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title: "STANLEY Hand Planer, SpokeShave, Flat Base (12-951)"
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# 13.5" x 14.7" 0.85 lbs Manual Power STANLEY Hand Planer, SpokeShave, Flat Base (12-951)

**Brand:** stanley
**Price:** A$74
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 🔧 Elevate Your Craft with STANLEY's Precision!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** STANLEY Hand Planer, SpokeShave, Flat Base (12-951) by stanley
- **How much does it cost?** A$74 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
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## Best For

- stanley enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted stanley brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Durable Build:** Crafted from a blend of high-quality materials, ensuring longevity and reliability.
- • **Versatile Use:** Perfect for woodworking enthusiasts and professionals alike, tackling various materials effortlessly.
- • **Ergonomic Design:** Designed with a comfortable metal handle for extended use without fatigue.
- • **Compact & Lightweight:** Weighing in at just 0.85 lbs, it's easy to maneuver and store.
- • **Precision Craftsmanship:** Engineered for flawless finishes, this hand planer is your go-to for professional-grade results.

## Overview

The STANLEY Hand Planer, SpokeShave, Flat Base (12-951) is a modern, manual tool designed for woodworking professionals and hobbyists. Weighing only 0.85 pounds and featuring a durable metal handle, this hand planer offers precision and comfort for all your woodworking needs. With dimensions of 13.5 x 14.7 x 1.2 inches, it’s compact enough for easy handling and storage, making it an essential addition to any toolkit.

## Description

Product Description Spoke Shave desertcart.com The Stanley SpokeShave with Flat Base is a woodworking handtool designed for curved work, such as shaping chair seats and legs. Its cutters are 2-1/8 inches in width and are fully adjustable for depth of cut and thickness of shavings; its blades are also replaceable. The tool measures 10 inches in length and comes with a vinyl pouch for protection during storage. It includes a limited lifetime warranty. From the Manufacturer The Stanley Works, originally a bolt and door hardware manufacturing company located in New Britain, Connecticut; was founded in 1843 by Frederick T. Stanley. A few years later, in 1857, Frederick’s cousin, Henry Stanley, founded The Stanley Rule and Level Company. In 1920, The Rule and Level Company merged with The Stanley Works and would go on to become it’s famous Hand Tools Division. Over the years, The Stanley Works has produced some of the most innovative and useful tools ever made. Among these tools are the Bailey Plane, the Surform shaper, the PowerLock tape rule and most recently the FatMax line of products. Today, more than ever, Stanley continues to be an industry leader in tool innovation. In 2001, Stanley introduced more than 100 new products, bringing to 400 the number of new products introduced in the past four years. As a direct result of Stanley’s commitment to excellence, Stanley was awarded the Prestigious Golden Hammer Award, presented for New Product Innovation in both 2000 and 2001.

Review: Works great for a $15 spoke shave - Package arrived undamaged. Features are well made with NO obvious defects. The "as received" good condition prompted me to test it as received without performing any further rework or "tuning up." OUT OF THE BOX FIRST USE -- Without honing the iron / blade I set it up and started making shavings on a test piece of wolmanized 2x4. Much to my delight it worked great! For a $15 spoke shave at this price point to work well out-of-the-box was unexpected. A new edge on the blade and proper honing will enable thinner shavings. For occasional use this low cost tool is ideal. Remember to use it with the grain and to draw it or push it at about a 45 degree angle to get things started. Also, you can vary the reveal of the iron or blade so one side shaves more wood than the other. In a normal hand plane you strive for even exposure. This spoke shave tip is helpful for rounding square stock. You can be aggressive with the blade size that has more exposure and then switch to the lesser side when finishing the surface. Lastly, a quick rag wipe of 3 in 1 oil on the sole helps to reduce the likelihood of chatter. Sharpening the iron (aka, the blade for purists) -- it is too small to fit either of the scarey sharp fixtures I own so I had to free hand sharpen on my Worksharp 3000. The original cutting edge came sharpened to a 25 degree angle. It came with a decent cutting edge. I flattened the back of the iron and the freehand sharpened the bevel. I flipped it over to deburr and reinstalled it in the spoke shave. I was able to make long thin shavings in pine pushing or pulling. Impressive! My Stanley spoke shave had proper quality control. That is, the adjusting screws, iron and mouth were properly made and the extent of "tune up" was sharpening the iron. Reading the reviews one would conclude there tends to be piece-to-piece variability. That is, some are great and are ready-to-use while some are real stinkers. If you get one and it is not acceptable just return it for another or get a refund. Mine is proof that you can get a reasonably priced spoke shave that works quite well as received. A simple vinyl plastic sleeve that snaps closed is included which protects the tool when stored in your tool box or on a tool tray.
Review: Stanley #151 Spokeshave - good tool after tuning. - Stanley #151 Spokeshave. Judging from the other reviews here the quality control on these must be a bit random. The one I received was not perfect out of the box nor was it worthless junk. All the parts and pieces were there but the casting were a little rough in spots. Of course the blade needed some attention, like all new plane blades, chisels, etc. Was factory sharp, but not really usable. It took me a couple of hours to tune the spokeshave and now it works very well, at least is more than just usable for me. The bottom was cupped a bit so needed flattening. The bed behind the iron had a few bumps from casting and the paint was very thick and uneven. A few minutes with a small file took care of that. The cap iron was also a bit rough and looked like they dip painted it and just let the paint run. Ended up taking that part to the belt sander to remove most of the paint on the back and get it somewhat flat. Sharpening the blade wasn’t too hard after I screwed it to a short board so it would fit in my sharpening jig. Re-ground the bevel as it wasn’t even all the way across. Fixing that and flattening the back took the most time here, but once done I was able to sharpen and hone to a very good edge pretty quickly. After tuning it works very well. I like the adjustment screws, with a little fiddling around got so I could really fine tune the cut. Now I can get some very thin feathery savings and leaves the stock glass smooth. So far I’ve used this on a pine board, some mahogany, and oak. Worked well on all three, minor tear out on the pine, but I think that was me getting used to this tool. (and probably not paying enough attention to the direction of the grain). Changes I’d suggest - First they could keep about half of the paint, way too thick on the parts that need to fit. Second the cap iron has shoulders that don’t meet with the shoulders in the mouth so the cap iron could be a bit wider. The castings could be a bit smoother, but on an in-expensive tool like this it’s not a deal breaker to me. All in all I think this is a good tool and a very good price. After a bit of tweaking and tuning it’s probably a better tool than my skills.

