Affordable Hand Planes Made By Amazon Basics? WTF! Let's Take a Look... 

Exactly what I needed to know. Thanks for making this video!

Good video. I’ve bought a number of old Stanley style number 4 planes for around $20 at junk stores, estate and garage sales. Some are Bailey, some Craftsman, several others, almost identical to each other. Adjusting mechanisms is what separated them from the others. A lot of them were pretty rough shape, but the sole was mechanically and structurally sound. I’m assuming their original owner had already tuned them up fairly well. Its very satisfying to sharpen and clean them up to use them to make rough lumber into smooth, plus the joy of getting things to fit just right. I’ve made several totes out of live oak to replace the original handles that were broken. That’s challenging (for me as a novice), but every one gets easier to build and better fit and finish than the previous ones. I’ve got fairly large hands and I’ve bade the new totes a better size and shape to fit me. Super fun. Thanks

I bought the same plane for a project. I didn’t have the money for a planer so I bought this to do a big chunk of the work plus I wanted to see what they were like without breaking the bank. I love it even though I had to sharpen it like you did. I will be building my plane collection up as they are very nice to have. Thanks for the video and keep up the great work!!!

Didnt know Jonah hill did wood working. Thanks for the review, very in depth

definitely the same exact casting as the Stanley sb 4 plane bought 10 years or so ago.

Cool review. Not being in to hand planes, I learned a few things just from your review. It would seem that this would be a great plane to get started with. At this price, you have something leftover to spend on a sharpening system. That's been the barrier for me to getting good chisels and ultimately some planes. It doesn't make sense to spend good money on the tools if you don't spend the money on the sharpening system. It's like buying a Mercedes. Maybe you can afford the payment but if you can't afford the service, what's the point.

Interesting that you bought the $28 #4 Amazon Basics plane, when they have a $34 AB version that has the wood tote and knob, chip breaker, and lateral adjustment lever. It seems like the extra $7 would be worth the extra features and still an exceptional deal. Also, looked at the Lowes site to price out the Kobalt, but they no longer have that for sale. Saw a couple used on eBay for around $33

What was your opinion of the kobalt you didn't say?

Take your time at garage sales and pick up an old standley cheap. Clean it, sharpen it, and you’ll have a nice quality plane. Just make sure it has all its parts and you can get a real deal.

Bezos says, “thank you.” Amazon really needed some more money.

get rid of the fuking background noise