> O.K have to put in my two bits here. If you are interested in making your
> own planes don't forget to refer to James Krenov in "The Impractical
> Cabinetmaker" and particularly "The Fine Art of Cabinet
> Making" this last one is very good. I haven't read the Woodenboat
> piece but I imagine these two texts are referenced at the end. It should
> be quite straightforward to make a series of planes that conform roughly
> to the hollows and curves for kayaks (maybe?).

I'm sure that's possible; heck, anything's possible, right?! and why ruin a perfectly good plane when you can custom-build a curved plane that works even better.

I haven't done much research on the subject, but I am interested in just building a simple block plane to use while fitting strips. Shawn