I apologize to the forum for my delayed response - too much stuff going on with the Thanksgiving holiday.
I did check the blade bed for debris and the lateral adjustment screws - they didn't seem to be the problem. Phillly requested a picture so here it is.
The picture makes it a bit hard...
Wow!
I'm impressed (and very grateful) for all the responses. I certainly appreciate Rob's offer to swap out the plane. I'm going to try some of the things suggested below first to make sure I don't waste LV's time and resources. I've got 4 LV handplanes and they are all excellent. I've got a...
I just received my new LV LA Jack. I'm having a problem with setup. I thought I'd ask this group because this is the smartest handtool group on the web.
I took the blade as delivered and did a quick hone on the 8000 stone. I checked the edge with my best engineer's square and it's right on 90...