Just received my quansheng plane no6

[ali27]

Hey guys,

Just received my quansheng plane no6. Will post some
pictures later.

First impression is it's far better than the stanley
plane I bought a year ago. Much, much better.

-Thicker steel
-thicker blade
-thicker chip breaker
-sides flat to sole
-Sole looks very flat, haven't checked yet with straight
edge
-blade and chip breaker steel looks better

Requires little tuning. What I saw was:

-the levercap was not completely flat as there was a gap between the chip breaker and the lever cap on one side. Think that will take about, 5-10 minutes to correct.

-little scratches on the levercap which look easy to remove, 5-10 minutes

-blade needs sharpening to get razor sharpness, 10 minutes. From the look I would guess it comes with a 25 degree primary bevel, no secondary bevel.

I am really no expert, nor an amateur, but I think these planes are fantastic for their price.

Thank you Matthew for the quick delivery to the Netherlands. Also thanks
for the yoke that you sent to me for free.

Ali

 

[ali27]

As promised, here are the pictures:

Ali

 

[jimi43]

Nice review Ali....

I am getting more and more intrigued by these...have to sell some more gear to afford one yet though!

Lovely pictures....do you have bigger ones you could perhaps link?

I particularly like the shavings....boy you went mad there didn't you?

Must have been having so much fun!

Cheers mate

Jim

 

[ali27]

Nice review Ali....

I am getting more and more intrigued by these...have to sell some more gear to afford one yet though!

Lovely pictures....do you have bigger ones you could perhaps link?

I particularly like the shavings....boy you went mad there didn't you?

Must have been having so much fun!

Cheers mate

Jim

Hey Jim,

I am glad you liked the pictures. The plane is very nice. Needs little
tuning. The only thing is that the back of the blade needs(in my case)
a lot of flattening. I just used the ruler trick. Did not want to waste
so much time on flattening the back of the blade.

Let me know if you would like bigger pictures of the other ones as
well.

Jimmy, my sharpening is still not perfect, but the plane was working
nice. I did not have much difficulty planing the wood(soft). The thickest shaving I made was 0.38 mm or so. I tried thicker shavings
and it worked, but was difficult and required a lot of force.

To be honest I don't even know whether a 0.38 mm shaving is good or
not. I think it is, but maybe others are making far thicker shavings much easier.

Jimmy If you need a plane, want quality and don't want to spend too much money, these planes that matthew is selling, are great.

Cheers,

Ali

 

[ali27]

Just checked the sole with a straight edge and it's very flat, but
not perfect. I don't think I'll bother flattening the sole as it is
quite flat already.

Ali

 

[Mr Ed]

Why would you want a shaving that thick?

Ed

 

[ali27]

Why would you want a shaving that thick?

Ed

Hi Ed,

I was trying to show what the plane was capable of and
please forgive me for quoting myself:

To be honest I don't even know whether a 0.38 mm shaving is good or not. I think it is, but maybe others are making far thicker shavings much easier.

Now I know that 0.38mm shavings are probably ridiculous

When is a shaving regarded thick? 0.1mm and more?

Ali

 

[Benchwayze]

Hi Ali,

Looks to be a useful plane.

This is how I see it...

It's nice to have a plane that can take gossamer shavings. That is important when you are finish-planing, especially if, like me, you don't use glass-paper.

Generally though it's not so much the thickness of the shavings that matter as the ease with which you produce them, and the quality of surface you achieve. The less effort you put into one stroke, the longer you can plane, and the more considered your approach to hand planing.

The type of timber, and whether you are finish-planing or dimensioning will dictate how much material you need remove in one pass; without tearout. Which brings me back to the effort you expend. :wink:

Regards
John
8)

 

[Modernist]

Interesting thread. If you've got it sharp try for the thinnest shaving you can get - something less than 0.1 mm would be illuminating especially on some wildish hardwood.

Anyway I was interested in the general quality which looks fine and, as they say, you can get a blade from Ray Isles if necessary.

I need a standard/high angle block plane for chamfering and other duties and was about to buy a spare blade for my LN 60 1/2 to hone steep when I spotted the Quansheng offerings, where I could buy the complete plane for not much more. I have just ordered the standard block plane so will report back in due course.

Merry Christmas to you all