Plane Iron Test Sheet

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	O	P	Q	R	S	T	U	V	W	X	Y	Z	AA	AB	AC	AD	AE	AF	AG	AH	AI	AJ	AK	AL	AM	AN	AO	AP	AQ	AR	AT	AU	AV	AX	AY	AZ	BA	BB	BD	BE	BF	BG
1		Brand	Score	Price	Thickness	Keenness	Speed to 300	Final Sharpness	Sharpenability	Hardness	Source	Price	Thickness		Plane	Width		Strokes to 300	Final dullness	Average Keenness	Sharpen ability	Hardness	Run		Pre	40	80	120	160	200	240	280	320	360	400	used	Run	Runs	0	1	2	3	4	5				Name	Hardness	Edge Retention	Keenness	Sharpenablility
2		Brand	Score	Price	Thickness	Keenness	Speed to 300	Final Sharpness	Sharpenability	Hardness	Source	Price	Inches	mm	Size	Inches	mm	Strokes to 300	Final dullness	Average Keenness	Sharpen ability	Hardness	Durability														Edge Retention											Name	Hardness	Edge Retention	Keenness	Sharpenablility

3	1	Stanley Sweetheart	158	8	1	3	4	4	6	4	http://www.handtoolfinder.com/	Used	0.085	2.1	#3	1.74	44.3	160	352	170	1112	60.0	1		160	183	241	259	279	323	366	354	396	481	501	1.985	1		159	600	821	1020	1120	1225	Sharpness Key		Repair	Stanley Sweetheart	59.67	526.67	174.67	1278	886.33	1,062.67	1,165.00	1,278.33
4																						60.0	2		166	193	244	275	349	378	381	395	408	504	519	2.001	2		163	676	961	1030	1194	1267	100	Cuts every hair (75 Is sharpest steel posible)	Strop	Sheffield England Steel	59.00	484.67	147.67	1269
5																						59.0	3		198	207	210	281	275	320	387	403	480	520	560	2.003	3		176	644	877	1138	1181	1343	200	Will cut most hair, but will miss a few		Lie Nielsen	61.00	347.00	124.00	1212
6																						59.7	AVG	Stanley Sweetheart	175	194	232	272	301	340	378	384	428	502	527	1.996	AVG	Stanley Sweetheart	166	640	886	1063	1165	1278	300	Fine for most planning but too dull for difficult smoothing		Wood River	61.50	338.33	132.33	1182
7	2	Sheffield England Steel	137	5	10	5	1	4	6	3	http://www.handtoolfinder.com/	Used	0.180	4.5	Wood	2.23	56.8	40	337	148	1122	61.0	1		148	375	424	385	450	458	438	462	436	473	464	2.055	1		156	662	820	1047	1145	1199	400	Still cuts but you start to feel resistance	Fine Stone	DFM Tool Works	58.67	411.33	98.00	1239
8																						58.0	2		156	381	452	425	436	471	425	463	485	433	501	1.932	2		140	676	847	1055	1208	1288	500	Rarely let most planes get more dull than this	Coarse stone	Caliastro	65.33	428.00	252.33	1120
9																						58.0	3		139	350	398	403	410	465	466	431	488	445	489	1.857	3		146	628	848	1118	1205	1321	600	Might let a scrub plane get this dull	Coarse stone	Bench Dog	62.17	502.33	158.33	1190
10																						59.0	AVG	Sheffield England Steel	148	369	425	404	432	465	443	452	470	450	485	1.948	AVG	Sheffield England Steel	147	655	838	1073	1186	1269	700	Average joe thinks this is sharp	Extra coarse	Tay Tools	65.00	584.67	174.00	1130
11	3	Lie Nielsen	202	6	7	8	4	8	5	5	https://www.lie-nielsen.com/nodes/4104/lie-nielsen-replacement-blades	$40.00	0.125	3.1	#4	1.99	50.7	160	223	121	1094	61.0	1		124	215	298	289	316	301	281	292	297	341	340	2.07	1		104	538	769	973	1091	1212	800+	Fine screwdriver	Extra coarse	IBC	62.33	574.00	122.00	1175
12																						61.0	2		118	251	243	303	288	310	326	296	325	346	350	1.994	2		131	614	821	985	1123	1208				Hock High Carbon	61.67	375.33	125.33	1174
13																						61.0	3		130	191	260	277	316	294	328	312	289	327	351	2.073	3		121	561	767	1005	1105	1217				Hock A2 Cryo	67.83	397.00	118.00	998
