I ask this because it has just about swayed me on several things I need.
There's a lot of tools I need to fill in. My chisel quiver consists of 1/4" and 3/4" Blue Spruce bench, 6mm Massahige oire nomi (which I don't particularly like the feel of), and a 1/4" LN Sash Mortice (whose handle I love and really got me looking at the LN bench chisels).
I have and like wood bench planes but I want to give the more common metal body planes a try. Currently I have a non-stanley #5 that I've been trying to fix since the mail broke the handle. Figured out it wasn't a very good model to begin with.
So there's two opportunities to try the new steel. I know Rob is very active (and I invite him to chime in either by PM or on this thread). To be perfectly honest, before this steel I was leaning towards Lie Nielsen due to aesthetics and 'less innovative' designs.
Oh, and the next tool I'm saving up for is a large router plane and am still going back and forth between LN and LV.
So, should the PM-VII sway me ?
TIA,
Tony