tom price wrote:
>I have found that setting the lever cap back about 1/4" or a little less
>seats the leading edge on the hump and I get better shaving clearance.
> Another thing that I have found to contribute to rush hour traffic is when
>the leading edge of the chipbreaker is not a smooth arc off of the iron.  I
>hone the leading edge of the chipbreaker to make sure it is not obstructing
>the shavings.

i don't use transitionals, but i always try to set the lever cap seated all
the way down so the lever cap screw is making maximum contact with the lever
cap (helps prevent those little chip outs around the edge of the lever cap
hole that you sometimes see).  could the problem be that you are setting the
chipbreaker too far away from the edge?  the rule of thumb that i was taught
years ago was to set the lever as far from the edge as the thickness of
thickest shaving you are planning on taking.  so short of my scrub plane
(which lacks a chipbreaker anyway), the furthest back i ever set a
chipbreaker is about 1/16th of an inch.

-andrew