Some of my planes

[yak face]

Tony, I'm pleased to see you don't put your planes* down on their soles! I still remember the school woodwork teacher ranting "I don't spend hours every evening sharpening planes for you boys to rest the planes on the cutting edge".
Pete

*well, except for that poor wooden plane. What had it done to deserve that abuse?

. Well spotted pete , it used to go through me to see people plonking a plane down flat on its sole !! That one ( Marples wooden coffin plane ) is ok on its sole as the iron is set ( by eye ) well retracted . The iron however has been sharpened and is like a razor and has retained its fine edge ( not that I use it at all , its just a nice thing ) Cheers tony

 

[stillp]

I've got a few wooden planes Tony, including a couple of coffin planes. As you say, the older ones hold a keen edge, and they often have an extra-hard laminated strip near the cutting edge. I must get rid of some though, they take up too much space.
Pete