Melbourne Tool Co. Low-Angle Smoothing Plane With Adjustable 25°/38°/50° M2 Hss Blades

Description

This set includes a Melbourne Low Angle Smoothing Bench Plane with three M2 HSS Bevel Up Blades – a 25°, 38°, & 50°.

Working with hand tools is one of the great pleasures of woodworking. And to do this well, you need good tools. Melbourne Tool Company offers tools that are genuine, accurate, and accessible, tools designed for the woodworker in you. 

If you want to work with wood, then you need a good hand plane. This Melbourne Tool Company Low Angle Smoothing Plane is the most versatile and useful finishing plane you can possibly have on your bench. A fundamental tool for anyone who loves to work with wood.

A Low Angle Smoothing Plane is the must have fine finishing hand tool to have on your bench. Its shorter body makes this plane perfect for finishing wooden surfaces. It produces a finish that equals or is superior to that made by fine sandpaper. The three different blade types available mean this smoothing plane may be modified to suit the material being worked.

Features:

• M2 High-Speed Steel Blades offer high abrasion resistance, which increases the longevity of the edge, allowing for more time planing and less time sharpening.
  • MTC-49476 – 25° Blade – With an effective cutting angle of 37°, this blade is ideal for slicing through endgrain as it is easier to push through a cut.
  • MTC-49483 – 38° Blade – With an effective cutting angle of 50°, this blade is ideal for smoothing, fine edge work, chamfering, and trimming.
  • MTC-49490 – 50° Blade – With an effective cutting angle of 62°, this blade is ideal for work on figured wood, where tearout is a concern.
• Easy to adjust: precise depth and lateral adjustment with one knob. Twist to set the depth and slide side-to-side to skew the blade.
• The plane mouth is fully adjustable, allowing for control over the thickness of the cut. Close the mouth to prevent tearout or open it up for thicker cuts.

Specifications: 

• Country of origin – Designed in Melbourne, Australia, manufactured in China
• Warranty – Limited lifetime
• Sole dimensions – 63 x 244mm (2-1/2″ x 9-5/8″)
• Weight – 1.5kg (3.3#)
• Handles – Maple
• Plane steel – Ductile cast iron
• Plane bed angle – 12 degrees
• Plane blade dimensions – 3.2 x 51 x 95mm (1/8″ x 2″ x 3-3/4″)

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