A couple months ago, while visiting some friends in Arizona, I went to a Woodcraft store and bought a WoodRiver 5 V3 bench plane. From what I woodriver bench plane review pdf read, Version 3 V3 is drastically better than the previous two versions. After taking the plane out of the package, the first thing I did was disassemble the plane and wipe off the woodriver bench plane review pdf applied to woodriver bench plane review pdf the plane rust free.

I carefully inspected each woodriver bench plane review pdf, made notes and took photos along the way. In general, everything seemed well-machined. I noticed that the burr from tapping the hole in the woodriver bench plane review pdf iron had not been removed. I used a mill file to remove the burr. The cap iron, woodriver bench plane review pdf appeared to be very similar to the Lie-Nielsen design, was ground to a fine woodriver bench plane review pdf. The blade was also ground to a fine edge.

The machining Bench Dog Hand Plane Review Uk marks were finer on the blade than on the cap iron and the blade was sharp, though not as sharp as I keep my blades. The parts of the lateral- and depth-adjusters that engage with the cap iron and blade appeared to be well-made. I spotted a cosmetic defect, a scratch, on the right wing of the plane.

It did not concern me in the least. The body was machined woodriver bench plane review pdf uniformly. The frog rested on this ramp. The small machined edges on either side of the bed were helpful in keeping the frog from twisting as it was adjusted and locked down. In the rear of the ramp on which the frog rests was a pair of slot-head screws with pointed tips. The points engaged with the conical recess in the rivets and as the screws were tightened, the rivets were pulled down to secure the frog.

The dimple on the top indicated the location of the conical recess so that it could be properly aligned once it was dropped in place. Side note: When removing the pointed, slot-head screws for the first time, they backed off freely then bound up snug. By applying a little extra torque — but by no means Bench Dog Plane Pdf an excessive amount — I was able to remove the screws. When I ran them in and out afterwards, there was no resistance.

My biggest complaint about the plane was that the front of the mouth opening was a little uneven, making it difficult to set the mouth evenly. A little work with a file solved that problem. The right wing appeared to be a little out of square. I e-mailed Woodcraft Technical Support woodriver bench plane review pdf this and they informed me that if I was able to fit a 0.

This gap was well within that tolerance. Great review — extremely helpful in my decision making about purchasing one of the WoodRiver planes.

I was advised this was within their 18 thou tolerance. I had used the plane before discovering the out of square, but they agreed to refund. I had asked their UK outlet to check if they could woodriver bench plane review pdf one checked for square, but they Woodriver 5 Bench Hand Plane V3 Off instead refunded. Very disappointed as the plane was otherwise a joy to use, and disappointed that RW have not thought to tighten their tolerances for square.

However, I can understand having those tolerances. Tighter tolerance cost more to produce, and they probably want to be at that price point in the market. You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. Skip to content A couple months ago, while visiting some friends in Arizona, I went to a Woodcraft store and bought a WoodRiver 5 V3 bench plane.

The purpose of this article is Woodriver Vs Bench Dog Planes Llc to show what the V3 plane looked like out of the box. Cap Iron The cap iron, which appeared to be very similar to the Lie-Nielsen design, was ground to a fine edge. Cap Iron Edge The blade was also ground to a fine edge.

Blade The parts of the lateral- and depth-adjusters that engage with the cap iron and blade appeared to be well-made. Top of Frog I spotted a cosmetic defect, a scratch, on the right wing of the plane. Scratch on Side Wing The body was machined very uniformly. Sole The frog rested on this ramp. Frog Bedding Surface The bottom of the frog was finely ground. Bottom of Frog All the moving parts moved smoothly. Frog Rivets My biggest complaint about the plane was that the front of the mouth opening was a little uneven, making it difficult to set the mouth evenly.

Mouth Opening Woodriver bench plane review pdf left wing appeared to be perfectly square. Left Wing and Sole The right wing appeared to be a little out of square. Share this via: Print Email Tweet. Like this: Like Loading Nice initial analysis. It will be interesting to hear your thoughts on performance. Pingback: Want a Woodcraft Franchise? Maybe buy another from your dealer? Check before you purchase if possible. I would be delighted if you left a comment!

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