I'm considering refurbishing a wooden smoother plane. However, the iron and chipbreaker are toast...pitted beyond all honing possibilities.
The current iron/chipbreaker measures 2 1/8" wide.
Replacement iron/chipbreakers seem to be either 2" or 2 3/8". Either would fit the plane, but the 2 3/8" would be snug.
Question is, given the wooden wedge is 2 1/8", would I compromise performance with a 2" or 2 3/8" iron, and/or would the 2 3/8" iron not leave any ability to adjust the skew?