So I decided it's time to try planes for some tasks instead of using sandpaper for everything, and bought a Nie Nielsen 102 low angle plane (bronze). I'm brand new to using these and after struggling to get it to cut evenly on both sides, even with the blade completely cocked to one side, I threw a square on the sharp side of the blade and sure enough, it's not square, thus the right side is cutting deeper than the left.
Quite frankly, I'm a bit disappointed to receive a new blade that's out of square but moving on, are there any tricks to get it back in square? I'm not an experienced tool sharpener though I do OK, but the task of squaring and resharpening this blade has me a little intimidated, aside from not wanting to waste hours squaring a new blade.
Any advice? Should I just contact Lie Nielsen and and for an exchange on the blade? Is this "normal?"
Thanks in advance.