In a message dated 4/21/99 3:41:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
rrgarza@f... writes:

> 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
> well
>  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......

That's exactly it.  I went into a WoodCraft or some such place about a year
ago needing a scrub (thats when I got my LN #40 ) and they tried to sell
me this plane with a razor blade in it!!!  Well, I didn't know much, but I
knew enough to stay away from that kinda rinky dink.  The salesman figured it
would last awhile . . . he said he hadn't changed the razor in his utility
knife in a long time (or some such foolishness!).
-Shannon Salb