Galoots,

   My Blue paint #61 1/2 was only $10 <g> and I used it to fair the
Okume plywood on my Kayak. It worked perfectly and only needed
sharpening after I used it to plane the brass wires that were used to
hold the panels together before the epoxy filets inside the boat
solidified. Yes, I said I planed the ends of the wires flush with the
panel after the wires had been snipped short. Hundreds of pieces of
brass confetti on the floor of the shop. I was able to do both sides of
the boat with only one stop to sharpen the plane!
    That was .001" shavings in brass with the mouth closed down tight!
Wes
Now, back to your regularly scheduled program...