I could share spec on this beastie, waiting to be put into usable condition
and given a whirl in my shop.  The specs are mostly in the picture caption.

https://kirkhmb.smugmug.com/Woodworking/Woodworking-Tools/i-p8nfrXr

I've had it for a few years, and it's just waiting for me to create enough
shop space to give it a whirl once I sharpen it.  I ,can take some more pix
over the weekend of the metal bits etc that aren't seen in this pic


Kirk in Half Moon Bay, finally settling down after a morning of chaos.

On Fri, Dec 2, 2022 at 12:17 PM Frank Filippone 
wrote:

> I have been thinking to build a miter plane for shooting (chuting).
> ....
> I wonder if a wood plane has enough mass to do its job, or is this a
> better idea in metal only, if only because of the mass?
>
> If I do build it in wood, what wood should I choose?  Ipe is heavy and
> cheap and available in construction sizes....... Rosewood and Lignum,
> etc, is too $$$,  Oak, Maple,Walnut too light.  I do not have a s source
> for Osage Orange.... and it may not be a good choice anyway.... Purple
> Heart is available, reasonable in price ( I have a chunk in the shop
> that could easily be used)
> ...
> I do want it to be a skew design, but with a perpendicular blade, like
> the really fancy LN types...
>
> Size?  I was thinking 9-16 inches long, and a blade width of 1- 1 1/2
> inches..... mostly to accommodate 4/4 wood...   Thick is a requirement.
> Maybe 1/8 inch.... maybe thicker.... maybe not....Maybe an old, tapered
> blade would work as well...?
>
> Does anyone have an old blade to sell that might work?  it does need to
> be FLAT.  I can sharpen it.
>
> ....
>
> Any thoughts?  Ideas? Experience to share?
>
>


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Kirk Eppler in Half Moon Bay, CA