I'm not sure what to make of the manufacturers. are they all good? anyone to avoid? anyone to looks after?
for example there are irons by:
Isaac Greaves
I sorby
W.K & C Peace
J.Herring & Son
Bedford
and so on.... is there anything to be expected about consistently? anything meaningful to and iron that is pre-war or post-war?
I think it would be useful to share some experiences with different makers.
So far I have 1 iron by I sorby, the plane does not have a tote yet, so I cannot attest to edge retention and how it fails, but it cuts very well with the little testing I've done. the side that sits on the plane bed it "warped' so that it contacts the bend along the leading edge, and only in the middle at the top edge.