Richard,

Thanks! That’s a great piece.  I’ve had similar thought myself but not so
clearly stated.  I received a gift years back of an LN 164 — essentially a
bevel-up No. 4.  I didn’t ask for it.  Would never have thought to.  It was an
award for 50 years of continuously sucking air. While quite chuffed that someone
was so generous, I wondered how they could so misunderstand me with my
predilection old rusty things. I have to admit it works well where other, more
traditional things don’t.  At first I’d turn to it when other thing failed but I
have to admit now I (gasp!) sometimes reach for it first. Fine cuts with the
mouth closed, hogging out wood with the mouth open and a toothed iron installed.
A “jack” of all trades except it’s No. 4 size but "smoother of all trades"
doesn’t roll off the tongue.  If I were not a pathological accumulator of things
I could keep this and throw a lot of other thing out.

Questioning further — chute board planes — a 45 degree bevel-down frog?  I know
it’s skewed for more of a slicing cut but still was it the best choice? Worth
reproducing by other companies?

Kevin,  waiting for the HVAC wizard in steamy Virginia