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Stanley 12-975 4-Inch Contractor Grade Bull Nose Rabbet Plane | 
| Brand: Stanley Hand Tools
Category: Home Improvement
List Price: $37.62
Buy New: $23.67
You Save: $13.95 (37%)
Rating:  13 reviews
Media: Tools & Hardware
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 4.5 x 2.6 x 1.2
MPN: 12-975
Model: 12-975
UPC: 076174129755
EAN: 0076174129755
ASIN: B0000223QZ
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | 4-inch bull-nose plane with a 1-1/8-inch cutter | | • | Designed with the cutter at front of plane for close work into corners | | • | Gray cast-iron body machined on base and sides | | • | Mouth adjusts for coarse or fine work | | • | 4 inches long; 1-1/8-inch cutter; limited lifetime warranty |
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Product Description
Grey cast iron body machined on base and sides. Ideal lightweight tool for trimming rebates. Adjustable mouth for course or fine work. Designed with the cutter at front of plane for close work into corners.
Amazon.com Product Description
The Stanley 4-inch Contractor Grade Bull Nose Rabbet Plane is designed with the cutter at the front of the plane, so it's easy to work up closely into corners. This is a plane that goes everywhere, into every nook and cranny -- and it's light enough to be truly maneuverable for precision and less user fatigue. 
Versatile, durable, and designed to accomplish tasks efficiently. | 
Works efficiently and easily with your bench-top projects. View larger. | The plane features a mouth that adjusts to match work pieces from fine to coarse material, so it's always the right tool for the job. Its gray, cast-iron body is machined on both the base and the sides, and its 1-1/8-inch cutter is replaceable. This cutter rests on the seat at a 21-degree angle, for better material removal and correct placement, no matter what you're working on. This plane has finger grips built-in to the sides so it's simple to manage, even one-handed. It offers a lever and frog seat, depth and later adjustment, and a quick-release cam lock for easy blade removal. The plane is 4 inches long and has a cutter that's 1-1/8-inches long.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 8 more reviews...
 Stanley 12-975 January 18, 2007
Red Sawman (NW Illinois)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I purchased this plane to clean up and fit small tenons and rabbetts. It was inexpensive and I did not expect really high end tool when I bought it. It was delivered promptly and, as with all my planes, I immediately disassembled it and tuned it for use. The bottom is very flat and it didn't take much to knock down the few high spots. This blade is not even close to being ready to use out of the box so be prepared to start from scratch. The back of the blade wasn't too bad but it did take a little work to get it flat. A few minutes on my DMT stones gave me a surface that I could work with. I used a jig and worked my way from my coarse diamond stone, through the grits and finished with rouge and the leather strop and finally got an edge on the bevel that I was satisfied would work.
As I stated earlier, this is a very inexpensive tool and it shows when you try to set the blade for work. It is clamped in place with a single thumb screw and you must be very carefull to make sure that the blade is square with the plane when you set the blade. To begin with, I set it on my table saw top and placed the blade so that it was level with the bottom. I snugged the retainer thumbscrew and proceeded to tap the blade down and test it until it would cut fine shavings from the surface of a pine board. I still can't say that I have it right where it should be but I can use it for what I bought it for. I keep it in my apron and go to it when I need to adjust a tight tenon or small rabbett. The blade seems to hold the edge pretty well and has only needed a touch up on the very fine stone and strop to keep it working.
You shouldn't expect much from this plane and you won't be dissappointed. Be prepared to fiddle constantly with the blade position to get it to work. IMO if the mouth were tighter, and it had a machined slot to hold the blade laterally, it would be much easier to adjust and it would work much better. Lateral adjustment is completely by trial and error and it doesn't hold its position very well in hard woods. I only use it for very small tenons and rabetts. Anything over a couple of inches long is done with one of my larger rabbett planes.
 Stanley Bull Nose Plane September 30, 2005
Robert L. Murphy (Sales)
2 out of 11 found this review helpful
Stanley Hand Tools from England are out standing. The Stanley Planes for England are made of top quality Steel and are worth the price
Needs a lot... November 25, 2004
KRASSEL (SPANAWAY, WA USA)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I was several hundred miles from home and my shop, helping a friend with a kitchen remodel. Got to a point in the cabinet portion when we really needed a rabbit plane badly. He ran down to the local hardware store and this one was all that they had. I have several older stanley planes and they are good tools. This one disappointed me quite a bit, as it is not up to the Stanley standards I have seen and used in the past. It's pretty roughly made, the adjustments are kind of a joke and the blade doesn't hold a very good edge. We finally got it to work and finished the cabinet doors, but halfway thru I was ready to drive home and get my Lee Valley/Veritas bullnose rabbit plane.
I gave it 3 stars because it will work if you mess with it enough, and it is inexpensive. I think if someone bought it as their first one, they would probably never want to use one again. Save your money and buy a good one from Lee Valley or one of the other quality makers. Can't recommend this one.
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