Quangsheng 2" Plane Iron Reviews

4.6 Rating 14 Reviews

2in (50mm) Quangsheng plane blade to fit No.4 and No.5 bench planes.This is a 3mm thick plane iron made from T10 water hardening carbon tool steel. Water hardening steels are more difficult to heat treat than either oil or air hardening steels but they take a finer edge.Hardened to RC60-63 these will equal or better the performance of just about any replacement blade on the market.Because the blade is thicker than the original irons fitted to some planes it may be necessary to file the mouth a little wider and extend or replace the yoke. My usual advice is to replace the cap iron first as this often delivers a significant benefit without the need for any alterations. Please note that we are unable to ship Quangsheng products to North America due to retail exclusivity restrictions.

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“I use the Quangsheng T10 steel, 2" plane irons in my Lie Nielsen No. 4 and No 5 bench planes because they are a lot easier to hand sharpen than the A3 steel irons from Lie Nielsen. The quangshen irons are 3mm thick, simlar to the Lie Nielsen irons, and fit the planes without any modification being required to the planes. Once the iron is back polished, and sharpened with a micro-bevel these Quangshen irons function very well indeed. Restoring a sharp edge is usually a matter of a few strokes on a 1200 bit stone followed with a quick polishing strop to the secondary bevel.”

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Posted 7 months ago

“Perfect, I think the one I got with the plane must have had a defect as it kept chiping and was not stright when I got it out of the box. The replacement I got it perfect. Wish I had returned the original one now, but I thought it was me doing something wrong.”

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Posted 7 months ago

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“exellent part for the cost”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Absolutely magic .I am able to plane difficult timber at last. Worth the monies spent”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Well worth the money the best thing since sliced bread”

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Posted 4 years ago

“I feel bad I have to write this as Workshop heaven is a good reliable company , Perhaps I was the unlucky one I bought the 2" Iron and Cap Iron . my Iron had a huge hump on the back and the whole back of the Iron has a back bow , it took me over 3 hour with 120 grit Diamond plate to flatten the lump the back bow is still there , I have blisters and my fingers are sore lol. I know I could of returned it and asked for a replacement but as i had complained about another product i didn't want to seem like im a moaning customer as Workshop heaven were very good about the previas problem . Judging by other comment it seems I was just unlucky I suppose , after i finally managed to get it sharp it worked well. Admin: If something's not as expected please do get in touch, I'd much rather replace an item than have customers inconvenienced. Steel can sometimes move unpredictably in response to heat treatment, usually it happens immediately and gets picked up by QA at the factory, but very occasionally it can happen weeks later. It's just the nature of hardened steel so we're always happy to exchange it. If you encounter any further problems with it (ever) your warranty is still valid.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“I ordered the blade last year and fitted it to an old Stanley #5. I am currently dimensioning hard Maple and running it alongside a PM-V11 blade in a Stanley#4 1/2 and an old Record blade in a 5 1/2. Make no mistake, the Veritas blade is gold, but this thing takes the cake. It takes the best edge of all and lasts as long as the fancier Veritas steel. It was flat out of the box and sharpens up in 2 minutes.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“Fitted this to my Stanley #4 with a QS cap iron and longer yoke. What an improvement, the results are unbelievable compared to the stock Stanley irons. You will however need to file the mouth of your plane to allow the iron to protrude through. Not a huge job, just take your time, worth the effort.”

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Posted 10 years ago