Reply by Dan

Did you paint the ramp black or was the piece like that before? If you did paint it I assume its because it helps with friction and maybe cleaning? I know the ramp on mine gets gunk on it from the planes.

Also,I don’t know if I fully understand the advantage of a sloped board. I see yours is sloped so whats the advantage? I see a lot of them like that. Mine are all flat.

-- Dan - "Collector of Hand Planes"