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Your cart is empty. The WoodRiver V3 line of hand planes is based on the reliable Stanley Bedrock design featuring heavy, stress-relieved ductile iron castings, fully machined adjustable frogs and high carbon steel blades. The planes represent a live, evolving product line that incorporates input from users, experts and the manufacturer to produce the best working planes possible.The WoodRiver V3 No. 4-1/2 Bench Hand Plane is 2-7/8" wide, 10-3/8" long, has a 2-3/8" blade, and weighs just over 6 lbs. Commonly referred to as a smoothing plane, the No. 4-1/2 offers the user more heft, size and a larger tote than a traditional No. 4. Features include soles and side machined flat and square, lightly finished Bubinga handles, and minimal tune-up required before use.
About Us: Founded in Boston in 1928, Woodcraft's operations were moved to Parkersburg, West Virginia in 1989. It's been over 90 years since Woodcraft first began selling high quality woodworking tools and supplies out of a one room shop in Boston's North End, and Woodcraft is still firmly committed to providing woodworkers with superior products and expert advice. We are America’s leading supplier of saws, hand planes, power tools, hand tools, wood stain and finishes, routers, sanding supplies, wood, wood turning project kits, dust collection, and wood carving tools. We also offer a wide selection of woodworking plans, books and videos. Our family of brands includes WoodRiver, Highpoint, Woodcraft, Pinnacle and Woodcraft Magazine.
RealCaliforniaCowboy
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2023
For another $120, you could buy the Lie-Nielsen # 4 1/2, getting you a (much) higher quality product that is made in America by Americans. $120? That's one less trip to McDonald's per month, for a year. Lie-Nielsen makes some of the best planes in woodworking, which are flat and straight OUT OF THE BOX and ready to go. WoodRiver? Needs more work out of the box . Your choice. You wanna play with a plane to make it work right, or do you wanna use it for it's intended purpose out of the box?
Jaz
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2023
It was a gift
Steven Surprenant
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2018
Very nice looking plane.....but.....I read where it's hit or miss whether you get a mostly flat back of the plane iron or not. Mine was a miss as I spent at least 3 hours trying to get the back decent enough just so I could do the famous "ruler trick". The blade was flattening as if were convex instead of concave.Once it was acceptable, the edge was honed to 8000 grit. Shavings were see through and full width once I dialed it in, but it seemed like I was adjusting every 2 passes or so. Also the rear tote was uncomfortable and cramped it seemed, even though I have smaller hands.I will stick to the e-bay Vintage Stanleys for my next handplane.
Andrew
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2018
This is a great plane, the sole is flat, the iron is flat, the sides are square to the base. After cleaning all the packing oil off, sharpening the iron, and a little wax, I am able to take whisper thin shavings with great ease. I am hooked on WoodRiver planes, and plan to buy more in the future.
JB
Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2017
The item showed up with a damaged handle. This is a $200 high end plane that is meant to be durable and last a life time if properly maintained, but before I even got to use it there was visible damage. Because of this I will have to make a modification to the handle so it can be used without discomfort.
Kevin B.
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2016
Excellent plane, it is my new favorite. Makes perfect shavings and leaves a shinny smooth surface
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2015
Incredible tool, especially considering how in expensive it is. Upon reciept I cleaned the oil off of it and removed the blade for additional honing. Which I spent about a half hour doing. I could have just spent 10 minutes on it and that would have been more than suficiant. What I did was a little over the top, but I wasn't in a rush. Then I set it up to work a billet of cherry that I had laying around. The shavings were see through and consistant. I had a glass finish on the wood in just a few minutes of very easy planing. I went ahead and also purchased the #5 low angle jack and the normal #5 and #6 to upgrade my mosy frequently used Stanleys. I own and use a LN plane as well...and I just can not even pretend to justify their expense when these planes by Woodriver are available. I am getting the exact same results at half the cost. They are super comfortable and easy to use. I highly recommend them.
Donald Lang
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2014
I wanted a #41/2 for a while because of the wide blade, this plane seemed to fill the bill for price and quality. I have purchased other planes before and spent numerous hours trueing and honing them. This plane was good to go out of the box with just a little honing of the blade. I spent no time trueing the bottom as that was dead flat. I am very pleased with the quality of the adjustments and the precision of the cap iron.
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