Charles Givens

“I purchased my low angle jack plane in the store and had the opportunity to look at it prior to buying. The build quality is quite good and it is refined in all the ways you'd expect for a plane of this cost. It cut well out of the box, but after sharpening on my Tormek it is exceptional. I haven't had any issues and I think it was a great purchase.”

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Posted 9 months ago

KH From ROSWELL

Verified Reviewer

“I had high hope for this plane, but unfortunately all the hope I had was dashed on the rocks as soon as I oponed the box. The machining is awful and looks unfinished in places leaving edges uneven and sharp enough to cut fingers. The sides are nowhere close to square with the sole, which I can only describe as a shallow bowl with water in it. The cutting edge on the iron has an obvious angle where one shouldn't exist and, not that it matters, isn't sharp enough to be considered a blade. I suppose I could invest time and energy trying to fix these problems, but I'm not going to. I paid $259 for this plane and I expect it to be flat and square. Honestly, if I can flatten a plane with sandpaper on a piece of glass in my backyard, manufacturers can easily do it in their computer run robot factories. I should have bought the Veritas version. It's about the same price, and every plane I bought from them has been exactly as advertised. I'm returning this thing, and then I'm done buying Woodriver products. The plane is so bad I genuinely feel like I got ripped off by a snake oil salesman.”

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Posted 2 years ago

KH From ROSWELL

Verified Reviewer

“I had high hope for this plane, but unfortunately all the hope I had was dashed on the rocks as soon as I oponed the box. The machining is awful and looks unfinished in places leaving edges uneven and sharp enough to cut fingers. The sides are nowhere close to square with the sole, which I can only describe as a shallow bowl with water in it. The cutting edge on the iron has an obvious angle where one shouldn't exist and, not that it matters, isn't sharp enough to be considered a blade. I suppose I could invest time and energy trying to fix these problems, but I'm not going to. I paid $259 for this plane and I expect it to be flat and square. Honestly, if I can flatten a plane with sandpaper on a piece of glass in my backyard, manufacturers can easily do it in their computer run robot factories. I should have bought the Veritas version. It's about the same price, and every plane I bought from them has been exactly as advertised. I'm returning this thing, and then I'm done buying Woodriver products. The plane is so bad I genuinely feel like I got ripped off by a snake oil salesman.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“I was excited to pick up this low-angle jack plane to use with a shooting board I recently made. However, I was unable to adjust the depth of the blade with the lever/screw cap holding the blade in place. After some tinkering and taking the plane apart, I discovered the screw used to control the depth was bent, which caused the depth adjustment mechanism to jam when the iron was secured. Disappointed couldn't use it. It is a beautiful plane. I really like bubinga knob and tote. However, I will be returning it and have ordered a Veritas low-angle jack plane in place of the Wood River plane.”

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Posted 3 years ago

GM From Cassville

Verified Reviewer

“Right out of the box I had to flatten the sole and file the corners down because it was leaving deep gouges in the wood, the throat is not square so my blade is skewed out quite a bit on the left side. I wonâ€™t be able to get a square cut with this plane”

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Posted 4 years ago

GM From Cassville

Verified Reviewer

“Right out of the box I had to flatten the sole and file the corners down because it was leaving deep gouges in the wood, the throat is not square so my blade is skewed out quite a bit on the left side. I wonâ€™t be able to get a square cut with this plane”

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Posted 4 years ago

“mine came with alot of defects and blemishes and just very poor quality, lie nielsen and veritas would never let what they sent me pass and they are all around the same price, you can very well tell this is china made cheap to cut cost and corners this is my 3rd time writing a comment hope i see this one posted so people can beware!”

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Posted 4 years ago

“for the money you dont expect to get a tool that has such poor quailty control even the brass is tarnished, poor castings handles are very small i feel like i got taken advantage of there are so many flaws in mine, i am sending it right back and will end my buying from them here , it was poorly packed, nicks and chips in the handles nicks and dings and paint gone on the body, and for the same money and the years it took me to struggle to get the money for a hand plane this was a slap on the face, and my tote is crooked as well, i feel really bad for having to write this comment but for the ver or the nelson for the same price and how poor quality this is it should be no more then the stanley sweetheart at 150”

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Posted 4 years ago

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