Reply by Smitty_Cabinetshop

That product line wouldn’t be complete enough for me to invest in. Specifically, jumping between cast iron smoother and jointer, then wood rabbet. What’s your jack plane solution? No, the #33 won’t do. ;-)

I’ve committed to cast iron, specifically to vintage Stanley. That was not intentional at the beginning, but I’m glad now because there’s a complete line of tools still available out there for outfitting a hobbyist’s hand tool shop (gauges, chisels, joinery planes, bench planes, routers, scrapers, etc etc).

Don’t know if this answer helps, but it’s opinion worth what you paid for it. lawl

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