Mujingfang Taiwanese Style Flat Profile Ebony Plane With HSS Blade 245mm

Taiwanese style planes have a simple iron secured with a metal wedge very similar to a Japanese chipbreaker, the difference is that on a Japanese plane the iron is held independently and the chipbreaker can be removed or added at will, on a Taiwanese plane it is just there to hold the iron in place. If you are just getting started with oriental planes, these are a great place to begin. The HSS iron is hardened to RC63-64, well within the RC70 that the steel is potentially capable of but still harder than most tool steels. With this heat treatment the HSS delivers a very pleasant balance of edge retention, sharpenability and toughness. Length: 254mm Width: 58mm Bedding Angle: 42.5deg Iron: 1-7/8″ / 48mm solid HSS

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