WoodRiver No. 5-1/2 Jack Plane with Preparation Service
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$339.00
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Original price
$339.00
Original price
$339.00
$339.00
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$339.00
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KITs
Sorry, our agreement with Woodcraft restricts us from shipping WoodRiver Planes to the U.S.
I own and recommend WoodRiver V3 planes. These planes are based on the reliable Stanley Bedrock design, are very well made, and have an excellent price point making them a "BEST VALUE."
All of our WoodRiver bench planes receive our Cosman preparation service so they are100% ready to use out of the box. See prep service below for description of what we do.
Jack planes are general-purpose bench planes, typically with bodies between 13 and 16 inches long. As the name implies they are a "jack of all trades" and can perform most of the work of a smoother and on small and medium stock can perform as a jointer plane.
I use my WoodRiver No. 5-1/2 Jack plane for 85% of all my planing operations. It is my "go to" plane and I recommend it as your first plane purchase.
Plane Description
No. 5-1/2 Plane size: 2-7/8" wide x 14-15/16" long with a 2-3/8"-wide blade
Heavy, stress-relieved ductile iron castings.
Fully machined adjustable frogs bedded at a 45 degree angle.
Thick (.125 inch) steel blade and chipbreaker dampens vibration making solid planing.
Rockwell 60-62 hardness blade
Lightly finished Bubinga handles provide comfort and control.
Soles and sides are machined flat and square within tightly held tolerances.
Sorry, our agreement with Woodcraft restricts us from shipping WoodRiver Planes to the U.S.
Plane Preparation Service: All planes require some preparation. Our complete plane preparation service makes it so that no set-up is required by you. Your plane will be ready to use 'out-of-the-box! Our Plane Preparation Service includes:
Flattening the sole to within +/- 0.0015 of an inch (0.038mm) of perfectly flat.
Squaring the sides to within +/- 0.0015 of on inch (0.038mm) of 90 degrees to the now flat sole.
Flattening the bottom of the the rear handle (tote) and the front handle (knob) and their boss so they mate properly with no movement.
Chamfering / easing all edges and corners on the sole of the plane.
Tuning the lateral adjustment lever so it moves freely.
Applying a back bevel (Charlesworth ruler trick) to the back of the plane blade.
Sharpen the blade using micro-bevels. Final polishing is done using 16,000 grit ceramic waterstone.
Flattening the back edge of the lever cap so it mates properly to the chipbreaker.
Flattening the leading edge of the chipbreaker so it mates properly to the blade.
Testing the plane for proper operation and set-up.
Removing all of the shipping / packing grease and applying a light coat of camellia oil to all the metal surfaces to prevent rust.
Sorry, our agreement with Woodcraft restricts us from shipping WoodRiver Planes to the U.S.
Very happy with the plane. Excellent quality.
Service was outstanding. Very quick to reply to emails and answer questions.
Thank you again
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J Wright
Tremendous
There's something so satisfying about a tool that just works beautifully. Right out of the box it's sharp and dialed in, creating fine shavings with ease. From smoothing stock to using it on a shooting board, this plane works great, truly an all purpose plane. I waffled back and forth between this plane and a bevel up Jack, couldn't be happier with the decision to get this beauty. Definitely worth the price.
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Louise Ledoux
G. Ledoux
My expectations were high, and everything was very positive (with one question at the end), including the packaging, traceable transportation that was quick, to the plane's set-up on receipt, the follow-up with a pleasant and surprised phone call from Rob Cosman, and the superb quality of the wood plane. I'm detail-oriented which is one reason I am so much enjoying learning and practicing this home hobby. I've watched many of Rob's YouTube videos and made a lot of notes to learn from. I've done the plane set-up and found the tool to be in really good shape to use. My one question is about setting the Throat opening. In the video titled “Setting the Throat Width”, Rob mentions about setting it at about 1/32” for thick shavings. For regular general non-thick shaves, what would be his suggested approximate Throat width? Thanks
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mario arganese
Best hand plane I purchased
I received the hand plane that had a tote damage. After notifying the customer service, the tote was promptly replaced.
This is now my jack of all trade hand plane.
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Darren
Exactly as advertised
I've been following Rob's channel for awhile now and decided it was time to add a larger plane to my shop. All I had was an old #4 Record plane which works fine, but is not of the same quality as modern planes and also too small for a lot of planing tasks. Based on Rob's recommendation, I decided a #5 1/2 was the best choice.
I went back and forth between the Veritas and Woodriver planes. I like to support Canadian companies so I buy a lot of Veritas products. But after the pandemic they have been very slow to ramp up production so they have no stock until June. I figured if the WR is good enough for Rob, it is definitely good enough for me. I received my new plane yesterday and it is exactly as Rob describes it. Their preparation service is top notch as the plane was ready to go right out of the box. The sole is flat, sides are perfectly square to the sole and the machined finish is excellent. A few small flaws in the casting on top, but purely cosmetic. All of the surfaces that matter are perfect. I also added the star adjuster (which is brilliant) as well as the grip for shooting plane use. Extremely happy with the product and the service.
