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And for last – I am not aware, if there are (were?) woodworking planes that combine BD iron with cap iron (let’s say on fixed frog, or even solid “base” atached permanently to plane body) with “moveable sole part” throat opening adjustment, just like in BU planes? Are there any?
Stanley’s new Sweetheart series #4 is exactly what you describe. BD, fixed frog, ajustable sole, Norris adjuster. I recently got to try one that had been well fettled and it was pretty nice.
But notice I said well fettled. Out of the box, machining and fit of iron, chip breaker, frog , mouth, and adjuster were pretty mediocre at best, according to its owner.
So. Actually you need to do the Sort of work I regularly do on 100 year old baileys. As Paul says of some new tools, a plane kit.
As to what the low angle Stanley’s were designed for, it was for a butcher to dress his end grain butcher blocks. They came with two irons, a toothed one to remove material and a smooth on to dress smooth. So it was a true block plane.
It main feature was that it was easier to keep clean from all the blood and such, lacking a chip breaker and other bits.
- This reply was modified 6 years, 6 months ago by Larry Geib.