ギター製作のために、購入したものです。海外からの発送なので、少し時間が掛かることが有りますが、それも、仕方のないことです。商品はとても良いものです。

la fattura è abbastanza grossolana nelle finiture, ma essendo un prodotto economico non mi sorprende. spiacevole sorpresa con la lama che , dopo opportuna affilatura con mola ad acqua, si è "sdentata" al primo affronto con un microscopico nodo su un pezzo di abete usato per prova.

I gave 5 stars, because the following reasons:1 price, very low compared to other products, 2 even if I will need to rectify some of the surfaces, blade and the foot, the cast body seems well cast, good protected with the paint. 3 I like the fine adjustment possibility of this system.for the rest I will use it extensively on any project I may come up with...and it will be plenty of occasions....

I gave 5 stars, because the following reasons:1 price, very low compared to other products, 2 even if I will need to rectify some of the surfaces, blade and the foot, the cast body seems well cast, good protected with the paint. 3 I like the fine adjustment possibility of this system.for the rest I will use it extensively on any project I may come up with.

I bought one of these about 5 months ago when I was planning on getting into woodworking.I have been using it now for a bout 2 months, and while it worked OK when I got it first, I've been gradually tweaking, and improving it, filing down bits, flattening the blade, smoothening the sole, and the base, and making sure the blade is sitting flush on it, etc, and it's working great now.I usually buy vintage old tools, instead of new ones, and clean them up, like old planes, etc, but this was my only spokeshave until today, when my vintage Stanley spokeshave arrived. I cleaned it up, smoothened it and sharpened it, etc, expecting it to be better than this cheapo spokeshave, but it's not!I don't know what it is about this Silverline spokeshave, but it just feels more comfortable in the hand. Maybe it's that the metal in the handles are a bit thicker, I don't know, but it just feels better, more solid, and it seems to roll better in your palms and fingers when you guide it around a curve.The Stanley also still has some chetter, even though the blade is flat with the base, so it might work a bit better wghen I tweak it some more, but for now, bizarrely, this cheap one works better!Maybe it's that I'm just more used to using this spokeshave, I don't know, only time will tell, but I think I'd definitely reach for this before the Stanley. I'm sure the parts in this are a bit cheaper than those on the Stanley, and I'm not betting that it will last 100 years, like the Stanley, but if you're willing to put the work into tweaking this yourself, to get it perfect, then it's definitely recommended.If you just want something to use every now and again, and you're not bothered about it working absolutely perfect, then it's also recommended.I'm sure the manufacturing is not as stringent on these cheap spokeshaves, so you might get unlucky and end up with something that's broken, or with dodgy threads or something, but you can always get a refund if that's the case.If you want something that's perfect straight out of the box, then you should probably look at a Veritas or something expensive where somebody spends an hour tuning it up perfectly for you before it leaves the factory, but even then it might be perfect, but it might not be perfect for you.