Kunz #80 Cabinet Scraper Plane

After sharpening iron works very nicely

The Kunz No.80 cabinet scraper arrived today, I was so excited as I had work to do. I had been down a while after dropping and shattering my trusted Stanley No.80 of a couple decades. I set to work setting an edge to the iron and forming a burr. Imagine my shock when it would not scrape a shaving. The adjuster screw IS NOT in the correct position. I had read a review that mentioned this but figured it was a one off. Nope, my scraper has the same issue. one could get perhaps .020" deflection in the iron. And that was not easy to do given the type of adjuster screw provided.I would not consider this scraper a good value.The Iron comes without an edge, so it is nowhere close to sharp, not a quick taskThe build quality seems poor, The sole is as rough as a cobb, I am not impressed. I did not attempt to fix that.The blade is, in my opinion too thick, perhaps to reduce chatter? Not an issue I've ever had, but props for trying.Now for the good. It had a nice feel to it and I am disappointed that it did not work out.The finish was very nice, and I liked the color. But it has to go back, and I will seek and alternative solution. The Melbourne Tool scrapers look nice, with great reviews, just have to wait for it.

Works amazingly to produce a finish surface across grain changes and knots.Some reviews bemoan the fact that this does just come with a metal rectangle instead of a ready-to-use blade. If you're to the point where you would buy this and use it and somehow not at the point where you feel comfortable using a file and a burnisher, no, you probably shouldn't get this.I found the experience of learning how to put a proper edge on the blade immensely satisfying. You're going to have to eventually do that anyway, so why not just learn to do it?Finally, there's something nice and honest about a big metal tool from Germany in a plain box. If you don't like the sound of that, this is not the tool for you. (But get it anyway because you'll learn to love it.)

This this is way better than a card scraper alone, much more aggressive and better results with a smooth finish. My first use had a bit of a learning curve to it and I almost thought of returning it. But after about an hour of playing with it I learned how to use it, Youtube was helpful as well. This thing is great and I am glad I bought it. It will not replace a card scraper completely though because a card scraper still lets you get right up into the corners and edges. This will make scraping much faster though and effortless on your hands. I know bending the card with my thumbs was painful after a while. This is almost Identical to my friends old Stanley #80, even the casting marks. Only difference is that the card is a little thicker on this and the color.

Nothing really disappointed me. I suppose I could do anything I needed to do with this tool. Keep it sharp and smooth though.

I have yet to use it. Appearance and feel are good.

Well It's not perfect but it does the job after I adjusted it and changed the angle on the blade it does much better! I got some help from Paul Sellers[...] the point is the blade comes from the factory with a straight blade with a slight edge I quote from Paul,.Following the blog I did to redress concerns I had with the Kunz #80 cabinet scrapers, I received some questions because the manufacturers decided to send out the scrapers with square-ground edges instead of with the 45-degree standard bevel required for the scraper to function correctly. The makers may not know this but in my view this would be the equivalent of planemakers or chisel makers sending out their plane edges and edge tools with square edges and no bevels too. I wonder how many people would buy them if they did that. This inappropriate manufacturing then prompted some of you to question why we do indeed use a 45-degree bevel on the cabinet scraper when we use a more standard square edge on card scraper edges? The questions were perfectly legitimate because Kunz is the only maker I know of that doesn’t send instructions with their #80 cabinet scraper so those new to the tool will indeed be left floundering for obvious reasons." you can read more if you look it up on Paul Sellers.com he goes into it quite deeply and explains why you should put the 45 degree bevel and then turn the edge with a burnishing tool. and as he states there was no instructions with the plane when I received it!