Comments on: Stanley 21-296 Surform Plane, Regular Cut Blade

By: R. Blais

R. Blais — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:32:56 +0000

For any kind of wood shaping or removal, this tool will get the job done in record time. I use it in my shop on the sailboat I am building… Lots of pieces of this boat need to be trimmed, shaped, planed, etc and the surform shaper makes quick work of it. Plus, you get a highly aerobic workout! Buy one now, and make sure to get an extra blade or two.

By: KRASSEL

KRASSEL — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:39:08 +0000

I also have this planes little brother (see review) and like its little brother, I really love this tool. For initial smoothing on a board face it pretty much is my tool of choice. It has a long enough footprint to work well as a smoothing plane, especially on highly figured hardwoods. The multiple cutting edges glide thru those hard to cut knots and wild grain patterns, leaving a pretty smooth surface that your smoothing plane can finish up with ease. For initial shaping and round overs it is the weapon of choice and you can really remove a lot of material quickly and effortlessly, maintaining control the whole time. This is a very useful and inexpensive tool and I recommend it to all woodworkers.

By: H. Singh

H. Singh — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:40:17 +0000

Handle broke the first time I used it. I was still able to use it, but the handle is pretty weak. Blade worked fine though.