GreatNeck C4 Bench Hand Plane (9 Inch), 2 Inch Cutter, Adjustable to Control the Blade, Cast Iron Body, Quality Plastic Ergonomic Handles
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- EASY TO USE: Peel through the rough surfaces of wood quickly; The dual ergonomic grips make running the blade over wooden surfaces a breeze; Adjust the blade according to your needs
- PRECISION CUTTING TOOL: This planer features an alloy steel cutter that shaves your rough wooden surfaces smooth; Great for long lasting use, this steel cutter is easily sharpened when dulled over time
- ADJUSTABLE BLADE: Our hardened and tempered 2 inch wide cutter blade is used for smoothing the rough surfaces of wood; The blade can be adjusted laterally with the lever; Adjust for depth using the screw
- ERGONOMIC HANDLES: Guiding the planer over rough or uneven wooden surfaces is easy with the plastic ergonomic handles; Apply pressure across the surface of a wooden plank for a smooth cut
- DURABLE PLANER: The cast iron body of the planer is accurately machined and polished to give you a long lasting tool; The dual ergonomic plastic handles give you control over the alloy steel cutter
Description
The GreatNeck Bench Jack Plane (9 Inch) is a top quality plane perfect for flattening and reducing rough wood thickness. This plane features a 2 inch wide hardened and tempered high-speed steel cutter. Its cast-iron body is accurately machined and polished for strength and durability, with dual plastic handles for extra control. The edge of the plane is adjustable both laterally and for depth of cut. This plane provides an unparalleled combination of quality and value. At GreatNeck, we’ve built our name making top quality tools accessible to anyone. Get the job done, and get it done well, with our woodworking tools. This is an important woodworking tool for just about any job. Whether you’re building a desk for your kid, or building a house, the GreatNeck Bench Jack Plane is sure to come in handy. Don’t leave the work to planes of lesser quality. Get a plane you can trust. FULL SPECIFICATIONS: - Die cast cast-iron body - Hardened and tempered 2 inch high-speed steel cutter - Dual plastic handles - Accepts GreatNeck PLS2 replacement blades From the Manufacturer The C4 is an 9" Bench Jack Plane. For professional and heavy-duty application. Comes with adjustable blades for fine or coarse work. Brass adjustable screw for blade cut. 2" Cutter may be resharpened. Machined and polished body for ultra smooth finish. Solid wood handle.
Brand: Great Neck
Material: Alloy Steel, Iron, Plastic
Color: Multi
Item Weight: 3.4 pounds
Style: Adjustable
Brand Name: Great Neck
Model Number: C4
Included Components: Blade
UPC: 082901204978 076812011848
Number of Items: 1
Manufacturer: Great Neck Saw
Number of Packs: 1
Unit Count: 1 Count
Manufacturer Warranty Description: GreatNeck Limited Lifetime
Global Trade Identification Number: 48
Item Type Name: 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
Manufacturer Part Number: C4
Power Source: Manual
Cutting Depth: 2 inches
Cutting width: 9 inches
Material Type: Alloy Steel, Iron, Plastic
Base Material: Cast Iron
Color: Multi
Style Name: Adjustable
Item Weight: 3.4 pounds
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This plane is a quality product--especially for the price. Like other reviews have stated, you have to understand what to expect out of the plane fresh out of the box. When I took it out of the box it is immediately obvious that the machining is a bit rough--60 or so grit I am guessing. However, even though it was rough things looked relatively flat and was what I expected from the factory. I immediately began prepping the plane to bring it up to higher standards before making use of it in my wood working projects. The first thing I did was I flattened the sole and the sides. Using a 1x1ft granite tile I bought from Home Depot for $5 as a flat surface, I clamped sand paper to it in order to sand the sole and the sides dead flat. I started with 150 grit and for the last hour of sanding used 120 grit. I honestly would recommend going straight to 100 or 120. I have uploaded pictures of the bottom of the plane showing the sanding progress. One photo is after about 1 hour of sanding at 150 grit. You can see the bottom was cupped in the middle and to one side while the rest was hitting the sand paper. The next photo is of the plane all done with sanding and dead flat. It took about 5 hours of sanding in order to get the sole and both sides perfectly flat with no dimples in the surface. This is a bit overkill as you can have a minor amount of cupping without it really affecting your work--but after investing 3.5 hours of sanding I figured why not go all the way? After sanding (5 hours total) I was able to check for square with my Combination square and the results looked great and are included as an image in this review. Last but not least, like any plane iron, its got to be honed. I honed it using grades of sandpaper and eventually making it to my japanese water stones rated at 1000/6000 grit. The blade takes a good edge and seems to keep it