Faithfull No.10 Rebate Plane – Precision Machined Cast Iron Wood Planer Hand Tool for Hard & Soft Wood, Rebate Cutting, Shoulder Trimming & General Bench Joinery

For £45 (what I paid, they are more like £60 at Screwfix) this is amazing value. I bought it to plane a wavy door frame that was causing issues in the middle of a new door, and clearly had been installed badly in the 80s when the house was remodelled. Is it the best made Rebate plane, no.. but it is good enough, it honed ok, and once adjusted did the job well, taking off even amounts of material. If I was using it every week or every day I would buy a better one, but I will use this once in a blue moon, so it's fine.

I had several Faithfull planes already before ordering this one. I have found them very significantly cheaper than vintage Stanley and Record equivalents available from sites such as Ebay ... let alone offerings from the boutique manufacturers of new planes like Veritas and Lie Nielson. And, so far ... despite the many negative comments I have encountered in reviews ... every one has been accurately machined and well-presented. I have put time into improving the finishing and adjusting to my own preferences. But I have never been disappointed. All, and most especially the giant no. 7, have performed really well after an hour or two's preparation. For a serious hobbyist on a modest budget, they have been excellent both in terms of value and in terms of performance. Maybe they would lose out against the alternatives in a beauty contest ... but I don't care about how pretty my woodworking tools are, only that they really work and that, together, we get the job done. Buying Faithfull's No. 10 still felt like taking a big risk, however. There's a lot that can go wrong with a rebate plane and I was particularly concerned that the sole would not be flat/smooth. I needn't have worried ... the plane's geometry was perfect out of the box ... no flattening required ... sides were clean and square to the sole (not that that really matters ... I will not be using this for shooting board ends!). The frog was well seated in the body of the plane and the points of contact were cleanly and accurately machined. All the fixing and adjustment screws were properly aligned. Disappointments?: The cutting iron is pretty thin as with most Faithfull planes. I expected chatter ... but in practice there isn't a problem. It's the same with my other Faithfull planes, which also all work well despite light blades ... honourable exception is the exceptionally fine Faithfull No.7, which sports a heavy iron and cuts like a hot knife through butter. The plane comes coated with some strangely evil lacquer that is amazingly difficult to remove. Using a combination of steel wool, 360 wet and dry paper, metal polish (Brasso), disk brake cleaning fluid, and a lot of elbow grease, I got the plane clean in about three unpleasant hours. On the positive side ... it was totally rust-free. My impression is that whoever it is in India that actually manufactures Faithfull tools produces more exotic planes like the No.10 only every now again and that they typically get stored for a pretty long time before they are sold. Coating them with some vile compound to resist erosion is probably very necessary. But it's a PITA for the people who buy them. I can live with it.

Received this very promptly once ordered, I've not sharpen it yet ,but the plane is a nice bit of kit well worth the money, I've being in wood working for over 30 years And handled a lot of tools so you get a feel for quality tools, this is Its not completely perfect...!! I have noticed a few imperfections but they are minor items which I feel I can sort out, Hence four stars ! This is a good all round plane which I feel it will become my favourite go to plane for everyday use( update 11/01/18 I've been using this plane for the last few months Great bit of kit needed a bit of tinkering with, but worth it has the lightness of a smoothing plane But the body of a Jack plane bought a new blade for it but not used it yet ...!! the faithful blade sharpens up well I love using this plane !!! Seem such a versatile bit of kit ,my only regret is that I did not buy the block plane from Faithfull as well!! I would recommend them to anyone who requires good quality tools at fair prices !!

This tool is no longer easily available from the better known manufacturers such as Stanley and Record, any that are, will be very old stock. It is not the same quality as my Stanley planes, but they were bought 40 to 50 years ago. I have never had the need for this particular type of plane until now but it will do the job and is less than half the price I had expected to have to pay. My Stanley planes are not the quality of my Norris plane but you get what you pay for and this plane is very very good value.

