Groz Hand Planes

High quality carbon steel blades hold an edge longer than standard plane blades! Planes are engineered to exact tolerances while maintaining traditional standards of workmanship, design and performance. Choose from Low Angle Block Plane, #4 Smoothing plane and #5 Jack Plane.

Technical Details: Blades are 95% carbon steel with a hardness of 58-62HRC. (Hardness Rockwell C) Guaranteed sole flatness to within 0.003''. Simple and precise adjustment of plane iron alignment, depth of cut and throat opening Handles on #4 smoothing plane and #5 jack plane are hand-rubbed hardwood.

Customer Reviews and Photos for: Groz Hand Planes Average Rating: 2.6 (19 customer reviews) Add your review...

1) Submitted by Bob, from Frankton, IN on 8/2/2009 Customer Rating: Like some of the guys, I too had to flatten shoe & hone the blade. This was no big deal to do. It will throw a real fine shaving, but it did not perform as well on end grain. Will try different angles on blade to help that problem.

2) Submitted by Steve P, from Las Vegas, NV on 5/20/2009 Customer Rating: The plane may not be optimal right out of the box. But as with any piece of equipment, you have to fine-tune it. I spent about an hour on the plane to tune it and it works very good. Could not be happier.

3) Submitted by Robert Haines, from Naperville, IL on 2/7/2009 Customer Rating: You get what you pay for is especially true with handplanes. So many things wrong with the #5 I purchased that I returned it the next day. I had no problem with the return. Workmanship was poor and the blade would not stay alligned. Save your money and buy [another or a] rehab from your local flea market.

4) Submitted by John, from Hamilton, OH on 2/14/2009 Customer Rating: Planes are pretty hard to manufacture incorrectly. It isn't like they require tolerences as fine as a three mile long cyclotron. Nonetheless, *all* planes require tuning from time to time, and when you buy a user plane you can expect some setup and adjustment. I do not buy expensive planes. It would save on the setup time as, out of the box, they come with a steady blade and they are very flat. This is what you pay for when you drop 300-400 dollars on a plane. Used planes that require some flattening and blade work have *always* given me excellent results. Groz planes have *always* given me excellent results. Yes, they required some flattening and blade work - but it takes just a few hours, and it is like you are paying yourself 150 to 250 bucks to, end the end, get the same result as an expensive plane. As an analogy of what is going on: a few years ago, a shooting magazine wanted to find out if yellow shooting lenses *actually* improved accuracy. They had 50 people go to a range and shoot targets with amber lenses, then asked them to shoot without the lenses. Out of the 50 people, there was *one* who's accuracy declined - and his accuracy declined incredibly so. I really enjoy using my Groz planes - and my Stanleys, and my no-name ones. I keep them tuned. They *always* give me wispy, transparent if need be, shavings. Buy the Groz. Tune it so you learn the plane, then use it regularly.

5) Submitted by Cecilia Turriff, from Green Bay, WI on 6/26/2008 Customer Rating: I bought the low angle plane without knowing what it's real purpose was. I was looking for a small plane. Then I read an article that said it is for across the grain cuts. So I tried it and found it to work well.

6) Submitted by John, from McChord AFB, WA on 3/30/2006 Got the #5 jack plane a week ago... my first plane ever. Easy to set up and fun to use. Feels good in the hand and easy to adjust. I don't know too much about planes, I had thought it would be more difficult to use. I planed a 2 x 5 table top and its still sharp.

7) Submitted by David W, from Los Angeles, CA on 12/26/2009 Customer Rating: I'm a novice. Having said that, I bought the low angle block and the #4 about 8 months ago. I used the scary sharp system to sharpen the sole and plane irons. both planes needed a lot of sharpening. I spent about 10 hours and a dozens of pieces of sandpaper; there are still areas that aren't flat on the #4 but they are away from the mouth and edge. I sharpened up to 1200 grit (didn't see any point in going farther since they weren't perfectly flat). the low block plane worked out well; it cuts oak face (paper shavings) and oak end grain. (I rate it a 3-4; good-very good). I am satisfied with the low angle block plane; it does what I want it to do. the #4 is still digging in the wood--I cannot set it to a more fine cut that ~1/32". I can get shavings ~ 1/4" long but it still doesn't perform as well as the low angle block plane. I wish I had another brand's #4. I rate the Groz #4 poor to fair. (1-2) I learned how to "tune-up" a plane; learned how to sharpen with the Groz. it's a good practice and learning experience, if you have the time and inclination. if you don't have the time, and have the money, buy a higher end's #4 instead.

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