T&J Holloway wrote:
>Rex and All--
> [...much snippage, regretfully done...]

For those just learning to do this, I would suggest that the
one thing comparable to Tom's totally excellent essay would
be to actually _see_ a master doing this work.  And for this
I would most heartily recommend getting your hands on a copy
of Jim Kingshott's "Bench Planes" tape, which covers this
material in great detail.

N