Best Compact
Stanley 1-12-102 Block Plane No. 102
Stanley
Compact, one-hand size reaches into corners and tight areas larger rabbet planes cannot
- Compact one-hand body
- Adjustable cutter
- Cast-iron base
- Low angle for end grain
Pros
- Compact, one-hand size reaches into corners and tight areas larger rabbet planes cannot
- Low cutting angle handles end gra in and difficult gra in cleanly
- Simple adjustable cutter for fine-tuning depth of cut
- The correct companion tool for chamfering and cleaning up edges of rabbets cut with a larger plane
Cons
- Not a substitute for a full-width shoulder or rabbet plane on wide joints
- No fence, so it is not suited to cutting a rabbet from scratch
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