mtnfreak14

According to Chris Schwarz - who claims to have first hand info from a Stanley person- the blades are made (or at least treated - I don't remember) in the same facility in U.K. as the newer plane irons. He claims the irons were on par with any he'd used, though the planes overall were a bust.

Matt,

"She's a real beaut, ain't she Clark."

It's hard to tell, but in the last pic it looks like you've put a light chamfer on the long edges of the sole?? If so, does that hinder your iron adjustment at all; only from the standpoint of setting depth & side-to-side, etc...? I suppose you could just use the bed to adjust laterally, and make test cuts for depth.

I ordered some radiused Hock irons and made a pair of (1 1/4" & 1 1/2") coopering planes. I also have two Hock irons in my old Stanley #'s 4 & 7. As you wrote, they are certainly more than "pieces of metal."

Paz, Jarrod

I heart Wharton Esherick.

Anything loud like punk or rock while I'm milling; it's the only thing I can hear over the machines. Anything from bluegrass to NPR while doing handwork. Sometimes classical if I'm feeling serene.

make it mine!!

Very impressive work flow.

RVN & Inside Passage are the most inspiring thing to me; I would give one, maybe two of my toes from my left foot to be able to study there. They are really putting out some amazing craftsmen & women.

Regards, Jarrod