as well. Paul Sellers, a well known master woodworker, has a youtube video that shows the process of restoring a plane which can be applied to any new plane as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYyV6IUpsYk After bringing the plane up to spec, you will need to set the plane based on what you would like to do with the plane. Personally I am using this plane as a shooting board plane. So I have mine set very shallow and the sharp blade is an absolute must. This plane performs wonderfully as a shooting plane. Paul sellers has great videos explaining how to set planes as well. The sole is about 2.5x9 inches. The sides, at their highest, are about 1.5 inches. Pros: *Awesome value. *Good machining when it comes to being square. *Works well as a shooting plane Cons: *A TON of work bring it up to spec (-1/2 star) Additional Considerations: Be aware of safety while sanding. You do not want to breath metal dust. Overall: 4.5/5 stars (>=.5 rounds up, <.5 rounds down) => 5 stars If you have any further questions regarding the product in my review please leave a comment below and I will get back to you as soon as possible.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2016 by TheHobbyGuy
I was just looking for a cheap plane to use as a scrub plane. After a few minutes of trying to set it up I put it back into the box to return it. It's evident there is virtually no quality control on this product. But good thing I gave it another try. I had to grind down the edges of the lateral adjustment knob so it would fit through the blade and allow the blade to seat correctly. The frog was so far back and misaligned it was also obstructing the blade from seating. I think the depth adjustment prong is either partially broken off on mine or the design just sucks because I can't adjust the blade significantly forward with ease.. Well, that's it for the negatives. I was able to get the blade razor sharp, and after finding the right blade depth, this thing ended up being incredibly useful. For $30 bucks with shipping, its the best value hand plane I've tried by far. The blade retained its edge after a heavy amount of use, and for what I'm using it for, it's not imperative that the sole be perfectly flat. I won't try to use it as a smoothing plane, but as a sacrificial all-around scrubbing work-horse it's a great deal.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2018 by Superlicious
This is a fantastic plane for this price. Anyone buying this plane should read G. Conner’s review and following his instructions for fettling this plane. I would also recommend watching Paul Sellers videos on restoring hand planes and sharpening plane irons. No plane, even high end ones, will work optimally without proper setup and sharpening. My plane came with a reasonably flat sole, that less five minutes on my flat granite surface with some 400 grit paper made perfect. The frog needed a little more work, but another five minutes with a file and sandpaper also fixed. I’ve noticed that some people think the tote is plastic, and I can understand thinking that. The finish is a heavy paint makes it look plastic, but I took the tote off and scraped some of the finish off the bottom, and found that it is indeed wood. What kind of wood? Heaven knows, but it seems adequate to the task. I have a number of older high quality planes, but I find I reach for this one quite often in my luthiery work.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2016 by C. Lyttle
Full disclosure I am new to hand planing, but I’m relatively handy and quite determined. I needed every ounce of both to make this plane shave. Positives: The plane has a solid, hefty sole. The not negatives but not positives 1. It should probably be illegal to put plastic handles on a bench plane. The handles are solid but not good. The only way I can explain how “off” they feel is to ask you image a Nintendo with wooden controllers. It’s just not “right.” Instead of canceling some vibration as hard wood totes do, I think the hard resin handles on this plane actually amplify vibrations. 2. The iron (blade) is useable once it’s back is flattened (it will absolutely need to be flattened) and the bevel is well honed. Out of box, it’s like shaving wood with a bar of soap. Once flattened and sharpened, it will cut—when it’s in the mood. I have long believed that with cutting tools (hand or powered) sharp fixes (almost) everything. A sharp ironed helped but the “almost” is the operative word here. 3. The sole is not horrible. It’s not flat, but with about an hour of lapping on some 80/400/1000 grit sandpaper, it can be reasonably flattened. It’s not going to be as flat as veritas or a well-tuned type 14 Stanley, but I paid ~$25 for the plane so I could live with reasonably flat as an outcome. The bad but not horrible (that is next): 1. It is temperamental. I can get ~10 passes on a test piece and then mysteriously it stops shaving. There is a lot of play in the forward adjustment that tends to vibrate in/out with multiple passes on a piece of lumber. I have to constantly tweak (not just micro adjustments) as I’m planing and that is not the most joyful experience. Adjustment normally includes tightening and loosening lever cam screw, cap “iron” screw, and fiddling with the lateral adjustment lever to get it to re-engage with wood. 2. The frog is technically adjustable but in reality it’s not. Full back position is the only one that will will let the plane work somewhat consistently. 