## Features

- Designed for curved work, such as shaping chair seats and legs
- Cutters are fully adjustable for depth of cut and thickness of shavings
- Flat base for flat and convex surfaces
- Comes with a vinyl pouch that protects plane when not in use

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00002X1ZG |
| Base Material | Cast Iron |
| Best Sellers Rank | #756,663 in Tools & Home Improvement ( See Top 100 in Tools & Home Improvement ) #133 in Power Handheld Planers |
| Brand | STANLEY |
| Brand Name | STANLEY |
| Color | Black |
| Customer Reviews | 4.2 out of 5 stars 902 Reviews |
| Cutting width | 2.13 Inches |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00076174129519 |
| Included Components | Spoke Shave plane |
| Item Type Name | STANLEY Hand Planer, SpokeShave, Flat Base (12-951) |
| Item Weight | 13.6 ounces |
| Manufacturer | Stanley |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 12-951 |
| Manufacturer Warranty Description | Manufacturer |
| Material | Blend |
| Material Type | Blend |
| Model Number | 12-951 |
| Power Source | manual |
| Style | Classic |
| Style Name | Classic |
| UPC | 787721813682 076174129519 713976532474 754262189309 724137142968 699994320975 094700743978 797267530912 752913174247 043953796866 758710429634 602461087691 |
| Unit Count | 1.0 Count |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** STANLEY
- **Material:** Blend
- **Color:** Multi
- **Item Weight:** 0.85 Pounds
- **Style:** Modern

## Images

![STANLEY Hand Planer, SpokeShave, Flat Base (12-951) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Ry72RLXLL.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Does this product have lead paint?**
A: No. Lead based paint has been banned by the Federal government since 1978. and why would you care unless you were going to chew on it?

**Q: It states corded-electric. is this 120 or 240v? if it is 120v, bring a high power toll doest it require a 20a breaker or can it run off 15a?**
A: The 12-951 is not electric, it is a hand tool.

**Q: What is the width of the blade?**
A: 2.125 "

**Q: Is the casting really as good as the photographed sample-model?**
A: Hello, the 12-951 is as it looks in the photos.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Works great for a $15 spoke shave
*by P***0 on February 9, 2017*