I think for the money, it is excellent. I noticed that several people commented that the blade arrives blunt. Well all the new planes I have bought over the years all need honing in to your requirements. In fairness, it states that the 30 degree angle needs adding on both the box and on the back iron/ chip breaker plate (I think?). If you just need a plane just to get a door to fit, you could do a lot worse than this, but get some diamond whetstones (you do not need to pay a lot of money) and just give the blade a hone. If you need expert help and want to hone to a high degree, look at Paul Sellers on YouTube, on how to sharpen a plane blade. I spent a bit of time honing, (2 minutes), cleaned the oil off the plane, reset the back plate/chiop breaker plate and centralised the fine adjust wheel and away I have gone. I notice the cast iron body is coated in a heavy wax or something, but that soon wore off in the areas that I expected. Adding a very light coating and a polish off of some beeswax on the sole plate will help good planing as well.

I know! I bought a Faithfull plane at under forty pounds! What did I expect!.. Well as it turns out, far less than I got! It`s a beaut`!! Yes I had to give the blade a little attention (But come on! Lets not pretend that`s a chore!) But the sole itself was perfect! It cuts like a dream, yes I could have dropped lucky on this one but trust me, good luck and me don`t cross paths often, so I doubt that one! Would I recommend these? You bet I would! Having bought Stanley planes that were disgraceful and took a lot of time to make good, this was a pleasure! I have only one criticism and that is the blade adjustment needs care! Do not discount these planes! They are true value for money.

The Faithfull No.10 Rebate Plane is cheap, and it shows. The first thing to note - and this is nothing to do with it being cheap - is that the plane will arrive completely blunt. This is common, but you must ensure that you have a good set of sharpening stones/tools/whatever, because without spending a good hour or two on preparing the plane, you will get absolutely nowhere. Not only does it arrive blunt, but you need to read the outside of the box, because you will also need to add the second bevel (the main bevel is set at 25 degrees, but you will need to grind or sharpen in the main cutting bevel at 30 degrees). Obviously, you will need to strip and clean the plane, because it is covered in grease or oil (it comes in plastic bag inside a cardboard box, so this is clearly to guard against rusting when it is stored in stockrooms). Anyway, the play on the mechanism is considerable, and the base is not really that true. The "quality" brass fittings are not that special, and the hardwood handles are very small - almost too small for an adult male hand - making the plane uncomfortable to work with. But in amongst that list, probably the thing that is most worrying is that the base is not that flat, and you will have to work on flattening it down to get it to be half-decent. The blade itself feels very soft, so I'm unconvinced that it will hold an edge for long, and any attempt to grind it on a wheel (unless you are using a water cooled grinder) will result in further softening of the metal to the point that it would be useless. You would need to work-harden it to get something that can take and hold and edge. So, at the end of the day, what you have is a cheap plane, that is neither awful nor wonderful. For the money, and if you are prepared to put in several hours work stripping, cleaning, flattening and sharpening, then you could end up with a plane with small handles that is not that comfortable to use if you have hands much larger than a ballerina's, but would suffice for the occasional job. If you intend to plane things on a regular basis, forget this Faithfull product. An aside - for this money, I wasn't expecting a Lie Nielsen - and it would be unfair to compare the two: they are at such different price points that a comparison would be meaningless. But it is important to note that the Faithfull Rebate Plane only just passes muster for being any use at all, and then only after you put in a good deal of effort. So if you're thinking of buying the Faithfull as, say, a present, then bear in mind that it might not be that well received.

Master Craftsman 30 years experience . This is a good tool for work on sash windows and doors Ideal for work on Victorian houses The working faces are accurately machined. Handles wood not varnished not sweaty to use. Blade is easy to sharpen and adjust better to sharpen easily and often -use WD 40 on a flat medium stone . Sharpen until burr can be felt on back of blade then remove burr with blade FLAT on stone For good results all tools must be sharp. Very good value for money . I recommend this plane for quality joinery and maintenance work.

Sole is terrible spent an hour trying to flatten so far.Back tote is loose so will try tightening without it breaking,for the price im not impressed at all so far.

