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Message: <blockquote data-quote="bugbear" data-source="post: 746976" data-attributes="member: 507">To emphasize your point - High bevel angle have almost no down side in a conventional bevel down plane - as long as the bevelis far enough below the bedding angle to provide relief, you could go as high as 35°(assuming the blade steel was otherwise of virtue).In the case of blade used bevel up, where low angles can be of benefit on end grain, thereis a disadvantage to be taken into consideration.It's all a (whisper it) compromise. BugBear</blockquote>