No 3 Smoothing Plane

This plane represents extremely good value, especially at its offer price. Whilst the finish may not be of the standard of other planes at more than double the price its perfectly acceptable if like me you make practical use of your tools rather than just look at them. I spent about an hour honing the blade to a razor finish and flattening the sole neither of which were any worse than considerably more expensive planes I have in my workshop. A few final adjustments and I was able to take the finest shavings off of a variety of hardwoods. A very useful addition to my collection. Highly recommended.

Fall back in love with hand tools! Finding it hard to justify the expense of the 'heirloom' brands and having to make do with cheap, inaccurate offerings I began relying on power tools in my work. The good reviews here and elsewhere convinced me to take the plunge. This is a superb tool, and I should have bought it earlier! Also bought the no. 5 Jack, which is every bit as good. Fantastic!!

I'm delighted with this purchase, the plane compares well with the premium brands I have, and represents excellent value for money.....Chuffed.

This plane can be tuned to within an inch of its life to produce the finest shavings ( see through ) on any timber i have encountered, so sold compared to my two old stanley 4 's

For the money it can't be beat, although don't expect it to come perfect and ready to use. The sole was very close to perfectly flat and didn't take long to finish, however the sides aren't quite square to the sole (can't say whether quangsheng intended for them to be). The handles are nice, although the finish is a bit crude (may refinish them at some point). The bedrock frog works nicely, and all the critical areas appear to be flat/ level. The blade is nice steel and sharpens well, although the edge wasn't ground straight, and the sides aren't quite parallel. I'd recommend flattening the underside of the front of the chip breaker, and polishing the top, and also removing the grinding marks from the underside of the lever cap, which will make the depth adjustment smoother. Only real niggle (apart from the sides) is that the screw hole on the lever cap could have been countersunk, as sometimes the lever cap slides back when reducing the depth of the blade.