I have both a Kelly Tools and a M-F #1.  As Don McConnell demonstrates with
the patent info, that flat is original.

I have no problems getting the Kelly Tools shave to work; it works so easily
that I really don't have any advice, except maybe to ease up and let the
tool do the work.

The M-F #1 is a recent acquisition, so I need to grind and sharpen just a
bit.

Steve Noe, in Indianapolis
fusilier@m...
"Of course there's a lot of knowledge in universities: the freshmen bring a
little in; the seniors don't take much away,
so knowledge sort of accumulates..."
  -- Anonymous