14																						61.0	AVG	Lie Nielsen	124	219	267	290	307	302	312	300	304	338	347	2.046	AVG	Lie Nielsen	119	571	786	988	1106	1212				Union	59.33	536.67	151.00	1280
15	4	Wood River	190	8	7	6	2	8	4	5	https://amzn.to/2RO3GGF	$22.99	0.122	3.1	#4	1.98	50.4	80	206	134	1046	61.5	1		139	251	314	289	291	314	316	335	316	310	340	1.973	1		141	614	832	1018	1120	1176				Veritas PMV11	61.33	328.67	112.00	1198
16																						62.0	2		143	230	298	320	305	315	333	329	341	336	314	1.935	2		131	603	779	1002	1054	1162				Veritas O1	58.67	391.67	179.67	1295
17																						61.0	3		115	246	321	315	306	322	322	340	325	341	361	2.15	3		136	596	822	1014	1101	1208				Veritas A2	59.67	385.33	141.00	1255
18																						61.5	AVG	Wood River	132	242	311	308	301	317	324	335	327	329	338	2.019	AVG	Wood River	136	604	811	1011	1092	1182				Harbor Freight	61.67	#DIV/0!	232.00	1299
19	5	DFM Tool Works	156	5	3	10	3	5	7	3	https://dfmtoolworks.com/	$50.00	0.103	2.6	#4	1.99	50.7	120	313	99	1138	59.0	1		81	289	305	331	314	315	335	369	372	412	420	2.053	1		91	579	816	1055	1079	1246				Clifton	58.67	391.33	177.67	1330
20																						59.0	2		110	265	305	320	322	334	349	351	359	391	401	2.07	2		104	607	827	1064	1110	1221				Japanese	55.00	446.00	137.33	1399
21																						58.0	3		103	266	291	315	311	349	339	366	381	420	413	1.944	3		107	642	811	1079	1172	1250				Ray Iles	59.50	398.33	166.67	1286
22																						58.7	AVG	DFM Tool Works	98	273	300	322	316	333	341	362	371	408	411	2.022	AVG	DFM Tool Works	101	609	818	1066	1120	1239				kimmonsh O1	59.83	421.00	172.67	1297
23	6	Caliastro	183	9	2	1	2	9	2	8	https://amzn.to/33zOqmc	$5.99	0.095	2.3	#4	1.89	50.3	80	176	206	961	65.0	1		251	285	370	357	386	391	409	382	395	408	419	1.918	1		161	603	772	932	1042	1120				kimmonsh A2	60.33	359.67	127.33	1237
24																						66.0	2		245	263	369	381	366	404	421	431	425	429	435	2.067	2		148	559	725	939	1009	1119				Tay Tools Cryo	64.00	420.67	178.00	1155
25																						65.0	3		261	280	359	361	391	399	411	423	422	433	430	2.099	3		168	609	765	977	1023	1120				Grizzly	66.67	452.33	174.33	1073
26																						65.3	AVG	Caliastro	252	276	366	366	381	398	414	412	414	423	428	2.028	AVG	Caliastro	159	590	754	949	1025	1120				Narex	60.83	366.00	146.33	1224
27	7	Bench Dog	138	8	6	4	1	4	4	6	https://www.rockler.com/replacement-blade-40-402-for-bench-dog-40-401-no-4-smoothing-plane	$15.99	0.120	3.0	#4	1.96	49.9	40	344	156	1038	62.0	1		166	383	464	461	483	465	435	444	465	504	538	1.931	1		149	587	808	1001	1079	1182
28																						61.5	2		150	299	381	445	441	453	445	449	483	491	490	2.148	2		146	587	801	1033	1127	1226
29																						63.0	3		159	356	420	456	450	455	449	460	461	488	479	2.128	3		163	611	814	963	1082	1163
30																						62.2	AVG	Bench Dog	158	346	422	454	458	458	443	451	470	494	502	2.069	AVG	Bench Dog	153	595	808	999	1096	1190
31	8	Tay Tools	110	8	6	3	1	2	2	8	https://lddy.no/p5ga	$17.99	0.121	3.0	#4	1.98	50.3	40	411	168	967	66.0	1		176	385	514	521	541	550	543	550	568	598	599	1.924	1		166	542	730	961	1012	1078
32																						64.0	2		165	366	498	519	556	551	561	555	573	571	583	1.95	2		157	618	759	981	1090	1181
33																						65.0	3		181	384	488	536	530	549	544	560	559	567	572	2.106	3		165	616	783	970	1050	1131
34																						65.0	AVG	Tay Tools	174	378	500	525	542	550	549	555	567	579	585	1.993	AVG	Tay Tools	163	592	757	971	1051	1130
