Well, despite my absolute love and devotion to vintage Stanley planes(Bedrocks especially) and rehabbing them I have done the unthinkable...bought a shiny new Lie-Nielson #62 LA jack! My motivation was the fact that after MUCH searching to find a reasonably priced Stanley #62 in decent shape I could not see forking over $300.00+ for a plane with a chipped mouth, damaged parts, etc.. So, being that I wanted it for a user spending the $250.00(w/cocobolo) was a bit more reasonable. I can't say enough about the quality and beauty of this plane. Thank you Mr. Lie-Nielson for a job well done. Oh, and I still love my old Bedrocks! HA!