"George" george@least wrote in message ...

No problem with knuckles on the smoother/jack. They're the ones on my shelf
which DO have enough space for me. My LN low angle, and perhaps the Veritas
take a fingering diagram.

When I first saw the totes on the Veritas I was not impressed.
They looked too clunky. Howver, when I started to use them I realized
that they are the most comfortable of all the planes I own. On the
models I have tried, it looks like they have actually extended the
totes a bit compared to the traditional Stanleys, and even on the
low-angle, there is a bit of extra room.

I, too, have had experience with donated Anants. I don't know how much the
outfit wrote off on the donation, but if it was more than a buck and a
quarter each, the IRS oughta lock 'em up. Hell, even the irons chip off
when planing knots, and as to the cast in the body....

I seem to recall one wrecker (was it you, Lar?) saying that they
managed to get an Anant to perform reasonably well by subbing a Hock
and doing quite a bit of tweaking. Other than that, I haven't heard
of anyone who has had good luck with them.

For my money, there's no question about it. I'm not going to shell
out the bucks for a new Stanley, Anant or any other marginal plane
when there are good old Stanleys, Veritas and L-N's available.


Chuck Vance
Just say (tmPL) IMHO, there's no way you should have to put as
much effort into tuning a new plane as you do one that was built sixty
years ago.