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Japanese Smoothing Plane - 48mm

$48.00
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At JTA we are proud of our order turnaround times and work hard to ensure the best possible service.

We are NOT a drop-shipping company and hold all of our stock in Sydney. We dispatch every weekday, and we are usually able to dispatch orders received before 12pm on the same day. If you urgently require your purchase we suggest that you select express shipping at checkout to ensure we prioritise your parcel.

Shipping Charges:

We have revised our logistics systems to offer the best possible postage price to our customers. All prices are in $AUD.

Within Australia:

Regular Post: $9.50, tracking number emailed to you at dispatch

Express Post: $16.50, tracking number emailed to you at dispatch

Within New Zealand:

We are now able to offer our New Zealand customers $15 flat-rate shipping on orders under 2kg.  For orders heavier than 2kg the following rates apply:

<2kg: $15

3kg: $24

4kg: $28

5kg: $32 

Express Courier International:

Flat Rate - AU$30 on orders up to 2kg (4.4lbs)

For orders over this weight:

<3kg: $56

<4kg: $63.40

<5kg: $70.75

For orders over 5kg in weight, please email us at info@japanesetools.com.au

Prices for all other international orders are calculated at checkout according to Australia Post’s standard rates.

Please be aware some international countries may charge additional taxes when your order goes through customs. Prices on the JTA website do not include these charges and it is the customer's responsibility to cover this.

Delivery Times inside Australia:

These are estimates only. All orders are sent with a tracking code via our shipping app Shippit, and we recommend you use this to check on your order's progress.

From the date of dispatch we expect the following delivery times within Australia:

Regular Post: Within 3-5 business days (metro areas) or 4-8 business days (rural areas)

Express Post: 1-2 business days (metro areas) or 2-4 business days (rural areas)

Plastic-free Policy:

Japanese Tools Australia is an environmentally conscious company and we endeavour to eliminate plastics in as many parts of our business as possible. Your purchase will be shipped in recyclable non-plastic materials, and we re-use cardboard and paper wherever possible in our shipping process.

Exceptions to plastic-free policy:

Unfortunately, we are required to dispatch some express items in pre-paid satchels and in such circumstances we have no choice but to use a plastic satchel. Please keep in mind these satchels are 100% recyclable. Our suppliers also use plastic in their packaging of some products, and we do not remove these protective measures before shipping. We are considering strategies to eliminate these two remaining sources of plastic in our shipping process. As many of our items are hand-made, they do not arrive to us or to you with extraneous packaging, though this is not the case for all of our products.

Breakage in shipping policy:

We pack our shipments in specialised materials to ensure that our customers find them in the same condition that we send them. If you receive your products in a damaged condition, please email info@japanesetools.com.au with your order number and photos of the condition of the products within a week of collection. If an item is deemed to have been damaged in transit we will replace it with like kind at no extra shipping cost to the customer.

If you are unhappy with the condition of your product and it has not been damaged in transit, please refer to our returns and exchanges policy. 

Description

This Plane is a traditional Japanese style plane which cuts on the pull stroke. The blade and chip breaker are held in place by compression and is adjusted with a Japanese hammer or wooden mallet. The blade is made from white paper steel laminated with soft iron. The plane's body is made of Japanese White Oak.

In general, traditional Japanese planes require maintenance to the sole. This plane has been relieved behind the blade and is ready to use. It does not require tuning to the sole of the plane. Some tuning to the supporting timber around the blade may be require before first use.

Specifications:

Blade Width: 48mm

Plane Body Length: 210mm

Plane Body Width: 60 mm

Blade angle: 42 degree

In regards to Japanese smoothing planes; please note that the sole of the plane has been prepared ready for use as a smoothing plane and so no adjustments are required for this, however timber planes may need some adjustment purely because of the nature of wood moving (expanding and contracting). For more information, please also see: https://japanesetools.com.au/pages/plane-tuning

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Customer Reviews

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JOSEPH TANNER
Awesome plane

Did need a bit of setup and after that was awesome to use

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Rachel
First plane

Quite beautiful coming out of the box! Needed a fair bit of tuning prior to first use, didn't have any whetstones to sharpen the blade - could probably do with one. Still managed do get some nice shavings from it anyway. Great for a first time plane

Hi Rachel, glad that your plane is set up and giving you some nice shavings! Your plane will definitely benefit from a sharpen, it probably is about two-thirds as sharp as it can be out of the box and will need maintenance when it's put to use. We recommend our complete sharpening kit for those who don't yet own any sharpening gear, if you'd like to discuss technique or advice please email info@japanesetools.com.au . Happy planing!

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Rod P.
First kanna

The plane was advertised as ready to go out of the box. I could have used it straight away but I pulled the blade and eased the blade bed a little. Touched up the edge and tweaked the chip breaker. A simple job to put it back together and with a couple of taps I was pulling good straight shavings. Really good value for money. A good first Japanese plane.

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David R.
Just giving the timber time

Just giving the timber time to acclimate before i set the blade, will let you know how it goes. Your delivery is very quick, pleased with that as well

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Trevor P.
Kakuri smoothing plane

A very good tool that is well made. My plane will need fine tuning but this is discussed in the JTA plane tuning article. I am amazed by the simple construction of this tool compared with typical Western type planes.

Japanese Smoothing Plane - 48mm - Smoothing Planes - Japanese Tools Australia
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Japanese Smoothing Plane - 48mm

$48.00

This Plane is a traditional Japanese style plane which cuts on the pull stroke. The blade and chip breaker are held in place by compression and is adjusted with a Japanese hammer or wooden mallet. The blade is made from white paper steel laminated with soft iron. The plane's body is made of Japanese White Oak.

In general, traditional Japanese planes require maintenance to the sole. This plane has been relieved behind the blade and is ready to use. It does not require tuning to the sole of the plane. Some tuning to the supporting timber around the blade may be require before first use.

Specifications:

Blade Width: 48mm

Plane Body Length: 210mm

Plane Body Width: 60 mm

Blade angle: 42 degree

In regards to Japanese smoothing planes; please note that the sole of the plane has been prepared ready for use as a smoothing plane and so no adjustments are required for this, however timber planes may need some adjustment purely because of the nature of wood moving (expanding and contracting). For more information, please also see: https://japanesetools.com.au/pages/plane-tuning

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