Faithfull FAIPLANE5 No.5 Jack Plane in Wooden Box

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light sanding with 320 grit or finer wet/dry paper on a flat surface will keep the sole in as-new condition. Axminster Tool Centre Ltd trading as Axminster Tools is a credit broker and is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. The plane body features a heavy, stress relieved ductile iron casting which is precision machined to ensure the sole is flat and square to the sides. The plane features a lateral adjustment lever that is used to ensure the blade sits square to the mouth opening.

The planes use the reliable bedrock design that gives maximum stability and support for the cutting iron during use as the frog extends all the way to the sole to provide support at its cutting edge. DT Technician, Millais School "Thank you for the excellent service your company provides for this school. This bench plane's cutting iron is 2" wide and 3mm thick, increasing rigidity, with a hardness of 60-62 Rockwell C, and the cryogenic treatment means that these blades will hold their edge even longer.The cap iron is a one piece design giving rigid clamping and the Frog locating pins and screws are made from polished and ground stainless steel. Other Planes More about Planes Veritas Flush Plane VERITAS Shooting Board VERITAS Hand Jointer Replacement Blades for Wooden Planes Hock Blades Veritas Blades Make your own Plane Veritas Plane Kit Plane Sacks Repl.

It is made from ductile cast iron and has the same adjustable frog with a combined feed and lateral adjust mechanism that is sturdy, yet sensitive and accurate. To do this, loosen the outside two of the three screws located at the back of the Frog seating pad (underneath the adjusting wheel), then turn the central screw clockwise to close the mouth and anti-clockwise to open the mouth. The accuracy of this mechanism allows for the cutting iron to be advanced to give a virtually “zero” mouth opening, so allowing the finest shavings to be taken even on the most difficult of timbers.The Knob and Handle are carefully shaped from Bubinga hardwood sanded to fit your hand perfectly and sealed giving a very tactile and comfortable plane. The specially shaped lever cap, together with the machined thumb recess on either side of the body, provides both comfort and excellent control when shooting. Dryad Education, the home of Specialist Crafts is a leading supplier of Art, Textiles, Design and Technology resources to educational establishments, students and artists worldwide. features a BEDROCK frog providing solid support to the blade, preventing chatter and allowing you to adjust the width of the plane’s mouth without dismantling the plane.

The Clifton Bench Planes are both highly attractive and functional tool that aim to give you an accurate and smooth finish. Compared to my Stanley no5, probably from the 1980's, it's the one with the plastic handles, I got it secondhand, the Faithfull outshines it at every turn, whereas the Stanley's sole was convex, (that's probably why it was so cheap) the Faithfull was almost flat and needed very little flattening and yes, you can use it straight out of the box even though honing is recommended. The Y Lever is a solid one-piece casting and the Adjusting Lever and most other components are made from polished stainless steel. This ensures absolute stability of the Frog, providing a firm and solid surface for the cutting iron, which again rests on a fully machined upper side of the Frog. The BEDROCK design uniquely allows the mouth width to be adjusted without dismantling the Frog and iron assembly.

His working knowledge and experience of sharpening and woodworking helped develop the improved plane blades that are presently in production and made entirely in Sheffield. Clifton No 5 1/2 Jack Plane is a heavy cabinet maker's jack plane for quality bench work and timber preparation. If you do not contact us within 14 days of purchase, we will direct you to the manufacturers guidelines. Because the frog extends right through to the sole, adjusting the frog to narrow the mouth does not reduce blade support as it does in standard planes of this style.

Our extensive range has over 28,000 products, which are constantly tried and tested by our in-house experts, teachers, and artists. This allows you to easily change the mouth setting from a coarse to fine cut for difficult woods or fine smoothing passes. The Clifton Bench Planes are made from the finest materials: the body and frog are made from accurately machined grey cast iron with their sides and sole fully ground. This design has probably the most rigid and effective clamping mechanism of any Bench plane available.We also manufacture Clifton hand planes which includes a wide range of premium quality bench planes, shoulder planes and spokeshaves. The Bedrock design uniquely allows the mouth width to be adjusted without dismantling the Frog and Iron assembly. Please find set out on this page the terms of business under which all sales on this web site are carried out. has a 50mm wide blade (rather than 45mm and the mouth is 110mm back of the nose compared with 89mm for the original. The accuracy of this mechanism allows for the Cutting Iron to be advanced to give a virtually "Zero" mouth opening, allowing the finest shavings to be taken even on the most difficult of timbers.