Footprint 280205 Professional Smooth Plane

Footprint : Tools & Hardware

Main Features

Base machine ground for accuracy
Tempered blade, honed ready for use
Frog adjustment screw for fine adjustments
Brass adjusting nut for simple and rapid adjustment
Stained wood handles

Product Details

Title: Footprint 280205 Professional Smooth Plane
Sales Rank: 6628 in Tools
Manufacturer: Footprint, Model: 280205
Item Dimensions: 10 x 3 x 7 inches
Package Dimensions: 10.3 x 5.6 x 2.9 inches, 4.55 pounds

Customer Reviews

Footprint Smooth Plane: Footprint used to make high quality tools in England. This tool was made in India. The external appearance was very good. The internal finish was terrible. There was a big bur under the frog that kept it from making good contact with the sole. The bottom of the lugs of the lugs that contact the sole were… More reviews

Worth the effort, but doesn't have the character of vintage planes: 4 stars for value rather that quality. I concur with the previous reviewer: this plane can be tuned to high standards, but will take a lot of work and sandpaper. Flattening the sole will go much (much!) more quickly if you can get access to a wide enough belt sander (3"+). The frog/sole fit needed a little adjustment and there is moderate… More reviews

Another Disappointment from CHINA: I agree with the other reviewer that this product is a coarse but fixable tool. And it is of similar quality to other planes in this price range. BUT, I bought this plane specifically because I did not want to buy yet another product that was outsourced to CHINA. The box the plane comes in was printed in the UK but has a sticker on it saying made… More reviews

Worth what you pay: It's not a $200. plane but it's better than what Stanley sells at twice the price. It took over thirty hours of work to tune it to the exceedingly high standards of my college hand tools class, but when done it was as good as the $200. planes. Yes, I wish the mouth was adjustable and the other adjustments were smoother. It is worth what… More reviews

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