> > I have a fairly limited, but useful tool collection.  Only one tool worth
> > mentioning would be the jack plane I inherited from my grandpa.  A sargent
> > 414.
> > ..................  I think I have the wrong angle on the iron.  I SS'd
> > it to 25 degrees and then put on a 2 degree microbevel with my veritas
> > honing jig.  When I set for shallow cut (1/64) I get nothing but a little
> > dust.  I have to drop it down to (3/32) to get any kind of shaving but
> > that is way to thick.

I am in no way an expert on this, but could it be that the toe of the
plane is worn, which puts the sole in back of the iron lower than the
sole in front? I have heard this results in going from no cut to tearout 
with little adjustment.  Maybe check the sole of the plane on a flat
surface. 

	Steve

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