On 2 Jan 99, at 17:06, Abe Mathews wrote:

> haven't run across before.  It was a Corsair #5.  It looked to be
> about the same size as a Stanley #5.  It was in good shape, no rust
> or pitting.  It also seemed to have been spared from the "coat
> of black rust-oleum" fate that most of the other tools in that space
> had.  The iron looked good, if really dull.  No chips out of the sole.

My father has a Corsair smoother.  He doesn't use it, and I don't
particularly want it.  It's still in the same box as when he bought
the thing at Big-5 sporting goods.  Price tag is still on the box.  I
also think the box has "Great Neck" printed on it.

> Is this a junk plane, or worth a little bit of money?  I was looking
> for a user bench plane to start with.  I know you all can't give me
> buy/don't buy advice without seeing it, but I'd appreciate any input
> on the usability of this tool.

If you can, pop the lever cap open and examine the frog.  On my dad'd
there's a grand total of 1 (one) screw securing the frog to the
blade.  The lateral adjuster was pretty cheesy too.  I tuned the
plane up a bit when I last out that way, and it seemed to do okay on
the edge of a piece of scrap pine.  I wouldn't want to give it
anything more stressful though.  I'd say if you need a good beater
plane and the price seems decent...

Happy Hunting!

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