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1.12.2017
I recently bought a Draper Expert Number 5 plane from Amazon as it was a bargain price and looked just like the classic Stanley No 5 plane that I wanted it to replace, but the build quality did not impress me enough to spend the amount of time it would have needed to sharpen it and tune it so I returned it today and took delivery of this Faithfull Number 5 plane instead.This plane costs almost half as much again as the Draper Expert ( even though it is still a very low cost tool at around £33) so I guess that needs to be taken into consideration when comparing them but this plane is easily worth the extra ten quid (or so)
8.10.2012
The information for this item is supplied by my husband whatsisname (don't fuss I'll remember eventually). This plane is very well built and finished, in fact to a standard that is usually to be expected in tools of a much higher price. The handles are varnished wood just the way Stanley were many years ago. I didn't have to do any work on the base, it was true and straight. A nice touch is that it comes in a wooden presentation case. I have noticed in some write ups elsewhere, that a certain plane did not work straight out of the box. All planes are rough ground for angle and have to be honed on the cutting edge and polished on the back, and the cap iron and blade set for the type of shaving and cut desired.
26.6.2018
It's a good plane and comes with a lovely plywood case. It feels very comfortable in the hand and the base is completely flat for my purposes (as measured with a combination square when held against the light) which is to straighten edges prior to gluing and in general to prepare timber for furniture builds. The all wooden handles add a nice touch. Only criticism is the blade which goes dull too quickly. As soon as you hit a knot in pine, it is likely to get nicked. I replaced the blade with a Stanley one which is great in terms of longevity, but the.chipbreaker of this plane doesn't work well with the Stanley blade as it means I have trouble reducing how far the blade protrudes beyond the plane base to achieve the thinnest possible shavings.
4.6.2018
I read all the blokes reviews saying such and such "wasn't perfectly inline" or "the sole wasn't flat enough", or "the heavens didn't align the moment I took it out of the box" so I began to think that using a plane was going to be a nightmare and the plane will be hard to get working. It was really hard to get working. 2 weeks I tried. I bought a grinder and learnt to curve and grind the blade to perfection. I adjusted the chip breaker, I adjusted the frog, but even when I thought I had the plane just so, it wouldn't work. I figured out in the end that I had the blade in the wrong way round.!!! Still I learnt a hell of a lot about planes in the process but I really think that if the sole is pretty flat and the blade is sharp,
31.3.2017
This is by far the best plane I have ever had for the money. It is all the way up there with a tricked out, upgraded Stanley plane. The sole was extremely flat out of the box when I checked it on a granit surface plate, with only a neglbie measly 2 thousands out of flat. Way better than most planes costing three times as much.The handles and weight are nice and well shaped both for small and big hands. I have skillet seized paws, but some of my students (11 yrs old) have only half the sizes hand I got. No problem.The cutting iron is made from good not too soft or hard steel and again the grind is perfect with just a wee hollow in the blade to make sharpening a breeze.In short - worth every
1.3.2020
Okay, I am not a very good woodworker so let's be clear about that from the start. Buying a £150 plane makes no sense for my skill level. I read all the reviews before buying this plane and a Number 4 too. I'm very happy with it. The sole is flat out of the box and the iron sharp enough to get on with. It is recommended to hone a microbevel though and I have done that. It's even better now. I'm getting better with it, flattening boards I resawed by hand. The plane works very well for me and I'm totally happy with it.
17.11.2013
Bar looking quite nice this is a no thrills plane really, but with the right workman this tool can work fine, and I have achieved perfectly even shavings with this. Frog could do with being adjusted forward slightly as the mouth is very wide, but equally this can be helpful for heavy, less fine stock removal.Basically cheap, not the best as has a the classic thin iron of budget planes, but at the same time its not a heap of junk, and can in the right hands work very effectively.
13.4.2016
What a surprise to get this plane. It has a great wooden box and though one may think this is to distract you from the plane's quality, the plane performs just fine. A bit of tuning with the grinder and the sharpening stone and I was well into it. The handles feel so much better than the plastic ones. Especially if you are gonna use it for any time at all. Glad I didn't spend the extra for a different one. No regrets and a joy to use. Seems to keep it's edge too!
11.7.2018
The body is a smooth finish without scratches but not a mirror finishThe chip breaker/blade close without gap.The blade is sharp enough to shave a fluffy shaving without extra sharpeningThe lateral adjustment is working well.The with adjusting knob is working wellThe sole is flatThe wooden handles are smooth and fitted to my hand sizeThe wooden box intactThe sole regret is the tightening knob instead lever.
18.7.2018
The base was nice and flat, I added a little polish but that was personal preference. The sides are dead square. The Blade needed sharpening, but you get that with the very expensive planes, and it was flat enough that 5 minutes work gave me a super sharp blade with a nice flat back that seems to hold an edge really well.Highly recommended.
24.8.2013
This product arrives in its own wooden storage box, which is a nice extra.Upon setting this up, its clear that the product is solid and well made, really good value for money.The base is completely flat, I have been using this as a 'jack of all trades' plane, for smoothing as well as jointing, and its done a really good job.
26.2.2018
Not bad considering the price. The base of the plane required only a little smoothing down, although there is a small pock (about a 2mm bubble) that will accumulate dirt and potentially scratch the wood. The iron also needed a lot of work to get the face smooth as it was quite uneven. But that's what you get for this price.
2.1.2012
I am puzzled by the previous negative review as the plane I received had no adjustment issues, maybe they sorted the problem of the short frog. I have some work to do grinding the sole plate to perfection (a couple of high spots) but I could have had to do that on a plane at twice the price so over all I'm delighted.
11.5.2014
For the price this plane cannot be beated. Nicely machiened sole, and a lot of material (almost 3kg) provided in the package. Other similarly priced planes only weight around 1 kg. No bells and whistles but after sharpening the blade it does its job well.
28.12.2020
Its pointless trying to compere it to a top of the range plane because its never going to be one but if you willing to spend an hour turning it up then its does the job.No matter what plane you buy they all need a little work before use anyway.