I have a question about the toughness of the edge of the Lee Valley PM-V11 plane baldes I hope someone can help me with. I put a PM-V11 blade in my #7 and used it flatten boards for the top of a candlestand I am working on. I hollow ground the blade to ~25 degrees and honed it free hand with an oil stone. When I went to use the same plane to joint the edges of the boards I noticed a ridge running down the middle of the board edge! When I removed the iron I noticed that the edge had chipped out slightly. The wood is cherry and there was a section with a knot and some pin knots.
Anyone else had this happen to them? Anything about my sharpening technique that would make the edge more prone to chipping? The blade was a joy to sharpen and use, unless I have to grind a lot more frequently when working on hard wood!
Thanks is advance
Bob