Japanese Smoothing Plane - 58mm, Aogami Blade

I recently bought the Kakuri 58mm smoothing plane with aogami blade. This is my first Japanese plane. Set-up was super simple but took a couple of hours as I was learning all about how to do it as I went. There are excellent step-by-step instructions including videos on the JTA website, which guided me through the process of polishing the blade, flattening the chipbreaker, tuning the sole, seating the blade and making adjustments. By doing this set-up, I learned a lot about how to get the best performance out of this plane. I have used it just a few times, but it produces a very satisfying result and is fun to use. I am looking forward to getting a lifetime of use out of this tool. Thank you JTA!

Hi. I got this lovely smoothing plane a few days ago and because I had watched the videos from Japanese Tools, on how to set up one of these planes, I was able to get the extremely sharp blade to bed firmly with just the right tension. The plane block's sole was already relieved in the right places and it wasn't long before I was making nice smooth shavings. This 58mm smoothing plane is a great companion to it's smaller 42mm brother, which I have been using for a couple of years now and love it!