The Kunz plane is made in Germany. Though lacking in aesthetic appeal, the plane was comfortable to use. Compromises of the original Bailey design, such as a pressed-steel lateral adjuster, a pressed-steel yoke, and no frog-adjusting screw, in no way restricted the plane’s adjustment capabilities. Note that unlike all of the other planes, the blade-adjustment knob on the Kunz advances the blade with a counterclockwise rotation, which took me a minute to get used to.

The thick blade had been nicely lapped at the factory, which made sharpening a breeze. The chipbreaker had a little burr, but once removed, it fit the blade just right.

In spite of an adjustable frog, the narrowest I was able to close the mouth was about 1/8 in.—a bit wide for optimum smoothing. This plane required little time to set up and performed reasonably well.

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