Let me start off by saying, of the hundreds of planes I have seen in the 15 years I have been sliding down this slippery slope, I have only handled one # 606 square side at a Shop Crawl our WW Guild had. Never even laid eyes on another Bedrock in person.
At the flea today, a plastic box opened up with a " any item $10 " tag. There sat a flat side, which I promptly grabbed before my buddy Steve latched onto it.
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I flipped it over, and much to my dismay:
A roached front knob base, and a dreaded braze line, an old fix.
I offered eight for ' the broken plane ' which the seller accepted; at least I now have a Bedrock in the stable. I might get it touched up at work in the Machine Shop, but I have more than one very capable #5, so it may just be the fact I have a BR.
Blade, chipbreaker, tote and the frog are all more than serviceable; even the lever cap has escaped some fool using it to tighten the blade / CB screw, so it is not a lost eight bucks.
Thought I would shock you with the juicy thread header -----
Dave B