As Good as it Gets?

[brian c miller]

I wanted your thoughts on if this is as good as can be expected for a old Stanley #4 or if I should keep fiddeling around.

I need to learn a better method of sharpening but I think I am close... I am using sandpaper on glass freehand and I am just not consistant enough. I also think I am using too much spray glue and it seems there are a few wavy spot in the paper.

I've taken a quick pass at lapping all of the mating surfaces & the sole... mouth is set at about .006" or so (2 sheets of paper). What if any are the next steps?

I am getting nearly full width shaving and a pretty smooth surface on the cherry... so so on the QSWO. Shavings seem to be a scared cow so on that front I'm .0015".