> Shawn

> I was speculating above as curved planes would make the work easier in my
> opinion. I found that the block plane I made worked fairly well. The most
> challenging parts for me were getting the iron and breaker right, as well
> as getting the size of the mouth correct. Since planes require the hardest
> and straightest possible wood the possibility of chip out and marring the
> plane body is great when you are fine tuning things. I found the exercise
> very challenging and suggest that you view plane making as just that, an
> exercise. Making a plane was very educational. It would be quicker and
> easier to use a commerially made iron plane. I have built one curved
> plane, very rough, and am pleased but did not expect much out of it.
> Curved planes are harder but for the serious, more than I am, or
> production builder of kayaks probably worth exploring. Let me know how
> your plane making goes. And how .I,ve made some dozen planes,not all succesful,but the hardest job was,on a curved plane,getting the proper curve on the iron.