Damn near perfect, early Bedrock 605 corrugated Jack plane. Just two issues we saw preventing superlative treatment. Common tote-tip (or horn) repair and two small chips on the trailing edge of the mouth. Since the critical edge of the mouth is the leading edge, we wouldn’t expect any functional impact.
Otherwise, this is a really sweet one. That’s refreshing since most of the No. 5s and 605s we’re seeing lately are covered in bulletproof white (now yellowed) paint and look like someone threw them in an industrial blender trying to answer the age-old question: will it blend? Turns out, no. hand planes will not blend. That’s disappointing and not much fun. But we’re confident that it will not be the least bit disappointing—and will in fact be loads of fun—to flatten wood with this plane.
Damn near perfect, early Bedrock 605 corrugated Jack plane. Just two issues we saw preventing superlative treatment. Common tote-tip (or horn) repair and two small chips on the trailing edge of the mouth. Since the critical edge of the mouth is the leading edge, we wouldn’t expect any functional impact.
Otherwise, this is a really sweet one. That’s refreshing since most of the No. 5s and 605s we’re seeing lately are covered in bulletproof white (now yellowed) paint and look like someone threw them in an industrial blender trying to answer the age-old question: will it blend? Turns out, no. hand planes will not blend. That’s disappointing and not much fun. But we’re confident that it will not be the least bit disappointing—and will in fact be loads of fun—to flatten wood with this plane.