The reviews were mixed on this item, there were more positives than negatives so I decided to give it a try. The first thing I discovered was than the plane was made in Mexico. Just like other brand name tools, Stanley has taken their manufacturing of what used to be quality tools to foreign countries. No OHSA, no EPA, no vacation, no overtime pay, no employee benefits of any kind, just long hours until you drop dead and there is always someone waiting to take your place. SHAME ON YOU STANLEY! There are just as many Mexicans in the U.S. as there are in Mexico so they didn't have to move there. Now for the tool,...like others who expected a little quality in the tool, I found none. I fully expected to have to lap the sole of the plane, you have to do that with any new or vintage plane. It took a good hour of lapping to get the sole reasonably flat. The blade of course had to be honed as well. Upon reassembly I discovered that the blade does NOT extent below the mouth of the tool unless the mouth adjustment is set so the mouth is fully extended. Close it up just half way and the cutter jams against the mouth. So my question to Stanley is why is there an adjustable mouth when it is totally useless? With the mouth fully opened up you can extend the blade to take a fine shaving, provided you have flattened the sole and honed the blade. The lateral adjustment is a joke as well. I had already flattened the soul and honed the blade before discovering the flaw with the mouth so I can't return it. My advise is buy a good vintage plane or one of the higher end planes unless you wanted to drop $40.00 bucks for a paper weight.