At 09:29 AM 6/9/99 BST, Paul W  wrote:

>It's way obvious that planes need to be somewere-near-flat. It is also
>obvious (from discussions here and elsewhere) that nobody knows
>*how* flat (what our metalhead friends call tolerance).
>
>Given the perfectionist bent of some list-dwellers, the obvious
>conclusion is "as-flat-as-possible".

Yeah.  Perfectionism certainly will slow the progress of a lot of Galoots,
including me.  I just tried to say I think I have a feel for what .001"
really is, and whether it is meaningful at all in woodworking, or in
woodworking handtools.
I have to struggle to overcome the metalhead mentality all the time.

>Survey: Who (of the people who claim flat ain't needed) would turn
>down an offer by a metal-head friend to surface grind a user plane
>FOC?

Count me as one.  I could just do it myself, but like I said, I'm trying to
avoid squandering my time.  I just want the edge in front of the mouth
(technichally called the upper lip), toe and heel to make good contact.

No! I don't have a foot fettish, who said that?

Gene (maybe I should do a FS soon on .0001 dial indicators...)