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What would a low angle block plane do differently? Genuinely interested.
The low angle is meant to handle end grain better, but the sharpness of the edge is always going to be more important, I think. Also, the better ones have an adjustable mouth, to allow finer shaving. Not that important in my experience, although smaller gradual cuts are always better with end grain.
Mostly, for me, it's the size. A one handed plane is just that little bit more controllable.
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I've just had the "maybe I should get a table saw" chat with mrs_com....
You could tell it was a lot to do with the direction of the grain because given two different sections, they would both plane well in opposite directions. Which mean I kept getting a small amount of tear either side of the finger joint.
What would a low angle block plane do differently? Genuinely interested.