They call those whispy. Thats so cool your granddaughter is into hand tools And dovetails. You given her something, a skill she will keep all her life. Well done.

 

Thanks for your reply. If you're talking about the shavings, the plane will easily do a full width shaving as seen in the plane.

 

I have my grandfather’s 100 year old #3 handplane. It worked pretty good with the original plane blade, but works much better with the Hock blade I put in it.

Good to hear that the Groz is good equipment.

 

Good to hear you have your grandfather's no# 3 and it still works for you. I have one that was a granddad's and haven't used it in years. I think I'll get it out of the plane till tomorrow and see how it goes. Thanks for your reply.

 

I bought a Groz #5 plane a while back. It took quite a bit of tuning to get it working well, but eventually I got it going. It's been pretty reliable. Groz used to get some bad reviews because the planes needed a lot of tuning, but I feel like I got a deal on price in dollars and just had to pay some elbow grease tax after purchase. I'm glad you're happy with yours, too.

 

Thanks for the info on the 5. I ordered our grand daughter one today. I feel like I was just lucky on her no#3 and was surprised all it needed was the iron honing. I'll let you know how it goes when it gets here Monday.

 

It’s really nice they put wooden handles on the plane, they are far better than the plastic ones I got with my 112 scraper. I had some leftover yellowheart from a guitar project and made a custom knob and tote for it. It’s really cool your granddaughter is liking woodworking, keeping the craft alive!

 

Thank you. Nice looking tote and knob.

 

I was googling today as old retired fogies do, and noticed there are a lot of inexpensive probably Chinese made hand planes on the market. It looks like OP got a good one.

One thing that struck me was the new planes from Jorgensen, the clamp guys. Yeah, the clamp guys! They have a new No.4, a 9 1/2 block plane, and a 3 1/2” block plane that would be great for trim carpentry, or model making, or teaching kids, or when you need to take a small shaving on small work. This is a step above other small hand planes in that it has a blade adjuster, a thicker blade, and a lever cap with a ‘palm swell’ for increased comfort. Cool. And, it’s Clemson orange (Or Pumpkin Show orange). Which may not matter to some, or most, but the bright color should make it much easier to find than a small gray plane in a large dark toolbox.

Of course I bought one, at $15 who wouldn’t? I’ll report back on the performance of the plane after Amazon delivers it.

 

I also bought one of these tiny Jorgies. Did not take much work to get it to take nice fluffies, though it does not get used much.

 

For the price, hat Jorgensen 102 looks like a real bargain.

One of my children bought me a Lie-Nielsen 102 block plane as a special gift. They did not know that I already had a Lie-Nielsen 60-1/2 block plane, my only "nice" hand plane. (I got it at a club auction. My other hand planes are old semi-restored ones from not-so-great years.)

I finally took it out and set it up a couple months ago. The LN 102 appears larger than the Jorgensen 102 shown above. I like the small size and feel of the LN 102 ... and it fits in an apron pocket, unlike the 60-1/2. I used it yesterday to trim off rough tearout from angle drilling with a countersink bit. Zhoop, zhoop, zhoop ... the tearout was gone and the surface was smooth.

Lie-Nielsen also makes a model 101 "violin maker's plane" that is small and may be the same size as the Jorgensen 102.

My LN 102 costs $160. The LN 101 costs $125. You can pick up that Jorgensen 102 for $15 at Lowe's. Which do you think is the better value? (Hint: If I had not received the LN as a gift, I would have bought the Jorgensen 102 for myself.)

Those tiny hand planes are handy for trimming off the little bits that stick up. They are also useful for softening or chamfering edges.

If you are interested in small block planes, this is an interesting design that caught my eye a few months ago. My thought was that you could remove the side panels and use it like the 102 too. I did not like that they used aluminum for the sole. I considered it, but did not buy one. See:
https://bridgecitytools.com/products/hp-8-mini-block-plane