JORGENSEN 3.5" Mini Wood Planer - Mini Hand Planer for Woodworking, Block Plane, Small Hand Plane for Trimming, Wood Planing, Craft, Professional Ductile Iron Body, Adjustable Cutting Depth

Frankly, I liked the attractive orange body, black handle and the excellent fit and finish. It weighs 212 grams or about 7.44 ounces. The base is 3 and 7/16 inches long and 1-1/4" wide with gently curving ends and sides. On my plane the bottom was well machined and absolutely flat as checked with a straight edge in several positions. There is no front knob but there is a raised round "pad" that is concave on the top. This makes the plane acceptable to hold and use. It simply does not have the size and handles more normal to large planes, due to lack of room. I have more than 50 planes and consider this Jorgensen to be in the top five in terms of value for my dollar. The plane blade is 01 steel which is noted for excellent sharpness retention. If you wish to buy a plane of this, or similar, size, I suggest that you check the Jorgensen out before spending your money on a higher cost plane.

This is an extremely affordable option for small projects or touching up trim here and there. Comes sharp and ready to use, not a toy like some other "mini block plane" toys which only have one screw to tighten blade and need to be adjusted like the Japanese wood wedge planes.This is easy to use and can adjust blade angle and depth of cut by turning the horizontal screw to loosen/tighten then the small knob that is in line with the plane adjusts cutting depth. There isn't an adjustable throat but for the jobs this is designed for that isn't needed. Comes sharp and ready to use in a neat little cardboard box with oiled paper to keep the sole from rusting. I applied paste wax to it and it glides easily. Sole is flat and square out of the box and fit and finish are amazing for the price!

I work mainly with small light wood structures, balsa, basswood, spruce. Model airplanes and similar projects. Its small size, balance and weight, provides excellent control, cutting efficiency, and accuracy. It's simple but effective blade design makes its easy to make cutting adjustments while in use.

This is a great pocket plane and came sharp and ready to use for my purpose. I’m using it to plane cedar shingles for a sidewall installation and it mates up the corners beautifully and small enough I can easily avoid nail heads. The throat is wide enough to allow a wide range of adjustment so I can take fine or thick shavings and can adjust easily

Great “small” plainer for small jobs and tight spaces. Did the job perfectly and it is easy to use.

This is one great little planer. It is easy to operate and sharp out of the box. . This is a nice little tool to have when you need to make small adjustments. Highly reccomend.

This little plane is cute as a button, and I was very pleasantly surprised to learn that it's a real tool! The sole arrived dead flat, and the same was true of the back of the iron. All I had to do was put a tiny 30 degree bevel on the edge and it started making shavings like crazy. The body did not need any deburring, and the lip of the mouth is almost sharp enough to cut on its own if it weren't flush with the rest of the sole. My only complaint is that dialing in the cut depth is a tad finicky; it doesn't take a big adjustment to go from not cutting at all to cutting too deep. It would probably be a good idea to lightly camber the corners of the iron.Note that this is a bevel-up plane. That means that it requires no chip breaker, which makes it super simple to assemble and tune. The whole plane consists of three basic parts: body (with adjusting screw), frog (with tightening screw), and iron.This is an amazingly effective little tool for the price.

Ergonomics is good. It is a srandard angle plane (20°). Blade 7/8" wide and 1/8 thick (thick!) with 25° bevel.I like the adjustment wheel but you have to sight it, there's a lot of play in it.Out of the box,the blade hole in the bottom had bumps on the edge. I quickly filed that off with 220 sandpaper and polished with 400 almost to a mirror. The metal is very soft, I'm sure you can just do 400. I recommend a mirror finish, that makes it easy to sight the blade as you are tightening it.The blade bevel was not ground flat,more like a small dip in the middle. I gound it to more or less flat shape on the stone. The edge is more important and you'll probably put a secondary bevel, but i just mostly kept the 25°