STANLEY Bench Hand Planer 12-404 Number 4 Size 2 Inch Adjustable Cutter Smooth Flat Surface Cast Iron Edge Hardened Woodworking Wood Tool

Precision Ground Leveling Tool for Professional Woodworking and Surface Squaring

The STANLEY 12-404 Number 4 Adjustable Bench Plane delivers a reliable manual wood surfacing solution designed to serve as a primary leveling tool for structural woodworking and squaring operations. Featuring a 2 inch hardened and tempered steel cutter and a precision-ground cast-iron base, this manual tool profile smoothly shaves timber components to resolve rough surface defects and uneven joinery lines. The integrated quick-release cam-lock mechanism allows for rapid cutter iron extraction, while the manually adjustable depth assembly supplies micro-meter alignment control to optimize grain matching during intensive carpentry workflows.

Best Used For:

• Timber Surface Leveling: Shaving down rough-sawn lumber boards to form perfectly flat face grains across general joinery.
• Door and Framework Fitting: Trimming down proud hardwood or softwood edge profiles to resolve door frame binding anomalies.
• Precision Grain Alignment: Correcting fine surface variations and matching joints seamlessly on commercial wood tabletops.

Key Performance & Safety Features

• Cast-Iron Base: Machined with precision-ground sides and bottoms to maintain absolute geometric flatness during continuous planing cycles.
• Epoxy Coating Finish: Shielded with a baked protective layer to deliver industrial-grade resistance to abrasion and atmospheric moisture rust.
• Hardened Steel Cutter Edge: Forged from hardened, tempered tool steel to preserve cutting edge retention across dense hardwood materials.
• Manual Adjustable Control: Integrated manual adjuster knobs provide sensitive lateral and depth depth regulation for precise shaving control.
• Quick-Release Cam-Lock: Lever-actuated iron clamping mechanism allows for fast tool extraction during sharpening and honing routines.
• Polymer Ergonomic Grips: Contoured, high-impact polymer handles and tote knobs provide a secure handhold to increase linear planing control.

What's Included

• 1 STANLEY Number 4 Adjustable Bench Plane
• 1 2 Inch Hardened and Tempered Steel Cutting Iron

Technical Specifications