Are Kunz planes any good?

These Kunz planes are a great starting platform for an awesome everyday planes because the materials are top notch, they are made in Germany (not China), the designs are all copies of the tried and true Stanley models, and really the amount of work you put into it to get a high end outcome is minimal.

Where are Kunz planes made?

Germany
All planes and blades are manufactured by KUNZ in Germany.

What angle should a block plane be sharpened at?

Blade Sharpening The low-angle block plane has a bed angle of 12° and the blade comes honed at an angle of 25°. Since the blade is used bevel up, the effective cutting angle will be 37°. The 25° blade bevel is ideal for fine trimming work on end-grain softwood and some hardwoods.

What is a jack plane used for?

A jack plane is a general-purpose woodworking bench plane, used for dressing timber down to size in preparation for truing and/or edge jointing. It is usually the first plane used on rough stock, but for rougher work it can be preceded by the scrub plane.

Are low angle planes better?

Low angles tend to be better for end grain, and high angles better at avoiding tearout. That said, be careful when comparing “low angle” planes to others. Flip the same blade over so its bevel faces up and lay it down on a low-angle 15-degree bed, and the cutting angle is still 45 degrees.

Are block planes bevel Up or down?

In a bench plane, it’s normally about 45°. Even so, a block plane’s cutting edge meets the wood at about the same angle as a bench plane’s. (See the Cutting Edges Comparison illustration below.) That’s because the bevel on the block plane’s iron faces up.

What is the difference between a block plane and a bench plane?

The differences between the Bench Plane and Block plane is mainly where the direction the Bevel is Facing, having the Bench Plane’s bevel facing upward with a shallow angle, and the Block Plane with a bevel facing downwards and has a steep angle.