3. The mouth is not well ground from the factory and a file was needed to make it a bit more useable. The horrible: 1. The cap “iron” (it is really little more than some cheaply pressed pot metal hence the quotes) is basically worthless and needs constant tightening/loosening while planning. The screw (that really should not ever need to be adjusted) has to be adjusted regularly. Worth noting that because the cap “iron” is so poor it affects how the blade and chip breaker seat into the frog. It’s almost never properly seated and takes some jiggling and a light tap from a wooden mallet or the like. (At sole point you will be tempted to “tap” it with a hammer, don’t!) 2. As bad as the cap iron is, the chip breaker caused so many 4 letter adjectives to come out of my mouth that I briefly considered going to mass. It is poorly made, very thin (thus it flexes), poorly ground at the edge, and its nearly impossible to get it to seat close to edge of the iron. My best experience with plane is with chip breaker about 3/32 from the edge of the iron. That may not seem like much but decent planes will easily seat up at 1/16 of inch. That is difference between silky smooth shavings and not. 3. Lateral adjustment lever: Ha might as well not have one. I’ll leave it at that. Overall this plane can be made to behave and take a few shavings but patience are a necessity. For what I paid, I wasn’t expecting much and that is about what I got out of the box. It’s cheap, it needs a serious fettling but it can be made to work. If you have any interest in trying to decide if planing is for you, this might be worth~$25 dollars. In the very near future, this plane will be converted to a scrub plane as that is probably all it will ever be okay at.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2019 by Timothy A Best
wow.... a $30 plane... did not know what to expect but have had good experiences with other GreatNeck stuff. So I risked some of my time, and ordered it. Out of the box; good cover of cosmoline or like substance to prevent rust, and it did its job. 1st impression; didn't like the thumb screw vs the cam lock that I'm use to using (may change that out). later on I found that I really don't like it, so I will change it out, but it is not a deal breaker for me. OK on to the important stuff; the sole of the plane was FLAT! : The blade is sharp but requires honing, good deal; the tote and handle are plastic and I knew that when I bought it, but I like the shape so I will make new ones out of some walnut scrap I have in the shop. The frog needs some minor fettling. What a deal!!!
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Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2017 by Michael P. Barnes
Was looking for a basic plane to make it into a scrub plane. Read the negative reviews. Thought to myself how bad can it really be? Well folks, it's bad. The first plane I received should have been considered a defect right on the manufacturing floor. But the box it arrived it was brand new. Take a look at the pics: the depth adjuster bolt was bent left, the handle was misaligned to the body (the hole inside that poor excuse of a handle was drilled off-center), the frog is heavily pitted and sits off to the mouth. The worst is the sole: three high spots (1/16") at the front knob, the frog and the handle (that's for both planes, the first and the replacement); but the most atrocious: the sides of the body are out of square by at least 2 degrees inward to the frog and the sole is concave (short-side) by at least 1/16" from the edge to edge. No amount of machining will make this plane decent. Take a look at the replacement plane: it arrived with the the iron sticking out by more than inch (even though the chip breaker was securely attached to it). Had to remove the iron bolt which was bent. The company has no quality control measures in place what so ever.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2023 by A. V. A
This plane took some work but with a little time and elbow grease not to mention honing oil it's works quite well. The frog was out of alignment to the blade slot and the blade was not sharp in the least... a couple hours with some diamond bench plates and a strop this plane will shave my arm hair
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2021 by Donald M. Chumley II
Out of the box I thought it was never going to work. I flattened the bottom, sharpened the blade and trued up the chip breaker. The adjustment wheel is rather sloppy but, it works. Now this little gem peels off nice shavings with little effort. It works for me ! Take your time, do it right and I think you will be able to put this to good use.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2021 by G. A. Whittier