Silverline633465 Hand Plane No. 4 50 x 2 mm Blade

I don't write many reviews but this deserves one. I needed a cheap wood planer to fix an internal garage door I knocked through and fit couple years back which had settled and was a pain to close and lock.I wasn't expecting much and to be honest would have been happy with disposing of it after this job for the price. First impression was that it felt pretty good quality and had a decent amount of weight behind it!Blade was very sharp and once adjusted it planed wood off the solid fireproof garage door like butter!! It did the job required in 5 minutes and not only that I don't need to bin it :) Far too often people moan about poor quality...maybe should spend was a professional would on one of these I.e. around the £100 mark. For the price I paid, a little over £10 inc delivery it's a bloody bargain and I definitely recommend it for the average DIYer.

Not the most refined plane I've seen, but taking into account the price, it is pretty amazing what you get.

The build quality of the Silverline Number 4 hand plane is a little lacking and I have noticed the wooden handle at the rear of the plane moving about when perhaps it shouldn't. The build materials are above average and there is a certain degree of quality in the materials used. This item appears to be intended for occasional use/DIY, as I suspect it would not cope with heavy daily use for professional carpentry etc. It is slightly awkward to use and adjust, which took me longer to do than to carry out the work itself. I had expected to find some basic instructions for adjusting and using the plane enclosed in the packaging, but unfortunately there is none, so it is down to guess work and intuition.

I eventually got tired of constantly wandering around always needing a plane to do things, not needing a powerful electric type I purchased this, love it, the blade is quite sharp so be careful but works a treat, its compact enough to get the annoying fiddly little jobs out of the way, but also big enough to tackle some medium sized jobs like skirting boards of door edges. Sturdy and well made, a good little plane for the money

Very poor, I don't think this is even worth the low purchase price.The sole had very deep machining marks, which took a lot of effort to remove with 80 grit paper.The sides may be milled but certainly not true again lots of machining marks.The frog is not very flat and again needed a lot of work to to get it to a reasonable level.The knob and tote are nasty coarse wood, different colour for knob and tote, does not look like rosewood.The brass screws for the knob and tots are poorly finished with sharp edges.The blade is hardened, time will tell how well it stands up to use. The blade is only coarsely ground, expected at this price, so needs work to get it to a useable state.I think a better buy would be a used Stanley or Record, even if abused a used rusty one would probably need less work to get it into a useable condition than this thing.UPDATE:Well it took about 4 hours to get this into a useable state. After all that work it does a good job. The blade keeps it's edge well, used on Pine and Oak I can produce translucent shavings consistently. I still think it takes way too much work to get to a useable state.

this is my first plane,its well built and good quality,i watched youtube videos to learn how to use it,its easier then you think.ive used it for making wooden pallets nice and smooth,i would recommend you buy sharpenstones/whetstones to go with it,as you will need to sharpen it after a good use.this deos not reflect porrly on this plane,no matter what planes you have if you use it alot it will need sharpening,you could also use different grits of sandpaper to sharpen it,and buy different grits of whetstone,you can get different grits bundle for about £30 on amazon

I got this plane to take the sharp edge of some garden furniture. It did the job perfectly. The blade adjustment is fantastic, It meant I could take a really small amount of timber off at a time without taking chucks out of the material. My only negative is that when it arrived, it was boxed but completely covered in oil! Really good product for the price, bargain - would definitely recommend.

My first plane, my first time using a plane. I needed to ease a door so thought I would buy a cheap plane (£11.07). It arrived rust free because happily it had been covered in oil, I stripped it down and gave it a quick clean, got re-assembly instructions on the internet and after a couple of errors I now have a door that fits. The blade was VERY sharp on arrival and still cutting very nicely. Yes the handles were loose but at this price you can afford to buy a screwdriver to tighten them.