Stanley 12-975 4-Inch Contractor Grade Bull Nose Rabbet Plane

by Stanley

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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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Works In Tight Spaces Manufactured by Stanley Get at those hard-to-work places such as corners with the CRL Stanley Bull Nose Rabbet Plane . You can even adjust the mouth for coarse or fine work. One per package.

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000223QZ
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: 12-975
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #60,049 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #53 in Home Improvement > Power & Hand Tools > Hand Tools > Hand Planes

Customer Reviews

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I'd pay more for a better one next time, November 17, 2001

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Kohta Ueno (Cambridge, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stanley 12-975 4-Inch Contractor Grade Bull Nose Rabbet Plane (Tools & Home Improvement)

I have read various woodworking articles that recommended rabbet planes as being good workhorses--I was thinking of planing tenons, etc. (I have an excellent low-angle block plane already). The casting on this unit is rough and poorly machined. The iron (i.e. blade) is *wider* than the body, so you cannot easily use the edge of the plane to shape a tenon while guiding against the shoulder. The bearing surface between the upper and lower parts of the body is a painted rough-cast surface (not machined), so adjusting the size of the throat changes the vertical position of the nosepiece. The bedding surface for the iron is machined out of square. I did a lot of tuning and brought the tool up to a reasonable condition, but I still wouldn't recommend it.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Look elsewhere., January 2, 2002

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This review is from: Stanley 12-975 4-Inch Contractor Grade Bull Nose Rabbet Plane (Tools & Home Improvement)

If you are looking for a rabbet plane, I might advise another brand. I put it on my wishlist despite reading other reviews because the wishlist is an easy way for me to communicate what tools I'm interested in to family members that might be shopping for Christmas, etc. When I took it out of the package the sole was visibly concave, the throat opening was slanted and not a uniform width, and the nose piece of the unit was not in the same plane as the rest of the sole. A plane that is not in one plane cannot be usable without investing a lot of sweat flattening it, so I'd rather return it and try another rabbet plane- even if it is more expensive.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Needs a lot..., November 25, 2004

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KRASSEL (SPANAWAY, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stanley 12-975 4-Inch Contractor Grade Bull Nose Rabbet Plane (Tools & Home Improvement)

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.