Smart tweak, @brooke_miller. Back in my dad's garage, we had a forge with a stubborn tuyere. I remember tilting it about 4 degrees after reading an old forum post. The difference was night and day, no more ash buildup. It's one of those things you don't think about until it clicks. Now I always check the angle first when the fire acts up.

Describe your block plane sharpening routine.

My friend called them and had a cash offer the next morning.

Stacked every cookbook I own for twenty minutes and still got a wobbly spine.

Totally agree, learned that the hard way when my loose gears got REAL loud.