35	9	IBC	112	6	3	8	3	1	4	6	https://www.ibctools.ca/product/ibc-blades-that-fit-older-stanleyrecord-bench-planes/	$41.90	0.102	2.6	#4	1.98	50.4	120	452	121	1055	62.0	1		112	241	301	334	380	426	480	491	523	567	580	1.874	1		110	557	806	952	1037	1158
36																						63.0	2		123	250	287	314	364	427	455	500	514	547	561	2.151	2		129	577	752	971	1091	1182
37																						62.0	3		131	239	277	341	379	419	464	487	533	553	581	1.891	3		121	566	751	944	1063	1184
38																						62.3	AVG	IBC	122	243	288	330	374	424	466	493	523	556	574	1.972	AVG	IBC	120	567	770	956	1064	1175
39	10	Hock High Carbon	168	6	2	7	3	7	4	5	http://www.hocktools.com/products/bp.html	$40.00	0.095	2.4	#4	1.99	50.6	120	250	124	1051	61.0	1		120	319	311	310	303	326	340	363	380	363	379	2.046	1		119	578	821	1031	1077	1162
40																						62.0	2		123	250	280	303	311	315	327	351	349	369	381	1.929	2		126	557	799	1000	1045	1165
41																						62.0	3		133	244	282	291	301	322	319	333	350	377	366	2.046	3		125	561	822	992	1104	1195
42																						61.7	AVG	Hock High Carbon	125	271	291	301	305	321	329	349	360	370	375	2.007	AVG	Hock High Carbon	123	565	814	1008	1075	1174
43	11	Hock A2 Cryo	157	5	2	8	5	6	1	10	http://www.hocktools.com/products/bp.html	$51.00	0.092	2.3	#3	1.75	44.47	200	279	116	884	68.0	1		136	153	206	281	320	324	372	380	382	355	389	2.061	1		103	482	669	812	929	963
44																						67.5	2		112	143	214	305	287	299	356	361	385	398	406	1.886	2		121	490	702	847	942	1031
45																						68.0	3		106	122	198	253	291	333	315	394	388	412	396	1.854	3		118	500	704	810	913	1001
46																						67.8	AVG	Hock A2 Cryo	118	139	206	280	299	319	348	378	385	388	397	1.934	AVG	Hock A2 Cryo	114	491	692	823	928	998
47	12	Union	128	5	7	5	3	2	6	3	https://www.unionmfgco.com/products	$50.00	0.123	3.0	#3	1.74	44.37	120	386	152	1128	59.0	1		157	215	255	315	292	365	441	517	523	489	536	1.907	1		151	684	841	1039	1171	1289
48																						59.0	2		146	185	245	299	320	308	388	409	499	486	520	2.043	2		146	650	869	1080	1196	1301
49																						60.0	3		150	223	263	296	300	370	420	487	503	561	554	2.013	3		159	645	875	1057	1184	1250
50																						59.3	AVG	Union	151	208	254	303	304	348	416	471	508	512	537	1.988	AVG	Union	152	660	862	1059	1184	1280
51	13	Veritas PMV11	196	5	7	9	4	8	5	5	https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/shop/tools/hand-tools/planes/blades/42607-stanley-record-bench-plane-blades-made-by-veritas	$50.50	0.126	3.2	#4	2	50.8	160	217	112	1086	62.0	1		113	146	181	218	295	335	277	305	283	276	319	2.122	1		98	523	785	937	1071	1133
52																						61.0	1		125	136	194	195	309	321	296	342	291	341	326	1.971	2		124	610	810	964	1122	1237
53																						61.0	2		98	148	169	221	298	302	337	316	306	308	341	1.864	3		114	596	826	969	1058	1224
54																						61.3	AVG	Veritas PMV11	112	143	181	211	301	319	303	321	293	308	329	1.986	AVG	Veritas PMV11	112	576	807	957	1084	1198
55	14	Veritas O1	184	6	4	2	3	8	6	3	https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/shop/tools/hand-tools/planes/blades/42607-stanley-record-bench-plane-blades-made-by-veritas	$37.50	0.110	2.8	#4	2	50.8	120	212	178	1119	59.0	3		197	214	281	307	318	336	369	377	354	371	391	2.096	1		162	622	908	1083	1228	1274
56																						58.0	2		167	200	265	309	329	341	336	361	362	370	403	2.118	2		187	664	888	1098	1274	1318
