: I've been using a small plane for making my Greenland paddles. I
: bought it at Canadian Tire for 12:00 and it's proved its worth
: many times over. The width - 1 inch - is almost perfect for
: shaping the GP blades.

: Sean

Personally I would find a 1" wide plane annoying, at least in the initial shaping phase, because you'd have to take two passes per side to level your cut, and that will be uneven, so you'd need a third pass or sanding to clean it up. I made a wide-bladed spokeshave that can do an entire side of a paddle blade in one pass. Then I usually go over it with a standard block plane to "joint" it because the spokeshave has a short sole and doesn't always make the flattest cuts.

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