I bought my 607 bedrock on line.
Check the auction site.
Also, Amazon sells them.
I bought my 607 bedrock on line.
Check the auction site.
Also, Amazon sells them.
Last edited by lowell holmes; 03-22-2017 at 10:00 AM.
Huh...I always assumed that flat meant flat. I hadn't considered that there were degrees of hand plane flat and machined flat. I still want to remove a little thickness to get rid of some imperfections, but maybe I just need a well-tuned smoother. I originally was considering a #6 foreplane - would that fit the bill here?
I have a #6 bailey, but I go to the 607 bedrock for jointing. The #6 will do in a pinch.
That will depend on your level of skill. For a very long time I used a #5 vintage Stanley to joint everything. Tuneup and proper practice/technique matter far more than what size or vintage plane is being used.
However to answer your question, a #4 would be fantastic for smoothing the actual top, a #6 or #7 would be great for edge jointing.
My #6s get used for flattening, jointing and smoothing. A good plane for many jobs.
jtk
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
These days the "premium" makers are pushing heavy planes. I have my theories as to why this is, but the bottom line is a heavy smoother is an ok thing, but a heavy jointer will make you hate woodworking in short order. I'd take a #7 size transitional before an overweight LN #7 anyday.
Wes, to respond to your question about the woodriver set, that is a good set and it sounds like a pretty good price for the 3 planes. Wood river make good planes and are a bit cheaper than the LNs or the Veritas. I am a veritas man myself, being in Canada, so I'll throw this into the mix - have you considered getting a Low Angle Jack from veritas? It will smooth very well, and will also do just fine as a jointer, at 15" long. And you can set it up to do different tasks in the future for the price of a different blade, e.g. a 25 degree blade for end grain, a 35 degree for regular tasks and a 50 degree blade for difficult smoothing tasks. LN makes a pretty good one too, but the veritas innovations to the design make the LA choice pretty easy for me.
Last edited by Hasin Haroon; 03-22-2017 at 1:49 PM. Reason: typo
I also have a 5 1/2 Bailey that is a good jointing plane. It is a long, wide plane.