I have a few veritas planes and they really are fantastic, the innovation is great too, one of the only companies doing any new designs in this space. I love th

I have a few veritas planes and they really are fantastic, the innovation is great too, one of the only companies doing any new designs in this space. I love the look of the new number 1 sized plane, it's on my list. Am also lucky enough to have a got a Lie Nielsen plane before they became like gold dust, similar quality but there's something about Veritas designs that I like more. That being said I have a 1960s Record No 4 I use for a lot of smoothing, old, tatty and the blade doesn't hold an edge for long, but sharpened regularly it can achieve a mirror like finish on most wood - no sanding required.