Joe Macak wrote:
> ........................... Of course, I treat my old tools with the
> utmost respect and have never resorted to painting or refinishing or
> flattening the bottoms of the planes to plus or minus .00001 inches (I
> still haven't been convinced that a plane bottom needs to be that flat.)
> 

Great!! Another member of the Lumpy Sole Society! Welcome aboard Joe.

-Ken