I never owned a router plane before, and thought I'd try a little Stanley 271 before diving in head-first.
I got one off Ebay, and it seems in fine condition, except the blade doesn't quite point straight ahead:
What the hey? Is this normal? It does this in both the front and back positions, so it can't be the plane itself. Did Stanley sometimes cut the slot wrong in the blade? Could this be the wrong blade?
- Or is it somehow supposed to be like this, to give a slight skew?