A small smoothing plane, little bigger than a block plane, with a 43mm wide laminated blade of blue paper steel backed with soft iron. This plane is fitted with a chipbreaker (a relatively recent innovation in Japanese planes) but it can be used without. This shorter version is a true smoothing plane – perfect for cleaning up slight low spots within a board. If you want to practice setting up a plane for ultra-thin wispy shavings this plane would be an appropriate choice, although I would suggest starting with something easier like a rebate plane and then working up to smoothers. Body length 150mm Body width 55mm Blade width 42mm Edge width 36mm
Additional information
| Weight | 0.28 kg |
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| brand | Asahi |
| dimensions | 15 x 5 x 5 cm; 280 Grams |