The YOGEON 00 is a budget alloy steel smoothing plane at $17.99 with a 3.9-star rating from 548 owners, but its listed 2.7-ounce weight points to a very small tool.
Buyers wanting a low-cost, very light alloy steel plane for small or detail work.
Skip if
You want a full-size bench plane with mass for flattening, since the listed weight is just 2.7 ounces.
Material Alloy Steel
Weight 2.7 Ounces
Priced 12% below the category median ($20.38 across 8 tracked models)
Our scorecard
3.9/5overall
Owner rating3.9/5
3.9 average across 548 owner ratings
Popularity3.8/5
548 owner reviews, more than most models here
The overall score is owner satisfaction weighted by how many reviews back it, so a high rating from few reviews counts for less. The bars below show where this model stands against the other hand tools and workshop hand tools we track in this category on price, popularity and size. Context, not marks against it, and our read of the data, not a lab test.
Overview
The YOGEON 00 is an alloy steel smoothing plane priced at $17.99. The listing records a weight of just 2.7 ounces, which points to a small palm-sized tool rather than a full bench plane.
It holds a 3.9-star rating from 548 reviews, a passing score backed by a healthy sample for a budget tool. Beyond the alloy steel material and the 2.7-ounce weight, no blade width or length is published.
At $17.99 it is one of the cheaper planes here. The very light listed weight suggests it suits small smoothing and detail tasks more than heavy stock removal. ToolHandle is an Amazon Associate and earns from qualifying purchases, which does not influence our rankings.
Pros
Low $17.99 price
3.9-star rating from 548 reviews
Alloy steel body documented
Very light 2.7-ounce listed weight for detail work
Cons
Listed 2.7-ounce weight is too light for heavy flattening
No blade width or length is listed
3.9 stars is near the bottom of our range
Specifications
Material
Alloy Steel
Weight
2.7 Ounces
Performance notes
A plane listed at 2.7 ounces is small and light, better suited to trimming and detail smoothing than to flattening large boards where mass helps. With no blade width or length published, confirm the size fits your intended work.
What buyers say
The 548 reviews average 3.9 stars, a passing score with a solid sample size for a budget plane. No monthly sales figure is recorded.
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