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STANLEY 12-136 No. 4 Sweetheart Smoothing Bench Plane
Stanley
One-piece base and frog design improves rigidity over standard three-piece Bailey planes
- One-piece base and frog
- Norris-type adjuster
- Adjustable throat plate
- 10-45/64 inch sole
Pros
- One-piece base and frog design improves rigidity over standard three-piece Bailey planes
- Norris-type adjuster with lateral locking simplifies fine depth adjustment
- Adjustable throat plate handles different wood types and gra in conditions
- Build quality exceeds standard Stanley Bailey-line planes at a moderate price step up
Cons
- Higher price than basic Bailey-pattern planes
- Still requires initial sharpening for best results, like most production planes
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