7" long by 1-3/4" wide with 12° bed angle; machined and surface ground to half our normal flatness and surface finish specifications; sole and sides are flat and square to within +0.000" and -0.0015" over entire surface
Made from ductile iron; die-cast lever cap; finished with durable powder-coat polymer paint
Norris-type adjuster mechanism combines feed and lateral adjustments, making blade setting accurate and easy
Close manufacturing tolerances reduce backlash to no more than 1/4 turn
Adjuster is locked to body; will not become inadvertently unseated
Mouth adjustment effected by loosening stainless-steel locking knob
Unobtrusive set screw in plane throat allows repeatable mouth positioning while preventing moveable toe from contacting blade
Toe completely enclosed by body casting
Blade is 1-3/8" wide, 9/64" (0.140") thick and available in A2, O1 or PM-V11™; blade has primary bevel of 23° and secondary bevel of 25°; back of blade is lapped flat within + or -0.0002" (two-tenths of a thousandth of an inch) in working area