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"Now.. Figure 2 hours per night for 2-weeks getting the thing sorted out....."

The Stanley Bedrock #604 shown in my previous post took an hour or two to get from Junky state to shiny setup state. That's it. The handles and totes did not need replacing the the "supplies" needed to spruce the thing up was probably less than $15. I did buy a Lie Nielsen Blade and Chipbreaker so that saved me some time but now I have a really nice tool and it wasn't an ordeal at all.. The plane is nice enough that I woudn't trade it for anything (well, maybe a Norris smoother...)

Look at the tool arsenals of longtime wood workers. They usually have a Lie Nilesen plane or two but they also usually have a bunch of old Stanleys as well.

The old tools in a lot of cases are really good tools..

Peter Z

Dear all,
I am just wondering one thing...
I understand that a #4 smoother can do precision thicknessing.
Does a #5-1/4 Junior Jack plane (12") do a good job as well?
I am guessing that if the blades are sharp, there is no noticeable difference, right?