No.7 Jointing Plane

I bought this plane expecting to have to spend several hours tuning it up before I was able to use it. It didn't take as long as I expected however, and once tuned the plane works perfectly. I did have a few issues with the plane, but nothing that would force me to discourage others from purchasing one. The first is the ordering process. It took several weeks for the plane to arrive, and no tracking was provided. However, it did come from overseas, so that's to be expected. If you're someone who gets jumpy when you don't know where your merchandise is you might want to see if you can find it domestically or order a different plane. Second, the packaging is sub-par. Compared to a Stanley plane I recently bought, the packaging for this tool looked like something you'd find at Harbor Freight. The cardboard was thin, and tended to deform while the package was being shipped. It was kind of a shock to pull the box out of the shipping package and wonder "What the hell, did I just waste a bunch of money on a piece of junk?" when you see a cheap cardboard package. Once you get the plane out of the box, it's clear that they really only scrimped on the package. Note that the packaging is so bad you may not be able to get the tool back in the box if you take it out. I had mine delivered to my office, and had to carry the plane home naked after I took it out to show some of my co-workers.... These issues really had nothing to do with the plane itself. The plane was generally in good condition, and all the parts were machined relatively well. The sole was mostly flat, and only took about 20, maybe 25 minutes to get it completely true. The blade and chip breaker were in good condition for the most part, however the back side of the blade had serious cupping, and took a long time to get flat when I was sharpening the blade. Since tuning it, I haven't had any issues, however. A great tool and a good price if you're willing to put in a few hours work to get it set up perfectly.

Tool is ok, but the blade required to be resharpened a couple of times. It was not sharp enough to cut into soft wood.

I am somewhat new to woodworking hand tools, although have purchased quality items like Lie-Nielson in the past. Started to get back into the hobby and have been using more hand tools like planes and chisels. When my electric jointer needed to be serviced, I ordered a Stanley Sweetheart No 67 low-angle jack plan and the Stanley No 7 jointer plane, both planes were >$150 USD each. The Sweet Heart plane came first and pretty quickly. It is made in Mexico and is beautiful and works wonderfully right out of the box. The Stanley No. 7 was delayed. I started reading some of the reviews for it and was pretty concerned. I realize I may need to put some work into a plane but many really had poor results with the Stanley No 7, so I cancelled that order and ordered the Faithful No.7. The Faithful plane was <$90 USD. Many reviewers also complained about the Faithful plane, particularly on the shipping from the UK. I received my Faithful plane today in perfect condition. The sole is square and flat. Wooden handles (not plastic). and it even cut well before honing the blade - which is recommended. All in all I am very happy with my purchase; this seems like a great plane and worth the work to tweak it so it operates well. While I am a big Lie Nielson fan, their No 7 is 5 times the cost of this Faithful and currently unavailable. For me, I think I will still rely mostly on my electric jointer, but the Faithful will be a very cost-effective back-up

First off I bought it from Great British Tools and they were great, had excellent communication, the packaging was sufficient and it arrived realitively quick, no complaints with the seller. But let's talk about the tool, it's rough, for how cheap it is you expect that you'll have to do some work to it, but my gawd there's work and then there's just despair really. So the minor issues are that the blade had some chips, not too bad took me about 45 mins to get the blade to a perfect 25 degree angle with a 30 degree tertiary bevel, then I had to file the throat a little bit, again not too bad. Now we kind start running into some issues starting with the chip breaker, first off it wasn't square, it was excessively sprung, the main issue with it though is the sloppiness of the threads, it's got quite a bit of play to it and tighten it down cause the whole thing to move makes it a nightmare to set up. Let's move on to the frog, the lateral adjustment is just shit, the adjustment knob is sloppy af, y yoke is just weird and cheap, the frog isn't really adjustable cause of sloppy machining, either the hole wasn't tapped straight or the circular adjustment screw isn't completely circular. Where the frog seats might be some of the worst machining I've ever seen, looks like some hacked the metal out with a chiesel. Screw on the front knob sits proud of the wood so it's quite uncomfortable to use. Etc. Etc. So ya it's a cheap ugly looking plane, it'll get the job done but it's not gonna last you a lifetime and it's not a tool you'll really enjoy using.

Came flat and sharp, started planing within 5 minutes of opening the box. I prefer the screw instead of the lever, easy to set up. Only design flaw is that the sharp end of the lever cap can't be used to tighten the chipbreaker screw. Depth adjustment screw is pretty fine which is nice. Was able to flatten a board cross-grain easily.

Not perfect 90 deg between sides and sole, but otherwise nice quality.

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So I received this thing today and I have to admit I had trepidation. The price is quite low and it is certainly not a well establish name like Stanley, Lei Neilson or Veritas. SURPRISE! The shoe is straight, the mouth is square and straight, the adjustable frog is flat on the face and mounts flat on the shoe. The chip break is properly fitted and fits tightly against the iron and the pressure plate has been milled to put good event pressure on the blade assembly. AND, the iron was sharp, right out of the box. All of the components are beefy and the side of the shoe are square to the base. After minor adjustment the plane passed smoothly through the material (4 inch wide mahogany). If this company can continue to deliver this quality, I can’t imagine ever wanting to buy another brand. Take this from a guy that was jack planing white oak on a 28 foot home built boat hull (chines and batons) at 11 years of age. The plane? A Miller Falls #5. This plane is as good or better than any vintage Stanley I’ve ever owned and I've owned them all.

Was ich erwartet habe: Eine gute Basis auf der man mit einiger Arbeit einen guten Hobel machen kann. Was ich bekommen habe: Der Hobel war entgegen meiner Erwartungen erstaunlich Plan. Die Sohle liegt großflächig auf meinem Granitblock auf. Der Frosch ist in Ordnung und nicht, wie bei den meisten günstigen Hobeln verdreht, durch eine Schiefe Bohrung der Verstellschraube und eine zu enge Öffnung für diese am Frosch. Dieser liegt gut auf und das auch noch nach dem Verschieben des dessen. Ich hatte bereits ein Eisen mit Spanbrecher von Ron Hook da und der Plan war, dieses zu verwenden. Doch zu meiner Überraschung ist das Eisen für diese Preisklasse brauchbar. In den Bilder ist ein Stück Buche zu sehen, was wunderbar geworden ist und der Span lässt sich denke ich sehen und das nach einem Minimum an Arbeit. Hobel auspacken, Transportöl entfernen, Frosch etwas nach vorn bringen, damit das Eisen nicht die Kante des Mauls berührt und dann das Eisen schärfen. 400/1000 Diamantstein um die 25 Grad Winkel anzuschleifen und einen 8000er Wasserstein für 30 Grad Mikrofase. Dann noch mit dem Abziehleder die Schneide polieren und fertig. Das Ergebnis hat mich mehr als überrascht. Für diesen Preis absolute empfehlenswert. Das Einzige, was ich getauscht habe war der Lever Cap, da ich noch eines von einem Nr.6 von Silverline da hatte, der keine Schraube zum schließen hatte, sondern einen Verschluss. Die Schraube am ursprünglichen Bauteil des Nr. 7 ist sehr scharfkantig und die Dreherei macht auf Dauer keine Freude. Kann man aber auch von Stanley auf dem Gebrauchtmarkt bekommen.