Editorial Review
Item #: 680-12-904. Grey cast iron base with side and bottom precision ground
Durable epoxy coating for long-lasting protection
Hardened, tempered, and precision ground tool steel cutter for cutting edge durability
Fully machined and polished double iron cutter and lever
Frog seat is machined for precise mouth adjustment
Precise shaving control provided by exact depth and lateral cutter adjustment
Solid brass cutter adjustment knob for accuracy and durabililty
Quick release cam-lock for easy iron removal
Kidney shaped hole in lever cap prevents accidental slippage of cutter
Contoured and polished high impact polymer handles and knobs
- Length = 9 3/4 in
- Cutting Width = 2 in
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Customer Reviews
junk 
2008-06-12
Save your money on the plane tune up books and buy a decent tool. This piece of garbage is not worthy of the stanley name. They used to make fine tools (pre WWII), but now sell unusably poor scrap that is a disgrace to their heritage. The castings are hopeless, and the blades are worse. No amount of filing or sanding will eliminate the chatter marks because the blades are too thin. The blade alloy will not hold an edge and chips with the slightest use. The plastic knob and tote are deplorable. The blade adjuster has more slop than a hog farm. Lie-Nielsen makes the finest planes on the market, and if you want a satisfactory plane, you'll buy one there.
High Quality wood plane 
2008-05-27
Very high quality wood plane. Do not buy low quality, you will regret it and it will cost you more in hours of labor with a poor quality tool.
It's the blade 
2007-12-25
After useing both cheaper (great neck) and more expensive (lie-nielsen) planes; I can honestly say the biggest indicator of how well any plane will preform is the blade. I've been able to produce equally good (and bad) results from all three planes. But if forced to make a choice as to prefernce, I have to go with stanley.
The Great Neck Plane handels are just a bit too ackward to use for any extended period of time and the chip breaker is a bit fidgety. The Li-Nielsen is good, and the frog is easier to adjust, but those benefits don't out weigh the price difference and the blades are too thick. They take too long to sharpen. The Stanley is just a straight down the line winner. Is it perfect?-no. You will need to do some work (I had to lap the back of my chip breaker to get it to fit tight against the blade), but when quality is placed against price, it's not a bad choice.
Take the time for tuning 
2007-12-23
The design of the tool is solid and time tested, and a bargain for the price. However, the sole needed serious lapping (thank goodness I have diamond sharpening plates) to remove a hollow behind the throat. The machining is very rough but I guess that made it easy to read where the hollow was and to check the progress of the lapping. Almost every plane should be lapped and tuned prior to its first use unless you have the cash to lay down for premium plane. I suppose its up to you, but for me, the two/three hours of initial tune up outweighs the extra cash for a ready to use plane.
The blade also needed lapping and light grind to remove a small nick. From there, it was micro bevel and hone as usual. Again, almost every plane will need this out of the box, and I'm fine with that, and still consider this a bargain.
Ain't what they used to be 
2007-01-31
I have a real problem with the overall machining on this. The sides and bottom are very roughly machined. The sole is so far from being flat - I have spent a couple hours lapping the bottom and I still haven't gotten to the lowest depressions. This makes me wonder if the sole will be 90 degrees to the sides when I'm done. Stanley seems to be trying to compete with the (junky)l ow-price Chinese and Indian planes, rather than be a mid-price alternative to the $250+ Lie-Nielsens and Veritas. I would have preferred to pay in the $80-100 range for a decent plane than $40 for this beast. I've since gotten a few old Stanley planes at the internet auction site, and they have been of much better quality and needed less tuning than this. And that's all I have to say about that.
Good Tool 2006-12-01
Item #: 680-12-904. Grey cast iron base with side and bottom precision ground
Durable epoxy coating for long-lasting protection
Hardened, tempered, and precision ground tool steel cutter for cutting edge durability
Fully machined and polished double iron cutter and lever
Frog seat is machined for precise mouth adjustment
Precise shaving control provided by exact depth and lateral cutter adjustment
Solid brass cutter adjustment knob for accuracy and durabililty
Quick release cam-lock for easy iron removal
Kidney shaped hole in lever cap prevents accidental slippage of cutter
Contoured and polished high impact polymer handles and knobs
- Length = 9 3/4 in
- Cutting Width = 2 in
Customers also search for: Discount #4 Bench Plane 2" x 9-3/, Buy #4 Bench Plane 2" x 9-3/, Wholesale #4 Bench Plane 2" x 9-3/, 076174129045, 12-904, Planers
Stanley Bench Plane needs wood handles 2006-11-14
My plane works great after tuning it up and changing the bevel to 28 degrees.
Unfortunately, the rear handle broke after only a few weeks. I know I never dropped
it or abused it, so I am left to assume that the plane had been previously damaged
or the plastic in the handles is cheap. First the top chipped off (from no apparent
trauma) and when I looked closer, there was a hairline fracture going down both sides.
I'm not sure what Amazon will do, but I know I need to upgrade to some
hardwood handles.
flat? I don't think so 2006-06-28
After 6 hours of work and 20 sheets of wet/dry sandpaper I am still trying to get the sole flat n smooth. The initial grinding
is so rough u could use it as a rasp. It may be a fine tool (I havent used it yet) but it takes a lot of hand lapping to get it ready
Better smoother plane than most others. 2006-05-29
I purchased this great little plane after ruling out some over priced used, abused & neglected planes. Plastic handles are a big plus moisture changes should not cause them to loosen. The special frog screw makes adjustment easy & accurate. My planes sole is machined or ground perfectly flat. I have not sanded mine to a mirror finish yet. I might just to reduce friction.
I did remove the clear coat from the 1" blade above the bevel using acetone prior to sharpening otherwise clear coat will clog sandpaper or stone used to sharpen. I did try a mico bevel as instructed in the manual & didnt like the performance. A single razor sharp bevel performed / pushed like a dream when working on a flat 12" x 8" OAK board that was cupped slightly. This was done of course after using the contractor grade jack plane with plastic handles.
Works fine after a tune-up 2006-02-26
Out of the box this plane will not produce at its greatest potential. The sole is close to being flat, mine had a bit of a hollow ahead of and behind the throat. Take some time and lap the sole flat. Contrary to what the other reviewer mentioned, this plane does have an adjustable throat but you must remove the iron to access the two screws that hold the frog.
The weight and balance is fine. The plastic tote is OK but nothing spectacular, especially when it loosens up after working for a while.
With a bit of tuning you'll be cutting nice shavings. Without any tuning you'll be disappointed.
