Grizzly H7569 - 10" Smoothing Plane
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Quite nice budget smoothing plane. Needs some work though, some fine tuning to be able to produce fine shavings, will have to sharpen the blade and (fine) flatten the sole surface. But this is normal for most planes, even more expensive ones, except for the highest grade brands. The frog seems adjustable, although Ive not taken it apart yet. So it should be suitable to adjust for finer shavings or thicker ones.
> One issue, at least with the one Ive received, is that the rear handle is a bit loose, although Ive tried to fasten the screw more. It could be that the screw is a bit too long. Ill have to look into this, but it probably can be fixed. For the rest and for its good price, it seems good enough if you are willing to put some effort into it.
During the "lockdown" I watched too many woodworking with hand tools videos. This plane was reviewed by one one of them and the price is good so I purchased it. Another thing I learned from the videos is that planes need sharping and adjusting which I have not done yet. I have disassembled and examed the plane to be sure that there was nothing that couldn't be corrected with a "tune-up" and I am convinced that this will be a great plane. I am very happy with this purchase!