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I'm a carpenter/woodworker who has spent the past 20 or so years working for various GC's, cabinet/furniture shops, etc. I'm finally just about over all that and looking toward going out on my...

Nice! I wondered about that. I had him make a scraper blade out of O1 and I love it. Am I imagining things or did LN used to offer a choice of A2 or O1 for their block planes?

The "old" one is what I'm after. The DX looks sweet just... I don't know, maybe a little too sweet. And it costs more.

I found this old thread and I'm wondering if anything ever came of this idea for a hand forged, laminated after market blade for LN planes.
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Nice, another one to lust after :)
Do you know if the VAS super white steel is the same as "vacuumed" white #1 used in a couple of the Yamamoto planes? I was very close to taking the considerable...

I'm happy you mentioned those other two makers. The whole reason I'm asking is because I'm kind of trying to gauge whether I should order a something from Keizaburo, (spelling?)Nakano or one of the...

Does anyone have any experience with Kikuhiromaru smoothing planes? I've been looking around for a high-enough quality 70mm plane, preferably white steel #1, that is somewhere in the $400-$500...

Only a handful of times. Probably not enough to get down to the "good steel" if that is indeed the problem. It doesn't seem to be chipping, like it's overly brittle though. It's more like...

Nice. A few others have mentioned adjusting the angle a bit. Any suggestions for the 60 1/2 iron? I have been sticking with the 25° factory angle so far.

Yep. It seems like a few people agree that raising the angle a bit should be the first resort. I'm not a real big fan of micro bevels, but I guess that could be an option too.
I'm glad you...

I couldn't agree more. Sharpness is everything. Once you get something that will make something look like your last photo, it's hard to settle. That is awesome. by the way. What is your...

That would be ideal, but in a production environment (i.e. at work) I can't really do that. I'm on the job site most of the time, but even in the shop, a lot of employers have a real problem seeing...

Has anyone else been a little underwhelmed by A2 plane blades from LN? I have a 60 1/2 block plane that is just awesome in almost every aspect but one. It gets pretty sharp, but does not seem to...

Wow. Tons of great information and a few things to go try. Thanks to everyone for the advice.

Hi Derek,
Thanks for your reply. I feel like it's a little too big a step going from 1k straight to 6k, but I didn't mention that I don't use a secondary bevel. I guess I'm looking for a stone...

Hi Jim,
Thanks for the welcome. Yeah, I guess I wasn't real thorough with my profile info--I'm in Northern CA just outside San Francisco.

As for the Japanese stone, it's really hard to estimate...

I have considered the secondary bevel, and I actually used to use one on some blades. But after I got a few nice really nice chisels and sharpened them with a single bevel I couldn't force myself to...

Hi Winton,
Sorry for disappearing there, i didn't realize i'd gotten so many replies.
Thanks for your input.
To answer you about the more course work, i usually try to sharpen often enough that 1k...

I'm kind of new to the forum, so forgive me if this is one of those questions that has been beaten into the ground here. I looked around a little, but couldn't find anything.
I'm starting to think...