57																						59.0	3		175	215	267	297	305	322	334	355	360	377	381	1.869	3		179	641	859	1128	1221	1294
58																						58.7	AVG	Veritas O1	180	210	271	304	317	333	346	364	359	373	392	2.028	AVG	Veritas O1	176	642	885	1103	1241	1295
59	15	Veritas A2	189	6	4	7	4	7	6	4	https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/shop/tools/hand-tools/planes/blades/42607-stanley-record-bench-plane-blades-made-by-veritas	$37.50	0.111	2.8	#4	2	50.9	160	244	132	1132	59.0	1		136	177	206	281	320	324	372	380	382	355	389	1.995	1		129	652	836	1057	1175	1301
60																						60.0	2		131	168	215	261	299	315	365	351	378	381	381	2.048	2		125	643	844	1011	1136	1246
61																						60.0	3		156	198	202	253	286	330	376	346	370	388	386	2.007	3		115	626	805	1013	1105	1217
62																						59.7	AVG	Veritas A2	141	181	208	265	302	323	371	359	377	375	385	2.017	AVG	Veritas A2	123	640	828	1027	1139	1255
63	16	Harbor Freight	46	9	1	1	1	-5	5	5	https://www.harborfreight.com/no-33-bench-plane-97544.html	With Plane	0.085	2.1	#33	1.79	45.5	40	619	226	1079	61.0	1		229	340	490	520	640	721	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1		205	697	902	1049	1149	1297
64																						62.0	2		245	371	452	589	684	693	851	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2		236	670	866	1085	1166	1321
65																						62.0	3		222	367	422	651	780	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3		221	670	897	1057	1143	1280
66																						61.7	AVG	Harbor Freight	232	359	455	587	701	707	851	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	#DIV/0!	AVG	Harbor Freight	221	679	888	1064	1153	1299
67	17	Clifton	192	6	10	2	2	8	7	3	https://www.workshopheaven.com/clifton-2-inch-cryogenic-plane-iron.html	$43.55	0.152	3.9	#4	2	50.9	80	214	176	1156	59.0	1		192	299	312	303	327	319	341	355	348	372	381	2.062	1		163	635	871	1083	1163	1321
68																						58.0	2		156	285	299	315	320	322	334	344	357	362	391	1.949	2		185	716	927	1131	1217	1358
69																						59.0	3		185	306	297	330	327	336	347	349	356	375	402	2.138	3		175	636	898	1138	1214	1311
70																						58.7	AVG	Clifton	178	297	303	316	325	326	341	349	354	370	391	2.050	AVG	Clifton	174	662	899	1117	1198	1330
71	18	Tsunesaburo Laminated Japanese	146	4	3	7	1	5	10	1	https://www.workshopheaven.com/tsunesaburo-aogami-plane-blade-50mm-2.html	$63.07	0.101	2.6	#4	1.99	50.7	40	309	133	1271	56.0	1		138	320	390	387	390	405	410	409	423	441	437	2.002	1		128	619	939	1152	1233	1348
72																						54.0	2		132	296	367	399	404	413	421	420	431	437	444	2.065	2		139	727	983	1163	1267	1454
73																						55.0	3		142	315	359	389	401	412	412	427	439	446	457	1.902	3		118	689	913	1140	1252	1395
74																						55.0	AVG	Japanese	137	310	372	392	398	410	414	419	431	441	446	1.990	AVG	Japanese	128	678	945	1152	1251	1399
75	19	Ray Iles	180	7	5	4	1	8	6	3	https://www.classichandtools.com/acatalog/Ray-Iles-Replacement-Irons-RIRI.html#SID=236	$34.48	0.112	2.8	#4	2	50.7	40	232	161	1131	60.0	1		173	322	335	348	362	366	382	371	377	398	406	1.94	1		151	659	869	1089	1145	1283
76																						60.0	2		174	295	321	345	351	367	364	366	388	391	389	1.866	2		146	638	836	1012	1163	1249
77																						58.5	3		153	315	322	333	346	369	360	385	381	382	400	2.147	3		166	687	860	1066	1185	1325
