All my woodworking friends, this is the cheapest deal this year i have found so i ordered one. It's $179 at Tootal Tools. ATL was in October 2023 at $45.54 but i don't know how long i could wait for that price again so i chose the second best price.
Do you have an experience with one of these? Where do you use it?
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Great point, I can't believe we are paying more for injection molded rubber these days for a pair of footwear when you could get a pair that is well engineered for less.
Or electronic devices with microprocessors and space age stuff costs less than a 30 pack of coke which is water and brown.
I think I paid $40 odd for this in the 1980's - beautiful little block plane
wow, I love old tools! That would have aged much better than us hey…haha
And all the reviews say the quality has gone to trash since then and like everyone else skating on their name legacy.
I honestly just bought one because of the brand. Someone just suggested Woodstock D3831 which i had never heard of before but after seeing it, i feel like i should have bought that one.
It was $59 a week ago, but still a hot deal at $66.
edit: the Woodstock D3831 may be a better quality buy
I love and hate this community. I hate it when i find out about another product after i had already bought one and i love it when i find new products. The Woodstock does look better but i have already bought the Stanley :(
This plane will be totally fine! My guess is that it will need a bit of elbow grease when you get it to make it flat and sharp.
I took the Ozbargain mentality with me, traveling OS. Eventually pisd someone off. "Oh look, it's Mr I'll tell you what you should've paid"
lol, whoops!
Keep in mind the Stanley is a standard angle block plane where as the Woodstock is a low angle. There are pros and cons for each. The standard angle less prone to tear out but more effort needed to push it. The low angle more prone to tear out but easier to push may be better for end grain wood.
What the hell is that oval thingy? Way to go ruining a classic design.
My dad taught me to break apart and put together these planers. I can probably do it blind folded, like an assault weapon.
I've got one of these that's 50+ years old (I got it from my dad, and I'm no spring chicken) and it has the oval thingy. How far back is "classic" for you?
So old that the patina has patina ;-)
This is a block plane, meant to be used with one hand - so the "oval thingy" is a grip for your thumb.
Larger hand planes don't have it because they have the front grip for your other hand.
Super handy. A must have
What's the typical use case for these things?
I use it to aris edges
My 90% use case is to take the sharp edge of a plank of wood. Or if I am working with something rough cut, to take of any high spots. Because I keep it in my belt, or on me, it's really quick to grab and knock something down.
This is a little block plane, you'd have a hell of a time using it flatten out something rough-sawn!
@giventofly: Ah that makes sense. Apologies, I was picturing a very sweaty bloke trying to joint some hardwood with this 😂
Wood Jerry. Wood.
I’ve got a planer a bit like this (cheapo one), I’m not sure if I’d ever use it. I have an electric planer which I’ve used a number of times.
Where do you guys buy wood offcuts from ? am in melbourne. Using it for cnc. The bunninhs stuff is crap..
honestly, i would like to know too. I feel like people are moving away from DIY because anyything you want to do, just the parts and material cost you 6x more compared to just buy something similar premade from the shops. DIY and tinkering with things used to be a fun hobby to learn and save money and now it's just an expensive hobby.
PS: try facebook marketplace, i have been able to buy leftover wood from peojects very cheap.
Some Bunnings (for example the one on clovelly road) have an off cuts area where you can get free wood. Sometimes find quite nice little pieces there.
If you're looking for hardwood Carbatec might be worth checking out. I can't speak for their Melbourne store, but in Brissy they tend to have a few good options for small bits of random hardwoods. They don't list them online though, so you'll have to check them out in person.
I didn't know carbatec sells wood too. I have only known them as a supplier of professional woodworking tools. Will have to check them out for wood too.
Have a look at Ceres fair wood!
Ty!
Legend! Thank you!
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Yes I have experience with this. You buy two of these to wear as your footwear when you are doing woodwork.