RayTSmith wrote: 

The real clincher is that infills offer a rock-solid bedding area with a beefy l
ever cap and cap iron system that can eliminate any possibility of chatter. This
, coupled with the thick iron and tight mouth, is what makes them the ultimate s
moothing machines for difficult wood.   

Just to muddy the waters a bit, how does a wooden smoother with a tight mouth an
d a thick iron compare?   It seems like it has three of the four elements you me
ntion: solid bedding all the way to the bevel,   a tight mouth, and a thick iron
.

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