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Randall VanHuis
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2022
Following Rob Cosman sharpening process. 30 degree primary with a 35 degree secondary. The blade cuts cleanly for about 30 feet on hickory. Raising the down pressure results in just more friction and the blade just skating across the surface. Extending the blade...tearout. Sharpen, rinse and repeat. Just not maintaining the edge.Blade looks great, probably would work well on softer wood varieties
Rick C.
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2022
Did exactly what they're supposed to do.
M. Brown
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2021
excellent bevel already. Flat machining. Easy to sharpen to 'scary sharp'
Audra Holt
Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2020
Plane iron is hard. but no match for diamond plates. Sharpens easily on diamond plates and takes a fine polish on a very hard very fine oil stone. Edge lasts longer than the original iron. No more chatter on end grain, the iron is thicker than the original iron. Iron takes full-width end grain shavings. Not powdery dust and chips. Very satisfied.
franklin h salazar
Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2020
Very good
SpartanSmoke
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2019
I rarely write reviews on tools. However, due to the lower ratings others are giving this plane iron I will chime in. I have over 50 years experience in woodworking, most of which is with hand tools, so one would think I have a little experience. Yes, the iron is a little thick for some hand planes. I purchased two of these irons. One was for a US made Bailey No. 4 and the other was for my lady's Canadian made Bailey No. 4. The iron fit my plane perfectly, however, it was too thick for hers. This was not a problem. It was merely a situation. Problem must be solved whereas situations must only be handled. I returned the iron I ordered for her plane and chose a different one. I was able to flatten the back of the iron and hone the cutting edge sharp enough the give me shavings which were nearly transparent within about 15 minutes. I could have purchased a much more costly iron from other vendors, but this one is certainly more than adequate for any but the most "particular" (AKA hand plane snob with more money than either brains or patience.) So...for what it is worth, that is my two cents worth. A $200-$300 tool does not make one a craftsman.
ccc
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2018
Arrived with minor rust. Rust spots continued to be a problem – more rust than any other tool in my hand tool arsenal. The bigger problem is that it just doesn’t hold an edge and both chips and rolls with regularity. I have a wide variety of planes with everything from modern irons to pre-1900 paper thin Stanley irons. ALL of my irons hold an edge better than this Woodriver iron BY A MILE; it is not even remotely close. I typically strop and only return an iron to the diamond stones if there is damage. For all my bench planes that is maybe a couple times per year (including my massively cambered fore plane that gets utterly abused and has a very thin ancient Stanley iron). But this Woodriver iron had to go back to the diamond stone every second or third use to repair a chip or roll, despite having the exact same bevel grind as all my other bench planes. Eventually I started trying to avoid using this plane because I knew it would likely mean having to do repair work on the diamond stones. After 9 months of frustration I threw in the towel and threw the iron in a random drawer never to be used again. I replaced it with a Veritas which has been flawless. Granted the Veritas is twice the price, but like I said, ALL of my other irons SIGNIFICANTLY outperform this Woodriver one. It is hands down the worst iron I have ever used.
GPWT
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2013
I recently bought a Woodriver #4, and I'm assuming this is the same blade that came with the plane. I had an old Stanley #4 that I had tuned up and was using with a Veritas PM-V11 blade. Once I got the Woodriver plane ready to go (it took quite a bit of work to flatten the back of the blade), I decided to do a side by side comparison. I sharpened them both using the same method and got each blade to where it could give my arm a clean shave. I then started planing: about 10 passes from each plane on some doug fir, and I found no difference. Then I did about 10 passes on cherry and the same on walnut - I was getting a little bit of chatter on the Woodriver but not on the Stanley (Veritas blade), and the surfaces were much smoother with the stanley. There was a little bit of tearout in the Walnut with the woodriver and less (but still some) with the Stanley/Veritas combo.Being pretty unhappy that my new expensive plane was being outperformed by the old Stanley, I swapped the blades - the Woodriver blade in the Stanley and the Veritas blade in the Woodriver plane. The results completely flipped, except this time the Woodriver/Veritas combo was even better than the Stanley/Veritas combo. Absolutely no tearout and glass like surfaces on all three woods. Finally, I took the blades back out, took off the chip breakers, and checked them for sharpness. (Keep in mind, this is after only about 10 passes on douglas fir and roughly 20 each on cherry and walnut). The Veritas blade was basically in the same condition it was in after sharpening - still popped hairs off my arm with no effort, while the Woodriver blade had dulled significantly. I couldn't get a shave at all.The blade is quite thick (even a bit more than the Veritas), which means if you're using this for an old stanley plane there is a good chance you'll need to file the mouth to open it up a little bit. I didn't include an old stanley blade in the comparison, but the old blade in my #5 doesn't dull up nearly as quickly as this blade did.In sum: this blade needed a lot of work to flatten the back, and was clearly outperformed by the Veritas blade. If you are buying a replacement blade for an older plane, or if you just bought a woodriver plane, I would highly recommend spending the extra $30 and getting a Hock/Veritas/Lie Nielsen level blade.
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