Hi everyone,
I'm hoping some far more knowledgeable woodworkers can offer a bit of advice - this is my first post, so here goes. I recently purchased my first Kanna, and went with the Tsunesaburo Maboroshi 55mm because it seemed like a good entry-level plane. I wanted a smoothing plane and since the Veritas BU smoother is back-ordered until July, I decided to jump into Kanna.
I watched a bunch of Youtube videos and read Toshio Odate's book to learn how to set a new one up, and it seemed to go fairly smoothly. The only problem I'm having is that if I tap it straight in, the blade sits pretty crooked in the dai. I created enough room on the sides that I'm able to knock one side into a fairly straight position but it involves quite a lot of lateral adjustment to get it anywhere close to even in the mouth.
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I get good contact with the bed so I don't think that's the issue - to me it looks like the abutments are very different heights, but I've read enough to know not to touch those. Is this a common problem? Should I try to find a replacement dai or am I missing the issue entirely?
Thanks for any and all help!