Thanks Ralph. I'm glad that you were inspired. Somewhere along the way, I said I'd try to keep the thread interesting too. Well, your work is always VERY interesting every time! As for the content I occasionally add, well, it's a little more hit or miss. I can't always tell if the posts are good reading or just blah, blah, blah. I still have more hand planes to add to the thread so hopefully there will be something that will also ignite someone else's interest for whatever reason. I'm really glad that the Lie-Nielsen #97 1/2 chisel plane post motivated you. I have a few more Lie-Nielsen planes coming, so stay tuned.
Jim C.