being out of flat. For some reason, HD sent me the best unit. Everything was nearly ideal. The sole was flat within my tolerance, the blade was very sharp and the chip breaker was flat. The quality of the product was very high. The fit and finish was excellent. The performance was excellent as well. I have used the plane on three projects and the shavings were paper thin. I don’t know if there are differences from different sources but I would recommend buying from HD over others.

Excellent for the price after a bit of sharpening

Where can you get replacement blades for the No. 4 Sweetheart plane? Additionally where can you purchase replacement parts for this plane? Cannot find any replacement blades at various vendors. Very surprised!!