Faithfull FAIPLANE10 No.10 Rebate Plane

I was skeptical when I saw this No. 10 plane for such a low cost, but since all other similar and vintage models were at least thrice the price, I decided to give it a go. It was shipped from the UK (originating in India?) and arrived well packaged and on time--during the pandemic no doubt. Using an engineer's square, I found the base and sides were true to 90. The square fit tight, and after cleaning off the protective rust-resistant varnish-like coating with lacquer thinner, I could see no light between the square and the sole. I tested it without sharpening the blade and found it worked fine, but like all new planes, I had to flatten the back of the iron and hone the bevel to the desired 25 degrees. Which I did. Next, I flattened the sole. Even though I found it perfect for my use (there were a couple of shallow spots in non-critical areas), I knew I would be writing this review so it decided to flatten it precisely. The toe section was a little higher than the rest of the base, but this was easily remedied*. I used 150 grit garnet sandpaper followed by a 300 grit diamond stone to make it perfectly flat. 20 minutes on each, and it was flat. I put the iron and cap in, tighten the cap screw 1/4 turn, balanced the blade, and tried it out on a couple of boards. It performed perfectly and had no trouble and no tear out! The blade depth adjuster was about a tight as on my vintage Stanleys and was easy to adjust. Shavings were consistent and see-thru thin on the lightest depth. It left a smooth surface reminiscent of my smoothing planes. I am a little worried about the blade quality. This is more of a specialty plane so it may not be a big deal as it won't get as heavy of use. Hock Tools makes a blade and chip breaker that fits it, so if you are looking to really make this thing into a top-quality plane, they would be the ones to go to. Overall, I recommend this plane if you are in the market for a #10. * Stanley vintage models of the #10 often have similar defects that need to be flattened out.

I received this about two weeks earlier than the estimated date. It arrived in a cardboard box inside a padded envelope. I’m happy with the plane. The sole is flat and straight. The sides are square and the surface is smooth. After cleaning off the oil I checked all the screws and they were all fine. The frog is machined well and moved smoothly. The blade was not sharp, but was ground square to the body and took an edge well. The back was flat but needed polishing. The blade is just a bit wide for the body, maybe 1/64 of an inch on each side. The tote and knob are a good size and finish is smooth. There is lots of play in the adjustment and this could be improved. Overall a good value.

I gave this five stars because it is a great tool for the money. It took a little bit to get to me because it came from England. I checked all the surfaces with a machinist square and a straight edge. The edges are perfectly 90 degrees, the flats are pretty flat but not dead flat (which they don't need to be). I sharpened the blade on my Tormek so it was razor sharp and polished it to a mirror shine (in my experience the mirror finish helps it stay sharper longer and it feels nice). The furniture is very nice and coated in some kind of poly. While I own some higher level tools like Veritas and this tool is not to that level I feel they don't need to be. This tool works just as good overall in my humble opinion. The No.10 is a rebate plane so the blade is wider than the body of the plane. It lets you get tight into corners of rebates. It is the length of a No.5 and the width of the No.3 and it works pretty good. Plus it fills a hole in my collection. Making wood shavings with my planes is the most favorite portion of the work and I find it to be a very good stress reliever. My only criticism of the tool is the size of the Tote (main handle). It is the same size as the one I got with there No.3, which is fine for the small No.3 and to small and a little uncomfortable for the bigger No.10. Eventually I will probably just make a new one using a Stanley template. But it is really not that bad and I have big hands. If your budget is a little smaller, you don't want to refurbish vintage planes, or you just want a robust plane that work hard this is a great buy. All planes need to be sharpened either up front or eventually (everyday). So I don't see that as a negative at all. With that point in mind, these planes are great because you don't pay a huge amount and you can put a little money toward a sharpening system which is so vital to all your cutting tools. Sharp tools just work better no matter what the name on the tool is. That is my two cents. Enjoy and good luck.

