Reddit reviews GreatNeck C4 Bench-Jack Plane | 9 Inch Plane, 2 Inch Cutter | Flattens or Reduces Wood Thickness | Useful Woodworking Tool | Adjustable to Control the Depth of Cut | Cast Iron Body & Wood Handles
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PROFESSIONAL QUALITY: Plane’s cast iron body is accurately machined and polishedPOWERFUL CUTTING EDGE: Hardened and tempered 2 inch wide high speed steel cutterEXCELLENT CONTROL: Dual wood handles for precision planingEASY ADJUSTMENTS: Edge is fully adjustable both laterally and for depth of cut; Easily tackle any planing jobBUILT TO LAST: This 9 inch plane is composed of impeccable high-quality parts and backed by our Limited Lifetime
Every unfettled plane is ass.
If you sharpen the iron well, and prepare the plane, a $28 hand plane will get wood flat, and if you want to actually joint wood, you can get a jointer plane for well under $100.
The best guides I've found to setting up and sharpening a hand plane are from Paul Sellers on Youtube.
Restoring a hand plane
Sharpening a plane
If you get that iron fully sharp, as in you can just pass it through a sheet of paper and it'll slice right through it, and you have you plane correctly set up, it's a completely different tool to a cheap plane out of the box.
Generally, when you buy a plane, the blade isn't sharp enough to work with. You have to do most of the work when you get a plane.
Rather than trying to find one to restore, I took my chances with an off-the-shelf cheap-o plane from Amazon (https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002YUKBS). I just got tired of visiting Craigslist every day and fretting over which vintage plane would be better to restore on eBay. There's dozens that seem in pretty good shape and in need of a little TLC, but too many for a novice to choose from. After a couple of weeks of indecision, I just went with the one from Amazon. I flattened the sole and sharpened the blade, and it produces shavings! Since I have no idea what I'm doing (and haven't built my shop yet), it's good enough for me. I just chock up some scrap wood in a small vice and keep taking shavings off every night or two.
Also, hello from E. Brainerd!
For anyone else going out and getting that plane now, it's at http://www.amazon.com/Great-Neck-C4-Bench-Jack-Planes/dp/B0002YUKBS/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1404175118&sr=8-8&keywords=wood+plane