Silvan wrote:
Dunno, the steel in my new English Stanley seems fine to me. Maybe because
I mostly limit myself to straight grained, well-behaved, medium-hard woods.

Hone it and hone th stanley I gave you and try them side-by-side.
I'm glad you like the newer plane, but I'll stick with my old
ones. You chuck is on the way, BTW.

Dave in Fairfax
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