View Full Version : What kind of plane is this?
Jacob Reverb
09-06-2019, 5:56 AM
Can anyone tell me what kind of plane this is (the one on the far right)? I saw it on Craigslist. The plane body reminds me of a scrub plane that I have, but the iron arrangement reminds me of something from a spokeshave. Never saw anything like it on a plane, though.
Is this just something somebody cobbled together from stray parts?
Thanks in advance for any information.
https://images.craigslist.org/00o0o_i5bJCbTGCmE_1200x900.jpg
https://images.craigslist.org/01010_3yTcH3sYa4X_1200x900.jpg
Frederick Skelly
09-06-2019, 6:25 AM
It resembles a Harbor Freight #33. Here's a link - (https://www.harborfreight.com/no-33-bench-plane-97544.html) see what you think.
Hilton Ralphs
09-06-2019, 6:34 AM
Looks like a bitch to adjust that blade.
steven c newman
09-06-2019, 8:48 AM
Harbor Freight Windsor Style No. 33. Stanley also had one ( plastic handled, though) called an SB4....
The No. 33 is a lot better than the SB4. Thicker iron, that can be reground into a 3" radius...and used as a #3 sized scrub plane.....
Rob Luter
09-06-2019, 9:42 AM
Looks like a solution desperately seeking a problem to me.
lowell holmes
09-06-2019, 11:04 AM
My son in law buys from Harbor Freight. He is satisfied with them. I prefer Lowes or Home Depot.
I would probably buy a name band on line.
My planes are antique Stanley Bedrocks with Hock irons and breakers.
Kyle Iwamoto
09-06-2019, 1:08 PM
Looks like a solution desperately seeking a problem to me.
Thanks.... You ALMOST made me expel coffee from my nose. LOL
Jim Matthews
09-06-2019, 6:40 PM
It's an old design, simpler to make than an adjustable "frog" as in traditional Stanley cast iron planes.
It is no longer associated with desirable tools.
http://www.anant-tools.com/iron_bodies_bench_planes.html
Mark Gibney
09-07-2019, 1:18 AM
I bought one of those Windsor 33 planes from Harbor Freight a number of years back.
I take it on any job I'm working on away from my shop. It's like a cross between a block plane and a Stanley no. 3.
I plane plywood and MDF with it, I don't mind if I hit a nail, the blade is simple to adjust and keeps the same position if I remove the blade to hone it and than re-install it. For $10 I'm more than happy with it.
Jacob Reverb
09-07-2019, 7:53 AM
Thank you for all the replies, fellas. I appreciate all your help. I never knew HFT ever sold planes!
carey mitchell
09-09-2019, 7:49 PM
It resembles a Harbor Freight #33. Here's a link - (https://www.harborfreight.com/no-33-bench-plane-97544.html) see what you think.
Received one as a gift, believe it came from Rockler. Marked #33, Made in India. I used it yesterday for some stuff I didn't want to use my Stanleys on. Believe it or not, after I played with it and got it sharp, it does a pretty good job; Obviously, it has found a purpose in life or it would have gone out with the trash.
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