#62 Low Angle Jack Plane Reviews

2.7 Rating 12 Reviews

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1177 Rosemar Rd,
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West Virginia
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“I am brand new at woodworking. I bought an old plane at an antique store and it is something to get used to. Its a 45Â° frog. After getting the blade sharpened, it did pretty well. My problem is tearout. I did tons of researching to keep coming back to the low-angle plane. It was useable right out of the box but I went ahead and cleaned all the moveable parts, sharpened/honed the blade and very finely sanded the edges with 1200 grit sandpaper. After getting used to honing the blade and adjusting the blade depth, I was getting amazingly thin shavings. Very controlled. It goes over small knots in dimentional pine like butter. Keep the throat closed thin, the blade honed, and the shavings thin and it will cut through a good size knot if you have to. The frog sits at a 12Â° angle. The blade comes factory beveled to 35Â°. So altogether you have a 47Â° angle. You can get replacement blades of different kinds that have different bevel angles to give you different cutting angles as well as a serrated blade for fore-planing. I plan to test other blades in the future, but for now I am in love with this planer and it will serve me for a very very long time. If you do not know which plane to get, this might be the one for you.”

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Posted 5 years ago

GC From Georgetown

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“The only negative I have about this plane is the mouth is not square to the body. However, so far it doesn't seem to have an affect on how the plane operates. Otherwise, it looks to be very well made with tight tolerances. I finally have a plane that will give me a 'tear-out free' finish on African Mahogany.”

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Posted 6 years ago

GH From Mentor

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“Got the #62 last weekend. Sole and sides were flat and square where they should be. Iron sharpened up quickly and was on to the fun stuff in no time. Glad I purchased this plane - should have done it much earlier”

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Posted 7 years ago

VU From Waukesha

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“I was debating between this plane and one from a different well-known manufacturer but with the sale pricing I decided on the WR. Made the purchase last Saturday. Got it home and the blade obviously needed sharpening. After flattening the back I started on the bevel. Right away I saw a fairly sizable flaw on the right side extending in about 3/16" from the edge. After over 2 hours of sanding I finally had the defect down to being almost completely gone. Put the secondary bevel on and it disappeared. Took the plane downstairs and ran it over some straight-grained cherry for a few strokes and then noticed a marked line in my passes. The defect was much deeper than I could see and ended up chipping off the blade, leaving a sizable nick on the right side. Called the local Woodcraft store to explain and was told they'd check into it Monday and it would likely be a week until "tech support" could send out another blade which I would have to pick up from the store. Not happy about that. Now it is Monday and they've been open almost 3 hours without contacting me. I called the main number and spoke to a rep who said although each store is an individual franchise they would happily send me a replacement blade in 2-3 days to my home. I don't know what to make of this. I am glad corporate is taking corrective action but VERY disappointed in my local store. Bottom line is I am out a working plane for around 5 days after putting 2.5 hours into fixing one blade and needing an unknown amount of time to redo the replacement when it arrives. Seems like better quality control would have eliminated this issue right from the start,”

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Posted 7 years ago