On another thread, I was asking how to spend some money...narrowing it down a bit.
For a smoother - #4, low angle smoother or BU smoother? Looks like the footprints are about the same (10" x 2"), and the prices are similar (with the BU smoother the most pricey). Seems like the BU is more versatile, but what is the big difference between it and the low angle smoother?
Also, it seems like the Veritas planes are about 2/3 the cost of equivalent LN. If budget is limited, any reason not to go Veritas (other than wantin to stay on the mailing list as it is my primary source of bathroom reading)?
Thoughts?