>In support of Ron, in the same article about Lie-Nielsen's planes, I
>quote:
>"The iron, about half as thick as a standard Stanley iron, lapped flat
>and
>honed sharp in about half an hour and held a good edge."
>Don't you suppose the author meant to say  - half *again* as thick as a
>Stanley iron???  If I'm wrong, then my Stanley irons are waaay too thin.
>
>Cheers,
>Jack in NY

Yup. But its correct in the hilight box at the top at .115" fro Blade thickness
.
I also was unsure of the 'never needs honing' aspect of the Rali plane. How wel
l
honed are they to start with? And does that mean you get just two cutting edges
and wooosh thats it? Think about if you had $7.50 for every couple times you
honed......

Or because like Garrett says their 'outof thier depth' with hardwoods, that the
blades stay sharp eternally since you cant use them......

Rick Garza