On 2018-03-10 9:14 PM, Chuck Taylor via OldTools wrote:
> I'm thinking about turning one of my standard-bed-angle block planes into a
small smoother for difficult grain by regrinding the bevel of the iron to 30
degrees. That would give me a York pitch cutting angle (20 degree bed angle + 30
degree bevel). Anybody tried that?

No, haven't. But maybe try honing a 30 deg microbevel on it first before 
regrinding. Maybe you won't like it, and you'll have wasted very little. 
Or maybe it will be so sweet you won't bother regrinding. Either way, 
you save steel!

Don

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