78																						59.5	AVG	Ray Iles	167	311	326	342	353	367	369	374	382	390	398	1.984	AVG	Ray Iles	154	661	855	1056	1164	1286
79	20	kimmonsh O1	142	2	7	3	1	7	6	4	https://www.etsy.com/shop/Kimmonshandtools	$75.00	0.126	3.0	#4	1.99	50.6	40	248	173	1123	60.5	1		173	343	348	335	382	362	395	384	401	411	423	2.072	1		165	633	877	1040	1134	1282
80																						59.0	2		182	287	336	325	356	360	371	377	398	393	415	1.877	2		166	682	893	1110	1157	1332
81																						60.0	3		163	296	231	327	354	354	356	381	398	420	425	2.053	3		191	656	895	1061	1229	1278
82																						59.8	AVG	kimmonsh O1	173	309	305	329	364	359	374	381	399	408	421	2.001	AVG	kimmonsh O1	174	657	888	1070	1173	1297
83	21	kimmonsh A2	177	2	6	7	4	8	6	4	https://www.etsy.com/shop/Kimmonshandtools	$75.00	0.121	3.0	#4	1.99	50.7	160	232	126	1112	60.5	1		125	294	291	306	335	328	340	344	346	369	365	1.989	1		115	588	826	1024	1092	1243
84																						60.0	2		130	265	283	288	315	328	330	336	349	347	359	2.135	2		126	638	846	1035	1151	1227
85																						60.5	3		127	271	280	300	314	313	321	340	350	357	355	1.936	3		135	589	807	1057	1113	1241
86																						60.3	AVG	kimmonsh A2	127	277	285	298	321	323	330	340	348	358	360	2.020	AVG	kimmonsh A2	125	605	826	1039	1119	1237
87	22	Tay Tools Cryo	142	5	5	3	1	7	3	7	https://lddy.no/cdid	To be Released	0.113	2.8	#4	1.96	50.0	40	243	172	988	65.0	1		193	321	361	384	411	425	403	445	417	429	427	1.864	1		163	563	770	961	1036	1122
88																						64.0	2		175	316	371	395	406	419	415	413	407	411	415	1.946	2		155	566	776	990	1038	1171
89																						63.0	3		166	320	366	392	397	405	414	406	421	417	420	2.097	3		181	603	795	984	1127	1171
90																						64.0	AVG	Tay Tools Cryo	178	319	366	390	405	416	411	421	415	419	421	1.969	AVG	Tay Tools Cryo	166	577	780	978	1067	1155
91	23	Grizzly	140	9	1	3	1	6	1	9	https://www.grizzly.com/products/stanley-plane-replacement-blade-for-t22600-and-t22601/t29126	$11.95	0.078	2.0	#4	1.97	50.2	40	278	169	910	67.0	1		168	367	371	313	358	373	420	411	426	437	451	2.037	1		153	579	720	894	948	1058
92																						66.0	2		175	325	356	381	365	385	391	423	429	422	462	2.098	2		155	584	774	911	1026	1089
93																						67.0	3		180	371	377	376	367	388	406	413	402	431	444	1.899	3		181	560	781	911	999	1073
94																						66.7	AVG	Grizzly	174	354	368	357	363	382	406	416	419	430	452	2.011	AVG	Grizzly	163	574	758	905	991	1073
95	24	Narex	185	4	7	5	4	8	5	4	Not On sale yet	?	0.129	3.2	#4	1.88	48.0	160	220	144	1082	60.0	1		145	202	250	285	311	304	319	325	333	351	360	1.933	1		151	649	828	1064	1167	1278
96																						61.5	2		138	195	261	267	315	321	327	336	340	356	371	1.961	2		141	572	779	1031	1068	1218
97																						61.0	3		156	202	271	291	320	336	341	344	339	361	367	1.902	3		133	566	812	1046	1124	1175
98																						60.8	AVG	Narex	146	200	261	281	315	320	329	335	337	356	366	1.932	AVG	Narex	142	596	806	1047	1120	1224
99	25	LAKE ERIE TOOLWORKS	220	2	3	10	10	10	1	5	https://www.lakeerietoolworks.com/?rfsn=7002427.c12607&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=7002427.c12607	$79.99	0.101	2.5	#4.5	2.376	60.4	400	203	106	929	61.7	1		96	122	145	183	206	225	268	241	268	283	304	1.927	1		108	542	696	898	1000	1042
100																						61.8	2		110	130	128	195	240	238	261	259	279	294	320	1.951	2		99	583	685	862	980	1027