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| ASIN | B003610RE4 |
|---|---|
| Customer Reviews |
4.2 out of 5 stars |
| Best Sellers Rank | 5,926 in DIY & Tools (See Top 100 in DIY & Tools) 3 in Smoothing Planes |
| Date First Available | 26 Jan. 2010 |
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Rocky –
For beginners: A fine first plane. You won’t still have it if you ever become professional because it is not a “professional” plane, but it is perfectly adequate for DIY and probably most tradesman. To me, the most important question is do you really want a number 3? Unless you have very small hands or do a lot of small work, a number 4 would probably be better and it is pointless to have both.For the experts who have pointed out its problems: Are the defects really that serious? Paint splashes can be scraped off the frog mating surfaces, the handles can be tightened, and all blades must be honed before use anyway. After this, it cuts beautifully (at least mine does). True, the frog adjustment range is small, but how much adjustment do you need on a smoothing plane? The depth adjustment wheel is not capable of fully withdrawing the blade, but I have used it for several months without realising so is it really so important? It takes only a second to loosen the brass knob and pull the blade back by hand if you ever need to. I don’t like the 2-part stamped steel yoke, which WILL fall apart one day, and the pressed steel lateral adjuster lever which will eventually need straightening (although it is not as soft and floppy as many other cheap planes). But these issues will only bite you if you use it a lot.Edit: someone else suggested grinding 2mm off the end of the cap iron to solve the blade withdrawal problem, and this has worked perfectly for me.Would I buy it again? No. For only a little more money I would get a vintage Stanley on Ebay which will still be good when it is time to pass it to your grandchildren. But it is pretty.
Mark L. –
I wanted a plane that is somewhat lighter and a little more ‘nimble’ than a No.4 bench plane and was enticed by the great price offer at the time, for this Faithful No.3. I have several Faithful tools and their quality (for the price) is always good but not really great. This one though, is really, really GREAT! All the parts are so well designed and made. It’s precisely adjustable and performs beautifully.
Mercedes-Benz –
Nice and solid , good weight looks good and did the job needed, great price
Mike –
Nice wooden handle built very well and very durable only problem is that the blade doesn’t come presharpened
Don A Hepworth –
I came into the construction industry as an apprentice carpenter at the age o14 in 1952 making me nearly 80 years old, when ever I bought some tools I was shown how to set them up, any form of planes it was first strip them down and lay all the parts on some form of bench, check the plane over and set the frog if it was not set right, check all the metal base what ever and if it was not true take it back to the local store, I would take the blade from the clamp and hone it up, then put all back together and set it up, but there was never much wrong it was just the way they did it in those days, most tradesmen were very proud of their job and their tools, I still enjoy using my tools where I have many, and i still at my age buy them mostly hand tools although I have battery drills Etc, because I still love working with these.When I saw this plane on Amazon I read some of the reviews that was being wrote, many not so very kind, but any how I decided to buy one at the price I felt I could not go wrong, well it came in a few days and was left in my side passage as requested, when I opened the package I was soamazed at what I saw, I sat there looking at this plane and thought what a wonderful looking plane it was, I just could believe how well built it was, every thing what as a plane should be, I stripped it down and checked the base and then the sides, 100% true and very smooth on all surfaces, it was perfect, I honed the blade and set it up, I found a nice piece of timber and made a few plane strokes, it was beautiful, I stood there and went all over the plane and felt what a good product Faithfull had made, and what a price, I decided then to give it a shoot out against a Record No4 & a Stanley No4 giving them both a quick honing to start with, after going over the same piece of timber with the three planes I could not find any difference between the three if them, the No3 Faithfull held its self against the Record and Stanley No4 with no problem at all, it is truly a good product from Faithfull, at first I thought what are some of these other users doing, this does puzzle indeed, now the blade has to stand up to the test of time which I see no reason why it should not, yes I would recommend this plane to any one with some a common respect for tools and who just look for all the positives and not always the negatives to sound good, I like this No3 plane so much that I have decided to by a Faithfull low angle bladed block plane for when looking at the finish photograghs on Amazon, it also looks a nice plane to have, and I like the low angle design, Regards: Don
fabien charbonnier –
Not easy to set up if you don’t know what you’re doing but once you figure it out it’s a great item.
Peggysue776 –
Excellent and arrived early
Sid –
Well made and nice to hold
Mary Lindsay –
Easy to use and setup
Alan C Layton –
Someone else likes this good, reliable, tool that we’re taught to use, many years ago. They stole mine! Never mind. I have good old fantastic AMAZING AMAZON to save the day.