As others have noted, this is a nice plane once it's tuned. My plane body was machined square, but needed some lapping to be perfectly flat. The blade needed a lot of work. It wasn't particularly flat and the cutting edge looked like the factory stopped with a 200grit grinding wheel. After lapping and polishing the back, I used a jig to hold it at precisely 25 degrees on 1200/3000/6000 grit water stones. It took me well over an hour to get a highly polished and extremely sharp blade. Other minor nits...the plane body was covered with some sort of anti-corrosion lacquer. A quick wipe with acetone cleaned it up. The blade and several other parts had cutting oil left over from manufacturing. A bit of acetone cleaned those up also. The handle also needed tightening...the two screws were both loose. All this stuff is minor, though. For the price, and with a little bit of work, it's a fabulous plane.

Mit etwas Nacharbeit ein wirklich gutes Teil !!!! War selbst angenehm überrascht. Die Sohle war Plan und das Messer gut vorgeschärft.

Sole is terrible spent an hour trying to flatten so far.Back tote is loose so will try tightening without it breaking,for the price im not impressed at all so far.

Ottimo lo consiglio

For £45 (what I paid, they are more like £60 at Screwfix) this is amazing value. I bought it to plane a wavy door frame that was causing issues in the middle of a new door, and clearly had been installed badly in the 80s when the house was remodelled. Is it the best made Rebate plane, no.. but it is good enough, it honed ok, and once adjusted did the job well, taking off even amounts of material. If I was using it every week or every day I would buy a better one, but I will use this once in a blue moon, so it's fine.

Quiero puntualizar mi valoración de dos estrellas: se refiere al producto que me llegó en concreto, no al modelo de cepillo en general. Me explico: Faithfull fabrica herramientas baratas, ni la fabricación ni los materiales son comparables a los de otros productos más caros, pero para un usuario aficionado como yo pueden servir. El mayor problema es que su control de calidad deja mucho que desear, con lo que cuando compras uno de sus productos te pueden llegar 3 tipos de artículo, de acuerdo con mi experiencia comprando sus cepillos: - Un producto bien fabricado y listo para usar: en mi caso, compré el Jointer Plane del 7 y venía perfecto. Solo lijé un poco la suela para que deslizase mejor y afilé la cuchilla. Buena compra por poco más de 60 euros, pero a otras personas no les llegó bien. - Un producto con defectos, pero que se pueden subsanar en casa: compré su cepillo de bloque 60 y la suela ni siquiera estaba plana, pero al ser un cepillo pequeño me lo quedé y lo solucioné yo mismo lijando sobre una superficie plana hasta que la suela quedó perfecta. Si esto me hubiese pasado con el Jointer Plane lo habría devuelto, porque te puedes volver loco lijando una suela tan grande. Pero vamos, que en el caso del cepillo de bloque en un rato lo hice, era "salvable". - Un producto con defectos tan graves que no se pueden arreglar en casa: esto es lo que me ha pasado con este cepillo del 10. La suela vino lisa y el soporte de la cuchilla está bien, pero el problema es que los laterales no están a 90 grados respecto a la suela, con lo cual no se puede usar para lo que principalmente lo necesitaba (rectificar los cantos de una pieza de madera hasta que quede a escuadra). Como se ve en las fotos la desviación no es precisamente pequeña y afecta a ambos lados, con lo que no hay forma de usarlo, y este no es un defecto que pueda corregir lijando. A lo que me refiero con toda esta parrafada es a que seguramente otras personas hayan recibido un cepillo del 10 en buenas condiciones, igual que yo recibí el Jointer en buenas condiciones, así que no quiero decir que el modelo sea malo en sí, sino que el mío estaba mal hecho y aun así lo sacaron a la venta. En definitiva, si sois usuarios aficionados que no quieren gastarse un dineral le podéis dar una oportunidad a este y otros productos de la marca, pero verificad que todo está correcto cuando os llegue porque no es inusual que vendan artículos con defectos.