On Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:53:30 -0800, "jloomis"
wrote:

I recently took in my small tool belt hand plane to be sharpened along with
chisels and power planes and saw blades.
I was wondering what the angle of the Stanley hand held, small hand plane
angle of the cutting blade should be?
It seems the fellow sharpened it much to my dismay very steep and quick.
Not the long angle I remember it as.
hummm
john

Bench and block plane are typically sharpened to a 25 degree angle.
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Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA