Brand | Stanley |
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Material | Blend |
Color | Iron |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 15.8 x 6.7 x 3 inches |
Item Weight | 2.89 Kilograms |
Style | Woodworking,Classic |
Included Components | NO 62 SWEETHEART LOW ANGLE JACK PLANE |
Certification | certified frustration-free |
Cutting Width | 2 Inches |
Manufacturer | Stanley |
Part Number | 12-137 |
Item Weight | 6.36 pounds |
Product Dimensions | 15.8 x 6.7 x 3 inches |
Item model number | 12-137 |
Batteries | Lithium Ion batteries required. |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Size | One Size |
Item Package Quantity | 1 |
Batteries Included? | No |
Batteries Required? | No |
Warranty Description | Limited lifetime |
STANLEY Hand Planer, No.62, Low Angle Jack (12-137)
Brand | Stanley |
Material | Blend |
Color | Iron |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 15.8 x 6.7 x 3 inches |
Item Weight | 2.89 Kilograms |
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- Iron of the hand planer for woodworking is made from extra-thick 1/8-inch (3.18 mm) A2 steel for excellent edge retention
- The wood plane has a cherry wood handle and knob for comfort
- The bench plane has norris type adjustment for ease of use
- Adjustable throat plate for different types of wood
- Replacement Blade 12-142
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Product Description
The Classic STANLEY No. 62 Sweetheart Low Angle Jack Woodworking Planer is made from extra thick, 3/16-inch A2 steel for excellent edge retention with cherry wood handle and knob for comfort. The wood planer hand tool has a norris-type adjuster and adjustable throat plate for different types of wood.
From the Manufacturer
Low angle jack plane with a thicker blade made of A2 steel for increased edge retention that reduces "chatter". Product has a limited lifetime warranty and had easy use adjustments and has a lateral patented adjustment locking feature.
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ASIN | B002B56CUY |
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Customer Reviews |
4.6 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #286,827 in Tools & Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Tools & Home Improvement) #7 in Jack Planes |
Date First Available | June 22, 2008 |
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Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2022
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The only downside was that it arrived with the cap popped off and the tip of the iron lightly deformed. It hadn't done much damage so I didn't bother returning anything, but I was a little miffed to be sure. It was probably just rough handling during transit, but it was still disappointing.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 18, 2022
The only downside was that it arrived with the cap popped off and the tip of the iron lightly deformed. It hadn't done much damage so I didn't bother returning anything, but I was a little miffed to be sure. It was probably just rough handling during transit, but it was still disappointing.

The plane that I received could not be faulted in any way. The plane has a flat sole and sides ground to perfect 90 degree angle for shooting and it is beautifully finished. Apart from wiping off protective oil and softening some edges (two minutes with a file), all I had to do was hone the blade.
First use, with hardly any time spent to adjust the depth of cut and set the mouth, the plane delivered continuous gossamer shavings over the length of the board ... extremely satisfying and not something that I typically achieve with my other planes. I think the plane highly rewards a modest level of woodworking skills. It is easy to use. I work mainly with very dense highly figured African hardwood, construction grade timber that is generally quite difficult to work. Over a few weeks using the Stanley SW #62, I have suffered negligible tear out, which had been a a consistent irritation using Bailey pattern bevel-down planes (although my vintage wooden Jack and 'cheap and cheerful' Chinese pattern wooden plane just about coped). The iron has required minimal resharpening. The plane is a good weight, although some may feel that it is a little off-balance (forward weighted) and I find the large rear tote is a little large for my hands. But I have become pretty comfortably accustomed to adapting to these features and they don't impact performance. And it is undoubtedly a thing of beauty that delivers great pleasure in ownership.
Spare blades are very hard to find for this plane ... something that Stanley really ought to address ... but they can be located from a persistent search over the internet. I intend to buy another one or two blades to grind to sharper angles of attack. Veritas offer such blades for their low angle jack plane and users suggest that they can significantly add to the versatility of the plane, especially in coping with difficult stock.
I don't have any experience of using the Veritas and Lie Neilson equivalent planes. The Veritas, in particular, seems to have some interesting additional features (such as a stop screw to prevent the adjustable mouth from damaging the blade) but you are going to pay a lot more money for what seem to be relatively small benefits.
Maybe, if resources were less tight, the Veritas might be the better plane in absolute terms. But ... for sheer bang for my buck ... I think the Stanley #62 has been a wonderful purchase.
What it was not, however, was up to spec. A 2" iron is what the bed of this plane is to accept and in trying to get an IBC iron in, the lack of QC on the interior casting was apparent. I'm used to the concept that if you are going to use cast iron and have an interior bed, then that should be part of the casting. Either this was a two-part affair with the bed cast separately and put into the form for the rest of the plane, or someone was half-drunk on the milling machine because the bed was at a few degrees skew which meant that the iron was about 1/16" off the 2" spec. IBC iron did not fit, and the entire body narrowed internally just a fraction of an inch to cause paint to be a problem in moving a new iron in.
I really wasn't going to return it for that. I mean, that is why I have diamond files and a rotary tool hand cooker available!
From the mouth to the back of the bed on the one side the casting needed to be filed and then tooled back. The entire width down to the mouth had to be tooled back, as well, which means the paint had to go. As with any such procedure you do a little at a time, clean, test the fit, find the spots you missed or that just need a bit more severe treatment, and go back to work. The mouth itself needed to be fractionally relieved. The bed is also at a slight angle, but I can live with that. After a few hours of work, and taking out one file reserved for axe blades to just hog off the worst of the miscasting, the IBC iron (which is a dead-nuts 2") fit with just a bit of pushing and urging.
After all that a few test cuts showed that the plane was up to snuff, just needs a bit of camber added to the iron. Works well.
I used an after-market L-N toothed iron for their version of the 62, took out the Stanley adjusting mechanism, and let the cap and tight fit keep it in place and use a 1 oz. brass hammer to tap the toothed iron into place. Works perfectly! Just put on some sole wax to let it slide a bit better and I couldn't be more pleased with it.
If you get an older casting (say by 2 or 3 years is a guesstimate reading the reviews here, and thanks to the other reviewers who chart this out!) check it at the store to make sure the casting is straight and the blade is 2" on the button. Or take something that is exactly 2" with you to slide up and down the bed. Bought as a user tool for cabinetry and other woodwork that needs small amounts of flattening of unruly grain (like ambrosia maple) in which a toothed iron is one of the best ways to deal with the problem, and I'm not willing to pay L-N prices for their plane (their irons, yes). Of the three available, Stanley, L-N and Veritas, pricing made the choice as Veritas has a different iron spec, while L-N just changes their internal iron adjusting system.
If I had it all to do over again would I purchase this new (or used but new casting)? No. Lesson learned. With this and a green side plane that needed the green removed, I've come to the conclusion that 'vintage' is when the specs were set and held.
I would pay a bit more and get a 'vintage' 62 from the days when Stanley actually knew how to cast iron and do a proper QC. You would think that 19th century technology wouldn't be so difficult to do. This is the last of 'new' planes I'm purchasing.
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It can’t be used as what hood is a plane with a handle that slips and turns as you move?
Amazon we’re also useless when asked to return. They would not send a replacement h til this has been received. I don’t think I’ll try the replacement as obviously Stanley don’t care about quality. I’ll try an alternative.


Reviewed in Singapore 🇸🇬 on October 10, 2022
It can’t be used as what hood is a plane with a handle that slips and turns as you move?
Amazon we’re also useless when asked to return. They would not send a replacement h til this has been received. I don’t think I’ll try the replacement as obviously Stanley don’t care about quality. I’ll try an alternative.




