Colin wrote:


>I'm wavering
>between hauling the top (it's 1 1/2" thick and ooh so heavy) off to the
>local wide belt sander guy or (gulp) buying a #112. Figures this plane
>would turn into a priceless artifact just as *I* need one. As far as I
>can tell, there really isn't anything else available that has a long
>enough sole to make flattening wide expanses less exasperating



How about one of those VERITAS scraper inserts for your hand plane,
available from Lee Valley. You can even mount it in a #8. I have one
and it seems to work OK, but will admit that I haven't really used it
much yet. Does anyone else have one, and do you like it? My, guess is
that the insert isn't as good as a #112, but then its less expensive and
easier to find.

Any body have any comments?

Tony Williams

Ontario
Canada
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