Well all my time at the LN booth in Columbus was well spent. Not only did I pick up many great tips, today a nice 10-1/4 arrived via Mr. Brown. I was looking to add a plane to the "collection", thinking of maybe a No. 6, almost convinced a No. 8 would be nice, even played with the No. 9, but then settled on the No. 10 1/4. It's a Rabbet Jack plane, about the size of a No. 5, but with nickers, and a rabbeting blade. While originally developed for timber framing (no I don't have any plans to do much timber framing), it feels great in the hand and wonderfully reproduced in typical LN fashion. I even took a few shavings out of the box. I'll give it a little honing this week.
John