Thank you, it's been a fun experience so far. I imagine I'll be doing a lot of re-reading over the coming yearsJack_Ervin. wrote: Looking good. This one looked like a good candidate to do what you did to get going now. Now that you have gotten to this point you will probably want to go back and re-read some of this material and find little nuances that didn't make sense but now will or at least need more careful study. If/when you invest in a new kanna then I would suggest you study the first link I sent you of Chris setting up his new plane in-depth before beginning. The first step in setting up is proper preparation of the blade before starting fitting the blade to the dai.
Enjoy the journey.
At this point I think it's fair to say "when" rather than if I have a few other tools I'd like to get before I invest in another kanna.