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I was skeptical when I saw this No. 10 plane for such a low cost, but since all other similar and vintage models were at least thrice the price, I decided to give it a go. It was shipped from the UK (originating in India?) and arrived well packaged and on time--during the pandemic no doubt. Using an engineer's square, I found the base and sides were true to 90. The square fit tight, and after cleaning off the protective rust-resistant varnish-like coating with lacquer thinner, I could see no light between the square and the sole. I tested it without sharpening the blade and found it worked fine, but like all new planes, I had to flatten the back of the iron and hone the bevel to the desired 25 degrees. Which I did. Next, I flattened the sole. Even though I found it perfect for my use (there were a couple of shallow spots in non-critical areas), I knew I would be writing this review so it decided to flatten it precisely. The toe section was a little higher than the rest of the base, but this was easily remedied*. I used 150 grit garnet sandpaper followed by a 300 grit diamond stone to make it perfectly flat. 20 minutes on each, and it was flat. I put the iron and cap in, tighten the cap screw 1/4 turn, balanced the blade, and tried it out on a couple of boards. It performed perfectly and had no trouble and no tear out! The blade depth adjuster was about a tight as on my vintage Stanleys and was easy to adjust. Shavings were consistent and see-thru thin on the lightest depth. It left a smooth surface reminiscent of my smoothing planes. I am a little worried about the blade quality. This is more of a specialty plane so it may not be a big deal as it won't get as heavy of use. Hock Tools makes a blade and chip breaker that fits it, so if you are looking to really make this thing into a top-quality plane, they would be the ones to go to. Overall, I recommend this plane if you are in the market for a #10. * Stanley vintage models of the #10 often have similar defects that need to be flattened out.

Ja ich muß sagen ich bin sehr zufrieden, ich gehöre zu den stolzen Kunden die eine einwandfreie Ware erhalten haben, die Sohle des Hobels ist plan etwas zu plan für meine Verwendung (Paul Seller empfiehlt vorne und hinten die Fläche leicht zu runden damit der Hobel besser gleitet, ich empfehle das auch), weiters winkelig, das einzige was ich machen musste den Hobel etwas zu entfetten (Hobel kam gut mit Öl beschmiert) und die Klinge auf 30 ° Grad zu schleifen (wird vom Hersteller explizit empfohlen) war innerhalb von 5 Minuten einsatzbereit. Ja das dieser Hobel hat meine Kaufempfehlung.

Quiero puntualizar mi valoración de dos estrellas: se refiere al producto que me llegó en concreto, no al modelo de cepillo en general. Me explico: Faithfull fabrica herramientas baratas, ni la fabricación ni los materiales son comparables a los de otros productos más caros, pero para un usuario aficionado como yo pueden servir. El mayor problema es que su control de calidad deja mucho que desear, con lo que cuando compras uno de sus productos te pueden llegar 3 tipos de artículo, de acuerdo con mi experiencia comprando sus cepillos: - Un producto bien fabricado y listo para usar: en mi caso, compré el Jointer Plane del 7 y venía perfecto. Solo lijé un poco la suela para que deslizase mejor y afilé la cuchilla. Buena compra por poco más de 60 euros, pero a otras personas no les llegó bien. - Un producto con defectos, pero que se pueden subsanar en casa: compré su cepillo de bloque 60 y la suela ni siquiera estaba plana, pero al ser un cepillo pequeño me lo quedé y lo solucioné yo mismo lijando sobre una superficie plana hasta que la suela quedó perfecta. Si esto me hubiese pasado con el Jointer Plane lo habría devuelto, porque te puedes volver loco lijando una suela tan grande. Pero vamos, que en el caso del cepillo de bloque en un rato lo hice, era "salvable". - Un producto con defectos tan graves que no se pueden arreglar en casa: esto es lo que me ha pasado con este cepillo del 10. La suela vino lisa y el soporte de la cuchilla está bien, pero el problema es que los laterales no están a 90 grados respecto a la suela, con lo cual no se puede usar para lo que principalmente lo necesitaba (rectificar los cantos de una pieza de madera hasta que quede a escuadra). Como se ve en las fotos la desviación no es precisamente pequeña y afecta a ambos lados, con lo que no hay forma de usarlo, y este no es un defecto que pueda corregir lijando. A lo que me refiero con toda esta parrafada es a que seguramente otras personas hayan recibido un cepillo del 10 en buenas condiciones, igual que yo recibí el Jointer en buenas condiciones, así que no quiero decir que el modelo sea malo en sí, sino que el mío estaba mal hecho y aun así lo sacaron a la venta. En definitiva, si sois usuarios aficionados que no quieren gastarse un dineral le podéis dar una oportunidad a este y otros productos de la marca, pero verificad que todo está correcto cuando os llegue porque no es inusual que vendan artículos con defectos.