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Smoothing Plane

$450.00 AUD
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This smoothing plane is a necessary component of your hand tool collection, with the ability to smooth an array of timber surfaces with little to no sanding required. The plane can be used as a plane or as a scraper, which ultimately provides you with two tools in one. To use the plane in planing mode you place the blade in bevel down, which results in a blade pitch of 60 degrees. By reversing the blade to bevel up you are effectively creating a 90 degree blade pitch which is the same as a cabinet scraper.

We have designed our planes to have a 60 degree blade pitch due to the superior results you will achieve on hard woods, or curly/reversing grain. You will also get great results on soft woods too, especially if there are changes in grain direction as you will be able to plane both with and against the grain. 

The style of this plane is excellent as you use the plane square on (either behind or in front depending on whether you are pushing or pulling the plane). Having the option to push or pull the plane makes certain jobs easier, for example planing a table top. You can push the plane half way through the table and then pull it from the other end of the table, meaning you are getting a full length shaving.  It also means your body is more in balance. The handle on this plane is removable on a taper if required. 

This plane is made from gidgee and is 210mm long x 67mm wide x 38mm high, and has a weight of 0.9kg. It has the option of a 50mm wide x 6mm thick x 97mm long Tool Steel (TS) blade hardened to Rc 62-64, or a High Speed Steel (HSS) blade hardened to Rc 62. The HSS blade is ideal if you plan to reverse the plane to bevel up and use it as a scraper on hard timber.

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11/25/2024
Anonymous
United Kingdom
I recommend this product

Smoothing Plane

An absolute pleasure to use, and beautifully made

GR
10/25/2024
Glen R.
Australia
I recommend this product

Love It

I had been making do with a low angle jack plane and a block plane, then lots of sanding but this just does the job better It didn't take long to get the adjustments worked out and the tactile nature of using it adds to the pleasure. Where I was getting tear out with the other planes I now get miniminal or none. Having a tool that means you don't have to sand as much is reason enough, but the having one that also looks beautiful and is a pleasure to use at the same time is a bonus

MH
04/23/2024
Matthew H.
Australia
I recommend this product

Very happy

Think this has been said before but the fit and finish of this plane inspires me to do better work. There is some beautiful figure in the wood. It is also the finest and most reliable smoother I’ve used, and I’ve used a Bailey style no. 3, no.4 1/2 plane, an infill plane, and a no. 62 style plane. Changing grain direction is not a problem with this plane. The hammer adjustment is quite intuitive - I had no trouble getting the thinnest shavings I’ve ever gotten from any plane using this technique. This will be an heirloom! Thanks very much.

WC
05/28/2023
William C.
United States
I recommend this product

Superb plane

I bought this plane more than 20 years ago. It still gets regular use and is a joy to use.

ST
02/27/2023
Simon T.
Australia
I recommend this product

Smooth Operator

It is what I come to expect from HNT. Ease of use, a workhorse and pleasing to the eye.