Package arrived undamaged. Features are well made with NO obvious defects. The "as received" good condition prompted me to test it as received without performing any further rework or "tuning up." OUT OF THE BOX FIRST USE -- Without honing the iron / blade I set it up and started making shavings on a test piece of wolmanized 2x4. Much to my delight it worked great! For a $15 spoke shave at this price point to work well out-of-the-box was unexpected. A new edge on the blade and proper honing will enable thinner shavings. For occasional use this low cost tool is ideal. Remember to use it with the grain and to draw it or push it at about a 45 degree angle to get things started. Also, you can vary the reveal of the iron or blade so one side shaves more wood than the other. In a normal hand plane you strive for even exposure. This spoke shave tip is helpful for rounding square stock. You can be aggressive with the blade size that has more exposure and then switch to the lesser side when finishing the surface. Lastly, a quick rag wipe of 3 in 1 oil on the sole helps to reduce the likelihood of chatter. Sharpening the iron (aka, the blade for purists) -- it is too small to fit either of the scarey sharp fixtures I own so I had to free hand sharpen on my Worksharp 3000. The original cutting edge came sharpened to a 25 degree angle. It came with a decent cutting edge. I flattened the back of the iron and the freehand sharpened the bevel. I flipped it over to deburr and reinstalled it in the spoke shave. I was able to make long thin shavings in pine pushing or pulling. Impressive! My Stanley spoke shave had proper quality control. That is, the adjusting screws, iron and mouth were properly made and the extent of "tune up" was sharpening the iron. Reading the reviews one would conclude there tends to be piece-to-piece variability. That is, some are great and are ready-to-use while some are real stinkers. If you get one and it is not acceptable just return it for another or get a refund. Mine is proof that you can get a reasonably priced spoke shave that works quite well as received. A simple vinyl plastic sleeve that snaps closed is included which protects the tool when stored in your tool box or on a tool tray.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stanley #151 Spokeshave - good tool after tuning.
*by C***K on February 12, 2019*

Stanley #151 Spokeshave. Judging from the other reviews here the quality control on these must be a bit random. The one I received was not perfect out of the box nor was it worthless junk. All the parts and pieces were there but the casting were a little rough in spots. Of course the blade needed some attention, like all new plane blades, chisels, etc. Was factory sharp, but not really usable. It took me a couple of hours to tune the spokeshave and now it works very well, at least is more than just usable for me. The bottom was cupped a bit so needed flattening. The bed behind the iron had a few bumps from casting and the paint was very thick and uneven. A few minutes with a small file took care of that. The cap iron was also a bit rough and looked like they dip painted it and just let the paint run. Ended up taking that part to the belt sander to remove most of the paint on the back and get it somewhat flat. Sharpening the blade wasn’t too hard after I screwed it to a short board so it would fit in my sharpening jig. Re-ground the bevel as it wasn’t even all the way across. Fixing that and flattening the back took the most time here, but once done I was able to sharpen and hone to a very good edge pretty quickly. After tuning it works very well. I like the adjustment screws, with a little fiddling around got so I could really fine tune the cut. Now I can get some very thin feathery savings and leaves the stock glass smooth. So far I’ve used this on a pine board, some mahogany, and oak. Worked well on all three, minor tear out on the pine, but I think that was me getting used to this tool. (and probably not paying enough attention to the direction of the grain). Changes I’d suggest - First they could keep about half of the paint, way too thick on the parts that need to fit. Second the cap iron has shoulders that don’t meet with the shoulders in the mouth so the cap iron could be a bit wider. The castings could be a bit smoother, but on an in-expensive tool like this it’s not a deal breaker to me. All in all I think this is a good tool and a very good price. After a bit of tweaking and tuning it’s probably a better tool than my skills.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent value- with a little tuning
*by M***J on October 25, 2013*

I owned two spokeshaves before I bought this- the Kunz 151 Flat Spokeshave and the Kunz Round Bottom Spokeshave , both of which perform fairly well, after some time spent tuning them. I've had them for over 20 years, and they do a good job of shaping. But setting them up and adjusting the blade can be an annoying, hit or miss affair as you tap the blade one way and then another, trying to get thin shavings and avoid chatter when cutting. My search on Amazon led me to the Stanley, which offers two screw adjustments that promised to make using it much easier than using the Kunz spokeshaves. I was a bit concerned about the quality, given the negative reviews, and the fact that it's not made in England by Record anymore, but decided to order it anyway. I could always return it if it turned out to be junk. It's not junk. It's a very well made spokeshave, especially considering the low price- cheaper than the non-adjustible Kunz units. And it's not made in China, either. As delivered, the sole showed a lot of rough machining marks, so the first step was to flatten the sole, which I accomplished with my inexpensive Harbor Freight diamond hone block. (This is bargain at $10, BTW.) I went from 200 to 600 grit in four steps and got a mirror-smooth surface in no time. Next step was to flatten the back of the blade, also using the diamond block, and hone the edge. The result of perhaps 20 minutes of work is a really fine performing spokeshave for very little money. I'm currently using the Stanley to shape wooden bows for archery, which it does very well, cutting smoothly on a variety of woods. If this tool cost $35 or $50, I'd only give it three or four stars, but at the asking price it's a five-star value. I doubt you can find a better spokeshave for twice the money.

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