#4-1/2 Smoothing Plane Reviews

3.4 Rating 14 Reviews

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Woodcraft Supply, LLC is one of the nation's oldest and largest suppliers of quality woodworking tools and supplies. You'll find Woodcraft stores in more than 70 major metropolitan areas across the U.S.; and Woodcraft annually distributes 1.5 million catalogs featuring more than 10,000 items to all 50 states and 117 foreign countries. The Woodcraft catalog is a standard among woodworkers as the most complete offering of first rate products for woodworking available anywhere. Woodcraft also publishes six issues of Woodcraft Magazine annually.

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1177 Rosemar Rd,
Parkersburg
West Virginia
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GH From WICHITA

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“Bring back Made In the USA!!”

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Posted 1 year ago

GH From WICHITA

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“Please include the country of origin in the description.”

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Posted 1 year ago

BK From CHICAGO

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“After the first plane had visible defects to sole that would result in a smoothing plane not planing smooth I choose to order another. Shame on me, at a $230 price tag plus waiting on the backorder again the same issues were present in the newly ordered plane. Woodcraft wouldn't take the return or exchange for the first plane as it was out of the 90 day window so I will be returning the new plane and reselling the old one online. What a waste, never buying from woodcraft again.”

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Posted 1 year ago

RK From Irvine

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“Sole of the plane was dented out-of-the box...I was shocked to see that... I haven't used the plane yet.”

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Posted 3 years ago

CB From Helena

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“This is my first, and so far, only Woodriver hand plane, and I love using it. Follow Rob Cosman's set up videos for these (or any) hand plane, just search Youtube, he has several videos on this. The blade flat when I went to sharpen it, I use the ruler trick and recommend everybody should, its a huge time saver and your blades will be wicked sharp. The thick heavy blade makes sharpening it easy, and it does not flex or chatter when planing. The size of the plane is ideal. I would say I have average sized hands, and the plane fits my hands nicely. It has nice weight to it, and that really helps getting through the wood. Even though the price has gone up on all the Woodriver planes, and the price point is much closer to the competitors than they used to be, id still recommend these Woodriver planes.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“This is a review of the WoodRiver #4 Â½ Bedrock style bench plane which I purchased yesterday. Iâ€™ll lead with the summary to save you some time. The details follow if youâ€™re interested. In my opinion, this plane is a bargain. At $175 it appears to have most of the quality of my much more expensive bench planes. Although I did wince a little at â€œmade in Chinaâ€”

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Posted 5 years ago

Jv From New Milford

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“I've been using Woodriver 4-1/2 Smoother, 5 Jack, and 7 Jointer for the last year. No complaints. They're a joy to use. That's all.”

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Posted 5 years ago

JH From Sugar Land

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“I've had this plane for nearly a year and have had issues with the blade from the start. The blade dulled quickly, usually with the freshly honed blade edge to rolling over to the flat side, creating something that felt like a large "bur", requiring flattening and re-honing. Never had this issue with any of my old Stanley's. I kept re-sharpening and giving it another go. Finally, a small divot formed and I put the plane away and used my old Stanley's. Received a a worksharp 3000 for Christmas and decided sharpen/grind and honed the blade very sharp. While smoothing a large poplar board, the plane performed well until I saw a line/track in the board and discovered the blade had chipped again. I love the heft, fit and finish of the WR 4 1/2, but I'm done with that iron. I guess I will need to buy an after market blade.”

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Posted 5 years ago