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"Dave W" wrote:

Just because the masters of old did not have access to surface plates etc.
does not mean that the soles of their planes were not flat. Looking at a
light with a straight edge, one can detect gaps smaller that one thousandth.
IMHO the plane needs flattening!

Have fun - I'll be out woodworking.
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