The Luban #60-½ Low Angle Block Plane is a really useful tool. Block Planes are always amongst the first woodworking bench tools that people invest in and they are a have-to-have in the basic toolkit for most types of woodworking.
With it's fully adjustable mouth, when finely set, this Block Plane is capable of easily dealing with end grain and tear-out problems.
Block Planes are used for chamfering waste to eliminate breakout, tidying up the ends of boards after cutting to length, and fixing any slight inaccuracies from the earlier stages of production. Their short sole makes them ideal for tidying up little patches of tear-out and their relatively light weight means that after a while you almost use them without thinking.
T10 Steel, also known as Tool Steel or High Speed Steel is the designation for an alloy made of Carbon steel and Tungsten (W1 in the United States of America). The alloy contains a higher tenor of Carbon compared to other Carbon Steels (about 1%) and a small fraction of silicon (0.35%).
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Been using this block plane for number of months now and is one of my favourite hand tools.
Very good quality and produces fine shavings. For the budget conscious this is a very good alternative to the premier tools. Very happy