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Hi Ian,
I took the Clifton #4 out, sharpened up, and put it to work on that piece of curly cherry that was tearing out with the Stanley #4. No real difference in the finish quality. It still needed the #80 scraper and a card scraper to remove the tear out. The Clifton is noticeably more work to handle though due to its weight.
If I’d have known 10 years ago what I know now I’d probably have gone with old Stanley bench planes off the bat, but I probably would also have a nagging ‘I should try out some of those fancy planes’ feeling 🙂
If you are in the process of looking for a couple of bench planes I’d go the bay route and pick up some ‘relatively’ inexpensive Stanleys or equivalent and tune them up :). If you are in the US (I’m guessing UK) this guy charges probably a little more, but is honest about the quality of the tools and it’s unlikely to be a dud. http://www.thebestthings.com/stanley.htm. Quite possibly he ships outside the US?
Anyway, hope that helps.
Regards,
Paul