In a message dated 96-02-06 07:48:29 EST, 

Patrick Leach, hoarder of cove planes and debunker of perfectly good infill
rumors, 
 writes:

> Perhaps some more measurements are needed. How about the others following 
>this string, who own yb's. Care to measure yours (this means you Randy,
Mike,
>Ray, Andrew, Pete, Jeff, Vince, et al)?

  When I first got mine, I stood it in line with a Bailey #4 and sighted the
blades as if they were winding sticks. The A14 blade was slightly more
upright than the Bailey, so I figured the 50 degree story was true and never
thought much more about it.
  
  Now that I have measured them, my sliding bevel and cheap protractor put
the Bailey dead on at 45 degrees, and the Norris squarely between the 47 and
48 marks. I guess if somebody has to be different, it may as well be me....
 
 Ray T. Smith