Taytools #2 Premium Bedrock Style Flat top Smoothing Plane Bench Plane - 7-1/2" Long Sole, 1-5/8" Wide Blade Cryo O1 Steel

Check out Yoav Liberman's Taylor Toolworks Bench Plane Review and guidance on fine-tuning these planes, featured in a Fine Woodworking article.

The "BR" Series Hand Planes are modeled after the legendary Stanley Bedrock planes, produced from 1898 to 1945. Renowned as the "top of the line" in Stanley’s lineup, Bedrock planes remain highly sought after by woodworkers and collectors. These planes are distinguished by their robust construction, increased weight, enhanced rigidity, and signature flat-top side design. Another key feature is the innovative frog adjustment mechanism, which allows precise mouth adjustments without removing the iron.

This #2 Smoothing Plane is the smallest in the Bedrock series, making it perfect for fine detail work where larger planes would be cumbersome. Ideal for tasks like smoothing small surfaces, edges, or intricate areas on furniture and joinery, the compact size of the #2 allows it to excel in tight spaces. It’s particularly useful for refining small joints such as dovetails and tenons. Woodworkers who create small crafts, musical instruments, or toys appreciate the #2 for its precision and ease of handling. Its smaller size also makes it an excellent choice for children or users with smaller hands.

It's the perfect tool to remove minor imperfections, tool marks and chatter left by other planes or machinery. When finely tuned, it can take very thin shavings and create a smooth, polished and ready to finish surface.

The body and frog are made from ductile cast iron. The sole and sides are precision-lapped flat across the entire length of the plane. Measuring 7-1/2" long, 2" wide, and weighing 3.125 pounds, this plane strikes the perfect balance of size and mass for tackling a variety of finishing tasks.

The knob and tote are crafted from Sapele wood, then finished and hand-rubbed to provide a surface that feels as good as it looks. The 0.120"-thick, 2"-wide cryogenically treated O1 steel iron is hardened and tempered to 54-58 HRc, will take a keen edge and offers easy sharpening and superior edge retention.

The frog and its seating are designed based on the early Stanley Bedrock planes. This approach provides fully machined, full-surface contact between the frog and the body, ensuring maximum stability for the cutting iron. Paired with a robust 1/8"-thick iron and cap iron, this setup significantly minimizes chatter and tearout, resulting in one of the most rigid and efficient frog clamping systems available in any bench plane.

This design also allows the cutting iron to advance for an almost "zero-clearance" mouth opening, enabling the creation of exceptionally fine shavings, even on dense or challenging woods. Furthermore, the mouth opening can be adjusted without disassembling the frog and iron assembly. To adjust, simply loosen the two outer screws at the back of the frog seating pad, then turn the central screw clockwise to reduce the mouth size or counterclockwise to enlarge it.

⚠️WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov