Where are Stanley block planes made?

The block planes and the shoulder plane will list for $99. The planes will be available through woodworking specialty stores, not home centers. Company officials said the tools A2 irons will be made in England and the plane bodies will be made in Mexico.

Are Bench Dog planes any good?

The planes have good bones, with bodies cast from durable ductile iron and hefty blades made of good steel that is, for the most part, ground well, with the backs requiring only 5 to 10 minutes of lapping and a few more to hone. The planes were cleanly machined, although not all soles were flat or sides square.

What do you use a bench plane for?

Bench planes are used to flatten and smooth broad wood surfaces and narrow edges. Long bench planes are best suited for smoothing very long surfaces and edges. Specialty planes, such as a shoulder plane or rabbet plane, have plane irons (blades) that come flush with the edges of the tool.

Is Black and Decker made in USA?

Stanley Black & Decker is a leading global manufacturer of hand and power tools, industrial equipment, and engineered fastening solutions, and we have recently increased our manufacturing in the U.S. so that roughly 40% of what we sell in the U.S., we make in the U.S. with global materials.