Zen-Wu Plane Blade (for metallic planes)

Replacement plane blades for Bailey- and Stanley-style bench planes. Compatible with most #3–#8 sizes from Lie-Nielsen, Veritas (standard line only, not the custom line), WoodRiver, Clifton, and older Stanley planes (which may need minor mouth filing to accommodate the thicker blade — instructions included).

Two steels available:

• ZW-V0 (4.3mm thick): laminated into soft iron for vibration damping and easier back-flattening on the stone. Paired with a 2.7mm stainless steel chipbreaker.
• CPM Magnacut / ZW-V2 (4.0mm thick): laminated into a titanium alloy body, paired with a 3.0mm titanium alloy chipbreaker. Titanium gives even better vibration damping than soft iron, the same ease of back-flattening, and no rust. Magnacut itself is stainless, making the full blade rust-resistant end to end.

Both steels sit well ahead of standard bench plane steels like PMV11 or O1 in edge retention and toughness. Between the two: ZW-V0 runs harder and holds up better on tropical or Australian hardwoods where edge retention is the priority. Magnacut trades a bit of hardness for stainless corrosion resistance, better suited to humid shops and green woodworking.

Both options are flat, razor-sharp, and ready to use. Each blade comes with a titanium screwdriver and an extra compatibility slider.