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Lie-Nielsen No.40B Butt Mortise Plane will help you prepare and hang doors in a fraction of the time required to set up a router and template.

This tool is easy to use and will make precise mortises with sharp square corners to a uniform depth. The hinge will fit perfectly every time. The elongated slot in front of the blade provides clear view of the work during planing. This tool does a job no other plane can do.

• Useful for installation of hardware such as hinges - lock fronts - strike plates as well as mortising dutchmen in order to repair flaws in jambs - doors - furniture and floors
• A scrub blade is also available for rapid planing when large amounts of stock needs to be removed such as backplaning trim to fit an uneven wall surface
• Timber framers find it invaluable for fitting joints - removing high spots and leaving a hand-hewn look
• Body material: Ductile Iron
• Length overall: 9-5/8 in.
• Blade width: 7/8 in.
• Blade material: 1/8 in. thick A-2 tool steel hardened to Rockwell 60-62
• Knobs: Cherry wood is standard - Cocobolo and Macassar Ebony upgrades available below. Macassar Ebony upgrade offered and warranted by Craftsman Studio (not a Lie-Nielsen Product
• Illustrated instructions included with each plane
• Guarantee: Materials and workmanship are guaranteed for the life of your tool
• Additional Info (PDF Format): Use and Care Instructions